Articles from 2017 – Page 153 of 175

Apptio posts record revenue of $44M in its second quarter as public company

Apptio exceeded analyst expectations for revenue and profit during its second-ever quarter as a public company. The Bellevue, Wash.-based company posted… Read More

Trump tells aviation executives he’ll reduce regulations and boost infrastructure

Airline and airport executives, including Alaska Air Group’s CEO, had their turn today to talk with President Donald Trump, who… Read More

GeekWork Picks: OfferUp hiring software development engineer to focus on SEO

OfferUp’s mobile-based marketplace has filled a major gap in the online buying and selling world. By allowing people to use… Read More

Expedia posts 23 percent increase in Q4 revenue as HomeAway unit adds $166 million

Expedia, the Bellevue-based online travel giant, today reported $2.1 billion in fourth quarter revenue, a 23 percent increase over the… Read More

Shares of Marchex spike 17% after ad analytics company inks cloud partnership with Facebook

Seattle-based marketing company Marchex has had a rough past year. The company’s CEO and board chairman departed last fall after… Read More

Through the looking glass: Tower view showcases progress on Amazon’s unique biospheres

The ever-changing view of the Amazon biospheres is worth marveling at from street level for those who happen to pass… Read More

Inside Nohla Therapeutics’ new Seattle biotech lab as Gov. Jay Inslee geeks out on science

It’s no secret that wet lab space is hard to come by in Seattle. Small biotech companies often struggle to… Read More

Judge lets Microsoft proceed with suit vs. DOJ, challenging federal secrecy orders

A federal judge in Seattle ruled today that Microsoft can move forward with a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of… Read More

Seattle-area grocer PCC gets in on curbside convenience with new ‘Click & Collect’ shopping

PCC Natural Markets is teaming with Instacart to get in on the curbside-pickup game that appears to be the next trend in… Read More

Video: Watch a journey to Jupiter created by amateur astronomers around the globe

While NASA’s Juno orbiter is giving Jupiter its close-up, a new video based on more than 1,000 images taken by… Read More

Twitter plans to partner with NFL ‘in a bigger way’ after initial season of live streaming games

Twitter is looking to grow its partnership with the NFL after what it described as a win-win deal this past season. As… Read More

Alexa’s impact on music lands Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Steve Boom on Billboard’s Power 100 list

First there was the walkman, then the iPod, and, now, it’s Alexa. The Amazon assistant is transforming how people listen… Read More

Melinda Gates on working with the Trump administration and the importance of foreign aid

President Donald Trump isn’t the biggest fan of science. He has also been very quiet on the topic of foreign… Read More

Despite President Trump’s tweets, Twitter shares fall 10% amid stagnant user growth

You may have seen Twitter in the news more often given how much President Donald Trump uses the platform to make public… Read More

Silicon Valley tech workers lead migration to Seattle, which now ranks 2nd in U.S. for software engineer salaries

Technology workers have flocked to Silicon Valley for decades, but the Bay Area is facing new competition as a destination for… Read More

Ping pong, dodgeball and more geeky madness: Early-bird rates end Friday for the GeekWire Bash

Ping Pong. Foosball. Dodgeball. Beer Pong. Video Games. And more geeky madness! Join us March 15th for the 6th annual… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana will now keep you accountable for promises you forgot you made

Cortana wants you to keep your promises. Microsoft’s virtual assistant, available on platforms including Windows 10, iOS and Android, has some… Read More

Snap commits to spend $1B on Amazon Web Services over next five years

Snap Inc.’s Spectacles camera glasses landed in Seattle for the first time Wednesday, but one of the city’s tech giants… Read More

The cost of convenience: Amazon’s shipping losses top $7B for first time

The amount of money that Amazon lost on shipping — a.k.a. the net cost of landing all those brown boxes on your doorstep… Read More

Two Taser acquisitions create new ‘Axon AI’ group, boosting effort to analyze vast police video data

Axon, the Seattle maker of a cloud-based network and body cameras for law enforcement agencies, is adding artificial intelligence to… Read More

NBA to create professional eSports league with NBA 2K, could be ‘huge money-maker’

The NBA is going big with eSports. The league is creating the first-ever NBA eSports league in partnership with Take-Two, makers of the popular… Read More

Museum of Flight gets intact moon rocket engine to go with beat-up Apollo artifacts

When historic rocket engine parts from the Apollo moon missions go on display in May in Seattle, museumgoers will be… Read More

Far out, man! SETI astronomer will explain the search for aliens to potential potheads

You don’t have to be stoned to appreciate SETI scientist Seth Shostak’s perspective on the search for extraterrestrials – but… Read More

‘Swagged-out cameras for my eyes!’ Snapchat fans ditch work and school to snag Spectacles in Seattle

A high school junior called her mom from class to come pick her up. A college nursing student bolted out… Read More

Working Geek: How Amplero’s Olly Downs is ‘learning to be a good CEO’

In early 2016, Globys spun out its A.I. marketing software business Amplero. The plan was to hire a new CEO… Read More

Microsoft boosts Windows apps with Google Analytics SDK and Facebook install ads

Microsoft announced a new software development kit (SDK) today that lets developers use Google Analytics to measure usage of universal Windows apps. The… Read More

New York Times inks deal with Spotify, gives readers free access to streaming music service

The New York Times is partnering with music streaming giant Spotify to attract more readers. The two companies today announced a… Read More

This ‘tinkerer’ made an Amazon Dash button to send $5 to the ACLU each time Trump ticks him off

Re-stocking the pantry has certainly been made easier with the advent of Amazon Dash buttons. But now one guy, with more… Read More

Microsoft will give Azure customers access to 10,000 patents to fight lawsuits

Microsoft will help its cloud computing customers fight lawsuits from patent trolls. As an added benefit to those paying for Microsoft… Read More

They’re here! Snapchat Spectacles vending machine pops up in Seattle

Snap’s much-hyped Spectacles have landed in Seattle. The Twitter account for the camera glasses posted a photo on Wednesday of… Read More