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Articles from 2017

Amazon Prime Air

Amazon unveils plans for $1.5 billion air cargo hub that will create 2,000 jobs in Kentucky

Amazon says it will build a new air cargo hub at Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport to accommodate its… Read More

Amazon’s Audible launches ‘SINCERELY, X’ audio series with true stories, told anonymously

Over the course of her abusive marriage, a mom from the Midwest developed a life-saving idea that she couldn’t share… Read More

Bill Nye: Science Guy film

‘Bill Nye: Science Guy’ documentary film will premiere at SXSW — project set Kickstarter record

A documentary film exploring the life and work of Bill Nye, television’s famed Science Guy, will get its world premiere… Read More

After meeting with cybersecurity experts, Trump postpones executive order on cyber defense

After spending much of Tuesday preparing to sign an executive order aimed at improving the federal government’s cybersecurity defenses, President… Read More

Podcast

Concur co-founders on their new healthcare tech adventure, and why the space is so interesting to disrupt

Raj Singh and Mike Hilton are best-known for Concur — the travel and expense management company they co-founded with Steve Singh… Read More

Charts: These tech companies stand to lose the most from Trump’s reported H-1B visa crackdown

Tens of thousands of tech workers could be affected by Donald Trump’s next executive order. Under the order, Trump will reportedly… Read More

Walmart ditches membership program, tries to best Amazon with free 2-day shipping for all customers

Amazon is a tough rival to beat at its own game — so Walmart is trying a different tactic. Effective… Read More

John Legere

T-Mobile’s John Legere, always ready to tweet something, silent on Trump’s immigration order

John Legere is no stranger to Twitter. The T-Mobile CEO has amassed more than 3.59 million followers – more than… Read More

Convoy keeps on trucking, hires former Uber Seattle engineering chief

Convoy is putting a little more gas in the tank. The Seattle startup, which matches trucking companies with shippers that need… Read More

Trump poised to kill Obama’s plan to allow foreign entrepreneurs to build startups in the U.S.

Well, that was fast. The Trump administration has reportedly set the wheels in motion to undo former President Obama’s plan to help… Read More

FOX will broadcast Super Bowl in virtual reality for first time

If you won’t be in Houston for the Super Bowl next Sunday but want to feel like you’re there at… Read More

Tech Moves: Syntonic adds ex-Microsoft exec to leadership team; Juno adds VP to oversee clinical trials; and more

Mobile services startup Syntonic announced the addition of Microsoft and DTS vet Randy Smith to its leadership team this week. Smith will… Read More

StratusCore, a digital content production startup used by Netflix and Sony, comes out of stealth

StratusCore, a 5-year-old Seattle-based startup that helps digital content creators with cloud-based production technology, is finally coming out of stealth… Read More

More tech companies filed for IPOs in 2016, but overall exits fell globally

Nearly 100 tech companies went public in 2016, despite the number of overall exits going down, according to CB Insights.… Read More

Amazon adds New Seasons Market to Prime Now 2-hour delivery service in Seattle

Amazon today announced that it is now delivering from New Seasons Market to Prime Now customers in Seattle. The grocery store,… Read More

Court filings: Expedia and Amazon make the case against Trump’s immigration order

Amazon and Expedia filed declarations supporting Washington state’s lawsuit over President Trump’s controversial immigration ban Monday evening. The statements outline… Read More

Cafe X robot coffee

Geek on the Street: Seattle coffee lovers and makers not buzzing over high-tech robotic barista

Coffee news is big news in a city like Seattle. But the story on Monday originated further down the coast,… Read More

Filmmakers jump into the technology world with festival dedicated to tech documentaries

For better or worse, tech is having a huge impact on Seattle. And while many locals are disgruntled by how… Read More

F5 Networks names new CEO; McAdam set to retire again

Capping a year-long search, Seattle’s F5 Networks today announced that Francois Locoh-Donou, an engineer and former top network-technology executive, will… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Trump’s immigration ban: ‘We’re a nation of immigrants’

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos took a hard stance on Donald Trump’s immigration policy on Monday, saying in an email to… Read More

Future of Life AI Graphic

Should we be hooking up AI to our brains? New Asilomar principles urge caution

Hundreds of AI researchers, business leaders and just plain geniuses have signed onto a statement of cautionary principles for artificial… Read More

Female entrepreneurs launch XXcelerate Fund to help women-led startups access capital

This female founders’ story starts in a kitchen — but the women weren’t there to cook. Portland business leaders Mara Zepeda,… Read More

Fred Hutch researchers discover way to re-activate ‘silenced’ genes, in possible treatment for Rett Syndrome and other diseases

Rett Syndrome is not a common disorder, but it is a devastating one. It is a neurological developmental disorder and is… Read More

Donald Trump

Washington state sues Trump over immigration order with support from Amazon and Expedia

Tension is mounting between the two Washingtons. Today, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced he is filing a lawsuit against… Read More

Sarah Parcak

GlobalXplorer launched: Now you can join the satellite hunt for lost cities in Peru

Armed with a $1 million TED Prize, archaeologists today launched the GlobalXplorer.org crowdsourcing project to scan satellite imagery for signs… Read More

Report: Snap Inc. chooses NYSE to host IPO ahead of public filing expected later this week

  Snapchat’s parent Snap Inc. has reportedly chosen the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for its initial public offering, which… Read More

Han Solo

Another Star Wars spinoff starts filming and director drops the perfect tweet: ‘Han First Shot’

Even Greedo could offer a sly grin and a head nod at this one. Playing off the famous “Han shot… Read More

Google Doodle honors World War II civil rights advocate in wake of Trump’s immigration ban

Google honored civil rights advocate Fred Korematsu with the Google Doodle on Monday, following a weekend of protests over President… Read More

Donald Trump

Report: Trump’s next executive order could target tech industry’s international recruiting

Days after several technology leaders slammed President Trump’s ban on immigration of refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, a report… Read More

Jeeva Wireless, founded by UW researchers, raises $1.2M to develop ‘breakthrough’ passive Wi-Fi system

A group of University of Washington engineers has raised capital to develop and commercialize a power-efficient way to generate WiFi transmissions. Jeeva… Read More

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