Articles from 2017 – Page 162 of 175

Bad-ass Badlands: National park’s climate tweets pop up, then go poof

Badlands National Park tweeted the inconvenient truth about climate change today, despite the Trump administration’s crackdown on environmental outreach. And… Read More

‘Girls are awesome and girls can do anything’: Short film highlights success of balloon-launching sisters

Rebecca and Kimberly Yeung have had their share of out-of-this-world experiences thanks to their interest in science and their success… Read More

Amazon launches STEM toy subscription service to ‘educate and excite’ budding young scientists

The earlier kids get started on STEM, the better off they’ll be. At least that’s where Amazon is placing another… Read More

Microsoft prevails again in dispute with Justice Department over customer data in Ireland

Microsoft won a victory today when a federal appeals court narrowly declined to rehear a case involving attempts by the U.S.… Read More

What’s next for the Apple Watch? New patent suggests band could be electronic, customizable

The Apple Watch may soon be customizable. At least, that’s what a new patent Apple secured on Tuesday seems to… Read More

Marchex lays off more staff as advertising analytics company aims for profitability

Marchex is cutting more staff. The Seattle-based advertising analytics company laid off 30 employees this week, or about 10 percent… Read More

Apple to allow developers to respond to and solicit App Store reviews in iOS 10.3

Among several highly anticipated features of Apple’s iOS 10.3 is an update to the App Store’s review system that will… Read More

‘Alexa, find my keys’ … Pebblebee updates Finder app to add skill and enlist help of Amazon’s AI

If finding your lost keys sometimes becomes a group effort, Bellevue-Wash.-based Pebblebee wants to make the group even bigger. The… Read More

Instagram to roll out live video feature to users around the globe next week

Instagram will officially roll out its live video feature to global users over the next week, the social media company… Read More

Starbucks, Microsoft, and others raise $4.5M in one month to open homeless family shelters

Seattle-area companies like Starbucks, Microsoft, and others came together in a big way this holiday season to provide temporary housing… Read More

Look out, it’s Gov. Jay Inslee behind the wheel of a semi-autonomous electric car

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Genny Carter made Gov. Jay inslee check his wallet. Yep. He was carrying his driver’s license. Cleared… Read More

Solving First World problems: Apple to release ‘Find My AirPods’ feature with latest iOS update

In an effort to solve the biggest complaint about their new wireless earbuds, Apple announced Tuesday it will release a “Find… Read More

EPA and USDA are latest targets of Trump’s social media gag orders

The Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture are the latest targets of media blackouts ordered by the Trump… Read More

Google Lunar X Prize clears five teams for moon race and pays out $1 million

The organizers of the Google Lunar X Prize competition confirmed that five teams have been cleared to go after the… Read More

LineageOS, the successor to orphaned CyanogenMod, releases its first builds

When Android operating-system company Cyanogen Inc. shut down services in December, a group of independent developers pledged to continue making a version of… Read More

Beam me up! In homage to ‘Star Trek,’ Amazon adds ‘computer’ to list of Echo wake words

Amazon has updated its list of words users can use to trigger their Echo devices, and, much to the delight of… Read More

Mount Rainier permit system coming to internet, letting hikers and campers go online and off the grid

Washington’s iconic Mount Rainier is finally joining the 21st century. After years of having to fax or mail in reservation requests… Read More

Macklemore, Quincy Jones among keynote speakers for Paul Allen’s Upstream Music Fest

The Upstream Music Fest and Summit has announced the three keynote speakers and four themes that will anchor the conference portion… Read More

Ping pong, foosball, dodgeball and more: Tickets on sale now for the GeekWire Bash!

Tickets are now on sale for our biggest event of the year: The GeekWire Anniversary Bash on March 15th. This fun… Read More

Pavia Systems raises $4M to deploy flagship construction software

Pavia Systems, a Seattle-based startup developing software that supports infrastructure construction projects, has announced a $4 million funding round to… Read More

Electro-pop star Halsey donating $100,000 to Planned Parenthood — $1 for every retweet

Ashley Frangipane, who sings moody electro-pop under the stage name Halsey, plans to donate $100,000 to Planned Parenthood thanks to… Read More

Volt Athletics raises more cash to bolster ‘intelligent’ strength and conditioning app

Volt Athletics is raising more cash to help fuel growth of its intelligent strength and conditioning platform. The 5-year-old Seattle… Read More

Beef-sharing startup Crowd Cow raises $2M as it steers its focus toward a national audience

Talk about seed and feed. Crowd Cow, the Seattle-based startup that launched in 2015 with the goal of bringing higher-quality… Read More

Microsoft’s new chief technology officer is a longtime LinkedIn executive

Microsoft this morning named LinkedIn executive Kevin Scott as the Redmond tech giant’s chief technology officer, filling a newly established… Read More

Amazon makes Oscars history with streaming industry’s first-ever Best Picture nomination

Keep laughing, Jeff Bezos, and get that tux ready again. Amazon landed its first-ever Oscar nominations this morning as the Academy… Read More

Microsoft counters Chromebooks in schools with new ‘Intune for Education’ service and sub-$200 PC

Google has made major inroads in U.S. schools in recent years, and not just with its search engine. Chromebooks have achieved more… Read More

Climate skeptics from Washington state added to Trump’s EPA transition team

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Two veterans of the Washington state Senate have been added to President Donald Trump’s “landing team” for the Environmental… Read More

Former Olympian and NFL linebacker launch market research platform for the sports tech industry

When companies ink an important partnership or venture into a new business vertical, they usually do so utilizing data and information to… Read More

Data-related careers take top spots on Glassdoor’s list of best 50 jobs in America for 2017

Data, data, data, data, data. Career site Glassdoor is out with its annual list of “50 Best Jobs in America”… Read More

Health123 acquired by Samepage Health to create cloud software for patients with chronic conditions

Two Seattle healthcare companies are joining forces to build tech-infused solutions together. Samepage Health has acquired Health123, a Seattle-based startup that… Read More