Articles from 2017 – Page 17 of 175

Storage startup Livible acquires Boston company as Terry Drayton’s latest venture expands nationally

Livible, the storage company founded by startup vet Terry Drayton, has acquired Boston-based Fetch Storage as it embarks on East… Read More

Cloudy with a chance of F-bombs: Bus blocks Weather Channel’s video of Atlanta dome implosion

The Atlanta Falcons came to Seattle Monday night and kind of ran over the Seahawks like a bus. But back… Read More

What is a blockchain? GeekWire’s guide to this game-changing technology and its vast potential

Most technologies touted as “game-changing” are just somewhat modified versions of something already in use. Blockchains are different, and while… Read More

Amazon horticulturalist on the impact of the Spheres: ‘Lose yourself in a little piece of nature’

Go ahead and smile at that little plant you’ve been tending on your desk. It feels nice, doesn’t it? Now… Read More

Trickles of water on Mars? Scientists say they’re more likely to be trickles of sand

Scientists have long been intrigued by what seem to be wet streaks that appear on the slopes of Martian craters… Read More

Health tech startup spins out of Univ. of Washington, aims to make surgery more efficient with data science

The University of Washington added yet another startup to its growing list of spinouts Monday: Perimatics, a health technology company… Read More

DOJ files lawsuit to block AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to prevent AT&T from gobbling up Time Warner for $85.4 billion,… Read More

Aloha, ‘Oumuamua! Scientists confirm that interstellar asteroid is a cosmic oddball

Update: Scientists say the interstellar asteroid known as ‘Oumuamua is like nothing that’s been seen in the solar system before,… Read More

Tech Moves: TraceMe grows executive team with new additions from Hulu, Pioneer Square Labs and more

TraceMe may still be a young startup, but the company is making strides in building out its team and attracting… Read More

NFL star Russell Wilson invests in high-tech helmet maker Vicis as total funding nears $50M

Vicis is adding another big name to its investor list as the startup gears up to make its high-tech football… Read More

Facebook-owned Oculus makes big hiring push in Seattle region amid rumors of real estate expansion

A month ago, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called his shot: He wants to get 1 billion people into the virtual… Read More

How artists add humanity to virtual reality

Virtual reality may have gotten its start with shoot-’em-up video games and porn, but now artists are making VR that… Read More

Cities across the U.S. compete for GeekWire HQ2: Check out pics and highlights from the proposals

Well, color us flattered. We were overwhelmed by the quality and diversity of submissions from cities all over the country,… Read More

Pixvana raises $14M from Vulcan, Microsoft, top VC firms for VR production platform

What better way to pitch a virtual or augmented reality startup idea than to strap a bunch of headsets on… Read More

Comcast to let viewers use TV remote control to vote on ‘The Voice’ during live broadcasts of hit NBC show

When you spin around in your favorite chair in front of the television at home you’ll be able to act… Read More

A peek inside Madrona’s ‘Pioneers’ angel investor group: VC firm creates feeder system to scout startups

Madrona Venture Group is tapping into one of the most powerful and secretive trends in venture capital — recruiting a group… Read More

HaptX reveals high-tech haptic gloves that let you feel and touch in virtual reality

Experiencing something in virtual or augmented reality can be pretty life-like. But adding haptic touch technology to the mix —… Read More

Montreal cloud startup Ormuco announces Seattle office, led by open source cloud vets

Ormuco, a startup that offers OpenStack cloud services to businesses, is extending its reach: The Montreal-based company announced a new… Read More

Amazon sets premiere date for new sci-fi series ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’

Mark your calendars, sci-fi fans. Amazon today announced that its new anthology series “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams” will premiere on Jan. 12,… Read More

Report: Star of Amazon’s ‘Transparent,’ Jeffrey Tambor, quits amid sexual misconduct claims

Jeffrey Tambor will not be returning to Amazon original series “Transparent,” according to a report from Deadline. The actor is leaving… Read More

Pacific Hyperloop keeps chugging along amid interest in ultra-high-speed transit

Pacific Hyperloop is moving ahead with its concept for tube travel between Seattle and Portland, in hopes of riding in… Read More

Amazon marks 10th anniversary of original Kindle, the ’18-month project’ that took 3 1/2 years

Amazon launched the original Kindle a decade ago today — a move that not only got the company into e-readers… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Nov. 12, 2017

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Nov. 12, 2017. Read More

Tennis legend Billie Jean King on the 3 common traits that lead to greatness

PALM DESERT, Calif.— Tennis legend Billie Jean King — who blazed a trail for equality and ushered in a new… Read More

His company sells a giant Teddy bear that went viral for the wrong reasons: ‘It’s actually not a joke at all’

Nikola Matic is serious about Teddy bears. While he may very well be a cuddly person in his private life,… Read More

Night launch sends next-gen JPSS-1 weather satellite (and more) into orbit

The first in a series of four next-generation weather satellites, known as the Joint Polar Satellite System-1 or JPSS-1, is… Read More

Bill Gates-backed startup Sunlight Payments helps track grant money for philanthropic projects

It can be a tough task to ensure that grants and charity funds get into the right hands, and show… Read More

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After researchers foil Amazon Cloud Cam, just how secure are our ‘smart’ homes?

Amazon’s Key service left some people unsettled when it was first announced, letting the company open a user’s front door… Read More

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Intellectual Ventures’ Global Good teams up with Motic on AI-powered microscope

For years, the Global Good Fund has been working on a malaria-hunting microscope powered by artificial intelligence, and now China-based… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Fighting over UPS firmware in Episode 6

[Spoiler Alert] You should watch Mr. Robot episode 6 (Eps3.5_kill-process.inc) before reading this article. Otherwise, it will spoil many of… Read More