Articles from 2017

LIGO gravitational-wave hunters get lucky and find smallest black hole merger

It took months to figure it out, but the scientists in charge of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, or LIGO,… Read More

Geek of the Week: Tim Durkan photographs ‘the pretty and the gritty’ of his beloved Seattle

In this age of mobile photography, you no doubt see plenty of sunset and Space Needle and ferry photos in… Read More

AI and jobs: Here’s what one of the leading minds in private equity thinks

PALM DESERT, Calif. — There’s been a lot of chatter in recent months about the impact of artificial intelligence and… Read More

Inside Seattle Children’s landmark $1B campaign to cure childhood cancer and other diseases

It’s an exciting time to be studying cures for cancer. New technology like cutting-edge immunotherapy treatments are opening doors to… Read More

SportsCenter launches Snapchat show; Amazon inks another streaming deal; and more sports tech news

[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via email every… Read More

Navy admits its pilots are to blame for huge sky penis drawn over Washington town

The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle, so the song goes. But the biggest sky penis is over Okanogan… Read More

Amazon launches Relay app to help truckers get into and out of its warehouses faster

Amazon is looking to speed up the process for trucks to get in and out of its massive warehouses with… Read More

Startup backed by ex-NBA players raises cash for real-time high school sports scoring app

Real-time scoring is commonplace in pro and college sports. But many high school teams across the U.S. still rely on… Read More

Surprise! Elon Musk unveils Tesla Semi truck – plus a remade Roadster that’s beyond ludicrous

Tesla CEO Elon Musk rode in with revelations about his company’s all-electric Semi truck, but walked off with an even… Read More

Deep Learning Artificial Intelligence Bundle

Amazon Web Services backs deep-learning format introduced by Microsoft and Facebook

The Open Neural Network Exchange (ONNX) deep-learning format, introduced in September by Microsoft and Facebook, has a new backer following… Read More

Working Geek: Pogo Rides CEO Melissa Lehman aims to help working parents maintain their sanity

A few years ago, when Melissa Lehman looked around at her fellow working parents she was astounded — and maybe… Read More

Seattle’s Algorithmia wants to help machine learning researchers get up and running in production

Algorithmia is adding a new service alongside its marketplace for artificial intelligence algorithms that helps data scientists focus on their… Read More

Don’t flip out, but even the robots are more athletic than you — watch the latest from Boston Dynamics

I can’t even do jumping jacks without fear of pulling something. Now the robots do backflips?! In a new video… Read More

Amazon rivals Walmart, Best Buy and Target boost spending on e-commerce and shipping to challenge Seattle tech giant

As Amazon continues to loom over the retail industry, some of the biggest stores in the world are pouring money… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up Podcast: First look at Amazon’s Cloud Cam smart home camera

Amazon is already doing well in the smart home world, with Echo devices dotting homes all over the country. But… Read More

OfferUp tackles safety concerns with designated pick-up zones for exchanging items

OfferUp has designated more than 450 meeting places for users to exchange goods, in an attempt to get ahead of… Read More

University of Washington’s computer science clout on full display at annual student showcase event

The expertise and growth of University of Washington’s computer science department was on full display Wednesday evening on campus in… Read More

Researchers discover Amazon Key security flaw that could let drivers re-enter houses, company downplays issue but promises update

Security researchers say they have uncovered a flaw that could let couriers re-enter a home after making a delivery by… Read More

LIGO gravitational-wave hunters get lucky and find smallest black hole merger

Geek of the Week: Tim Durkan photographs ‘the pretty and the gritty’ of his beloved Seattle

AI and jobs: Here’s what one of the leading minds in private equity thinks

Inside Seattle Children’s landmark $1B campaign to cure childhood cancer and other diseases

Navy admits its pilots are to blame for huge sky penis drawn over Washington town

Amazon launches Relay app to help truckers get into and out of its warehouses faster

Startup backed by ex-NBA players raises cash for real-time high school sports scoring app

Surprise! Elon Musk unveils Tesla Semi truck – plus a remade Roadster that’s beyond ludicrous

Amazon Web Services backs deep-learning format introduced by Microsoft and Facebook

Working Geek: Pogo Rides CEO Melissa Lehman aims to help working parents maintain their sanity

Seattle’s Algorithmia wants to help machine learning researchers get up and running in production

Don’t flip out, but even the robots are more athletic than you — watch the latest from Boston Dynamics

Amazon rivals Walmart, Best Buy and Target boost spending on e-commerce and shipping to challenge Seattle tech giant

Geared Up Podcast: First look at Amazon’s Cloud Cam smart home camera

OfferUp tackles safety concerns with designated pick-up zones for exchanging items

University of Washington’s computer science clout on full display at annual student showcase event

Researchers discover Amazon Key security flaw that could let drivers re-enter houses, company downplays issue but promises update

Injured Seahawk Richard Sherman streams a live Q&A from his hospital bed — here are the takeaways

Slack’s Julia Grace on the lessons learned from downtime, and the responsibility to pay it forward

Robotics expert moves entire team to University of Washington, including famous Oreo-cracking robot

Allrecipes adds AmazonFresh integration to let cooks get ingredients delivered

Wave Broadband launches residential gigabit internet service in Washington, Oregon, California

New immunotherapy study aims to prevent children with leukemia from relapsing

‘Sónar Calling’ campaign broadcasts music and messages to an alien super-Earth

Baidu’s bold new AI hardware: A dancing home robot and a crazy colorful smart speaker

Ross 128 redux: Red dwarf sparks interest as a potentially not-so-weird locale for life

From biscuits to ‘Buff Bezos’: Amazon CEO on shedding his poor eating habits and awful breakfast routine

Life, liberty and the pursuit of spaceflight? Jeff Bezos links Blue Origin to saving Earth