Articles from 2017 – Page 23 of 175

Portland’s Vault acquired by Acorns, which is now in the retirement-planning business

It’s not clear whether anybody involved in the deal will be able to retire after Acorns’ acquisition of Vault Monday,… Read More

Twitter rolls out 280-character limit with confidence that brevity will still be preferred by most

OK, let’s keep this short. That’s always been the point, right? Twitter on Tuesday announced that its limited test allowing… Read More

Oregon-based marijuana delivery service creates parody commercial that will give you the giggles

Even if you’re at work and not currently high, there’s a good chance you’re going to have a laugh while… Read More

Zillow Group on track for first $1B year, reporting record $281.8M in revenue and all-time traffic high of 187M unique visitors

Zillow Group reported record revenue and profits in the third quarter as the real estate company remains on track for… Read More

Godspeed, Dick Gordon: Seattle-born Apollo 12 astronaut passes away at 88

The first Seattle-born astronaut to fly in space, Dick Gordon, passed away on Monday at his home in California at… Read More

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi unveils new ‘cultural norms’ to help company evolve with integrity

In his new role as Uber CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi admits that, among other things, he’s spent the first couple months… Read More

Meet the Seattle 10: Hot startups transform everything from housing to food production

An innovative way to buy homes. Virtual reality that allows you to feel. And a high-tech football helmet that’s designed… Read More

Inside the ICO frenzy: Big dreams and serious risk in the booming market for initial coin offerings

As recently as this past spring, Simon Yu was your quintessential tech startup founder. He was a few years past… Read More

Amazon Web Services rolls out new security features for S3 customers who keep leaving their data out in the open

After a rash of cases in which Amazon Web Services customers left important data unprotected on the internet, the company… Read More

Immunotherapy is safe for those with HIV, study says, opening new treatments to patients in need

People with HIV or AIDS are at a much higher risk of developing and dying from cancer — in fact, cancer… Read More

Seattle region has a snappy new idea to get the selfie generation to the ballot box

King County Elections designed and purchased Snapchat filters for ballot boxes around the Seattle area, anticipating the existential question of… Read More

Xbox One X launch: Microsoft’s new high-powered $500 console brings out lines and celebs

The Xbox One X has arrived. Microsoft’s new high-powered $500 console hit store shelves Tuesday, as gamers in 35 markets… Read More

Amazon announces Fire TV Stick Basic Edition available in 100 countries, but without Alexa

Amazon today announced a new version of the Fire TV Stick available in more than 100 countries around the world.… Read More

Remodeling an icon: A sneak peek inside the Space Needle renovation project, high above Seattle

With the sun setting behind the Olympic Mountains and Mount Rainier showing off behind the skyline on a crisp November… Read More

Help NASA and New Horizons nickname the icy world they’re targeting after Pluto

2014 MU69 just won’t cut it, so NASA and the folks behind the New Horizons mission want you to help… Read More

Startups win another $500,000 from Boeing and CASIS for zero-gravity tech

The Boeing Co. and a nonprofit group called the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, or CASIS, have… Read More

Scientists get robots ready to study Antarctic ice shelves from below, with $2M boost from Paul Allen

Researchers from the University of Washington and Columbia University are getting ready for an unprecedented months-long campaign to study Antarctica’s… Read More

Lyft expanding Seattle presence with new office lease as it battles ride-hailing rival Uber

Ride hailing giant Lyft is set to grow in Seattle after signing a new long-term office lease. In its latest… Read More

Element Data buys patents and assets from Auguri, its third acquisition

Element Data announced another acquisition today. The Seattle-area machine learning startup has purchased the technology assets and patents from Auguri… Read More

Salesforce and Google strike partnership deal around G Suite and Google Cloud

Salesforce is teaming up with Google on several fronts, integrating Salesforce data into Google’s G Suite business productivity software and… Read More

Podcast

Tune In: GeekWire’s Health Tech Podcast live with startup vet Mike McSherry and Providence exec Mary Haggard

GeekWire’s popular Health Tech Podcast is going on location this Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 7, for a special live interview with Xealth co-founder and CEO… Read More

Tech Moves: POP creative agency names new CEO; Marijuana database startup Leafly taps CEO; and more

POP, a creative agency that works with some of Seattle’s most prominent tech companies, announced Monday that longtime CEO and… Read More

The procrastinator’s last-minute guide to the Seattle mayoral race

King County ballots are due by 8 p.m. Tuesday which means procrastinators across the region are scrambling to make a… Read More

Internet issues plague users across the U.S. on Monday morning

UPDATE: Comcast tweeted at 12:38 p.m. PT, saying that issues should be resolved for almost all customers. Internet issues should… Read More

How virtual reality is helping scientists make new discoveries about our health

Caroline Stefani has a cool job: She works at the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason in Seattle, looking for new… Read More

Amazon leads smart speaker race with 20M devices sold, study claims, but Google is gaining ground

Amazon is leading the way in the smart home automation market — thanks to its growing line of Alexa-powered devices… Read More

Watch John Oliver roast Amazon, Jeff Bezos and local governments over HQ2 incentives

It was only a matter of time before Amazon’s controversial search for a second North American headquarters made its way… Read More

Salesforce rolls out new AI-driven features as it gathers the masses for Dreamforce 2017

Salesforce plans to use its largest event of the year this week to highlight how its flagship salesforce-management service is… Read More

Expedia and Zillow co-founder Rich Barton on building great teams: Have a purpose, no scumbags

Rich Barton knows a thing or two about building a company. He spun travel giant Expedia out of Microsoft and… Read More

Internal email: T-Mobile CEO John Legere says Sprint merger didn’t meet ‘our high bar’

T-Mobile isn’t settling. That was the message from T-Mobile CEO John Legere to his employees on Saturday after the Bellevue,… Read More