Articles from 2017 – Page 25 of 175

Intellectual Ventures’ malaria-hunting AI microscope is ready for commercial debut

SAN FRANCISCO — Can artificial intelligence help battle malaria and other infectious diseases? Intellectual Ventures CEO Nathan Myhrvold says it’s time… Read More

Deep beneath Seattle, our first end-to-end trip in new tunnel shows massive scale of highway project

More than a year before the new State Route 99 tunnel is scheduled to open to vehicles in Seattle, I… Read More

Seattle tech leaders endorse former U.S. attorney Jenny Durkan, calling for a mayor who can keep up with ever-changing city

Some of the leading voices in the Seattle technology community have signed their names to a letter endorsing Jenny Durkan… Read More

Funko CEO reacts to stock’s 40% plunge on figurine maker’s first day as a public company

Funko’s new era as a public company got off to a rough start Thursday as shares in the Everett, Wash.-based… Read More

Activists plan naming ceremony for ‘Comcast City Hall’ to protest corporate money in Seattle politics

Activists are planning a “renaming ceremony” Thursday to dub Seattle’s center of municipal government “Comcast City Hall.” The event, organized by… Read More

FAA lays out process for advanced drone operations, giving a lift to Amazon’s plans

The Federal Aviation Administration today followed up on a White House mandate to speed progress toward drone deliveries by laying… Read More

Apple profits jump 24% as hardware sales climb in advance of iPhone X launch

Apple beat Wall Street’s expectations with record revenue of $52.6 billion, up 12 percent, and earnings of $2.07 per share,… Read More

Tableau subscriptions growing faster than expected, but stock drops following earnings miss

Tableau Software stock is down Thursday after the company fell short of Wall Street expectations for profits and revenue. The… Read More

Starbucks misses revenue expectations as mobile order-ahead accounts for 10% of U.S. transactions

Shares of Starbucks were down 6 percent Thursday after the coffee giant missed on earnings expectations for its fourth quarter.… Read More

Startup leadership tips from Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader on bouncing back, raising capital, demonstrating values

If you’re looking for leadership advice for your startup, whether you just launched a product or are now scaling for… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up Podcast: iPhone X preorders, first look at the Xbox One X, and Kindle Oasis goes for a swim

It’s a busy time of year in the consumer electronics world. For starters, the top-of-the-line iPhone X (as in the… Read More

Can the tech industry create more affordable cities? Google parent Alphabet is betting yes

As every renter in San Francisco and Seattle knows, the tech industry can be a big contributor to the lack… Read More

Hey, Alexa, put Oprah on: Amazon calls in famed voice to promote ‘Favorite Things’ holiday list

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fif_6v7wnH8 YOU get an Echo! YOU get an Echo! YOU get an Echo! Everybody gets an Echooooo! Well, not quite.… Read More

Tech Moves: REI hires retail vet as new CIO; Former Fred Hutch VP joins biotech startup; and more

Outdoor and fitness gear retailer REI has appointed retail veteran Christine Putur as the company’s new Chief Information Officer, GeekWire has… Read More

M3 Biotechnology raises $15.2M, launches clinical trial for drug that could reverse Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s remains one of the biggest puzzles in the medical world. It’s a devastating disease that impacts millions of people… Read More

Funko shares drop in early trading as Seattle-area figurine maker debuts as public company

UPDATE: Funko shares dropped approximately 41 percent in the company’s first day of trading. The company set an initial stock price… Read More

ExtraSlice raises $1M to open more Seattle-area co-working spaces for tech companies

ExtraSlice is raising investment as it continues to see more demand for its co-working space. The Bellevue, Wash.-based company today… Read More

Particle physicists detect a mysterious Big Void inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza

An international team of researchers has detected a mysterious, previously unknown void deep inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid that may be… Read More

Pop! figure maker Funko sets IPO price at $12 per share, seeking to raise up to $143M

Funko, the Everett, Wash. maker of the popular Pop! figures, set the stock price for its initial public offering Wednesday… Read More

Tesla stock drops amid reports of bigger losses and Model 3 production snags

Tesla share prices declined 5 percent in after-hours trading today, due to a grimmer-than-expected quarterly report that highlighted snags in… Read More

Boeing HorizonX invests in Gamma Alloys’ advanced nanoparticle materials

Boeing’s latest venture-capital investment, in a company called Gamma Alloys, aims to give a boost to next-generation aluminum alloys that… Read More

Irish prime minister makes the tech rounds in Seattle and calls for more business ties

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar touted the connections between his country and Seattle tech heavyweights such as Amazon and Microsoft… Read More

Google sees big things in Toronto, and Sidewalk Labs CEO says Amazon might, too

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to clarify Doctoroff’s comments. Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff is enamored with Toronto,… Read More

Impinj stock tumbles in RFID tag-maker’s first earnings miss as a public company

Impinj stock is down more than 21 percent after the Seattle maker of radio frequency identification technology whiffed on earnings… Read More

Give Amazon a Key to your home? Poll finds majority of Americans uncomfortable with idea

That uneasy feeling that seemed to creep across the internet with the news that Amazon could soon gain access to… Read More

Juno finds clinical success with cancer drug, beats analyst expectations with $44M in revenue

Juno Therapeutics, the Seattle-based biotech company developing immunotherapy cancer treatments, unveiled promising new data from a study on its flagship… Read More

Microsoft wins dismissal of suit filed by former employees in ‘hostess bar’ expense case

A King County Superior Court judge has dismissed a wrongful termination case against Microsoft filed by two former employees in… Read More

A techie on TV, ‘Silicon Valley’ star says he’s scared of what he sees as tech’s ethical failings

Looks like the guys at the Pied Piper offices have been watching the congressional hearings involving Facebook, Twitter and Google.… Read More

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Russian election meddling: ‘We are not going to stand for it’

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said today he is “dead serious” about getting to the bottom of Russian government-backed agents’ impact on… Read More

New study shows how Amazon’s growth has impacted Seattle rents

Cities across the continent are competing for Amazon’s second corporate headquarters and the 50,000 high-paying jobs that will come with… Read More