Articles from 2017 – Page 26 of 175

Peace on Earth! The new Starbucks holiday cup could put an end to the ‘war on Christmas’ — or not

How are we going to make it through the holidays without a WAR ON CHRISTMAS? If past holiday offerings from… Read More

Facebook crushes Wall Street expectations, but warns crackdown on abuse will impact profitability

Facebook outperformed Wall Street expectations, as it has pretty much every quarter for the past five years, but bigger issues… Read More

Podcast

Health Tech Podcast: ‘The Quadfather’ has a message for techies — accessibility ‘should not be an add-on’

Todd Stabelfeldt is a pretty chill dude. He lives 90 minutes from Seattle by ferry, in a home with his… Read More

Microsoft plans to triple Azure cloud computing capacity in China over the next six months

The company that operates Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing business in China is planning a huge increase in capacity heading into… Read More

Frazier Healthcare Partners raises $419M for life science venture fund, signaling huge interest in health investment

The U.S. healthcare system faces a myriad of challenges today, including uncertainty over federal regulation and shifting payer systems. You… Read More

Scientists discover stem cells behind bone marrow transplants, pointing the way to new cancer treatments

For decades, bone marrow transplants have been a crucial treatment for blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma — but scientists… Read More

Study names New York No. 1 contender for Amazon HQ2, with San Francisco and Seattle close behind

A new study from commercial real estate information company REIS puts traditional tech hubs like New York, San Francisco and… Read More

Sensoria releases first ‘smart shoe’ with pressure sensors, expands beyond socks and shirts

Sensoria is getting into the high-tech shoe game. The Seattle-area startup today debuted its first-ever running shoe, which retails for… Read More

IBM launches new version of its private cloud with built-in Kubernetes support

Companies that want the benefits of modern cloud computing without the cloud turn to private cloud services in order to… Read More

Microsoft announces hardhat accessory for HoloLens as it expands reach of mixed reality headset

Plenty of tech companies are seeking to revolutionize how people work, but the ideas are typically limited to office workers.… Read More

GeekWire Gala: Early-bird ticket prices end Friday for our huge holiday bash

Halloween is officially in the books, and that means one thing: It’s time to bust out your favorite holiday sweater… Read More

Facebook, Twitter and Google can’t say how far-reaching Russian political influence is on their platforms

Top lawyers from Facebook, Twitter, and Google confirmed that they still don’t know how much influence Russian government-backed agents wield… Read More

GeekWire HQ2 deadline approaches: Apply to host America’s scrappiest tech news site in your city

For the past few weeks, cities across the country have been mobilizing their offices of economic development and brainstorming creative… Read More

Amazon launches augmented reality iPhone feature to see virtual products in real world before buying

Amazon is rolling out a new augmented reality feature for iPhone users, dubbed AR view, that lets customers place virtual… Read More

Audible unveils romance audiobook service — including a feature to jump to ‘the good parts’

For lovers of romance novels, there’s a lot more to love with the release of Audible Romance, a new package… Read More

After years of campaigning, Seattle finally wins UNESCO’s laurel for literature

It only makes sense that Seattle is now officially one of UNESCO’s Cities of Literature, considering that it’s home to… Read More

Thousands of trick or treaters converge on epic Harry Potter Diagon Alley in Seattle driveway

Jon Chambers was truly blown away. The Seattle dad who wanted to create something cool for his kids for Halloween… Read More

Facebook, Twitter and Google grapple with a new reality as Russia revelations continue to mount

We’ve come a long way since Mark Zuckerberg famously said that it was “crazy” to think fake news on Facebook… Read More

Now that’s scary: Slack goes down on Halloween

A major outage took out Slack’s services for what appeared to be a large portion of its userbase Tuesday afternoon.… Read More

This VC firm is raising a $20M fund to invest in startups with diverse founding teams

The numbers don’t lie — female founders face an uphill battle compared to their male counterparts when it comes to… Read More

UW scientists can weave digital passwords and IDs into the threads of your clothing

Want to wear your password on your sleeve? Computer scientists from the University of Washington can make it so. A… Read More

Facebook, Google and Twitter waffle on push to bring transparency to political ads on social media

In a revealing exchange during the first Congressional hearing on tech platforms and Russian election meddling, lawyers from Facebook, Google,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Pow-r.me provides free device charging in public places

Plato may have pegged necessity as the mother of invention, but for Alejandro Campos, fatherhood served as his motivation. Smart… Read More

GeekWire 200 October update: Companies of all kinds rise as Pacific Northwest shows startup depth

The GeekWire 200 has always been a showcase for the variety of startups that call the Pacific Northwest home. The… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa joins Kenny G and Santa on red carpet to power ‘Bad Moms Christmas’ premiere

Alexa is officially a star. With a turn on the red carpet for a real live Hollywood movie premiere, Amazon’s… Read More

Working Geek: CleanTech Alliance CEO Tom Ranken on tweets, Scouts and rock ‘n’ roll

Next week, Tom Ranken, president and CEO of the CleanTech Alliance, will help the Seattle-based organization celebrate its 10-year anniversary.… Read More

After 25 years, Julie Larson-Green leaving Microsoft ‘to pursue new entrepreneurial adventures’

Six months after she took on a new role for health reasons, and 25 years after she first joined the… Read More

Geekoween 2017: From Trekkies to Amazon’s Alexa, Seattle-area geeks get decked out for the holiday

Seattle-area geeks love to dress up for Halloween. Or Geekoween, as we call it around here today. And because our… Read More

Uber, Lyft, Wingz ridership at Seattle airport spikes 200% as Port raises per-trip fee by $1

Letting Uber and Lyft pick up passengers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport seems to be a net positive for both consumers… Read More

Seattle remains nation’s hottest housing market for a full year as home prices rise more than 2x national rate

There are almost as many stories of Seattle’s housing market shattering records as there are cranes dotting the city’s skyline.… Read More