Articles from 2017 – Page 33 of 175

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Innovate ’17 targets teen entrepreneurs; SVP looks for startups with social impact; and more

Atul Ajoy is a successful entrepreneur and startup CEO. He runs Chromata, an AI-fueled fundraising platform still in stealth mode.… Read More

Tech Moves: Barry Diller won’t be Uber’s next chairman; Accolade adds to its executive board; and more

Uber’s search for new leadership has been a long and tough one, with rumors, surprise twists and drama that rival… Read More

Amazon HQ2: Mayors from 7 major North American cities give us their pitches as RFP deadline looms

City leaders across the continent are thinking about how they can best pitch their communities to Amazon as the Thursday… Read More

We’re looking for the hottest startups: Nominations now open for the Seattle 10

Robotics. Health services. Retail. Cloud. Artificial intelligence. Seattle’s startup scene is bustling with all sorts of innovative ideas, but which company… Read More

Prime hits 90M U.S. households, representing 63% of Amazon customers, study claims

A new study from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners estimates that Amazon’s Prime membership program is now in more than 90… Read More

45 years after first-ever gaming tournament, Seattle museum hosts vintage Spacewar! Olympics

Modern video game competition has become a huge money maker, with pro players and teams battling in different e-sports and… Read More

The right words have benefits: Textio talks perks in job listings, and how ‘leave’ beats ‘vacation’

Using the right language in job postings has its benefits. And whatever benefits your company is boasting about providing can… Read More

UW spinout WiBotic unveils its PowerPad wireless charging system for drones

Seattle-based WiBotic today took the wraps off an integrated wireless charging pad for drones, as well as an onboard charger… Read More

Make some noise for Amazon! Hockey fans in Canada urged to scream for HQ2

Forget the Kiss Cam. In Canada, they’re going for the Kiss-Up, eh? Fans at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa,… Read More

I rented an authentic NFL jersey for $20/month: Is this the future of sports fandom?

Love repping your favorite NFL players and teams, but can’t afford the authentic jerseys? Don’t worry, sports fans — a… Read More

Amazon patents a method for identity authentication that uses music as the key

Amazon’s inventors have come up with a computer-based system that makes use musical transformations to authenticate a whole group of… Read More

Cary Moon will pursue city-owned internet if elected Seattle mayor because ‘it is an equity issue’

Cary Moon, one of two finalists in Seattle’s tumultuous mayoral race, will push for city-owned internet if she is elected… Read More

Seattle mayoral candidate Jenny Durkan says city’s focus on Amazon HQ2 is ‘missing the big story’

For the past month, Seattle’s civic leaders have been trying to make sense of Amazon’s plans to establish a second… Read More

Uber Seattle GM talks about lessons learned from hectic growth period at ride-hailing giant

Brooke Steger has been through a lot since she became Uber’s Seattle general manager in 2013. Back then, the ride-hailing… Read More

Amazon Studios head Roy Price resigns amid accusations of sexual harassment

Amazon Studios chief Roy Price has resigned from the company, an Amazon spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday, less than a week after an… Read More

Can a robot feel? Researchers create artificial skin with a better sense of touch

The androids in “Blade Runner” sometimes seem more human than humans, but to feel tears in the rain, you need… Read More

Google reveals plan for ‘smart city’ makeover of Toronto waterfront — is there room left for Amazon’s second HQ?

Sidewalk Labs, a division of Google parent Alphabet Inc., announced plans Tuesday to study a bold redevelopment of the Toronto… Read More

At Facebook hackathon, engineers combine Seattle data with machine learning to solve civic issues

Last week, Facebook held a civic hackathon, inviting in-house engineers as well as representatives from other tech companies to combine… Read More

Microsoft board expanding to record 14 people with additions of Marriott CEO and former Commerce Secretary

The nominations of former U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson as Microsoft directors are the latest… Read More

Bigelow Aerospace and ULA widen their sights to plan an outpost in lunar orbit

NASA is shifting its attention to the moon, and so are Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance: Today the two… Read More

Say it together: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ is official name of new spinoff film directed by Ron Howard

As production wrapped on the Star Wars spinoff film he took over mid-stream, director Ron Howard thanked the cast and… Read More

Report: Microsoft never disclosed a breach of its vulnerability database in 2013

Microsoft’s internal database of known software vulnerabilities, which included details of flaws in both its software and software made by… Read More

Amazon and Garmin team up to bring Alexa into the car with $150 Speak device

Garmin this morning announced a new device powered by Amazon’s digital brain Alexa for cars that can play music, give… Read More

Convoy inks deal with Anheuser-Busch as trucking startup expands national footprint

Seattle-based trucking startup Convoy today announced a multi-year strategic partnership deal with Anheuser-Busch to help the brewing giant move its… Read More

Docker acknowledges reality, adds support for Kubernetes to its container technology

Docker was one of the few companies attempting to compete with the white-hot Kubernetes container-orchestration open-source project, but when you… Read More

AI2 scales up Semantic Scholar search engine to encompass biomedical research

The inspiration for the latest extension of the Semantic Scholar search engine, adding tens of millions of biomedical studies, may… Read More

A ‘People’s RFP’: Civic groups demand transparency and worker rights in Amazon HQ2 search

As the deadline for Amazon’s HQ2 request for proposals looms, the company is getting some blowback from community organizers around… Read More

Magic Leap vets raise $3.5M for new virtual reality prototyping platform Torch

Designing 3D concepts for virtual and augmented reality apps and programs can be a time-consuming process. Now two former Magic… Read More

Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 refresh is here: What to expect in the Fall Creators Update

Microsoft will start rolling out the fourth major update to its Windows 10 operating system today, the Fall Creators Update.… Read More

Microsoft unveils Surface Book 2, promising double the power and speed of Apple MacBook Pro

Microsoft this morning announced the second generation of its laptop-tablet hybrid Surface Book — a long-awaited refresh to one of… Read More