Articles from 2017 – Page 34 of 175

Vacation rental company Vacasa raises $103M, takes on giants Airbnb and HomeAway with unique approach

Even a decade ago, finding and renting a vacation home online wasn’t always a smooth process. It was equally difficult… Read More

Microsoft unveils Azure Government Secret to help U.S. agencies handle classified data

More and more government agencies are realizing the benefits of cloud computing, and Microsoft is poised to unveil several new… Read More

Oracle expanding in Seattle with big new office lease, escalating cloud battle with Amazon

Post updated with comments from Oracle Oracle is significantly boosting its presence in Amazon’s backyard with a new lease in… Read More

Airbus partners with Canada’s Bombardier, complicating trade dispute over Boeing jets

Airbus added a twist to a U.S.-Canada trade dispute by announcing a plan to partner up with Bombardier, the Boeing… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Hacking a DEF CON CTF in the lights out season 3 premiere

Spoiler alert: In order to analyze the technical detail of each show, I have to discuss the episodes in detail.… Read More

Systima’s pyrovalves make their debut with Atlas 5 launch of NROL-52 spy satellite

After more than a week of delays, the National Reconnaissance Office was glad to see its latest spy satellite go… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella clears $20M in compensation following strong year for tech giant

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will make more than $20 million in total compensation, thanks to a more than $7 million bonus… Read More

Amazon will move into Macy’s building in landmark Seattle real estate deal

For 88 years, the historic structure at 300 Pine St. has been the epicenter of retail in Seattle, first as… Read More

Netflix adds another 5.3M subscribers as stock price reaches all-time high after Q3 earnings

Netflix shares were up more than 2 percent in after-hours trading as the streaming giant beat expectations for both revenue… Read More

Seattle politicians seek to renew relationship with Amazon in mea culpa letter to Jeff Bezos

Leaders in Seattle and Washington state want to ameliorate the relationship between Amazon and its hometown. That’s the crux of… Read More

Seattle bike shares show no signs of slowing as LimeBike and Spin expand to 3,000 bicycles each

Seattle, brace yourself for more neon bikes. Spin Bike and LimeBike are expanding their Seattle fleets to 3,000 each. When… Read More

Why former NFL player Sidney Rice is participating in a cryptocurrency token sale today

Sidney Rice has been a busy investor and entrepreneur since retiring from the NFL three years ago. He created a… Read More

Wait, that’s already a thing! Tweet calls out four products signaling we’re all living in a tech bubble

You know you’re in a tech bubble when new products and services attracting venture capital funding are starting to look… Read More

The KRACK attack: Is all WiFi unsafe now? No, not really. But you’d better patch

Belgian researcher Mathy Vanhoef announced some rather brilliant research on Monday which demonstrates that nearly all WiFi in use today can be… Read More

Microsoft’s new treehouse meeting spaces take advantage of nature around its sprawling campus

Microsoft employees looking to connect with nature can bring their laptops with them when they visit a new spot on… Read More

News Brief

After delayed launch, Russian robotic craft makes cargo delivery to space station

Almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies were delivered to the International Space Station today aboard a robotic Russian… Read More

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Microsoft-DOJ dispute over emails stored at Ireland data center

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a long-running case between Microsoft and the Department of Justice that could… Read More

Gates Foundation’s new open-source software helps impoverished communities around the world access financial services

For the billions of people living without access to a bank account, simple transactions, like paying rent electronically or registering… Read More

A cosmic first! Gravitational waves and telescopes reveal the clash and flash of neutron stars

For the first time ever, researchers have recorded the cataclysmic smash-up of two neutron stars by virtue of their gravitational… Read More

Amid changing retail environment, Nordstrom family temporarily suspends plan to take company private

Nordstrom, the iconic Seattle retailer founded in 1901, is going to continue as a public company, at least for the… Read More

‘Alexa, tell me about my blood glucose:’ Health tech startup Wellpepper wins Alexa Diabetes Challenge

Type 2 Diabetes has become a health crisis in the U.S. The rate of type 2 diabetes has nearly doubled… Read More

LevelTen Energy raises $6.8M to make it easier for big companies to buy renewable energy

Renewable energy is on the rise, but it’s still tough for most companies to buy clean power. Seattle startup LevelTen Energy… Read More

‘The pipeline’ isn’t causing tech’s diversity problem: The workplace is, and here are 3 ways to fix it

For tech organizations trying to diversify, there’s an obvious go-to: invest in a more diverse pipeline. “For me, and I… Read More

‘Dear Jeff’: Boston Globe shows how Amazon HQ2 can ‘help make our city better’

Amazon has an opportunity to redefine how a corporation can help shape a city. That’s the message from The Boston Globe,… Read More

Why Washington AG Bob Ferguson doesn’t expect DACA protections to be rolled back

Bob Ferguson — the Washington state attorney general who gained notoriety in the tech community by enlisting business to take… Read More

21 awesome books that Satya Nadella, Kevin Johnson and other top tech leaders recommend this autumn

Getting a read on attendees and speakers at the GeekWire Summit doesn’t seem like such a difficult task. They’re likely… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 8, 2017

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 8, 2017. Read More

SpaceX seeks FCC approval to test satellite communications system in Seattle area

SpaceX has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to begin ground testing of a satellite communications system between… Read More

Relive the 2017 GeekWire Summit: Our annual tech conference offers a glimpse into the future

CEOs and executives shared their best practices. Professors and researchers offered their expert opinions. Inventors and entrepreneurs demonstrated their latest… Read More

SpaceX’s Elon Musk explains how his big rocket’s short hops will lead to giant leaps

SpaceX CEO says he “chickened out” and made the design for the monster spaceship he’s planning to send to Mars… Read More