Articles from 2017 – Page 4 of 175

How to become a cybersecurity Jedi, Part 4: Three lessons from ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’

I’ve always found that education and learning can be so much more engaging, and successful, when you tie topics to… Read More

NASA picks a drone for Titan and a return to a comet as prospects for future probes

A rotorcraft that could flit around the Saturnian moon Titan and a probe that could bring a sample back from… Read More

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg unveils $300M in initiatives in response to tax bill

The Boeing Co. is moving ahead on $300 million in charitable contributions and workplace investments as a response to the… Read More

Microsoft’s AI-powered iPhone camera app can now take multi-directional panoramas and turn videos into comic strips

Microsoft is out with a pair of updates to its AI-powered photo app Pix for iOS to let users take… Read More

Wave Broadband files FCC suit against Comcast over ‘unfair business practices’ related to sports bundles

Wave Broadband, an internet and TV service company based in Kirkland, Wash., filed a suit with the Federal Communications Commission… Read More

To Market we go! Pike Place was most popular Uber destination in Washington in 2017; see all 50 states

One of the most popular tourist attractions in Seattle is also the top spot in Washington state to be dropped… Read More

Tech industry cheers GOP tax overhaul

Are Republicans delivering a big Christmas present to the tech community in the form of a sweeping tax overhaul? You… Read More

Where to find the 10 most valuable SaaS startups based in the Seattle area

It’s now well established: Seattle is cloud city. But in the shadow of major platform players Amazon and Microsoft, a… Read More

Amazon adds web browsing to Fire TV devices through Firefox and in-house Silk browser

Amazon said today that it has added web-browsing capabilities to Fire TV and Fire TV Stick devices through Mozilla’s Firefox… Read More

Elon Musk lifts the veil on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket being readied for its debut

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket just got more real, now that billionaire founder Elon Musk has tweeted out pictures of the… Read More

First, change your password, and then check this list for the worst passwords of 2017

Just because you can remember how to count to six doesn’t mean you should be using it as a password… Read More

Secretive Magic Leap unveils its first product: an augmented reality headset powered by a pocket-sized computer

The ever-mysterious augmented reality startup Magic Leap has come out of hiding with its first ever product: a headset with… Read More

Amazon Echo Buttons review: Fleeting moments of fun, spoiled by glitches and a thin launch lineup

Updated below with details on additional games and user experience updates from Amazon. Wait a couple months before getting Amazon’s… Read More

Future of live sports? How Amazon streamed NFL games to 200 countries and 600 types of devices

Signal acquisition, content ingestion, transcoding, ad insertion, playback optimization, and end-to-end monitoring probably weren’t top of mind for NFL fans… Read More

World View balloon goes boom after Spaceport Tucson test; no injuries reported

News Brief: A high-altitude balloon reportedly exploded at Spaceport Tucson in Arizona today after a test that was being conducted… Read More

DNA sequencer proves its worth by solving a microbial mystery on the space station

NASA isn’t saying it’s aliens — but the space agency is touting its ability to identify organisms using the first DNA… Read More

Juno probe’s new Jupiter pictures rate a 10

It’s been just three days since NASA’s Juno orbiter had its most recent close encounter with Jupiter, but image-processing gurus… Read More

How the Libratus AI program bested expert poker players in no-limit Texas Hold’em

You got to know when to hold ’em, and know when to fold ’em — and when it comes to betting… Read More

Hemex Health raises another $1.3M for lab-in-a-box that can diagnose deadly diseases

Hemex Health, a Portland, Ore.-based global health startup, has added more cash to fuel its lab-in-a-box devices that can diagnose… Read More

Dating app Coffee Meets Bagel of ‘Shark Tank’ fame opens Seattle office, its first beyond the Bay Area

It seems like Seattle is home to more and more tech companies by the day — and today is no different.… Read More

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Our AI future: How artificial intelligence will revolutionize jobs, and what we can do about it

Artificial intelligence will change the world, for better and for worse — and we need to be prepared. That’s the… Read More

Amazon registers lobbyist in Georgia, sparking rumors about Atlanta’s HQ2 chances

Update 2:30 p.m. An Amazon spokesperson shared the following statement with GeekWire: “Amazon’s public policy team works on a variety of… Read More

Google, NCAA team up on cloud marketing deal, will digitize 80 years of sports data

Ever wondered who was the best basketball player in the Pac-10 in 1982? If that trivia item has been bugging… Read More

Rose of a different color: Amazon will be first streaming service with float in 129-year-old Rose Parade

Amazon is going to the Rose Bowl. The tech giant said Tuesday it will enter a float into the Rose… Read More

Recommended safety technology was not engaged on derailed Washington train

The derailed train making its inaugural trip from Seattle to Portland Monday was not using a recommended technology system designed to… Read More

No pilot required: Boeing unveils autonomous plane for refueling fighter jets in midair

Boeing pulled back the curtain on an autonomous plane designed to refuel U.S. Navy fighter jets in midair to extend their… Read More

DocuSign acquires tech and hires core team from Paul Allen-backed machine learning startup Appuri

Electronic signature and digital contract giant DocuSign has acquired the key technology behind machine learning company Appuri and hired the majority of… Read More

A new trio settles in on the space station

News Brief: The International Space Station’s crew is back up to its full complement of six, thanks to today’s arrival… Read More

Streem raises $1.7M, brings augmented reality and streaming tech to home service professionals

A Portland startup wants to help home service professionals speed up their workflow and waste less time by using augmented… Read More

Maana raises $28M from global investors to help industrial companies optimize assets, workflow

Some of the world’s top global investors continue to bet big on Maana. The company today announced a $28 million… Read More