Articles from 2017 – Page 42 of 175

Redfin expanding its 1 percent listing fee for home sellers to 18 new markets

Redfin is expanding its incentive aimed at getting sellers to list their homes with the Seattle-based real estate company’s agents,… Read More

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison slams Amazon Web Services in OpenWorld keynote, also mentions new database product

Given an hour in front of thousands of his company’s most important customers Sunday evening, Oracle co-founder and executive chairman… Read More

World View launches ‘Stratollite’ balloon from Spaceport Tucson for the first time

World View Enterprises today executed its first balloon liftoff from Spaceport Tucson, the Arizona facility that it expects will be… Read More

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Preserving the future: How MoPOP protects and presents our ever-changing popular culture

There can be magic in an object that represents a beloved memory or moment. But, as with any pursuit of… Read More

Ex-Amazonian: Hyperloop and other next-gen transportation planning could bring ‘HQ2’ to Texas

One of Amazon’s leadership principles is to think big, and that’s exactly what a former Amazon employee is encouraging cities… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 24, 2017

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 24, 2017. Read More

Scientists launch drones to collect vital data on beloved orcas, hoping to stop slide toward extinction

Holly Fearnbach and John Durban’s morning started with a ping via text around 5:30 a.m. A couple who lives on… Read More

Working Geek: 9 technology execs share their favorite apps and software tools

Slack, Evernote, Microsoft Office, Google Suite. Those are a few of the most popular apps that the busy executives featured… Read More

GeekWire 200 September update: IPO revival points to future shakeups at the top

Initial public offerings worldwide this year have already exceeded the total for all of 2016, but the Pacific Northwest’s robust… Read More

Testing the new Brooks Levitate: Can this high-tech shoe actually make me happy to run?

Some sneaker companies want me to “Just Do It.” But what if I don’t want to do it? I’m not… Read More

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Week in Geek Podcast: Satya Nadella’s new book, Twitter goes to 280, and our trip to Microsoft’s mysterious new office

For anyone curious about the inner workings of Microsoft, Satya Nadella’s new book, “Hit Refresh,” is an interesting read. The… Read More

Amazon’s first NFL stream beats Twitter for average audience size, but total viewership down

The viewership numbers are in for Amazon’s first-ever NFL live stream. The NFL reported Friday that Amazon reached 1.6 million… Read More

Sizing up billionaire Elon Musk’s big bet on SpaceX’s Big Frickin’ Rocket of the future

SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s rocket roadmap just got much bigger than Mars. Now the question is, who else will follow… Read More

Seattle researchers make science history by encoding Miles Davis, Deep Purple songs onto DNA

In a first for science, researchers from the University of Washington, Microsoft and Twist Bioscience have stored archival-quality recordings of… Read More

2018 turns into 2019 for Webb Space Telescope (and maybe Boeing’s space taxi)

NASA says it’s moving the launch date for its $8.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope from October 2018 to the… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Check out these tracks and talks at Techstars Seattle Startup Week

It’s something Seattle techies look forward to every year: Techstars Seattle Startup Week. Next week, hundreds of talks, meetups, panels,… Read More

Geek of the Week: Somebody buy Gus Lopez lunch — Amazon Restaurants chief has been at the company for 19 years

A lot has changed at Amazon over the years, but for 19 of them there has been one constant, and… Read More

Cover art from Turtleback edition of "Snow Crash"

Amazon Studios’ list for must-see sci-fi TV features ‘Snow Crash,’ ‘Ringworld,’ ‘Lazarus’

In its quest to find the next “Game of Thrones,” Amazon Studios is reportedly adding three science-fiction series to its… Read More

Amazon’s first NFL live stream, how the MLB is doing AR, and more from the week in sports tech

[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via… Read More

How Microsoft became a destination for a new generation of open-source developers

An old tongue-in-cheek journalism canard suggests that once something has happened three times, it’s a trend. Along those lines, when… Read More

Major stretch of I-5 will be devoted exclusively to self-driving cars by 2040, new study predicts

Buckle up, because a new report from Madrona Venture Group predicts we’re speeding toward a self-driving future faster than you… Read More

GeekWire interview: When the Seattle Seahawks fly high, team’s live mascot Taima leads the way

The Seattle Seahawks have been known in years past as a team that “flies around the field,” thanks mainly to… Read More

CommerceHub cutting half its Seattle engineering staff, moving positions to HQ in New York state

CommerceHub, an Albany, N.Y. company that helps retailers with their online presence, is cutting approximately half its engineering staff in… Read More

Ninety shoppers were waiting outside to buy the SNES Classic Edition at the Target in downtown Seattle, Wash., at 6:50 this morning. (Photo by Tim Ellis)

Super NES Classic Edition sells out quickly despite heavy launch shipments

This morning’s launch of Nintendo’s latest retro mini-console, the Super NES Classic Edition, was a lot less frustrating for gamers… Read More

Wave Broadband completes underground Oregon fiber line, providing a gateway to top Asian markets

Wave Broadband said it has finished a 97-mile underground fiber line between its network of data centers in the Portland… Read More

Elon Musk’s updated vision for Mars also shoots for the moon and much, much more

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has added moon missions to his grand plan for Mars, in a bid to capitalize on… Read More

Amazon’s first NFL live stream overcomes early glitches and long weather delay

Amazon’s foray into major sports streaming kicked off tonight with a Thursday Night Football matchup between the Chicago Bears and… Read More

Lockheed Martin adds a lander to its picture for NASA’s future journeys to Mars

Lockheed Martin has fleshed out its picture for sending astronauts to the Red Planet by adding a refuelable lander and… Read More

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Geared Up Podcast: Our take on Amazon’s new Echo devices, and which ones will succeed

Amazon announced an ambitious slate of new Echo devices this week, ranging from a new “Echo Plus” to a $20 pack… Read More

Passenger Drone joins the fray in global race to market autonomous flying cars

“Taking autonomous to the sky: You knew it was coming.” Swiss-based Passenger Drone is following up on the tag line… Read More