Articles from 2017 – Page 45 of 175

Amazon adds Alexa voice control to Music app as it takes on Apple and Spotify

Amazon is bringing Alexa to its Music app as it tries to challenge Spotify and Apple, leaders in the streaming… Read More

Blue Origin announces satellite launch deal with Thai telecom startup Mu Space

Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, announced yet another agreement to launch a telecommunications satellite… Read More

Startup Spotlight: This sensor-infused ball from Play Impossible encourages kids to be active

Playing with a ball can be a lot of fun when you throw sensors and computer chips into the mix.… Read More

New Seattle mayor vows to participate in regional response to Amazon’s HQ2 ‘jolt’

Today, Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess reiterated the city’s plans to respond to Amazon’s search for a second North American headquarters,… Read More

Gates Foundation sues software developer, claiming it billed $2.8M and built ‘nothing of value in return’

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation filed a lawsuit against a California-based software company today, alleging that the company failed to… Read More

Could Twitter ban Trump for violating its terms of service? Company forced to explain why it hasn’t

President Trump had a busy weekend on Twitter, as usual. No real surprise there, but the language in at least… Read More

Ethereum co-founder and Mark Cuban put $25M toward Unikrn esports betting platform’s initial coin offering

Some big names are participating in Unikrn’s unique initial coin offering. The Seattle startup launched an initial coin offering, or… Read More

Amazon Web Services plans Middle East operating region as cloud computing goes global

By 2019, there will be Amazon Web Services data centers in just about every corner of the world following Monday’s… Read More

White House commits $200M per year for K-12 computer science education

Today, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing Education Secretary Betsy Devos to improve K-12 computer science education. The memo… Read More

You don’t need to subscribe to CBS All Access to see the beautiful credits for ‘Star Trek: Discovery’

I haven’t watched a “Star Trek” series since I was a kid in the 1970s and Capt. Kirk and company… Read More

Stack Overflow uses Microsoft AI tech to create a chat bot that assists software developers

Software developers stuck with a thorny programming problem now have a new option when browsing Stack Overflow: a chatbot built… Read More

High in the trees inside Amazon’s Spheres, a unique meeting space called the ‘nest’ takes shape

The seasons outside may be showing signs of change in Seattle, but inside the Amazon Spheres, it’s growing season, and… Read More

It’s news to Joe Biden: Former VP’s curated briefing offers articles via Amazon’s Alexa and elsewhere

There’s something comforting about a familiar voice sharing the news — it’s what has always made television news anchors feel… Read More

UW center targets moonshots in materials science with $15.6 million federal grant

The University of Washington has received a $15.6 million, six-year grant from the National Science Foundation to fund its Molecular… Read More

Review: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s candid book ‘Hit Refresh’ goes inside the tech giant’s revival

This was my litmus test for Satya Nadella’s new book: Does he write about his Grace Hopper debacle? The answer… Read More

‘Essential startup advice’ from top Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator

The folks at Y Combinator have seen a lot startups succeed and fail, so it’s probably worth listening to their… Read More

America’s lopsided recovery: Study shows pockets of economic prosperity, leaving millions behind

When it comes to economic prosperity in America, a rising tide does not lift all boats. Looking at national statistics,… Read More

SpaceX’s Elon Musk is setting up his fans for a surprise during Mars mission update

SpaceX founder Elon Musk says he’ll unveil “major improvements and some unexpected applications” this week when he updates his plan… Read More

Apple replaces Bing with Google as search engine for Siri and Spotlight

Apple is ditching Bing and will now use Google to power the default search engine for Siri, Search within iOS… Read More

John Oliver name-checks Amazon and jokes about Bing in rant about corporate consolidation

John Oliver is an Emmy winner for good reason — his HBO show “Last Week Tonight” is funny and smart… Read More

Microsoft launches Technology for Social Impact group, pledges to help 300k nonprofits move to the cloud

Cloud computing has quickly become an essential tool for businesses and governments across the world — but for many nonprofits… Read More

Amazon reportedly invests $28M in India retailer Shoppers Stop, furthering its $5B India push

Amazon has invested $28 million Shoppers Stop, a Mumbai, India retailer, as it continues its push into the world’s second… Read More

Facing first big test as new Uber CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi apologizes for ‘mistakes we’ve made’

It didn’t take long for Dara Khosrowshahi to face his first big leadership test as Uber’s new CEO. Less than… Read More

Microsoft to release programming language for quantum computing — now it just needs a quantum computer

Microsoft says it has a created a new programming language for quantum computers, seeking to help developers unlock the still… Read More

Microsoft Teams to replace Skype for Business as main meeting tool for Office 365 customers

Microsoft is going all in on its chat and productivity tool, Teams. As its annual customer event Ignite kicks off… Read More

Microsoft links its new Cosmos DB database to serverless technology for Azure developers

Microsoft’s strategy for helping its customers use one of the more exciting developments in cloud computing — serverless technologies —… Read More

Microsoft connects LinkedIn and Office 365 via profile cards, starting to capitalize on $26B deal

More than a year after Microsoft announced its plans to purchase LinkedIn for $26.2 billion, the technology giant is rolling… Read More

‘Life 3.0’ gives you a user’s guide for superintelligent AI systems to come

Do we need to be concerned about the rapid rise of artificial intelligence? Some people say there’s nothing to worry… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 17, 2017

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 17, 2017. Read More

Inside the submarine factory: OceanGate builds a craft to visit the Titanic shipwreck, again and again

EVERETT, Wash. — Today it looks like an eight-foot-long section of culvert pipe, but in just a couple of months, the… Read More