Articles from 2017 – Page 51 of 175

Survey: Half of all cloud customers are running in more than one cloud

Cloud computing was supposed to simplify the process of deploying enough infrastructure to support a company’s business applications, but it’s… Read More

Slack reaches 9M weekly users, releases new features on the heels of Microsoft Teams update

Slack has had a clear message for Microsoft ever since the Redmond tech giant unveiled Teams back in November: Game… Read More

The spaceship has landed: Apple unveils new iPhone X, 10 years after iconic smartphone’s launch

Ten years after the release of its first iPhone, Apple executives took the stage Tuesday morning at the brand new Steve… Read More

U.S.-China tech institute adds University of British Columbia as academic partner

Another top international university is joining the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX). University of British Columbia announced today that it will join… Read More

Microsoft backs Seattle-Vancouver high-speed rail study as Cascadia conference aims to deepen ties between regions

Pacific Northwest business and political leaders on both sides of the Canadian border announced today a series of agreements to… Read More

Guest Post: Former Amazon employee on how two HQ locations would be company’s ultimate A/B test

I moved to Seattle in September, 1997, to an apartment with a view of the Acacia Cemetery on Lake City… Read More

Podcast

Video: Sneak preview of Apple’s iPhone X, new Apple Watch, revamped AirPods and more

Editor’s Note: Andru Edwards is co-host of Geared Up, our weekly consumer electronics podcast and live video show. Watch the… Read More

NASA tells SSL and Tethers Unlimited to move forward on orbital assembly system

California-based SSL, formerly known as Space Systems Loral, says it’ll receive continued funding from NASA for an on-orbit satellite assembly… Read More

Boeing to build seven ‘super-powered’ satellites for SES’ O3b broadband network

Boeing Satellite Systems International has signed up to build a fleet of seven satellites that will provide broadband internet connectivity… Read More

GeekGirlCon executive director quietly steps down, weeks after controversy over alleged discrimination

One month after a controversy that led to the resignation of five volunteer staff members, GeekGirlCon executive director Michele Carrico… Read More

Where should Amazon build HQ2? We let the data decide

In the days since Amazon’s big HQ2 announcement last week there has been plenty of speculation about where Amazon should… Read More

New Amazon Fire TV models could include an Echo-like cube and a dongle, report shows

Two new models of Amazon’s Fire TV are in the works, according to a new report, and one of them… Read More

Seattle neighbor Tacoma is making a play for Amazon’s second headquarters

Like the overlooked heroine in an ’80s teen movie, Tacoma is writing a love letter to Amazon. It says, in effect,… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture provides hints about Amazon’s HQ2 plan

What do Jeff Bezos and his lieutenants look for when they’re in an expansive mood? That’s a key question in… Read More

Rider Oasis launches in Seattle with hope that vending machines become ‘Redbox for bike parts’

In increasingly congested Seattle, it’s not a stretch to imagine more young tech workers turning to bicycles as a way… Read More

Smart home light switch builder Deako raises $2.1M to expand across U.S.

Deako, a Seattle startup that develops smart light switches, has raised an additional $2.1 million in new funding as it… Read More

Bezos backlash: Signs of the times target Amazon in Seattle amid growth, affordability and HQ2 plan

Restaurant sandwich boards are prime real estate when it comes to showcasing more than just what’s on the menu that… Read More

Commentary: Amazon and Seattle’s leaders owe it to the region to do better than this, lest we become the next Detroit

[Note: GeekWire’s Todd Bishop is slated to appear on KUOW FM’s The Record in the noon hour today, with Seattle… Read More

What to expect from Apple: iPhone 8 tweaks and premium iPhone X that could top $1,000

No, the headphone jack is not coming back. But on the eve of Apple’s reveal of the new iPhone 8,… Read More

Bill Gates gives a boost to ARPA-E, the feds’ endangered energy research agency

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is putting in a plug for the federal government’s energy research agency, ARPA-E, just when it’s… Read More

Amazon’s ‘1-Click’ patent expires today, and soon you’ll be able to accidentally order stuff across the entire internet

From outdated party decorations to that iTunes single you didn’t really mean to buy, Amazon has been behind every unintentional,… Read More

Brand expert who predicted Amazon would buy Whole Foods says ‘logical next one’ is Nordstrom

In May, NYU professor and brand expert Scott Galloway made a prediction on the Recode Decode podcast that Amazon would… Read More

Unium raises more cash as new CEO Martha Bejar takes over WiFi software startup

Unium continues to raise cash for its WiFi software product. The Seattle startup just reeled in an additional $3.3 million… Read More

Microsoft says 125k organizations now use Teams, as collaboration tool adds new Guest Access feature

As Microsoft continues to navigate the competitive landscape of collaboration tools, its Teams program is now being used by 125,000… Read More

Hundreds gather in downtown Portland to say goodbye to AWS Elemental’s Sam Blackman

Amos Blackman, younger brother of AWS Elemental co-founder Sam Blackman, probably put it best during a morning of tributes to… Read More

Seahawks aim to enhance gameday experience for fans with revamped high-tech video-control room

The biggest upgrade at CenturyLink Field this season may go unnoticed by most Seahawks fans — and that’s just the… Read More

Kodak, Amazon and my hometowns: Rochester, N.Y., looks to Seattle to recapture its past glory

My dad likes to send me, as dads do, links to articles from the hometown newspaper back in Rochester, N.Y.… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 3, 2017

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 3, 2017. Read More

Amazon’s original boomtown: How the tech giant has transformed and outgrown Seattle

Whichever North American city ends up landing Amazon’s second headquarters is in for a wild ride. Just look at what… Read More

Live TV special will take viewers 3 miles down to see wreckage of warship located by Paul Allen crew

A team of researchers led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen located the lost wreckage of the World War II Navy… Read More