Articles from 2017 – Page 57 of 175

Now with VMware and Pivotal, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation is becoming the hub of enterprise tech

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation, the industry group that directs the development of the Kubernetes container-orchestration product, gained two new… Read More

Spaceflight’s BlackSky wins $16.4M Air Force contract for geospatial data platform

BlackSky, a division of Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries, has been awarded a two-year, $16.4 million cost-plus prime contract with the Air… Read More

Ford and Domino’s team to remove the pizza guy from the equation with self-driving delivery vehicles

Imagine a future where you no longer have to say, “I think the pizza guy is at the door,” and… Read More

GeekWire Summit early-bird tickets end Thursday: Hear from the CEOs of Microsoft, Starbucks, Instacart and more

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson. Amazon Alexa and Echo devices chief Toni Reid. Yes, this year’s GeekWire… Read More

Juno Therapeutics stock jumps 40% as rival Kite Pharma reaches deal to be acquired for $11.9B

Seattle’s Juno Therapeutics, a biotech company developing cutting edge CAR T immunotherapies for cancer, faces a narrow field of competitors. Few… Read More

NYPD is ditching 36K Windows Phones and replacing them with Apple iPhones

We’ve all seen our technology become obsolete much faster than we hope or anticipate, but this case is a little… Read More

Seattle startup Emerald promises charter flights on 737 jets at $15K an hour, but details are up in the air

Seattle-based Emerald Corporate Jets is taking the wraps off a charter jet service that offers flights on 737 jets, priced… Read More

Amplero raises $17.5 million to help humans and machines analyze vast expanses of marketing data

Amplero, a Seattle startup that makes artificial intelligence-powered marketing technology, has picked up $17.5 million in a new round of… Read More

Amazon’s new multi-room Alexa music feature lets Echo devices work in concert; Sonos, Bose and others coming soon

Amazon announced a new feature for its Alexa voice assistant: multi-room audio that synchronizes music playback across multiple Amazon Echo devices,… Read More

Liquid biopsy startup RareCyte announces $30M round and new CEO to fuel rare cell detection

A liquid biopsy sounds like far-future tech: It’s essentially a blood test that can detect cancer by analyzing DNA from… Read More

Eclipse Journal: Too good to be true? Mystery of the plane and the corona solved

GeekWire reporters and correspondents are documenting the 2017 solar eclipse from the Pacific Northwest, including our home base in Seattle… Read More

Jeff Bezos tweets thanks for philanthropy suggestions and promises ‘more to come’

Two months after he asked the Twitterverse to suggest short-term options for future philanthropy, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos passed along… Read More

Seattle Seahawks players talk about their experience wearing new high-tech Vicis helmet

NFL players notice something different with Vicis’ new helmet. Seattle-based startup Vicis has its high-tech helmet on the NFL playing… Read More

How cloud and data center providers are dealing with Hurricane Harvey

As Houston continues to deal with the widespread and devastating impacts of Hurricane Harvey, the rain, wind, and flooding affecting… Read More

Meet Uber’s choice for CEO: Expedia chief brings ‘internal calm’ and experience with big personalities

The news that Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been selected to take over as Uber CEO came as a surprise… Read More

Seattle-area IoT software startup C-Labs acquired by German industrial giant

C-Labs Corp., a Bellevue, Wash. maker of industrial Internet of Things software, has been acquired by German industrial giant TRUMPF… Read More

Tech Moves: Avalara hires Concur exec as SVP of sales; Nordstrom hires Nike CFO; and more

Sales tax automation may not be the most glamorous technology, but Seattle startup Avalara has proven that it’s something every… Read More

UW team creates smartphone selfie system to screen for pancreatic cancer

University of Washington researchers have created a smartphone app that can let users screen themselves for pancreatic cancer and other… Read More

Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan welcome new baby girl with Facebook post

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are proud parents of a new baby girl, and just like the many millions of… Read More

National Weather Service adds colors to graphics to illustrate unprecedented rainfall from Harvey

Embed from Getty Images Over the weekend, the National Weather Service called Hurricane Harvey an “unprecedented” event and said “all… Read More

Intel’s Movidius division targets edge computing devices with new AI-focused chip

Edge computing is the next major step in the evolution of cloud and enterprise computing, and Intel’s new Movidius chip… Read More

Hundreds of Whole Foods 365 items now available through AmazonFresh and Fresh Pickup stores

It’s a new era for Whole Foods Market today, as Amazon takes control of the grocery chain, but we are… Read More

AWS Elemental CEO Sam Blackman, 41, dies after suffering cardiac event

Sam Blackman, one of the more prominent leaders of the Portland technology scene and CEO of AWS Elemental, has died… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft and other tech giants step up to aid tropical storm Harvey rescue efforts

As tropical storm Harvey continues to take its toll on Texas, tech companies from around the nation are pitching in… Read More

Cheaper avocados at Whole Foods? Millennials can have their toast and own a home, too!

As Amazon took over Whole Foods on Monday, and lowered prices on items across the grocery chain’s stores, it may… Read More

Internal email: Expedia Chairman Barry Diller confirms Uber’s pick of Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO

Expedia confirmed that its CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been offered the top post at ride-hailing giant Uber. Expedia disclosed an… Read More

Price check: Here’s how much Amazon is slashing Whole Foods items on its first day as new owner

Whole Paycheck? Not anymore. Based on our research, “3/4 Paycheck” might be a better nickname for Whole Foods Market following… Read More

VMware’s hybrid cloud product for Amazon Web Services now generally available

VMware customers who would like to get in on some of the benefits of cloud computing without having to rip… Read More

Uber pick Dara Khosrowshahi was once highest-paid CEO on S&P 500

Uber’s pick for CEO doesn’t come cheap. In 2015, Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was the highest-paid CEO in the S&P… Read More

Whole Foods offers Amazon Echo as ‘Farm Fresh Pick of the Season’ as tech giant takes over upscale grocer

A display of Alexa-powered products such as the Echo and Echo Dot popped up at a Whole Foods Market in… Read More