Articles from 2017 – Page 6 of 175

2,500 applicants sign up to get in on drone experiments, but Amazon’s not on the list

The city of Seattle, King County, Boeing, KING 5 and Tukwila’s police department are among more than 2,500 organizations and… Read More

New viral hit game ‘PUBG’ sells 1M copies in 48 hours on Xbox One, but technical issues disrupt amazing concept

There is a ton of fervor for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) on Xbox, but the actual gaming experience thus far has been disappointing… Read More

Seattle biotech company PhaseRX files for bankruptcy, just 19 months after going public

In May of last year, biotech company PhaseRX broke an unprecedented IPO drought in Seattle with its $18.5 million initial public… Read More

Therapist who learned Zulily-QVC merger secrets from client settles insider trading charges

Editor’s note: This post has been updated to accurately reflect Peer’s job title. A Seattle therapist agreed to settle charges… Read More

Foreign entrepreneurs can apply for temporary US residency under “startup visa” after court win by investor group

Entrepreneurs born outside of the United States can now apply for a new category of temporary residency that would allow… Read More

Meet the 20-year-old managing the Portland Trail Blazers’ new NBA 2K esports team

The Portland Trail Blazers just hired a new manager, but probably not the type you’d expect from an NBA team.… Read More

It’s TTYL forever for AOL Instant Messenger: Early chat leader shuts down after 20 years

Oath — the combined Yahoo-Verizon entity — is closing that creaky door for the last time today on AOL Instant… Read More

SpaceX takes rocket reusability to new heights with launch to space station

For the first time, SpaceX has sent a refurbished Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station from a refurbished… Read More

Get a dummy’s-eye view of a suborbital ride on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spaceship

What will people experience when they rocket to the edge of space on the New Shepard suborbital spaceship that’s currently… Read More

Star Wars fans kick off their biggest holiday weekend for ‘The Last Jedi’

For Star Wars fans, it’s the hap-happiest season of all — and that makes dress-up artists like Kay Ahern something akin… Read More

Chinese tech giant Tencent is poised to be a leader in AI, says head of new Seattle research lab

Judging by one of the company’s slogans — “AI in all” — it’s clear that Chinese tech powerhouse Tencent sees giant… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Unearth Technologies rethinks construction with a bird’s eye view of project management

While technology has helped streamline and boost productivity in nearly every field, construction projects are less efficient today than they… Read More

Disappointing cloud revenue growth hurts Oracle shares after second-quarter earnings report

Oracle topped Wall Street estimates for revenue and profit Thursday as it continues to turn its battleship in the direction… Read More

Paul Allen’s tech advisor talks C-3P0, R2-D2 and BB-8 and how close Star Wars droids are to reality

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eOlJT3zl1s Beyond playing host to the opening of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” at his Seattle movie theater Cinerama on… Read More

Google adds one-time cloud-holdout Etsy, months after Amazon rolled out its own craft shop

Over the last few years, Etsy was something of a stalwart supporter when it came to the virtues of maintaining… Read More

Google Chromecast and Apple TV resurface on Amazon as tech giants continue to thaw icy relationships

Google’s Chromecast and the Apple TV are back on Amazon, two years after the retail giant removed the streaming products… Read More

Accelerator Corp. announces new leadership and renames to Accelerator Life Science Partners

Accelerator Corp., a Seattle-based life sciences investment fund, is making some big changes. The firm announced two additions to its… Read More

Bellevue single sign-on startup Auth0 names co-founder Eugenio Pace its new CEO

Almost six months after it raised a $30 million Series C funding round, Auth0 announced this week that CEO Jon… Read More

Kymeta opens commercial availability for Kalo mobile satellite internet service

Kymeta today announced the commercial availability of Kalo, a mobile satellite internet service that it operates in partnership with Intelsat.… Read More

Our solar system has met its match: AI helps scientists find a star’s eighth planet

We’re not alone. At least when it comes to solar systems with the same number of major planets as ours.… Read More

Avalara CTO and EVP leaving as fast-growing tax automation startup shuffles engineering leadership

Two prominent executives are leaving tax automation startup Avalara next year, while a familiar face will return to lead the… Read More

Washington AG Bob Ferguson plans to sue over net neutrality repeal

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson plans to sue the federal government over its decision to repeal regulations known as… Read More

Microsoft-owned Mixer unveils redesigned app for more personalized game streaming

Mixer, Microsoft’s interactive game streaming service, today released a redesigned app for Android, with a counterpart on iOS “in the… Read More

FCC repeals net neutrality protections after dramatic pause to investigate security threat

In a move that surprised no one but disappointed open internet advocates everywhere, the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal… Read More

Three spacefliers get a wintry homecoming after leaving International Space Station

News Brief: Three spacefliers landed safely in the frigid steppes of Kazakhstan today after riding their Russian Soyuz spacecraft down… Read More

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An ‘awesome year’? Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann has a radical view on 2017

It would be easy for Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to look back on 2017… Read More

No more stealing computer time: Bill Gates marks key milestone for UW computer science expansion

Bill Gates is helping to expand access to computer science at the same university where he and Microsoft co-founder Paul… Read More

Save up your pennies for next year’s science stamps, celebrating STEM and astronaut Sally Ride

If you’re the U.S. Postal Service, how do you follow up on Pluto, planets, “Star Trek” and a total solar… Read More

Where Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and T-Mobile stand on net neutrality, based on comments to FCC

The biggest tech companies in the country have been conspicuously quiet in the days leading up to Thursday’s net neutrality… Read More

Miami condo listed on Redfin has one bedroom, high ceilings, great view … but do you have Bitcoin?

The real estate listing looks like any other, advertising a condominium for sale in Miami with a Euro-style kitchen and… Read More