Articles from 2017 – Page 67 of 175

How love for a girl and fast boats led hydroplane champ Jimmy Shane to build rockets at Blue Origin

Jimmy Shane piloted the Miss HomeStreet hydroplane to a victory in the Seafair Cup today in Seattle. Now he’ll head… Read More

Microsoft’s Twitch rival Mixer sees ‘crazy awesome’ growth, aims to maintain its focus on community

Almost a year ago, Microsoft acquired the Seattle-based Beam game streaming service, a member of the TechStars Seattle 2016 class,… Read More

GeekGirlCon organizers resign in protest as group disputes claims of mismanagement and bullying

Five volunteer organizers of the inclusivity-focused GeekGirlCon convention publicly resigned on Sunday, making a series of claims against the Seattle-based non-profit’s board… Read More

Don’t be the next Anthony Scaramucci: Email prankster’s hoax shows how all of us are vulnerable

It was easy to impersonate White House officials like Jared Kushner and Reince Preibus or even Eric Trump. It fooled… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of July 30, 2017

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of July 30, 2017. Read More

From 1979 to 2017: How we’ve changed since the Northwest’s last total solar eclipse

When the daytime sky darkens on Aug. 21, it’ll be the first time in more than 38 years that a… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Cascadia bullet train, mayoral race narrows, Uber union law clears legal hurdle, and more

Seattle mayoral race narrowing from 21 candidates to 2 Former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan maintained a clear lead in this… Read More

Meet Sota: This AI-powered robot will recommend a tasty bowl of ramen at new Seattle restaurant

The opening of a new ramen restaurant in Seattle usually does not get our journalistic engines firing. But add a… Read More

Podcast

Week In Geek Podcast: Microsoft bets its future on AI, and scientists discover the cause of allergies

There was a grab bag of interesting headlines this week, but we’ll start with a big change at one of… Read More

Worlds collide! Rocket engineer adds a Seafair tribute to Blue Origin on racing boat

The worlds of rocketry and hydroplane racing crashed together in Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Twitter feed today, and it’s all… Read More

Hydroplane tech: Thunderboats get a makeover for the 21st century

The roar of this weekend’s Seafair hydroplane races on Lake Washington reawakens a six-decade-old Seattle tradition – but it also heralds… Read More

Boeing sells 747s left behind by the Russians as Air Force One jets – but for how much? Don’t ask

The U.S. Air Force says it’s getting a good deal on two Boeing 747s that were built for a now-bankrupt… Read More

Facebook deep-link policy change creates ‘tough situation’ for Seattle mobile marketing startup Tune

A small change in Facebook’s ad policies is causing problems for Seattle mobile marketing startup Tune. The change involves a… Read More

New numbers show how Microsoft’s biggest businesses are really doing in the cloud era

Numbers released this week put Microsoft’s new era into clearer focus. The takeaway: The big Microsoft businesses that have shifted… Read More

UW fires disease researcher after investigation of sexual harassment claims

University of Washington microbiologist Michael Katze made a name for himself as a researcher specializing in viral pathogens such as… Read More

Geek of the Week: Ty Taylor solved the puzzle and found success with his indie video games

The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild sounds like an organization where scientists might gather to stare into telescopes. In fact, Quantum is… Read More

Startup Spotlight: FenSens develops products to turn older vehicles into connected cars without breaking the bank

If you drive an older car and you aren’t a parallel parking pro, you might be envious of friends with… Read More

How Steph Curry helped his digital marketing startup pivot and land a cameo in HBO’s ‘Ballers’

It certainly helps to have Steph Curry on your side, either on the court or in the startup world. The… Read More

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo plane glides through a ‘dry run’ for blastoff

Virgin Galactic said its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane today executed a successful gliding flight test that was “essentially a dry run… Read More

Meal kit delivery company Blue Apron cutting 1,270 jobs as competition with Amazon heats up

Meal kit delivery company Blue Apron is cutting nearly a quarter of its staff amid a rough transition to a… Read More

RealNetworks reports $33M in revenue, reduced costs as it focuses on ‘key growth initiatives’

RealNetworks upped its revenue and cut costs in the second quarter as it shifts focus toward several future “key growth… Read More

Double duty: How startups and small businesses could be hit twice under Seattle’s new income tax

Revenue generated by some of Seattle’s tech startups and small businesses will be taxed twice if the city’s new income… Read More

Microsoft reportedly testing Spotify app for Xbox

Streaming music service Spotify is coming to the Xbox One more than two years after it debuted on rival PlayStation… Read More

Guest Post: Why Congress isn’t going to cut legal immigration in half

Editor’s note: This post originally appeared as a blog post on Boundless, a Pioneer Square Labs spinout that uses technology to… Read More

Geek’s guide to Seafair: How to get into (or get away from) loud boats and planes

Wouldn’t you know it? The streams of smoke wafting south from wildfires in British Columbia are turning the skies a… Read More

NFL referees use Microsoft Surface tablet for replay review, replacing ‘under-the-hood’ monitor

NFL players and coaches won’t be the only ones using a Microsoft Surface tablet on the sidelines this season. NFL… Read More

WeWork inks deal to build 36-floor ‘WeLive’ mixed-use co-living space in Seattle

WeWork confirmed plans Thursday to expand its WeLive co-living residential program to Seattle at a 36-story building in the Belltown… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Rover seeks engineers to help grow dog-sitting platform

Rover has come a long way since it was founded in Seattle in 2011. The dog-sitting tech company has acquired one… Read More

Impinj stock drops 20% as big customers of RFID tag maker delay tracker rollouts

Impinj shares cratered Thursday after the the Seattle-based maker of radio frequency identification tags reported its quarterly earnings. Impinj reported non-GAAP… Read More

Why Boeing 787 pilots just traced a giant Dreamliner airplane across the country

It wasn’t a stunt: When Boeing’s test pilots flew a 787 Dreamliner jet for 18 hours and nearly 10,000 miles,… Read More