Articles from 2017

How the Seahawks use Microsoft’s new high-tech performance platform to prevent injury and plan practices

Microsoft’s hardware has already made its way onto NFL sidelines, as the company’s Surface tablet is used by coaches and players… Read More

Qualtrics hires ex-Microsoft exec Julie Larson Green, further cementing Seattle ‘co-headquarters’

Less than two months after leaving Microsoft, former executive Julie Larson-Green has found her next gig. Experience management company Qualtrics… Read More

GeekWire HQ2 revealed: We’re heading to Pittsburgh to cover its post-industrial renaissance and innovation economy

From the “Portal to the Pacific” to the “Paris of Appalachia,” we’re packing our bags for Pittsburgh. That’s right, we’re… Read More

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Pwning the Dark Army in Episode 9

[Spoiler Alert] This article delves deep into the technical guts of Mr. Robot episode 9 (eps3.8_stage3.torrent). Though it focuses on… Read More

Seattle approves new Airbnb regulations to limit short-term rentals to 2 units per host

New Airbnb operators in Seattle will not be able to rent out more than two units on the popular short-term… Read More

Cloud services provider BitTitan lays off 15% of staff, plans to ‘get back to our startup roots’

Cloud services provider BitTitan has laid off 15 percent of its workforce as the Bellevue, Wash.-based company reorganizes itself. The… Read More

Tempered Networks raises another $7M for ‘identity-defined networking’ cybersecurity software

Tempered Networks has raised another $7 million to help protect companies from cyberattacks with its “identity-defined networking” technology. Jeff Hussey, the company’s… Read More

Moon, Mars and jobs: Trump puts his spin on space policy, with details to come

President Donald Trump today signed a space policy directive that calls on NASA to establish an outpost on the moon… Read More

Breakthrough Listen will check interstellar object just to make sure it’s not a starship

Is that cigar-shaped, fast-moving interstellar object a spaceship? Almost certainly not, but Breakthrough Listen will check just to make sure. The… Read More

Study finds differences between adult and childhood leukemia, calls for developing age-specific cancer treatments

A study conducted by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, with contributions from researchers across North America, has found stark differences… Read More

Amazon Echo is now a clock radio with new Alexa musical alarm feature

Amazon today introduced a new feature for its Alexa-powered catalog of devices: musical alarms that essentially turn the smart speakers… Read More

NFL inks reported $2B deal with Verizon to stream games on various platforms

Between player protests, concussion concerns, and a ratings decline, it’s been a tumultuous year for the NFL. But there’s no… Read More

Netflix, Amazon and Hulu lead the streaming TV pack with 15 Golden Globe nominations

They’re gaining on you, HBO. As a collective, streaming television services are making another awards season push, with Netflix, Amazon… Read More

Microsoft highlights new Paint 3D app in 2017 holiday ad that encourages inclusion

https://youtu.be/QVtgtJQ8AZM Microsoft is spotlighting the new version of its popular Paint app for the company’s 2017 holiday commercials. Called “3D… Read More

Microsoft doubles down on its ‘AI for Earth’ initiative, pledging $50M at Paris climate event

Microsoft today pledged $50 million over five years for an initiative to use artificial intelligence to tackle the world’s most… Read More

Report: Providence considering merger that would create the biggest health system in the country

News Brief: Seattle-based Providence St. Joseph Health and St. Louis-based Ascension Health are in talks about a potential merger, according… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture gives notice for spaceship flight test this week

Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has alerted the Federal Aviation Administration that it’s planning… Read More

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Interview: UK’s senior official in Silicon Valley and Seattle talks Brexit, drones, net neutrality and more

Andrew Whittaker is the British Consul General representing the United Kingdom in Northern California, Oregon, Washington and other portions of… Read More

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

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

Cyberattack detector, gunshot sensor and other new inventions cement Pacific Northwest National Lab’s place among elite R&D centers

Tucked away in Eastern Washington’s sagebrush country, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL) can be overlooked with so much attention focused… Read More

How the Seahawks use Microsoft’s new high-tech performance platform to prevent injury and plan practices

Qualtrics hires ex-Microsoft exec Julie Larson Green, further cementing Seattle ‘co-headquarters’

GeekWire HQ2 revealed: We’re heading to Pittsburgh to cover its post-industrial renaissance and innovation economy

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Pwning the Dark Army in Episode 9

Seattle approves new Airbnb regulations to limit short-term rentals to 2 units per host

Cloud services provider BitTitan lays off 15% of staff, plans to ‘get back to our startup roots’

Tempered Networks raises another $7M for ‘identity-defined networking’ cybersecurity software

Moon, Mars and jobs: Trump puts his spin on space policy, with details to come

Breakthrough Listen will check interstellar object just to make sure it’s not a starship

Study finds differences between adult and childhood leukemia, calls for developing age-specific cancer treatments

Amazon Echo is now a clock radio with new Alexa musical alarm feature

NFL inks reported $2B deal with Verizon to stream games on various platforms

Netflix, Amazon and Hulu lead the streaming TV pack with 15 Golden Globe nominations

Microsoft highlights new Paint 3D app in 2017 holiday ad that encourages inclusion

Microsoft doubles down on its ‘AI for Earth’ initiative, pledging $50M at Paris climate event

Report: Providence considering merger that would create the biggest health system in the country

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture gives notice for spaceship flight test this week

Interview: UK’s senior official in Silicon Valley and Seattle talks Brexit, drones, net neutrality and more

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

Cyberattack detector, gunshot sensor and other new inventions cement Pacific Northwest National Lab’s place among elite R&D centers

Starbucks CEO talks about the future in China, where coffee giant just opened its biggest store yet

Week in Geek Podcast: Elon Musk’s race to Mars takes some unexpected turns

Ex-Amazon employee gets 6 months in jail for leaking quarterly results to fraternity brother

Cascadia rising: New group aims to help Pacific NW rival Silicon Valley as unified innovation hub

LaserMotive makes a switch to PowerLight and focuses on beaming power over fiber

Geek of the Week: After 19 years at Amazon, senior principal engineer John Darrow is never bored

MLS Cup prediction from Sounders legend and new Vicis employee Roger Levesque

Melinda Gates wants curious kids to unwrap their full STEM potential with these holiday gift ideas

Microsoft plans world-class cricket pitch at Redmond HQ, in first for major U.S. tech campus