Articles from 2017 – Page 89 of 175

Microsoft Azure’s Scott Guthrie: Serverless technology will drive further cost reductions in the cloud

New adopters of cloud computing services marvel about the cost efficiency they’re seeing compared to their traditional infrastructure, but Microsoft… Read More

Amazon Web Services quietly forms a mixed reality team, but what is it building?

Amazon is building a new “two pizza team” within Amazon Web Services focused on mixed-reality technology, another sign that the… Read More

Sunset adds a Seattle spin to tonight’s solstice and the scientific start of summer

Tonight marks the summer solstice, which means Seattleites and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere are saying farewell to spring… Read More

Geoffrey Rush as Albert Einstein in "Genius"

Albert Einstein’s life story teaches lessons that go beyond science class in ‘Genius’

Don’t expect to hear a lot about relativity in the final chapter of Albert Einstein’s life story, as told tonight… Read More

Uber to enable in-app tipping, breaking with longstanding practice in new concession to drivers

The number one feature Uber drivers request is the ability to receive tips via the app — and the ride-hailing… Read More

Seattle makes list of housing markets with a big increase in the number of million-dollar homes

With a shortage of available homes for sale and bidding wars driving up the price on whatever does hit the… Read More

NBA champion and eSports team owner Rick Fox joins GeekWire Sports Tech Summit lineup

You probably know Rick Fox from his days as an NBA hoopster, or for his appearances on shows like Oz… Read More

Glympse partners with Microsoft to help track service technicians in the field

Seattle-based location technology company Glympse is announcing a new partnership to help users of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service track… Read More

Why U.S. soccer star DeAndre Yedlin invested in this ‘intelligent workout’ sports tech startup

At just 23 years of age, DeAndre Yedlin has built quite the resume. The Seattle native was the first “homegrown”… Read More

Microsoft’s new internal video hub, Microsoft Stream, is now generally available

Microsoft Stream, a video service that helps companies organize those boring training videos for their employees, is now generally available,… Read More

University of Washington initiative awarded $9.3M to fight deadly malaria strains in India

Viruses and parasites are constantly changing. That’s the reason last year’s flu shot isn’t as effective against this year’s flu —… Read More

Geographic analysis: Amazon and Whole Foods footprints in U.S. are remarkably similar

Amazon’s $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods Market, the largest acquisition in the Seattle company’s history, will give the e-commerce… Read More

Can technology make stadiums more secure? Seattle renovation team ups its game with new safety initiative

Oak View Group is serious about keeping its arenas around the world safe and secure. That’s partly why the sports… Read More

Amazon’s new ‘Prime Wardrobe’ shopping service is like Trunk Club with a twist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIQh0O3wOdM Amazon is launching a new challenge to Nordstrom, Macy’s and other department stores with a service called Prime Wardrobe… Read More

Healthcare startup League announces U.S. launch of digital health benefits platform

League, a Toronto-based digital health startup with ties to Seattle, announced Tuesday that it has launched its digital health benefits platform… Read More

20-year view: Boeing expects air traffic boom to boost global airplane market

EVERETT, Wash. – Boeing’s 20-year outlook for the airplane market is as sunny as ever, even though some analysts worry… Read More

Transcript: Whole Foods CEO assures employees that Amazon deal is ‘not a Tinder relationship’

Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey was over-the-moon about the company’s pending acquisition by Amazon in a town hall meeting… Read More

NASA’s Kepler space telescope points to 10 new planets in the habitable zone

Astronomers say they’ve used NASA’s Kepler space telescope to discover 10 Earth-sized planet candidates where life could lurk. The 10… Read More

What happened inside President Trump’s meeting with top tech CEOs

As promised, some of the world’s top tech CEOs from companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Google and many others met… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Geek out on the Downtown Seattle Tech Crawl; GeekWire’s Sports Tech Summit; and more

Looking for a new job? Looking for new friends? Just want to have some fun on a Thursday? The Washington… Read More

Jeff Bezos accepts top aerospace award and Father’s Day pancakes in one weekend

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the Blue Origin team has accepted one of the aerospace community’s most prestigious awards, the… Read More

Group targets Amazon’s advertising on Breitbart with new mobile billboard in Seattle

Sleeping Giants, the anonymous group dedicated to getting corporations to pull advertising from right-wing news websites such as Breitbart, is… Read More

Adam Bosworth, VP, Amazon Web Services (Linkedin photo)

Tech vet Adam Bosworth directing mysterious Amazon Web Services project at crux of non-compete dispute

There’s a lot we still don’t know about the mysterious Amazon Web Services project that prompted the company to sue… Read More

Grammazon! 97-year-old woman who has seen it all in Seattle gets a look inside Amazon’s Spheres

Joyce Irish has seen a lot of things get built in her lifetime in Seattle. She’s also outlived a good… Read More

Amid talk of slowdown, Boeing makes a splash with Paris launch of 737 MAX 10 jet

This week’s Paris Air Show started off with a zoom, in the form of Boeing’s launch of the 737 MAX… Read More

Amazon Pay rolls out its first payments integration on Instagram

For the first time, people can buy products they discover via Instagram using Amazon’s payments platform. Amazon has partnered with… Read More

Official ‘Hike with a Geek Day’ encourages tech and science workers to unplug and refresh outdoors

Geeks who want to get out, as in, from behind a computer and in front of nature, can do just… Read More

Chinese tech giant Alibaba joins key open-source cloud computing foundation

Kicking off a week in which it plans to encourage American businesses to invest in China, Alibaba Group announced plans… Read More

BuildOne is a $99 3D printer that aims to beat the odds on Kickstarter

From the comfort of his remote, sprawling farm in southwest Washington state, inventor Erik Kettenburg has orchestrated a series of… Read More

Trump to talk policy with tech CEOs Bezos, Nadella, Cook and others in Washington D.C.

Follow-up: What happened inside President Trump’s meeting with top tech CEOs An all-star contingent of tech CEOs will meet Monday… Read More