Articles from 2018 – Page 10 of 161

Tech Moves: Google cloud vet returns to Microsoft; Ex-Avalara president joins Tango Card board; Suplari soaks up talent; and more

It’s there and back again for Seattle tech veteran David Aronchick, who is returning to Microsoft after more than a decade.… Read More

Lyft files for IPO in confidential SEC filing, number of shares and price range to be determined

Ride-hailing startup Lyft is steering toward the public financial markets. In a brief statement issued Thursday morning, Lyft said it… Read More

Game Awards 2018 Preview: What to expect, who to root for, and how to vote and watch

The video games industry hype machine has been spinning up all week for Thursday night’s Game Awards, billed as the… Read More

Microsoft AI exec joins real estate tech company Compass to lead engineering efforts

Tech companies poach talent from each other all the time, but it’s not every day that you see a tech… Read More

Valve adds Raspberry Pi support to Steam Link, giving gamers another streaming hardware option

Game players who want to stream games from their Steam libraries to other devices now have a new option: the… Read More

Tom Cruise says we’re watching movies wrong on HDTV — watch him go Maverick with a hot tech tip

No need to cue the “Mission: Impossible” theme music. This video featuring action film star Tom Cruise lacks the drama… Read More

SpaceX sends cargo ship to space station, and then Falcon 9 booster spins and swims

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sent a robotic Dragon cargo capsule into orbit today from Florida to deliver 5,600 pounds of… Read More

Taps for Amazon Tap? Groundbreaking portable Alexa speaker disappears from Amazon

Amazon has apparently — and quietly — silenced its Amazon Tap smart speaker. The portable Alexa device is not being… Read More

Tech Moves: RealSelf snags general counsel from Avvo; Tableau loses a data evangelist; and more

—Cosmetic treatment review site RealSelf is lawyering up with Josh King as the company’s first general counsel. King is leaving… Read More

Alleged Ponzi schemer used DocuSign to forge fake contracts in house flipping fraud case

A Virginia man pleaded guilty in a case that involved using digital signature program DocuSign as a tool to bilk investors… Read More

How this UW grad student, researching quantum computing, proved that classical computers are better than we thought

A lot of great discoveries were made while looking for something else. For University of Washington computer science grad student… Read More

Top VC firms and Team Liquid owner invest in esports event management startup Matcherino

Investors continue putting more cash behind Matcherino, the Seattle startup that helps organize esports tournaments and manage prize pools. The… Read More

Trump admin’s proposed USPS package hike could push Amazon to bolster private shipping business

President Donald Trump’s mission to get the United States Postal Service to extract better deals from retailers like Amazon got a… Read More

Apparel startup SclObo weaves an original story through its unique clothes for gamers

Wearing clothing to support your favorite sports teams or movie, game and comic franchises is a pretty common thing. But… Read More

Meet the Geek Style Reboot winners ready to recharge and bring a new look to the GeekWire Gala

One is a “funcle” — a fun uncle — who says he’s got a strong “dad look” when it comes… Read More

AI2 joins forces with Microsoft Research to upgrade search tools for scientific studies

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, also known as AI2, is partnering with Microsoft Research to widen the sphere of… Read More

‘Incredible in less than 22 seconds’: Microsoft Outlook gets an iOS refresh, with simplicity in mind

Microsoft’s Outlook mobile app for iOS is the latest product from the tech giant to get a new look. The… Read More

Amazon Prime Video streaming service coming to Comcast X1 set-top boxes nationwide

Amazon and Comcast are teaming up to bring the tech giant’s video streaming service into the Xfinity cable universe. Amazon… Read More

Best Places to Work: 5 Seattle-area tech companies make Glassdoor’s annual list

Five Seattle-area tech companies made Glassdoor’s annual Best Places To Work list for 2019. Slalom Consulting was the highest-ranked company,… Read More

Subscribe to your vitamins: Pillsy launches supplement service alongside smart pill bottles

Pillsy has launched a subscription service that works alongside the Seattle-based startup’s smart pill bottles, reminding users to take their supplements… Read More

Startup lessons: How a dependency on Facebook led to the shutdown of this Seattle company

Think differently. Limit dependencies on other platforms. Stay focused on a small set of key KPIs. These are some of… Read More

National Academies report on quantum computing

Experts say it’s high time to create new cryptography for quantum computing age

A new report from computer scientists estimates that it’s likely to be at least a decade before quantum computing tools… Read More

Tech tools to help you survive the ‘Seattle Squeeze’ when the viaduct comes down

Seattle’s legendary traffic is about to get worse. On Jan. 11, the Alaskan Way Viaduct — the elevated, waterfront portion… Read More

Epic Games uses its ‘Fortnite’ cash to challenge Steam in the digital-storefront ring

Epic Games, the video game developer behind Gears of War, the Unreal Engine, and the Fortnite franchise, announced on Tuesday morning with a… Read More

Podcast

Introducing ‘Numbers Geek,’ a new podcast from GeekWire and Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts

What can we learn about the world by looking at numbers? Can numbers change the tone of our national conversation?… Read More

Fintech startup Switch raises more cash to manage online credit card info for consumers and merchants

Seattle fintech startup Switch has raised another $2 million as it continues to help merchants, card issuers, and consumers manage… Read More

Goodreads reveals best books of 2018 with more than 5 million votes across 21 categories

It’s that time of the year to check off what to get the readers on your holiday gift list. Good… Read More

Did Comcast mislead customers? Washington state makes case against telecom giant

“This is a case about reasonableness.” So said Howard Shapiro, an attorney representing Comcast in King County Superior Court on… Read More

Podcast

Can numbers unite the U.S.? Our quest to get Ann Coulter and her critics to put data before party

LOS ANGELES — America is deeply divided. People talk about finding common ground, but it seems to rarely happen. In fact, a… Read More

Didn’t know you had a Quora account? The latest internet data breach appears to surprise many

If you got an email indicating you were affected by the latest internet data breach and were mystified, you’ve apparently… Read More