Articles from 2018 – Page 115 of 161

Elon Musk’s Boring Company raises $113M for tunnels, with Musk investing the most

A newly reported investment round has brought in $112.5 million for the Boring Company, the venture that billionaire techie Elon… Read More

Intel hopes new chip-level security features move it past the Meltdown/Spectre fallout

As one of the biggest security events of the year kicks off Monday, Intel promised that its future chip designs… Read More

Interview: Why former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is holding a ‘shareholder meeting’ for America

Steve Ballmer is no stranger to shareholder meetings, but this is not your typical investor gathering. The former Microsoft CEO… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Halo Automotive CEO turns near miss with disaster into dream for connected cars

Tyler Phillipi credits a near miss with disaster for inspiring Halo Automotive, a Portland-based startup that helps dealerships maintain relationships… Read More

Unikrn to create ‘first crypto gaming platform’ with acquisition of ChallengeMe

Seattle esports betting startup Unikrn continues to grow and today announced another acquisition. The company has swooped up Berlin-based ChallengeMe.GG,… Read More

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch aims to put the world’s biggest plane in the air this summer

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch space company says it’s on track to conduct the first test flight… Read More

TLDR: Safest helmets in football, Supreme Court & the future of online shopping, 2018 Halo World Championship

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Video: Donkey Kong kingpin fires back at allegations he cheated to get high scores

Can the world famous — and infamous — gamer Billy Mitchell jump over this barrel? The Donkey Kong champ —… Read More

SpaceX and NASA delay launch of TESS planet hunter to check guidance analysis

NASA and SpaceX say they’ll take more time to launch the Transiting Exoplanet Survey System, or TESS, just to make… Read More

White House readies new system for space traffic management, VP Mike Pence says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Trump administration is getting set to sign off on a new set of procedures for… Read More

Netflix adds another 7.4M subscribers, posts $3.7B in revenue as shares rise 6%

News Brief: Netflix exceeded Wall Street’s expectations for its first quarter, adding another 7.4 million subscribers (2 million in the… Read More

Commentary: Perspectives on the data privacy crisis from a social network entrepreneur

[Editor’s Note: This guest commentary is by Seattle-based entrepreneur David Longdon, founder and president of motion.social.] For the last few… Read More

What’s with Jeff Bezos’ bubbly new social media persona?

For years, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been on a dogged mission to dominate everything from e-commerce to space travel,… Read More

Microsoft’s Brad Smith calls cyberspace the ‘new battlefield’ as company releases latest security features

Microsoft is beefing up security measures across its suite of enterprise products, with a series of new features and programs… Read More

FCC fines T-Mobile $40M for playing fake ring tones on calls to rural areas with poor reception

The Federal Communications Commission and T-Mobile agreed to a $40 million settlement after an investigation revealed the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless… Read More

Report: Amazon drops plans to sell pharmaceuticals to hospitals

Amazon has dropped a plan to start selling drugs to hospitals, according to a report by CNBC. Reports of Amazon’s interest… Read More

SNC and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin show off hardware at Colorado’s Space Symposium

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A year after Blue Origin put its New Shepard rocket booster on public display for the first… Read More

Sales tax showdown: FAQ on the Supreme Court case that could shape the future of online shopping

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear its first state sales tax case in more than 25 years this… Read More

NFL helmet safety testing results: Vicis ranks first again for its high-tech head protector

Vicis makes the safest helmet in football. That’s the verdict again from the NFL, which ranked the Seattle startup atop… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2018: CEO of the Year candidates lead their companies to big growth

They run companies across various industries, from AI training to text analysis to wireless networks. But all five of our GeekWire… Read More

Immunotherapy dramatically increases survival rate of lung cancer patients, according to new study

Immunotherapies are quickly increasing survival rates for some of the deadliest cancers in the world. A new study on immunotherapy… Read More

nLight updates IPO filing: Laser-maker looks to raise as much as $81M

nLight, a Vancouver, Wash.-based maker of high-powered lasers which are used in aerospace, defense and manufacturing, updated its IPO filing… Read More

With initial backing from Jeff Bezos, Maveron and others, coding bootcamp General Assembly sells for $412.5M

General Assembly, which helps people learn technical skills such as Web development, data analytics and user interface design, is selling… Read More

Smartsheet looks to raise up to $120M through its upcoming IPO, new filing shows

Smartsheet plans to raise as much as $120 million through its upcoming initial public offering, new documents filed with the… Read More

Kineta signs multi-million dollar collaboration with Genentech to develop non-opioid pain medication

As the U.S. opioid epidemic rages on, the need for effective alternative pain medications is only becoming more acute. Seattle-based… Read More

Amazon starts revealing secret formula behind influential ‘Amazon’s Choice’ selections

Amazon is disclosing new details about the previously mysterious criteria behind the “Amazon’s Choice” designation given to selected products on… Read More

Scenes from the Halo World Championships: Defending champs fall in battle for $500k prize

Thousands of video-game fans packed CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle this weekend to see which professional “Halo” team would… Read More

There’s only so much time left to look for life on Mars before life arrives from Earth

STANFORD, Calif. — NASA has been looking for life on Mars for more than 40 years, but the quest could get… Read More

Three years later, Microsoft’s bet on Xbox One backward-compatible games is still paying off

It has been nearly three years since Microsoft announced plans to make older Xbox games playable on Xbox One, and… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 8, 2018

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of April 8, 2018. Read More