Articles from 2018 – Page 119 of 161

Indie game developer tinyBuild bulks up with $3.75M backing from new Makers Fund

tinyBuild, the Bothell, Wash.-based independent developer and publisher behind such truly weird games as “No Time to Explain,” “Party Hard,” and… Read More

A new comic-con hero for Seattle? ACE Universe bringing its star-studded event to the city in June

When it comes to pop culture and comics-related experiences in the Seattle area, Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) and PAX have… Read More

GeekWired! I took a coffee break with 2,000 Amazon employees and I can’t stop shaking

Amazon held its second annual Coffee Symposium on Friday as a means of showcasing the dozen or so independent roasters… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: ‘Parallel reality’ displays show different content to multiple people, simultaneously

After a decade-and-a-half covering the technology industry, it takes a lot to impress me, but the demo I saw with… Read More

Can technology drag us out of the car-centric era of regional transportation design?

Technology has changed so many sectors of our economy, but most regional transportation systems in the U.S. remain locked in… Read More

Take that, Airbus! American Airlines puts in a big $12.3 billion order for Boeing 787 jets

News Brief: $12.3 billion. … That’s the list-price value of the 47 Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets that American Airlines is ordering.… Read More

TLDR: Walmart’s tech transformation, Seattle median home price climbs to $820K, a vegan burger that bleeds

[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

Why does Seattle want to raise Uber and Lyft rates?

Uber is questioning the motivation behind a plan to raise the rates of its service in Seattle after a City… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Legalpad aims to create smoother path for those seeking work visas

Some entrepreneurs would look at the anti-immigrant sentiment currently coming from American leaders and run the other way. The co-founders… Read More

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden slams Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg: “you should own your data”

PORTLAND – It’s been a rough few weeks for Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Senator Ron Wyden implied Friday… Read More

Juno’s new gems focus on Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

There’s a fresh flowering of photos from NASA’s Juno orbiter, and this time they’re highlighting Jupiter’s most famous feature, the… Read More

Facebook rolls out new rules for ads promoting politically-charged issues

Facebook is introducing stricter rules for advertisers promoting hot-button issues. Starting today, advertisers who want to buy politically-charged ads will need… Read More

Geek of the Week: A Teams player at Microsoft, Raanah Amjadi finds a product and a purpose

Raanah Amjadi moved to Seattle more than four years ago to start her career at Microsoft and during that time… Read More

Blind software engineer taps into his ‘superpowers’ to write and fix code at Amazon

Plenty of people look at code and have no idea what they’re seeing. It all just looks like a bunch… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up Podcast: The great privacy debate — and how companies like Apple could benefit

How should gadget fans think about privacy? Geared Up cohost Andru Edwards, for one, says growing concerns about data privacy… Read More

Tech Moves: Remitly taps John Scrofano to lead new initiatives; Convoy adds Dropbox engineering leader; Microsoft data whiz joins Outreach

John Scrofano, a longtime Seattle entrepreneur and executive who most recently served as CEO of Seattle startup Garmentory, joined startup… Read More

Walmart adding 500 new Pickup Towers for online orders as part of tech transformation

Walmart is doubling down on the massive Pickup Towers it has placed in hundreds of stores across the U.S. The… Read More

Elon Musk in "Do You Trust This Computer?"

Elon Musk touts scary movie about AI as an ‘immortal dictator’ – and it’s free!

If you want to get really scared about the future, you could see “A Quiet Place” this weekend at your… Read More

Juno’s $9B deal helps venture capitalist Bob Nelsen land on Midas List; Seattle investors don’t make cut

Forbes released its annual Midas List this week and Seattle-area investors are certainly lacking again. The list, which ranks the… Read More

Seattle median home price hits record $820K, soaring $43K in a month, putting buyers in a ‘pressure cooker’

Seattle’s median home sale price climbed to $819,500 in March, gaining nearly $43,000 in value over last month’s record numbers.… Read More

Washington Post responds to Trump’s attacks on the paper, Amazon, and Bezos

President Donald Trump has been firing shots at Amazon, its CEO Jeff Bezos, and the newspaper he owns for more… Read More

Get an inside look at the New Burke Museum (and the Old Burke’s T. rex)

Stealing a sneak peek at the University of Washington’s new Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is like looking… Read More

Technology at The Masters; ESPN’s new streaming service; NBA esports league draft; and more sports tech news

TAYLOR’S TAKE ON THE WEEK IN SPORTS TECH: It’s shaping up to be an epic Masters in Augusta this weekend. The… Read More

Working Geek: M3 Biotechnology CEO Leen Kawas on shifting from academia to startups

What do babies and startups have in common? “When you think everything is perfect, the next day something happens,” said… Read More

As funding nears $400M, Impossible Foods targets meat eaters with plant-based burger that ‘bleeds’

PORTLAND — Just a few minutes into his presentation at TechFestNW, David Lee could sense suspicion and uncertainty amongst the… Read More

TLDR: Twitter suspends 1.2M accounts, Amazon Spheres open to the public, tips for using VR

[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

Orion Span says it’ll put space hotel in orbit by 2022, but some details are up in the air

A startup called Orion Span says it’s planning to open a luxury hotel in orbit in 2022, but a lot… Read More

Instacart raises another $150M to double staff amid grocery delivery battle with Amazon

Instacart has landed another $150 million to continue battling Amazon’s invasion of its rapid grocery delivery turf. The money is… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2018: Early-bird tickets on sale, community voting opens next week

Early-bird tickets are on sale now for the 2018 GeekWire Awards, the biggest tech awards show of its kind in… Read More

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on Trump, Amazon, and tariffs: ‘There is no strategy’

Pramila Jayapal, the congresswoman deemed “Democrats’ fastest-rising star,” pulled no punches when asked about President Donald Trump’s own jabs at… Read More