Articles from 2018 – Page 130 of 161

Tethers Unlimited and Orbital Research forge partnership for small-satellite radios

News brief: Burnaby, B.C.-based Orbital Research Inc. says it will build a space-based, 26 GHz Ka-band radio receiver for use… Read More

For every 100 families living in poverty on the West Coast, there are no more than 30 affordable homes

The West Coast is defined by progressive politics, booming tech economies and — increasingly — affordable housing crises. A new… Read More

Reports: Longtime retail giant Toys R Us to close more than 800 U.S. stores; 30,000 jobs likely lost

Toys R Us, the chain that grew to become the best-known toy retailer in the United States over a span… Read More

Google picks up another win for G Suite as Airbus grounds Microsoft Office

With over 130,000 employees, Airbus uses a lot of office productivity software. It recently decided to make a big bet… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Curio Interactive brings a magical, ‘Harry Potter’ vibe to learning

With the touch of a finger, the owl’s feathered wings fade away, revealing the bird’s delicate bone structure. With the… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Be an ocean science software engineer to support climate research

The University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory was established in the 1940’s to support the U.S. Navy with technology. Today,… Read More

Amazon vets raise $16.4M for Skilljar, aim to help companies educate customers about their products

After getting the startup itch at Amazon, going through the Techstars accelerator, and pivoting their business model, Sandi Lin and… Read More

Get a sampler of Stephen Hawking’s ‘crazy smarts’ in his Seattle lecture on the theory of everything

This week’s passing of famed British physicist Stephen Hawking has sparked reflection around the globe — and perhaps, dreamily, even throughout… Read More

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Library of Congress saves the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus and other online ‘web cultures’

If you had to describe the unique “culture” of the web by highlighting a bunch of websites, would you choose… Read More

NFL COO Tod Leiweke departs, will reportedly team up with brother to lead Seattle’s NHL franchise

NFL COO Tod Leiweke stepped down Tuesday and reports indicate that the former Seahawks CEO will team up with his… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Expedia exec joins Madrona as founder-in-residence; Boeing drone maker Insitu taps Adidas exec as CEO; Funko names CMO

Former Expedia, Concur and Alaska Airlines executive Steve Jarvis has taken on a new role, GeekWire has learned. Jarvis, who… Read More

5 takeaways from Bloomberg’s deep dive into Amazon’s rise to dominance

Amazon’s ascension as a corporate and retail titan has entire industries trembling at mere rumors that the company is moving… Read More

Microsoft claims AI program just as good as human pros in Chinese to English translation

Microsoft says it has built the first machine that can translate parts of news stories from Chinese to English as… Read More

FAQ: Here’s everything you need to know about the big GeekWire Anniversary Bash on Thursday

GeekWire’s 7th Anniversary Bash is just around the corner, taking place at the CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle this Thursday, March… Read More

Walmart counterpunches Amazon with plan to expand grocery delivery service to 100 U.S. markets

A big battle is brewing over the delivery of milk, fruit and cheese, and how Americans will spend their hard-earned… Read More

This Pi Day, don’t forget the reason for the season

Maybe it’s time to put the pi back in Pi Day. I remember a time when 3/14 really stood for… Read More

Microsoft plans its first Middle East data center for cloud customers, adds European capacity

Microsoft announced plans for its first cloud data centers in the Middle East Wednesday, hoping to bring capacity online in… Read More

‘We lost a great one’: Microsoft CEO and other celebs salute Stephen Hawking

Few luminaries bridged the frontiers of science and pop culture as completely as physicist Stephen Hawking, and that fact was… Read More

Stephen Hawking, the world’s most famous physicist, dies peacefully at the age of 76

Stephen Hawking, the British physicist who became famous for his way-out theories and for overcoming debilitating disease, has died at… Read More

Scientists give nickname to New Horizons probe’s post-Pluto target: Ultima Thule

News Brief: Nearly three years after flying past Pluto, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is heading for a target more than… Read More

Jeff Bezos shares all 114 seconds of Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine test firing

Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine is an essential part of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ vision of getting millions of people… Read More

Female employees at Microsoft filed 238 discrimination and harassment claims over 7-year period

There were 238 complaints of gender discrimination or sexual harassment filed by U.S.-based female employees in technical roles at Microsoft… Read More

President Donald Trump revives the policy debate over creating military Space Force

President Donald Trump today talked about creating a U.S. Space Force, breathing new life into a concept that’s been proposed… Read More

Will Alexa agree with Aiera? Wells Fargo’s stock-picking AI says Boston is likely Amazon HQ2 spot

When cities across North America wanted to get the attention of Amazon during the company’s search for a second headquarters,… Read More

Melania Trump reportedly meeting with Google, Amazon and other tech titans on cyberbullying

News Brief: Melania Trump asked to meet with Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Microsoft, and Snap next week to discuss cyberbullying,… Read More

Geek of the Week: Jason Flick has his gamer face on as official eMLS player for the Seattle Sounders

Jason Flick isn’t a player on the pitch for the Seattle Sounders FC. But he will be representing the team… Read More

Amazon-owned Twitch offering collection of free games for Prime members

Twitch said it will offer a slate of free games monthly to members of Amazon Prime, adding another benefit to… Read More

Boeing and Guinness World Records celebrate production of 10,000th 737 jet

Boeing 737 jets are rolling out of the factory in Renton, Wash., more than once a day, but the Southwest… Read More

Video: Inside Facebook’s newest office building with one of its first Seattle employees

When Vijaye Raji came to Facebook in 2011 from Microsoft, he was one of about 15 engineers crammed into a… Read More

Amazon holds top spot in brand reputation survey for third straight year; Apple, Google see big drops

At least one tech giant is keeping customers happy. Amazon maintained the top spot for the third consecutive year in… Read More