Articles from 2018 – Page 135 of 161

Paul Allen team locates another long lost warship as USS Lexington is found 76 years after sinking

A team led by Paul Allen has done it again at the bottom of the sea, locating the wreckage of… Read More

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg hails the air taxi as an idea whose time is coming … fast

It’s not exactly a revelation that the Boeing Co. is interested in autonomous flight, including robo-planes that can fly people.… Read More

Fewer international grad students are seeking computer science degrees in the U.S. for the first time in years

The number of international students enrolling in American universities is declining for the first time in years, amid volatile shifts… Read More

Google ad blitz showcases a life made easier with its Assistant, and Nest delivers prom night advice

Amazon may have made a splash during last month’s Super Bowl with an Alexa ad that dominated water cooler conversations,… Read More

Gates Foundation will invest $170M ‘to help women exercise their economic power’

News Brief: The Gates Foundation today announced that it will commit $170 million over the next four years “to help… Read More

Smart speaker startup Roxy, founded by ex-Amazon and Microsoft employees, aims to replace hotel phones

Roxy, a Seattle startup that offers a customizable voice assistant and touch screen smart speaker for the hotel industry, added a… Read More

Netflix is streaming champ at Oscars with win for ‘Icarus’ while Amazon loses in screenplay category

The back-and-forth battle for awards season supremacy among the streaming services shifted back to Netflix on Sunday night at the… Read More

Lyft announces partnership with Allscripts to help patients get to doctors appointments

News brief: Ride-hailing service Lyft announced a new integration with electronic health records (EHR) company Allscripts Monday, allowing doctors to… Read More

The battle between Amazon and Google escalates, this time around Nest

There’s no love lost between Google and Amazon, two of the biggest tech companies on the planet with market values… Read More

Harebrained Schemes gears up for ‘BattleTech’ revival with launch of pre-orders

Seattle-based game developer Harebrained Schemes has launched pre-orders for its upcoming PC game BattleTech, reviving a famous science fiction franchise that… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Feb. 25, 2018

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Feb. 25, 2018. Read More

The fascinating faces and fabulous cosplay of Emerald City Comic Con

The Washington State Convention Center is overflowing this weekend with fans of comics, games, fantasy and pop culture for the… Read More

Thousands of diesel VWs await their fate in the shadow of the defunct Satsop Nuclear Power Plant in Elma, Washington

Aerial images reveal thousands of emissions-cheating diesel VWs awaiting their fate in shadow of defunct nuclear plant

If you sold your recalled emissions-cheating diesel VW back to Volkswagen in the Pacific Northwest, you may be able to… Read More

Ponder identity, search for meaning, and fight karate robots in ‘The Fall, Part 2: Unbound’

When someone says “adventure game,” it can cover a lot of ground. There’s probably no other genre that’s evolved as… Read More

Podcast

Week In Geek Podcast: Common sense for AI, Amazon vs. Google in smart-home security

It was a big week for AI. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced he’s putting $125 million towards a new initiative… Read More

Who’ll win big at the Oscars? Number crunchers put in their predictions

Update for 1:25 p.m. PT March 5: Looks like the living, breathing humans — and Unanimous AI — take the statuette for… Read More

Geek of the Week: Microsoft’s Michael Ford manages massive real estate portfolio in hopes of inspiring workers

As the general manager for Microsoft’s global real estate and facilities, Michael Ford is responsible for a worldwide portfolio comprised of… Read More

Capitalism’s biggest villain? Amazon is dubbed ‘the new Walmart — only worse’ in report

Amazon has usurped Walmart as the unscrupulous capitalist king of industry — at least according to Business Insider. Kate Taylor… Read More

Working Geek: Bryce Smith, CEO of LevelTen Energy, helps stoke the demand for solar and wind

Microsoft, Amazon, Walmart and other corporations are not only the big dogs in their respective fields, but they also use… Read More

Researchers are figuring out how to pack a supercomputer into a nanosatellite

Putting a supercomputer in a package that’s roughly the size of a loaf of bread is one thing. Making sure… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Learn from teenage entrepreneurs; Get your geek on at the GeekWire Bash; and more

Some entrepreneurs start their journey early — for teens in LaunchX Clubs, as early as 14 years old. The national network… Read More

University of Washington’s HERB robot makes cameo on X-Files as automated sushi waiter

This might be a first for the University of Washington computer science department. HERB, a famous robot also known as… Read More

Widespread outage at Amazon Web Services’ U.S. East region takes down Alexa, Atlassian developer tools

Problems with Amazon Web Services’ Direct Connect service took down several customers Friday morning using the cloud leader’s creaky U.S.… Read More

Why it might be time for Big Cloud to share the wealth with open-source startups

There’s no longer any point in ignoring the truth: during the age of open-source software, which was supposed to democratize… Read More

Student entrepreneurs tackle genetic testing, clinical trials at health startup competition

Thursday marked the third annual Hollomon Health Challenge, hosted by the University of Washington’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. The goal:… Read More

Amazon’s $1B Ring deal ‘probably the biggest miss’ in Shark Tank history

Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka “Mr. Wonderful,” was blown away when he saw Amazon’s agreement to acquire video doorbell… Read More

Meet the Girls of Steel: This badass robotics team at Carnegie Mellon University preps young women for STEM careers

PITTSBURGH — It’s not just the graduate students and PhD researchers inside Carnegie Mellon University’s top-ranked computer science school that… Read More

Asteroid Institute adds Google Cloud and AGI as tech partners for asteroid tracking

Google Cloud and AGI (a.k.a. Analytical Graphics Inc.) have gotten on board with the B612 Asteroid Institute to develop a… Read More

Taking on WeWork? Madrona Venture Group doubles Seattle office space for new co-working operation

Madrona Venture Group is expanding its physical footprint in Seattle with a new innovation space for founders and startups. The… Read More

Deals site Zulily hits $1.6B in revenue, 5.8M customers, 2 years after acquisition by QVC’s parent

Zulily finished 2017 with a record number of active customers as the online retailer continues to navigate a time of… Read More