Articles from 2018 – Page 142 of 161

I went one-on-one with Carnegie Mellon’s champion poker bot and did NOT get crushed

PITTSBURGH — In preparing for this story, I was all set to describe in detail how I had been soundly… Read More

Employment lawyers puzzled over IBM’s non-compete suit against Microsoft’s new diversity chief

IBM’s decision to sue a longtime human resources executive for taking a new job at Microsoft is raising questions among… Read More

Boeing helps lead new $32M investment in Singularity University, explores deeper partnership

Aerospace giant Boeing is teaming up with Kirkland, Wash.-based WestRiver Group to lead a $32 million Series B investment round… Read More

GeekWire Bash: Early-bird prices end Friday for our biggest, geekiest event of the year

Our biggest and craziest event of the year — The GeekWire Anniversary Bash — is just a month away. A… Read More

Astellas Pharma buying Universal Cells for $102M in Seattle’s third biotech acquisition in a month

Astellas Pharma, a Japanese pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, is acquiring Seattle biotech Universal Cells. Astellas will pay up to $102.5… Read More

Ciara joins Russell Wilson with her own channel on fan app TraceMe — and a first look at their little girl

In the comments and chats on Russell Wilson’s superfan app TraceMe, whatever is happening or has happened on the football… Read More

RealWear raises $17M for industrial augmented reality headgear

Vancouver, Wash.-based RealWear this week announced a $17 million Series A investment round led by Columbia Ventures Corporation. The company’s $2,000… Read More

Tech Moves: Longtime Seattle tech vet Peter Wilson to lead Blockchain engineering team; Madrona adds Ignition Partners vet

Peter Wilson, a fixture on the Seattle tech scene for more than 20 years, is on his way to London… Read More

Slice of Pittsburgh life: Pizza, politics, and renewal on the menu with activist chef Sonja Finn

PITTSBURGH — Sonja Finn doesn’t think we should be fighting over one slice of the pie. That maxim dictates just… Read More

Inside AlphaLab: Pittsburgh’s tech accelerator aims to solve the city’s startup challenge

PITTSBURGH — Inside this city’s startup launchpad, Adhithi Aji shows off a smart flexible label that captures consumer product usage data… Read More

Could Pittsburgh’s resurgent airport be the key to landing Amazon’s HQ2?

PITTSBURGH — Deep within Amazon’s request for proposals for its second North American headquarters, in a section about logistics, is… Read More

Study: 1 in 10 Seattle residents live downtown and nearly 75% of commuters don’t drive alone to work

Seattle is speeding toward some of its density and transportation goals, according to a new study from an organization that… Read More

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai endorses SpaceX’s plan for satellite broadband service

SpaceX’s plan to beam broadband services to America and the world via its Starlink satellite constellation got a big thumbs-up… Read More

VMware acquires Seattle’s CloudCoreo for its cloud security expertise

VMware continued to build out its cloud story Wednesday, acquiring cloud configuration-management startup CloudCoreo to help customers get a better… Read More

Amazon is worth more than Microsoft: Market value surges past $700B, now 3rd largest U.S. company

Amazon’s market value surged to more than $702 billion on Wednesday, making the Seattle-based company the third-largest U.S. public company… Read More

Commercial fusion ventures learn lessons about engineering and expectations

The promise of natural gas, shale oil, renewable energy and conventional nuclear power all pale in comparison to the promise… Read More

SEEVA raises $2M and hires former Toyota exec to help self-driving cars navigate tricky weather

Autonomous driving technology is improving rapidly but self-driving cars still struggle in poor weather conditions. SEEVA sees that as a… Read More

Love — and more Amazon Prime integration — is in the air at Whole Foods with Valentine’s roses deal

The love affair between Amazon and Whole Foods, which was solidified when the tech giant bought the grocery chain last… Read More

Science-fiction author Frank Herbert’s legacy to be honored with a new ‘Dune’ park in Tacoma

There likely won’t be any sandworms, but that’s not needed to spice up this news: Tacoma, Wash., native Frank Herbert,… Read More

Intel expands bug bounty program to include Spectre-like side-channel attacks, dangles $250K

Intel is promising up to $250,000 to security researchers who uncover new side-channel vulnerabilities in its processors, in the wake… Read More

Pittsburgh poised to build thriving health innovation industry — if it can escape ‘valley of death’

More than 125,000 people receive an organ transplant every year. The procedure could replace a failing heart, lungs or kidneys, or… Read More

These 8 Pittsburgh-area startups make up the third class of the city-backed PGH Lab incubator

PITTSBURGH — PGH Lab, a startup incubator led by the city of Pittsburgh, today announced its third class of companies.… Read More

Microsoft for Startups gives entrepreneurs Azure time and sales support backed by $500M in funding

Microsoft launched a new program designed to help startups get off the ground and into Microsoft’s ecosystem of cloud services… Read More

Pittsburgh leaders open CoLab18 community space, aim to provide equal access to technology

PITTSBURGH — As the technology industry fuels economic growth in this city, community leaders want to make sure all residents… Read More

Varsity Tutors raises another $50M to expand globally, accelerate growth in Seattle

Varsity Tutors, an education technology startup that combines live experts with an online and mobile platform for learners, today announced… Read More

Is a startup ‘funding gap’ holding Pittsburgh back? Tech leaders disagree over popular theory

PITTSBURGH — This city’s tech clout has grown immensely in recent years, yet it is often said that Pittsburgh still… Read More

Microsoft Edge boosts SpaceShipTwo into virtual space on Virgin Galactic’s website

Virgin Galactic hasn’t yet started taking tourists into space on its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, but the company now offers a… Read More

Boeing’s outlook for the commercial aviation market goes up, up and away

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — You don’t need a crystal ball to tell that Boeing and commercial aviation are riding an updraft —… Read More

Q&A: The inside story of ‘Ledger,’ the academic journal for blockchain and cryptocurrency research

PITTSBURGH — Christopher Wilmer is a chemical engineer at the University of Pittsburgh, an assistant professor in the Swanson School… Read More

I rode an electric LimeBike around downtown Seattle — and up a hill — and lived to tell the tale

The phrase “it’s just like riding a bike” has never resonated with me. I know it’s supposed to mean that… Read More