Articles from 2018 – Page 145 of 161

Amazon unveils Whole Foods grocery delivery service, free for 2-hour Prime orders over $35

Amazon’s integration with Whole Foods took a big step forward Thursday as the tech giant announced a new grocery delivery… Read More

How I photographed the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch with sound-triggered cameras

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center for the first time Tuesday. I… Read More

Tech Moves: RealNetworks exec named CEO of Napster parent; Tableau adds Starbucks CTO to board; and more

Bill Patrizio, formerly the president of consumer media for RealNetworks, was appointed CEO of Rhapsody International, the parent company of… Read More

Working Geek: Loftium CEO Yifan Zhang defies expectations, eschews workplace egos

Loftium pitched a novel approach to the real estate market last year by offering down payments to home buyers willing… Read More

In interview full of stunners, music legend Quincy Jones says Paul Allen sings, plays just like Hendrix

Legendary producer Quincy Jones has had a hand in creating some of the most iconic music of all time, including… Read More

Redfin migration report finds a first for Seattle: More users searching for a way out of city than in

The steady drumbeat of reports about growing Seattle and the tech boom and the desire of so many people to… Read More

Square reveals location of its stealthy Seattle office, right across from the Amazon Spheres

Square is just getting settled in Seattle, and it is already planning to grow. GeekWire reported on Square’s Seattle office… Read More

Pittsburgh Profiles: Black Tech Nation CEO Kelauni Cook is on a mission to make tech more inclusive

PITTSBURGH — Two years ago, Kelauni Cook moved from North Dakota to Pittsburgh chasing an opportunity she couldn’t pass up.… Read More

Podcast

Health Tech Podcast: A ‘tricorder’ in your home? Pioneer Lee Hood on the future of health technology

“I envision a time, in the 10-year future, when we’ll have a tricorder and you at home will put a… Read More

Dramatic photos of historic SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch from GeekWire camera 1,200 feet away

[Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with additional pictures, including the one above, retrieved Wednesday from a third camera… Read More

Automated power-tool maker victorious at AlphaLab ‘Hardware Cup’ in display of Pittsburgh’s robotics clout

PITTSBURGH — AlphaLab Gear’s Hardware Cup event on Tuesday evening served as a reminder of this city’s robotics chops and… Read More

University of Pittsburgh chancellor on Amazon, growth and the tension over the city’s nonprofits

PITTSBURGH — The education and healthcare giants of this city represent some of Pittsburgh’s biggest advantages in the new economy.… Read More

Virtual reality startup Vreal lands $11.7M to build out VR game streaming platform

Seattle virtual reality startup Vreal has landed an $11.7 million Series A round to continue building out what it calls… Read More

Google ups Drive integration with Office files as Microsoft aims to poach users to OneDrive

Microsoft and Google are invading each other’s turf with new features and offers to woo customers to their respective productivity… Read More

Seattle startup SORO aims to boost legal weed industry with intuitive sales and analytics apps

Growing and selling legal pot isn’t like most other businesses. There are the state regulations, which require rigorous tracking of… Read More

Niche raises $6.6M, aims to be one of Pittsburgh’s ‘game-changing’ startups with school and neighborhood reviews

PITTSBURGH — To get Pittsburgh’s tech ecosystem on another level, the city’s startup scene could use more homegrown companies that… Read More

Seattle startup vet raises cash for stealthy AstrumU, looks to bring efficiency to higher education with machine learning

Adam Wray sees plenty of inefficiency in the $600 billion higher education arena. And the Seattle entrepreneur — who previously… Read More

Elon Musk marvels at Falcon Heavy’s triumph, looks ahead to bigger rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s billionaire founder, Elon Musk, says that even he was surprised by how successful the first flight… Read More

Internet users – including Donald Trump – are over the moon about SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket didn’t blow up on the launch pad, but it did blow up the internet. More than… Read More

PhaseRX sells to Roivant Sciences for $800,000 two months after declaring bankruptcy

Seattle biotech company PhaseRX is being bought by multinational drug commercialization company Roivant Sciences, according to an SEC filing. Roivant… Read More

‘Smoketown’ author Mark Whitaker on Pittsburgh’s tech revival, and its impact on the black community

PITTSBURGH — Mark Whitaker chronicles one of this city’s most fascinating eras in his new book, “Smoketown: The Untold Story… Read More

Watch ‘Starman’ drift: SpaceX’s Tesla reaches the ultimate cruising altitude and rides off into space

This might be the ultimate space oddity. High above his home planet, where millions of people are no doubt sitting… Read More

Seattle Genetics beats earnings expectations as revenue from cancer drug Adcetris grows

Seattle Genetics, a Seattle-based biotechnology company that makes the cancer therapy Adcetris, beat Wall Street expectations in its 2017 earnings… Read More

Snap stock soars as Snapchat parent notches 1st earnings beat as a public company

Snapchat parent company Snap beat Wall Street expectations for the first time in its fourth quarter as a public company. Shares in… Read More

SpaceX launches its Falcon Heavy rocket for first time, putting a sports car (and Starman) in space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s triple-barreled Falcon Heavy rocket rose into space today for the first time on a pillar of… Read More

Time for SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to fly: Watch live video of the final countdown

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The maiden launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is arguably the biggest thing to hit NASA’s… Read More

Sonic (tech) boom: Sea-Tac Airport busier than ever, with record 46.9M passengers last year

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is busier than ever, servicing a record 46.9 million passengers in 2017 as the region continues to… Read More

Seattle traffic congestion is ninth worst in U.S.; eight cities in top 10 are vying for Amazon’s HQ2

Too bad it’s against the law now in Washington state to look at your mobile device while you’re behind the… Read More

Amazon ditching lock screen ads on Prime discount smartphones in exchange for $20 price increase

Amazon says it is getting rid of the lock screen ads and offers that support its Prime smartphone program, but… Read More

‘InnovatePGH’ initiative launches in effort to make Pittsburgh a world-class tech hub, with a new innovation district

PITTSBURGH — This city punches above its weight in the innovation economy, but Pittsburgh is still working to compete on… Read More