Articles from 2018 – Page 146 of 161

Inside Uber’s self-driving tech center in Pittsburgh, a glimpse of the possible future of transportation

PITTSBURGH — Walking through Uber’s self-driving center feels like something out of a movie, or a step into the future. As… Read More

Amazon passes Samsung for 2nd place in worldwide tablet shipments, sees 50% growth in 2017

Amazon’s worldwide tablet shipments spiked 48 percent last quarter while the tech giant passed Samsung for second place in vendor… Read More

Seattle officials allege Facebook violated political ad laws, seek spending data from tech giant

Seattle officials say Facebook violated city laws that require anyone selling advertising related to local elections to disclose data on… Read More

Elon Musk explains why SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is risky – and revolutionary

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Launching the Falcon Heavy rocket is arguably one of the riskiest operations that SpaceX has ever… Read More

Alexa gives weather for Austin in Super Bowl ad — and a nation speculates about Amazon HQ2 clues

Ask Amazon’s Alexa which city in Texas is her favorite, and she replies, “Definitely Austin.” Ask the voice-integrated artificial intelligence… Read More

Why is GeekWire in Pittsburgh? Here’s the story behind all these stories you’ve been seeing lately

PITTSBURGH — What the heck is with all the coverage from this place all of a sudden? We know that… Read More

Here’s how tech companies fared in today’s historic stock market plunge

The Dow Jones Industrial Average just experienced the worst single-day decline in its history, and other stock markets dropped as… Read More

Meet the TrashBot: CleanRobotics is using machine learning to keep recycling from going to waste

PITTSBURGH — At a mall in Sydney, Australia, “the world’s first smart trash can” is fastidiously photographing, weighing, and sorting… Read More

Apptio continues drive toward profitability on revenue growth, now cash-flow positive

Bellevue’s Apptio capped off 2017 by exceeding financial analyst expectations for revenue and earnings per share, as more companies adopt… Read More

This was the pits: Time-lapse video shows highway fill in hole where Seattle tunnel machine ended

The seven-story-deep receiving pit where Bertha the SR 99 tunneling machine ended her years-long run has been transformed in just… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle startup vet Gaurav Oberoi joins Paul Allen’s AI initiative; Axon scoops up Nokia vision team; PitchBook hires Marchex exec

Gaurav Oberoi, an entrepreneur and startup executive known for co-founding Precision Polling, BillMonk and SurveyMonkey Audience, has joined the Allen… Read More

Startup Spotlight: With a boost from Super Bowl ads, online auto seller Joydrive is ready to roll

The auto-sales startup Joydrive kicked into high gear this weekend with two ads running during Sunday’s Super Bowl game. “Our traffic… Read More

‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ trailer lacks a familiar voice, but looks like another sci-fi winner

Is it too late to send Harrison Ford back in time to play a young Han Solo? OK, fine. I… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa takes the trophy for top Super Bowl ad by beating the NFL, Budweiser and more

Despite the fact that the actual football game was the more entertaining part of the evening for once, some Super… Read More

Jeff Bezos wishes SpaceX ‘best of luck’ with Falcon Heavy – and Elon Musk replies with a smooch

All eyes are on Elon Musk as his company SpaceX gets ready to launch its first Falcon Heavy rocket from… Read More

When Big Tech comes to town: Pittsburgh tries to repair Uber deal and apply lessons to Amazon bid

PITTSBURGH — When Uber started eyeing this city as a testing ground for self-driving cars back in 2016, Mayor Bill… Read More

We rode in Uber’s self-driving car, and now we’re less confident in the future of autonomous vehicles

PITTSBURGH — Our first self-driving car experience was going great. And then we hit a pothole. We were riding in… Read More

SpaceX’s Elon Musk adds a ‘Starman’ to the Tesla Roadster he’s sending into space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — When SpaceX launches a Tesla Roadster sports car into deep space atop its very first Falcon… Read More

Former Intel executive Renee James launches Ampere, a new Arm-based server chip company

A former top executive at Intel is launching a new server chip company Monday, betting on Intel’s rival architecture with… Read More

T-Mobile’s Super Bowl ad promotes equality as wireless carrier tries new marketing strategy

T-Mobile took a different direction with its Super Bowl ad this year — instead of bashing its wireless rivals, the… Read More

This church has faith in Amazon: Tech giant’s HQ2 could help ‘make Pittsburgh alive again’

PITTSBURGH — The stunning 14-foot cross suspended above the altar at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral was constructed of steel, glass and… Read More

Review: What it’s like to use Wrench, the ‘Uber for auto repair’ that sends a mechanic to your car

It was just another Tuesday. I wrapped up a few early-morning work tasks in the living room, threw my laptop… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 28, 2018

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 28, 2018. Read More

Super Bowl tech round-up: Amazon ads, NFL startup competition winners, and how to stream the big game

TAYLOR’S TAKE ON THE WEEK IN SPORTS TECH: Hey, Yinzers! I’ve been having fun living and working in Pittsburgh for… Read More

Seattle freeze, meet Pittsburgh nice: A love letter and a warning to the Steel City

PITTSBURGH — With bone-chilling temperatures dipping into the teens and a light dusting of snow on the ground, Pittsburgh’s bitter… Read More

Sidewalk Labs spinoff Coord aims to connect navigation apps, public transit and ride-sharing services

Over the past year, analysts from a Sidewalk Labs spinout called Coord have been playing a game of “would you rather?”… Read More

Preview: ‘Slay the Spire’ is a painful mashup of genres — and that’s not a bad thing

“Slay the Spire” is a game for masochists. That isn’t a criticism or complaint. It’s just the nature of the… Read More

Podcast

Week In Geek Podcast: Amazon’s new healthcare company explained, and inside the Amazon Spheres

Amazon had a big week. The company announced plans to found a new healthcare company in partnership with bank JPMorgan… Read More

Bill Gates stars in new Code.org ‘How Computers Work’ video series to run on Alaska Airlines flights

The next time you fly, you may be able to learn more about the laptop or other computing device you… Read More

Cosmonauts toss out antenna box, install a new one during longest Russian spacewalk

News Brief: A pair of Russian cosmonauts today conducted their nation’s longest-ever spacewalk to replace an electronics box for a… Read More