Articles from 2018

Drone video documents a disturbingly close encounter with passenger plane

An apparent close call between a drone and a passenger airliner over Las Vegas is the subject of an investigation… Read More

Seattle’s KEXP launches redesigned website to help its listeners listen, watch and read better

KEXP has long been the place “where the music matters,” and thankfully for the independent Seattle radio station and the… Read More

Airbus’ Vahana air taxi gets 16 feet off the ground during its first test flight in Oregon

This week marked a milestone for Airbus Ventures’ Vahana team, which is developing a self-flying, electric-powered air taxi — also known… Read More

Square’s secret office: Payments company’s Seattle outpost is the stealthiest tech outpost in town

There have been a parade of big California-based tech companies coming to Seattle over the past few years, as most… Read More

Univ. of Washington teams up with Pacific NW National Lab on materials science

The University of Washington and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are joining forces on a new research venture that spans 200… Read More

Top 5 ads before Super Bowl kickoff: Amazon hangs with the big-game brands like Budweiser

In the advertising game that is taking place before the big football game, Amazon is running with a crop of… Read More

Geek of the Week: Univ. of Washington’s Robert Masse plugs into analytics to build better batteries

Robert Masse confesses that he didn’t always have an aptitude for science and technology, but that over time he’s become inspired… Read More

Apptio acquires former VMware spinoff Digital Fuel for $42.5M

Apptio added another another product to its lineup Friday with the acquisition of Digital Fuel, a fellow provider of tools… Read More

Zunum Aero starts building its first electric airplane motor, targets first flight in 2019

News Brief: Kirkland, Wash.-based Zunum Aero has reportedly started building its first prototype electric airplane motor, and plans to put… Read More

What makes Pittsburgh’s tech scene special, and how it needs to improve

Pittsburghers love to party. We learned that on Thursday night as more than 200 people gathered at the second floor… Read More

Arivale, ISB look to reverse early Alzheimer’s with data-driven lifestyle coaching

The Institute for Systems Biology is taking a swing at one of the most widespread and puzzling diseases in the… Read More

Video play-by-play of a Seattle vandal armed with a mop cleans up in the comedy department

Here’s some Friday internet advice for you: Skip the memo, and go with the mop. An apparently intoxicated gentleman armed… Read More

After raising $93M, Pittsburgh’s Petuum aims to hire 120 people this year in quest to be the ‘VMware of AI’

PITTSBURGH — Petuum moved into its new office 10 months ago. Now, the early-stage startup is already planning to expand into… Read More

Behind the scenes: Pittsburgh’s mayor talks with GeekWire about Amazon HQ2 and more

PITTSBURGH — One of the highlights of our first week here was the chance to sit down with Pittsburgh Mayor… Read More

Eww! Yay! Investors back Beta Hatch’s effort to grow mealworms for animal feed

Thar’s money in them thar mealworms! At least that’s what Cavallo Ventures is counting on. The venture capital arm of… Read More

University of Washington’s top research ship returns to duty after midlife makeover

The University of Washington’s biggest research ship is getting loaded up with scientists, supplies and an underwater robot after an… Read More

iPhone sales drop over holiday season as Apple exceeds earnings expectations

Apple reported record earnings and revenue in the most recent quarter, but iPhone sales slumped over the holiday season. Apple… Read More

CFOs of Tableau and Impinj step down amid Q4 earnings reports

Two leading Seattle tech companies announced the departures of their chief financial officers Thursday, tied to their fourth-quarter earnings reports.… Read More

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at Google I/O 2017

Google says it is recording $1B per quarter in cloud revenue, including G Suite

For what appears to be the first time Thursday, Google publicly revealed how much revenue it is generating from its… Read More

Tableau stock jumps 10% as new subscription strategy helps it beat 2017 earnings expectations

Tableau, the Seattle-based maker of data visualization software, narrowly beat its 2017 earnings expectations Thursday, giving its stock a 10… Read More

Pittsburgh Profile: Matt Kowalczyk’s love of football and computers attracted recruiters from Carnegie Mellon and Microsoft

Matt Kowalczyk grew up about an hour outside of Pittsburgh in Youngstown, where residents “basically did one of four things:… Read More