Articles from 2018 – Page 150 of 161

Seattle’s Igneous Systems raises $15M Series B funding round, but at a lower valuation

Igneous Systems, a Seattle-based maker of storage appliances for data centers, has raised a new $15 million financing round, bringing… Read More

Avaya will acquire Spoken Communications to migrate call center technology to the cloud

Avaya Holdings, a business communications company based in Santa Clara, Calif. has agreed to acquire Seattle’s Spoken Communications using cash… Read More

This city is in the running for Amazon’s HQ2: But do residents really want the tech giant to move in?

PITTSBURGH — This city of bridges may be a long-shot for Amazon’s second headquarters. But residents here would certainly welcome… Read More

Can Pittsburgh land Amazon’s HQ2? Grading Steel City’s strengths, drawbacks and secret weapons

Along the muddy Monongahela River in Pittsburgh sits a massive stretch of undeveloped land fertile with possibility. This gritty brownfield… Read More

How soap bubbles inspired the unique puzzle game mechanic in Tiny Bubbles

Stuart Denman’s grandfather was a metallurgist for the Manhattan Project. While looking at molten metals under a microscope, he noticed… Read More

How the City of Seattle can improve its relationship with Amazon (and Microsoft, too)

Amazon is looking for a second headquarters city, “co-equal” to Seattle. Seattle’s city Leaders suddenly have an immense interest in… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 21, 2018

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 21, 2018. Read More

Can GeekWire talk the talk in a new tech town? Here’s what yinz need to know about Pittsburghese

Depending on who you talk to, or listen to, the popular belief is that there’s not really a distinct accent… Read More

No joke: Elon Musk’s Boring Company delivers on promise of $500 flamethrower

We thought Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, was kidding when he promised that his tunneling venture,… Read More

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Week in Geek Podcast: A $9B biotech deal and a look at Pittsburgh’s tech renaissance

GeekWire is going to Pittsburgh to cover the city’s tech renaissance, the challenges it faces as it grows and the… Read More

It’s a date! SpaceX’s Elon Musk sets Falcon Heavy rocket’s huge first launch for Feb. 6

The world’s most powerful rocket finally has a date for its debut: Feb. 6. In a tweet, SpaceX CEO Elon… Read More

Meet Kate Garman, Seattle’s smart cities coordinator, tasked with making the city more efficient

Kate Garman doesn’t believe all data is created equal. For example, an air quality sensor on a bus stop isn’t… Read More

Brady? Belichick? Super Bowl talk could be Bezos with this ad for Amazon’s Alexa

https://youtu.be/YLPNjaAOrBw New England Patriots QB Tom Brady and his coach Bill Belichick are going after their sixth NFL championship, but… Read More

Bad news for Boeing: U.S. trade panel bats down 292% tariff against Bombardier

Canadian airplane maker Bombardier scored an unexpected victory today over Boeing when the U.S. International Trade Commission unanimously rejected a… Read More

Geek of the Week: Take a break, and read about Jaime Teevan’s Microsoft research on working less

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is famous for creating a culture of workaholics in the early days of the software giant.… Read More

How to stream the Super Bowl; Bill Gates vs. Roger Federer; Olympics training with VR; and more sports tech news

TAYLOR’S TAKE ON THE WEEK IN SPORTS TECH: From startups to streaming, sports tech innovation will be front-and-center at the Super… Read More

Bug off! Scientists study how mosquitoes learn to associate your scent with a swat

Does it do any good to swat at a mosquito if you miss? Yes, according to a newly published study. A… Read More

Microsoft makes a new round of layoffs across multiple business units

Microsoft is making a new round of job cuts across multiple business areas. The company confirmed the layoffs, which were… Read More

Pittsburgh prepares to go to court to keep Amazon HQ2 bid under wraps

Pennsylvania’s Office of Open Records sided with journalists this week, ruling that Pittsburgh’s Amazon HQ2 bid is a public record… Read More

Working Geek: The Climate Corporation’s Brian Zimmer digs helping farmers through digital tools

With increasing demands to feed the world’s growing human population and the tumult of climate change as a backdrop, farming… Read More

Pittsburgh Profiles: From ballet to nutrition bars, Julia Erickson embraces city’s rich cultural scene

Julia Erickson has found her calling in Pittsburgh, both as an artist and entrepreneur. The Seattle native moved to the… Read More

Welcome to Amazon’s jungle: Inside the Spheres, where 40,000 plants create a stunning urban oasis

Five years after first proposing the construction of three glass domes on its downtown Seattle campus, Amazon is set to… Read More

New data: Google Home faring better against Amazon Echo, grabbing 40% of U.S. holiday sales

Google’s push to compete with Amazon Echo in the home is starting to pay off with increased market share, according… Read More

Amazon seeks patent for autonomous ground vehicle that picks up your packages

Is a robotic retriever in your future? Amazon thinks so: In a patent application published today, inventors working for the… Read More

NASA’s Day of Remembrance highlights 15th anniversary of shuttle Columbia’s loss

News Brief: The last Thursday of January is NASA’s time to pay tribute to fallen astronauts, including 1967’s Apollo 1… Read More

White House gets pushback on plan to phase out space station funding by 2025

White House budget plans are zeroing in on zeroing out federal funding for the International Space Station by 2025, to… Read More

Intel promises more “transparency” around chip flaws, as strong Q4 offset by weaker 2018 forecast

Intel enjoyed one of its best years ever in 2017. 2018 is going to be a lot tricker. The chip… Read More

Starbucks posts $6.1B in Q1 revenue; mobile order-ahead usage grows slightly to 11% of U.S. transactions

Shares of Starbucks dipped in after-hours trading after the Seattle coffee giant beat earnings estimates and just missed on revenue… Read More

Armed with 3D-design skills and a sustainability vision, 17-year-old creates better roadways

How many of us have traveled along a poorly designed street and thought, “I could come up with a better… Read More

Moz co-founder Gillian Muessig unveils new venture fund to back women-led startups

In 1715, Sybilla Masters traveled from colonial America to London to register a patent. She had invented a new way… Read More