Articles from 2018

Amazon sets meeting with Seattle officials in effort to improve relationship with its hometown

Amazon is inviting Seattle government leaders to a private meeting to discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead,” according to a… Read More

Amazon Restaurants cuts jobs as it battles Uber, Postmates and others in crowded food delivery market

Amazon has cut an undisclosed number of jobs in its Amazon Restaurants food delivery service, though the company insists it… Read More

Dramatic new 3D images show how ongoing boom could further alter Seattle’s skyline

Taking in the Seattle skyline is a favorite pastime for many residents and visitors to the city, thanks in large… Read More

Show us the money: Understanding the in-game economy of ‘Magic: The Gathering Arena’

Wizards of the Coast in Renton, Wash., has been a cornerstone of the American games market since the debut of… Read More

Melinda Gates invests in $181M fund for women-led VC firm Aspect Ventures

Aspect Ventures today announced a new $181 million institutional fund that includes money from Melinda Gates, a vocal critic about… Read More

Uber CEO, Seattle investor and labor leader call for portable benefits in Washington state

Uber has long maintained that its drivers are independent contractors, not employees, and therefore not eligible for the benefits employees… Read More

Facebook shakes up its AI organization, hires IBM Watson creator to lead research and product

Facebook is changing the way it works on artificial intelligence technology, consolidating its research lab and the team responsible for… Read More

How’s the food at Amazon Go? We tested out the tech giant’s foray into sandwich making

We’ve heard all about the technology that powers Amazon Go — and eliminates cashiers — but once you’ve swiped in,… Read More

XPRIZE confirms no one will win Google’s millions for commercial moon landing

The organizers for the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize competition acknowledged today that the award for a commercially funded… Read More

Why Celgene decided to buy Juno Therapeutics for $9B — with a little help from U.S. tax reform

When Celgene announced Monday that it will acquire Seattle-based biotech Juno Therapeutics for $9 billion, the development was a surprise… Read More

Microsoft beefs up value of ‘Game Pass’ subscription, will include exclusive titles like Halo on launch day

Microsoft just made its Xbox game subscription offering a bit more enticing. The tech giant today announced that it is… Read More

Amazon returning to Oscars with screenplay nod for ‘The Big Sick;’ Netflix also makes history

A year after taking home three Academy Awards in a first for any streaming service, Amazon Studios will return to… Read More

Uber CEO expects self-driving cars to start picking up passengers in 18 months. Flying cars? 5-7 years

The last generation of kids who will need to learn to drive has already been born, as far as Uber… Read More

T-Mobile completes Layer3 acquisition, on track to launch new TV service this year

T-Mobile said it has closed the acquisition of Denver-based Layer3 TV, paving the way for the self-proclaimed “Un-carrier” to launch… Read More

Allen Institute for AI sets up CTO residency program to link engineers with mentors

Is technical expertise the key to success in the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence market? Or is it entrepreneurship? Top-notch… Read More

SheerID raises $18M Series B round to build out the verification layer for cloud services

Portland’s SheerID is trying to give web companies a secure and easy way to verify whether prospective customers belong to… Read More

Kepler Communications’ first satellite expands ‘Internet of Things’ to space

News Brief: Toronto-based Kepler Communications says its first Ku-band telecommunications satellite is in working order after a Jan. 19 launch… Read More

Want to ‘be peculiar’ in your office? Build the scrappy, iconic Amazon door desk in 6 easy steps

You can purchase a wide variety of office furniture on Amazon.com, including modern standing desks and computer work stations. But… Read More

Amid Zuma satellite controversy, SpaceX gets a vote of confidence from Air Force

News Brief: The classified satellite known as Zuma was said to have disappeared soon after its Jan. 7 launch on… Read More

Moon ambitions get a reality check — plus a boost from Apollo moonshot memories

Update for 10:54 a.m. PT Jan. 23: The managers of the Google Lunar X Prize competition acknowledge that the prize… Read More

As Amazon Go makes its public debut, job postings point to future expansion

The first Amazon Go store is finally open to the public today, and it looks like Amazon is just getting started… Read More

Intel says it has found “root cause” of flawed patches for Meltdown and Spectre on older systems, but advises customers to avoid patches for now

After it acknowledged two weeks ago that its initial fix for the Meltdown and Spectre flaws was itself flawed for… Read More