Articles from 2018 – Page 24 of 161

Russell Wilson’s TraceMe celebrity app cuts staff, closes L.A. office, pivots to sports prediction game

One year after attempting to take on social media giants with its own content platform focused on celebrities, TraceMe is… Read More

New ‘Amazon Day’ delivery option lets customers pick which days packages will arrive

Amazon has come up with another option for its customers to get packages delivered. A new concept rolling out slowly… Read More

NASA and FAA cast a wide net to get set for revolution in urban air mobility

The rise of air mobility options ranging from delivery drones to air taxis and flying cars is shaping up as… Read More

Amazon Web Services’ Rekognition image analysis tool can now locate objects within a photo

Amazon Web Services released new capabilities for its Rekognition image and video analysis service Friday that will allow companies trying… Read More

Geek on the Street: What was first Nintendo game you ever played, and can you hum the theme?

Just in case you’ve forgotten the music behind popular Nintendo games, you now have your chance to hear some truly… Read More

Geek of the Week: From Renton to Carnegie Hall and beyond, Quinton Morris inspires via violin

Quinton Morris has performed and taught violin around the world, playing at some of the most prestigious concert halls in… Read More

From fighting Alzheimer’s to AR captions, UW computer science students show cutting-edge innovations

As the University of Washington’s computer science program has grown, so too has the breadth of problems that its students… Read More

Seattle startup mainstay Rebecca Lovell leaves city economic development role to join Madrona’s Create33 ‘founder center’

After nearly five years helping drive economic development initiatives at the City of Seattle, Rebecca Lovell is jumping back into… Read More

In tribute to Paul Allen, buildings in Seattle and elsewhere will be bathed in blue light this weekend

His guitar hero Jimi Hendrix sang of “Purple Haze,” but Seahawks blue was also one of Paul Allen’s favorite colors.… Read More

In Recode Q&A, Elon Musk talks up ‘Blade Runner’ truck, Space Force and Jeff Bezos

Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is really psyched about the electric pickup truck he’s got on… Read More

Working Geek: A diverse workplace creates conflict – and that’s the goal, says COO Nat Cartwright

People talk a lot about building a diverse workplace with employees who vary by gender, race, socioeconomic background, age, abilities… Read More

Can Renton be a major tech hub in greater Seattle? If tech history is a guide, its approach must change

RENTON, Wash. — This city and cutting-edge tech startups are not strangers to each other. But they have an on-again, off-again… Read More

Russians trace Soyuz rocket failure to a bent sensor; next crew to launch Dec. 3

Russian investigators say last month’s launch of a Soyuz rocket carrying two spacefliers to the International Space Station went awry… Read More

NASA’s Dawn probe falls silent, ending mission to mysterious dwarf planet Ceres

Dawn is dead, but Dawn is not gone: Today NASA said that the Dawn spacecraft has fallen out of contact… Read More

Oregon senator proposes privacy regulations with prison and revenue penalties for data misuse

Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, introduced a privacy bill Thursday that would level hefty penalties against technology companies… Read More

Last call! Apple says it will stop reporting quarterly unit sales for iPhone, iPad and Mac

The guessing game about Apple’s iPhone sales is a quarterly tradition among many people who follow the company, but the… Read More

Developer plans to launch water taxis to connect Seattle region’s tech hubs by 2020

An ambitious plan from a Seattle-area real estate developer to build and operate a network of high-tech water taxis, ferrying… Read More

‘Time is up at Google’: Tech giant’s Seattle workers join walkout to combat sexual misconduct policies

Hundreds of Google employees at the tech giant’s offices in Seattle walked off the job on Thursday as part of… Read More

Top 3 voter concerns are Trump, immigration and racism, poll from Ballmer’s USAFacts reveals

The most common concern among voters, as they prepare to cast their ballots Tuesday, is President Donald Trump, according to… Read More

Bristol-Myers Squibb will close its Seattle Zymogenetics operations next year

Zymogenetics, the Seattle-based pharmaceutical company owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb, will start the process of laying off workers and closing its… Read More

Google employees worldwide walk out to protest company’s handling of sexual harassment claims

Google employees worldwide have begun a series of walkouts protesting how the company has dealt with sexual harassment cases. The… Read More

Amazon launches ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ program to support computer science education

Amazon is officially launching a new program it calls “Amazon Future Engineer,” a broad, community-based push into schools and education… Read More

Steve and Connie Ballmer donate $20M to Seattle Children’s clinic that serves low-income families

Seattle Children’s Hospital announced Thursday that Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO, and his wife Connie Ballmer have made a… Read More

HashiCorp raises $100M and becomes the newest cloud unicorn at a valuation of $1.9B

With the value of cloud computing firmly established, attention is turning to companies that can help businesses hedge their bets… Read More

Vancouver-based CryptoKitties maker Dapper Labs raises $15M from Google and Samsung VC arms

Tech giants are betting on CryptoKitties. Dapper Labs, a year-old Vancouver, B.C.-based startup behind the popular digital collectibles, today announced a… Read More

NFL star QB Aaron Rodgers invests in Vicis as high-tech helmet startup reaches $84M in funding

Vicis is adding another big name to its investor list as the company opens up sales of its high-tech football… Read More

Microsoft’s Twitch competitor Mixer doubles down on audience participation with ‘Season 2’ features

It’s been more than two years since Microsoft bought the Seattle game-streaming service Beam, later rebranding it as Mixer, and now… Read More

Amazon opening second 4-star store for top-rated items in Denver suburb

Amazon unveiled the second location for its new brick-and-mortar retail concept that primarily stocks the most well-reviewed items from the… Read More

Neuroscientists draw up a ‘parts list’ covering 133 different types of brain cells

How many different kinds of cells are there in the brain? At least 133 kinds, including two types of neurons… Read More

TLDR: Inside Renton’s effort to become the next big tech hub of the Pacific Northwest

This week, GeekWire has set up shop in Renton, Wash., bringing you stories of the city’s growth and the momentum… Read More