Articles from 2018 – Page 38 of 161

Microsoft invests in $21M round for wireless over-the-ear headphones startup Human

Microsoft is investing in the future of headphones. Seattle startup Human today revealed the investors in its new $21 million… Read More

TLDR: GeekWire Summit Highlights — Gates Foundation, Redfin, Ring

Today’s featured stories Gates Foundation announces $15M commitment to map neighborhoods that help kids out of poverty Philanthropy advice from… Read More

Elevator Pitch finalists take stage at GeekWire Summit and a champion rises to the top

It was only a few steps up onto the stage at the GeekWire Summit, but Seattle-area entrepreneurs still reached great… Read More

Heard and Overheard: Insight, advice and wit from Day 1 of the 2018 GeekWire Summit

It’s that time of the year: Leaves are turning red, pumpkin spice is returning and at GeekWire, we’re gathering some… Read More

Not even Congress can keep up with IoT cybersecurity challenges, and here’s why

For years, computer industry leaders have been talking about creating a seal of approval that would assure consumers that their… Read More

This really rocks: TerraClear shows off working design for its rock-picking robot for farmers

In the heart of one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, technology entrepreneur Brent Frei came to… Read More

IoT in your underwear? How the technology really could be everywhere

If you listen to the optimists, the Internet of Things has virtually endless applications and places to go — including,… Read More

Listen to this: Microsoft introduces $349 Surface Headphones, a new product category available this fall

Microsoft surprised the consumer electronics world Tuesday by introducing new noise-canceling headphones at an event in New York City that… Read More

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 6 and Surface Laptop 2 promise better performance and longer battery life, with a new black finish

Microsoft showed off two additions to its Surface hardware family Tuesday at an event in New York City, introducing the… Read More

Housing market slowdown could have major impact on U.S. economy, Redfin CEO says

For years, the number of available homes in hot markets like Seattle, Portland and San Francisco has been virtually zero,… Read More

Podcast

Inside the Amazon-Ring deal: How a doorbell maker got on the tech giant’s radar before $1B acquisition

Jamie Siminoff knows what it takes to be acquired by Amazon. The Ring founder appeared on stage at the GeekWire… Read More

How Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman rebels against the ‘baloney-gorged, bulls**t-filled corporate world’

Glenn Kelman is not a fan of this “era of entitled CEOs.” It’s basically impossible for a top leader to… Read More

Nortal acquires cloud modernization startup Dev9, will expand Seattle-area footprint

Nortal, an Estonia-based multinational end-to-end technology services provider, today announced the acquisition of Seattle-area cloud services startup Dev9 as it expands its… Read More

City of Seattle says it’ll challenge FCC ‘overreach’ on 5G telecom transition policy

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes say they intend to appeal an order from the Federal Communications… Read More

IoT experts: Automation will be good for retail, replacing ‘complete waste of time’ jobs with more productive work

Many economists see automation as a major threat to jobs, but experts in the world of the Internet of Things… Read More

Geeks Give Back to end homelessness: Join the campaign to support our neighbors in need

There’s no denying that Seattle has a homelessness crisis. Even as economic conditions in the area improve, some Seattleites are… Read More

Philanthropy advice from Gates Foundation CEO to Jeff Bezos: ‘There’s no bad generosity’

Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world, and now he’s facing a puzzling question:… Read More

Gates Foundation announces $15M commitment to map neighborhoods that help kids out of poverty

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will commit $15 million to get a new initiative called Opportunity Insights off the ground.… Read More

Facebook’s PyTorch AI framework standard now supported by all major cloud vendors and chip makers

One of the key emerging standards in artificial intelligence research, Facebook’s PyTorch 1.0 framework, has received support from Amazon Web… Read More

Live from the 2018 GeekWire Summit: Gates Foundation, Ring and Redfin CEOs take the stage

Update: Thanks for tuning into the livestream. We’ll be posting videos of the fireside chats and panel discussions later on… Read More

Vacation rental company Vacasa acquires Hyatt-backed Oasis Collections

Vacasa today announced the acquisition of Oasis Collections, a short-term home-sharing company backed by Hyatt Hotels. Founded in 2009, Oasis… Read More

Smartsheet will give customers better tools for managing complicated sales cycles and access controls

Smartsheet plans to announce upgrades to its work collaboration software Tuesday at its Engage customer conference, including new features for… Read More

Bernie Sanders and other leaders laud Amazon’s $15/hour minimum wage announcement

After weeks of hammering Amazon for its treatment of its warehouse workers, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders applauded Tuesday’s announcement that… Read More

Shelf Engine raises $4.3M to help grocers battling Amazon save money on food orders

Shelf Engine has made some major changes since it was founded about two years ago. The Seattle startup began by… Read More

Amazon raises its minimum wage to $15/hour, vows to lead push for higher U.S. minimum wage

“We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead.” With… Read More

Seattle education startup Actively Learn acquired by N.J.-based Achieve3000, terms undisclosed

A modestly sized Seattle startup is being bought by an established education technology company that says it reaches nearly 3… Read More

Well wishes for Paul Allen, video game high scores and more as party opens GeekWire Summit 2018

GeekWire Summit attendees will spend the next two days in Seattle hearing from some of today’s leading innovators in the… Read More

Blue Origin and Airbus back ‘The Moon Race,’ a space contest yet to be defined

A new nonprofit organization is partnering with Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, Airbus and other heavy-hitters to… Read More

Tesla rebounds after Elon Musk settles SEC lawsuit (and after big Model 3 push)

Tesla’s share price jumped today as dramatically as it fell on Friday, thanks largely to this weekend’s settlement of the… Read More

TLDR: Digitizing movies before they vanish

Today’s featured stories A nonprofit battles the ‘magnetic media crisis’ by digitizing aging movies before they vanish Seattle police try… Read More