Articles from 2018 – Page 44 of 161

Amazon’s new tools for third-party developers will put Alexa on even more screens

Developers interested in building their own array of Alexa-powered devices will have some new tools to work with thanks to… Read More

Wrench acquires rival Otobots to expand mobile car repair service nationwide

Wrench is swooping up a rival company as it plans to expand nationwide. The Seattle car repair startup today announced… Read More

Adobe acquires Marketo for $4.75 billion to add enterprise marketing customers to its mix

Adobe has been selling software to consumer marketing teams for decades, and it will start butting heads with enterprise marketing… Read More

Commentary: Alexa, stop! Amazon’s smart home just sounds more and more like a lazy home

I have three Amazon Echo Dot devices in my home, which is kind of an ironic admission to make at… Read More

Amazon aims to patent fulfillment centers that can ride the rails and dispatch drones

If Amazon follows through on a pair of patent applications, future fulfillment centers could be transported on their rounds by… Read More

This app shows your friends’ voting history and makes it easy to nudge them to get to the polls

The 2014 midterm election saw the lowest voter turnout in 70 years, with just 36.4 percent of eligible voters making it… Read More

Watch: ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ trailer is a geeky peek at the world we’ve created online

Animated filmmakers figured out a while ago that the best way to get kids in theater seats is to create… Read More

‘Alexa, cook my potato’: Amazon unveils $60 WiFi-connected microwave

Amazon really wants Alexa everywhere — even inside your microwave. Amazon unveiled a flurry of new devices on Thursday at… Read More

Tech Moves: Cloudability hires former Chef and Qumulo exec; Kymeta adds sales execs; and more

Portland-based Cloudability has hired a new vice president of marketing: Cloud marketing leader and early Chef executive Jay Wampold. Wampold… Read More

Amazon reveals flurry of new devices as tech giant aims to get Alexa inside homes and cars

Amazon today unveiled 13 brand new devices, some expected, others surprising, as the tech giant continues its quest to put… Read More

Can tech fix Seattle? Facebook, Twitter and others join new innovation council amid debate over group’s role

Tech titans and startups are joining forces to identify ways technology can help address some of Seattle’s most pressing problems.… Read More

Search warrant links evacuation at solar observatory to child porn investigation

A federal search warrant indicates that the Sunspot Solar Observatory in New Mexico and surrounding homes were evacuated this month… Read More

Transcript: ‘Chief slowdown officer’ Jeff Bezos shares Amazon management tips

When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos spoke today at the Air Force Association’s 2018 Air, Space and Cyber Conference, his head… Read More

Microsoft researcher cautions media not to fall prey to fringe groups flying ‘false flag of conservatism’

Fringe groups are seeking to manipulate the media and tech companies with accusations of anti-conservative bias, aiming to invoke anger… Read More

Amazon ‘Echo Sub’ and Smart Plug images surface in latest Alexa leak

Images and descriptions of two unannounced Amazon Alexa devices publicly surfaced Wednesday afternoon, providing an inadvertent sneak preview of what… Read More

TLDR: Nest secretly buys digital health startup

Today’s featured stories Nest’s digital health ambitions revealed in records from secretive purchase of Seattle startup Senosis Backed by Seattle… Read More

Jeff Bezos sells the Air Force on Blue Origin rockets and Amazon Web Services

Billionaire Jeff Bezos made a subtle sales pitch for Amazon Web Services as well as the New Glenn rockets being… Read More

Podcast

‘Alexa, turn on the microwave!’ Plus, the latest from Nintendo as its Switch Online service launches

Update: Amazon announced a number of new devices and feature updates Thursday, confirming the reports we discussed on this episode. Read… Read More

Smartsheet expands ‘second home’ in Boston with room for 450 employees

Smartsheet is growing its footprint in Boston. The Seattle-area cloud-based work management company just swooped up an additional 42,000 square… Read More

Amazon reportedly eyes opening up to 3,000 cashier-free Amazon Go stores by 2021

The fourth Amazon Go store just opened, but a new report claims a lot more could be on the horizon.… Read More

What’s not to ‘like?’ Amazon tests machine-learning driven Scout instant recommendation engine

It’s a moment familiar to many Amazon shoppers: search or browse, and you’re presented with an overwhelming array of product… Read More

EU opens antitrust probe into Amazon over how the retailer uses data from smaller sellers

The European Union is looking into how Amazon handles data from smaller sellers in its marketplace. Regulators want to find out… Read More

DNA evidence zeroes in on three African cartels behind illegal elephant ivory trade

DNA evidence and lots of detective work have revealed the networks behind illegal trade in African elephant ivory, centering on… Read More

Nest’s digital health ambitions revealed in records from secretive purchase of Seattle startup Senosis

Google-owned Nest has been secretly laying the groundwork for a move into digital health products, a potential new line of… Read More

Photographer sues Netflix after his storm cloud image shows up in ‘Stranger Things’ concept art

Creepy storm clouds looming over the fictional town of Hawkins, Ind., are a regular occurrence in the Netflix series “Stranger… Read More

Backed by Seattle firm, Canadian pot company Tilray sees value soar to $20 billion after IPO

A Seattle-based marijuana investment firm and a well-known Silicon Valley venture capitalist are seeing dollar signs this week as shares… Read More

Amazon employees donate the most money to these political candidates and issues

For hundreds of Amazon employees, blue isn’t just the color of the signature staff badges they wear to work. It’s… Read More

Amazon to move past Microsoft for No. 3 spot in advertising revenue, new study finds

Amazon is on track to displace Microsoft in U.S. advertising revenues this year, joining Google and Facebook as one of… Read More

Silverback Therapeutics raises $37.5M, unveils tech that targets therapies to disease locations

Silverback Therapeutics, a stealthy biotechnology startup, gave the first glimpse of its technology Wednesday as it announced an additional $37.5… Read More

‘Work is broken’: Limeade acquires Sitrion as company aims to boost employee engagement

Limeade continues to march forward on its mission to improve employee engagement at work. The Bellevue, Wash.-based company today announced… Read More