Articles from 2018 – Page 45 of 161

BluHaptics rebrands itself as Olis Robotics and acquires machine learning startup

For five years, a University of Washington spin-out called BluHaptics has been building up a business focusing on robotic control… Read More

TLDR: SpaceX’s first customer for a flight around the moon

Today’s featured stories Japan’s Yusaku Maezawa revealed as first customer for SpaceX trip around the moon After helping defeat a… Read More

Fascinating! Astronomers spot super-Earth orbiting Mr. Spock’s fictional home star

Has the planet Vulcan been found? Vulcan’s most famous fictional inhabitant, Mr. Spock of “Star Trek” fame, would certainly raise… Read More

After helping defeat a tax for affordable housing, Paul Allen and Jeff Bezos step up on homelessness

On a crisp fall Tuesday in Seattle, representatives from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s philanthropic organization joined with community groups to… Read More

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems puts its brand on the world’s biggest airplane

The mammoth plane that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems is testing at California’s Mojave Air and Space Port now… Read More

Lessons from Amazon: How working at the tech giant helped this founder shape his new company

Amazon DNA flows deeply within Perfect Loop. The Seattle startup, which helps match job candidates with employers, was founded in… Read More

Batcave on lockdown? Man’s smart doorbell locks him out of house when it thinks he’s Batman

It’d be one thing to not recognize Batman, since the famed superhero has been played by so many different actors.… Read More

SpaceX’s round-the-moon trip could have VR, ‘Space Bar’ and in-flight entertainment

It’s been only a day since SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled the plan to send Yusaku Maezawa and roughly half… Read More

Microsoft launches ‘groundbreaking’ Flagship School initiative with 17 schools globally

Microsoft is deepening its efforts in education by literally getting in on the ground floor. On Tuesday, it launched its… Read More

Tesla stock declines after report of criminal probe into Elon Musk’s ‘funding secured’ comment

Tesla shares fell by as much as 6.5 percent today after Bloomberg News reported that the electric-car company was the… Read More

Capcom Vancouver officially shut down; ‘Dead Rising’ developers let go as part of restructuring

Capcom Vancouver is officially shutting down. The studio was primarily responsible for development on the popular but recently troubled Dead Rising franchise,… Read More

Microsoft adds AI and mixed reality capabilities to Dynamics 365 business apps as it battles Salesforce

Microsoft is putting some additional horsepower behind its Dynamics 365 business applications, with the addition of new artificial intelligence tools… Read More

Here are more than 50 women VCs and angel investors backing startups in Seattle and Portland

Studies show that women-led startups outperform their male counterparts in revenue. Other research indicates that companies with more gender diversity… Read More

NetApp acquires Seattle’s StackPointCloud for its multicloud Kubernetes expertise

If the multicloud movement has staying power, Kubernetes is the technology that will make it happen. NetApp added a Kubernetes… Read More

Postmates raises massive $300M round as CEO hints at 2019 IPO

Delivery startup Postmates has raised a huge $300 million funding, pushing its valuation over $1 billion as it battles a… Read More

Tech Moves: OfferUp hires its first CFO from eBay Americas; Porch adds CMO and two VPs; and more

OfferUp has named its first chief financial officer. The Seattle-based mobile ecommerce marketplace announced Tuesday that Rodrigo Brumana is joining… Read More

Salesforce’s Quip completes the office productivity trifecta with presentation slides

For all the advancement in technology we’ve seen over the past few decades, the holy trinity of the information worker… Read More

Ampere’s Arm-based server chip is ready to challenge Intel in the data center

One of the buzziest chip startups in recent memory is ready to start shipping its Arm-based data center processor, in… Read More

Amazon teams up with Audi to expand Alexa’s automotive presence

Audi just became the latest carmaker to integrate Amazon’s digital brain Alexa into its vehicles. At an event in San… Read More

Dolly expands moving app across U.S., hits $1M in monthly revenue and 100K customers

After browsing online for hours on Sunday, Mike Howell finally found a refrigerator he liked. There was one problem, however.… Read More

Microsoft tops Seattle-area tech companies in ranking of ’employer brand’ by job seekers

Microsoft has climbed the ranks to number one in the Seattle area when it comes to how tech workers view… Read More

Bill and Melinda Gates warn ‘stunning progress’ toward reducing global poverty could stall for first time in decades

Since 1990, the percentage of people around the world living below the extreme poverty line has dropped from 36 to… Read More

Amazon marks another Emmy Awards first with big comedy series win for ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’

It was another big night for streaming television at the Emmy Awards, and Amazon cemented its place in the mix… Read More

Japan’s Yusaku Maezawa revealed as first customer for SpaceX trip around the moon

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk today introduced Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first paying customer for a trip around the… Read More

TLDR: Are third-party sellers paying Amazon employees to delete negative reviews?

Today’s featured stories Amazon reportedly investigating alleged incidents of third-party sellers paying employees to delete reviews and share secret sales… Read More

Pivotal Commware raises millions more in investment for beamforming antennas

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Pivotal Commware, a venture that’s backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is in the midst of a fresh… Read More

Nintex founder launches firm to invest in golf-related startups, acquires indoor simulator maker

It started with a veteran tech executive trying to improve his golf game. Now Brett Campbell has turned his sports… Read More

I-5 stretch running through Pacific Northwest is the best route for self-driving trucks, INRIX study finds

When we envision our self-driving future, cars with built-in entertainment systems buzz us to and from work, while flying Ubers… Read More

Report: Amazon to release more Alexa devices, including microwave, subwoofer, others

Amazon is preparing to release as many as eight new Alexa-powered devices, according to a report from CNBC on Monday.… Read More

Seattle skyline turns blue this week to celebrate Allen Institute’s 15th birthday

If you see a lot of blue lights around Seattle landmarks this week, it’s not in honor of the Seahawks —… Read More