Articles from 2018 – Page 50 of 161

The multibillion-dollar question: What in the world (or universe) will Jeff Bezos do with his riches?

Jeff Bezos transformed the modern economy, using disruptive thinking to reshape how people buy products and read books, and how… Read More

Hortonworks plans to revamp Hadoop and its big data tools with cloud best practices in mind

One big disadvantage that comes with a hybrid cloud strategy is forcing your developers to learn and understand the different… Read More

Enterprise and Hyundai invest in $9M round for ‘Netflix of transportation’ app Migo

Seattle startup Migo is raising more cash to help grow its transportation search engine app across North America. The company… Read More

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends Telstar 18V satellite into orbit; booster lands at sea

SpaceX launched its second heavyweight Telstar telecommunications satellite from Florida tonight, and brought the Falcon 9 rocket’s first-stage booster down… Read More

New Common Sense Media survey finds more positives than negatives in teen use of social media

Yes, teens use social media more often than ever. But the positives appear to outweigh the negatives, according to a… Read More

Tim's daughter Maezie enjoyed the Donut County demo at PAX

The Tim’s PAX Indie Game Awards

[Editor’s Note: Tim “The Tim” Ellis is a regular GeekWire contributor and perennial PAX attendee.] Every year at the PAX… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 2, 2018

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 2, 2018. Read More

How this startup is helping borrowers escape payday lending pitfalls

Around 70 million Americans have bad credit scores, which makes it expensive and often even impossible for them to get… Read More

T-Mobile fined $20K by state insurance regulators over offer to Verizon customers

Washington state insurance regulators fined T-Mobile $20,000 after finding that the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier offered an illegal inducement to… Read More

Years after patenting the concept, Amazon admits putting workers in a cage would be a bad idea

Warehouse workers confined in cages? That’s the dark vision evoked by an essay delving into the worries that come along… Read More

Explainer: Riot Games’ summer of controversy continues at PAX West in Seattle

Riot Games, the California-based studio behind the mega-popular PC game League of Legends, is having a rough summer. After an expose… Read More

What is a ‘planet’? Historical study revisits the debate over Pluto and other dwarfs

Twelve years after the International Astronomical Union voted in a definition of planethood that reclassified Pluto, the debate goes on.… Read More

Is Amazon responsible for Seattle’s housing cooldown? Real estate experts weigh in

Seattle’s housing market has risen to record levels — for better or worse — fueled in part by Amazon’s historic… Read More

How to survive the election: 5 tips for online news consumers from digital media experts

OK, digital denizens, this one’s on you. The primaries in the U.S. are done next week. The general election lies ahead.… Read More

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One year later, what have we learned from Amazon’s HQ2 search?

One year ago, Amazon announced it would launch a continent-wide search for a city to host its $5 billion second… Read More

Updated: Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma plans to retire after building China’s biggest retail and cloud computing empire

Almost 20 years after he founded Alibaba, the Amazon of China, Executive Chairman Jack Ma plans to retire to focus… Read More

Steam adds new tools to help users find games they want — and avoid ones they don’t — in its store

It’s been a strange summer for Steam. Since the implementation of the Steam Direct program last year, the service has… Read More

Amazon Go is coming to New York City, 3rd market outside Seattle for checkout-less grocery concept

Amazon Go is headed to the Big Apple. An Amazon spokesperson said the company plans to open a store in… Read More

Geek of the Week: 30 years later, DigiPen and Jason Chu still in the game with unique education model

Thirty years ago, Jason Chu was there when the DigiPen Institute of Technology started with the idea of using video… Read More

Cirque du Soleil, behind the scenes: How tech powers the show ‘Volta’

Cirque du Soleil is known for amazing acrobatics and incredible performers on stage, but the technical gymnastics behind-the-scenes are just… Read More

Auf Wiedersehen, ‘Project Runway,’ hello Amazon: Fashion gurus Klum and Gunn to make Prime series

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are saying goodbye to 16 seasons of “Project Runway” and a planned revival of the… Read More

Microsoft devices event set for Oct. 2 in New York

Microsoft will hold an event focused on devices in New York City next month, as it prepares for the busy… Read More

Win or lose, Amazon HQ2 put 20 cities on the map — and some are already reaping the rewards

After pitching aggressively and offering up millions of dollars in tax incentives, Denver landed a coveted economic development deal earlier… Read More

Bummer, dude: Tesla stock drops after Elon Musk smokes weed on talk show and executives leave

Tesla share prices took a hit amounting to as much as 10 percent today, after billionaire CEO Elon Musk took… Read More

ANA Holdings partners with Japan’s space agency on ‘Avatar X’ telepresence program

Telepresence robots on the moon and Mars? That’s the vision laid out for the partnership between ANA Holdings, the parent… Read More

Rocket envy? Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spaceship launches a double entendre

It’s hard to top the risque rocket scene in “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me,” but Blue Origin’s New… Read More

TLDR: Amazon HQ2 hints?

Today’s featured stories Amazon is staffing up in these HQ2 finalist cities as second headquarters decision nears ‘Alexa, start Halo’:… Read More

Whole Foods worker group urges employees to unionize to fight changes under Amazon

Some workers at Whole Foods Market are making the case to unionize, expressing frustration over changes that Amazon has made… Read More

Working Geek: Axon CEO Rick Smith aims to curb gun deaths by making bullets ‘obsolete’

Many people concerned about gun violence want to alter laws. Rick Smith is focusing on a tech solution. “Our track record… Read More

Report: Tune’s mobile marketing measurement business acquired by Facebook partner Branch

Branch, a mobile marketing company based in Redwood City, Calif., has acquired a major business from Tune, a Seattle startup… Read More