Articles from 2018 – Page 55 of 161

Vera Whole Health opening 3 new clinics in partnership that aims to change doctor’s visits

What if every routine doctor’s visit was free? Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is hoping to answer that question… Read More

After huge wind and solar energy purchases in 2018, Facebook sets goal of 100 percent renewable energy usage by 2020

Facebook committed itself Tuesday to powering its entire global operation with renewable energy sources by the end of the decade,… Read More

Seattle could greenlight 3 bikeshare services as early as next week, weighing applications from Uber, Lyft and Lime

The Seattle Department of Transportation expects to approve permits for new bikeshare companies Sept. 4, which could pave the way… Read More

Seattle surrenders title of nation’s hottest housing market, as Las Vegas overtakes tech powerhouses

Seattle’s 21-month run as the nation’s hottest housing market is over. Las Vegas topped the Case Shiller U.S. National Home… Read More

Amazon opens children’s book subscription service to all U.S. customers

Amazon on Tuesday opened its Prime Book Box subscription service to all U.S. Prime members. Originally announced in May, the… Read More

TLDR: New Amazon Go store in Seattle, mass shooting at Florida esports tournament, new Xbox subscription service

Today’s featured stories Amazon makes another Go of checkout-free retail: Here’s what’s different inside latest Seattle location Mass shooting at… Read More

Women and minorities make one more giant leap for AP computer science testing

A year ago, the College Board saw the numbers of female students and underrepresented minority students taking the Advanced Placement… Read More

Amazon makes another Go of checkout-free retail: Here’s what’s different inside latest Seattle location

The second location of the Amazon Go checkout-free concept is here, and while the store didn’t feature too many significant… Read More

Rare Apple 1 headed to auction and Seattle’s Living Computers experts weigh in on piece of tech history

A rare piece of computer history is headed to auction next month in Boston, shedding light yet again on the… Read More

GeekWire Summit goes inside IoT: New track explores how connected devices are transforming how we work, shop and play

Connected devices are changing the way we work, play and move around our respective cities, and that’s why we are… Read More

Godspeed, Robb Kulin: For first time since Apollo, astronaut candidate leaves training

News Brief: NASA says Alaskan astronaut candidate Robb Kulin is leaving his training program at the end of this month,… Read More

Amazon Web Services extends hybrid cloud push, reveals new database management service for VMware users

Amazon Web Services and VMware expanded their hybrid-cloud partnership Monday, announcing that AWS will ship a new version of its… Read More

Microsoft unveils Xbox All Access, a new hardware/software subscription plan with no upfront cost

Microsoft today unveiled a new Xbox subscription plan that lets gamers pay for a console and play games for a… Read More

Judge extends block on 3D-printed gun blueprints while Wash. State and Trump admin. battle in court

A federal judge in Seattle extended his order banning the release of instructions for 3D-printed firearms Monday, siding with Washington… Read More

Amazon’s Treasure Truck pulling into select Seattle Starbucks locations to generate buzz

Amazon’s Treasure Truck is refueling today — on caffeine — as pickups in the Seattle area are taking place inside… Read More

Scientists discover a mysterious kind of human brain cell that’s not found in mice

A gene-by-gene, neuron-by-neuron search has turned up a new breed of brain cell that may serve as a fine-scale “volume… Read More

Second Amazon Go store opens in Seattle with further expansion on the horizon

Amazon has opened the second location of its checkout-less grocery concept Amazon Go in Seattle. The store, first discovered by… Read More

Workplace consulting firm Diverse City eyes L.A. expansion as founder shares Seattle frustrations

Cheryl Ingram looks forward to the day when she’s put out of business. As the founder of the consulting firm… Read More

As customers gather for VMworld, VMware unveils new security and hybrid cloud management tools

Companies that rely on VMware’s software to manage their own data centers as they dip their toes in the public… Read More

Mass shooting at Florida video game tournament livestreamed on Twitch, multiple fatalities reported

Update, 6:35 p.m. PT: Authorities confirmed that three people died at the shooting, including the suspect, David Katz, a 24-year-old from… Read More

The real reason startups fail: How the right distribution strategy can save your company

After mentoring startup founders through Techstars and teaching growth marketing at General Assembly, I saw founders making the same mistakes… Read More

New twist on the old ballgame: Major League pitcher is first to use emojis for name on jersey

It’s “Players’ Weekend” throughout Major League Baseball and that means a chance for the pros to put a little pop… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 19, 2018

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 19, 2018. Read More

Smashing Pumpkins concert in Seattle delights fans around the world thanks to Twitter live stream

Perhaps you’ve reached the age where heading out for live music — or heading out for live music featuring the… Read More

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Inside the coworking boom: How these emerging communities are reshaping the startup world

Coworking. Accelerators. Virtual offices. The nature of work is changing rapidly, and the communities built around these new workplaces are growing… Read More

Smart speaker sales take off globally, but consumer appetite for novel uses is fickle

While the quarter-by-quarter battle for smart speaker market share gets all the attention, the longer-term struggle to change consumer behavior… Read More

Go private? Never mind: Elon Musk says Tesla will remain a public company

After more than two weeks of discussions, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says feedback from shareholders and experts has convinced him… Read More

Google doubles down on Seattle region with giant new office leases

Google has reportedly inked a big lease in an office building in Bellevue, Wash., while at the same time embarking… Read More

T-Mobile breach impacted 3% of customer base, roughly 2M accounts

The intrusion that T-Mobile disclosed earlier today affected approximately 3 percent of its 77 million customers, the company confirmed, or… Read More

Parks and relaxation: Sounds of the busy city cancelled out by nature in downtown Seattle exhibit

Westlake Park in downtown Seattle may work as a gathering space for office workers and tourists looking for a spot… Read More