Articles from 2018 – Page 82 of 161

Microsoft employees ask company to cancel contract with ICE in open letter to CEO

Update: Microsoft CEO calls border policy ‘cruel and abusive,’ says company’s technology isn’t aiding separation of parents and children More… Read More

Moving app Dolly sues WA state over shutdown order and $69k fine in pivotal gig economy dispute

Seattle startup Dolly is suing the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission in a case with potentially far-reaching implications for gig… Read More

TLDR:Microsoft responds to separation of families at the border, Alexa targets hotels, GameStop’s potential buyout

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Gates Foundation teams with Oxitec on new breed of malaria-blocking mosquito

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has forged a partnership with Oxitec, a British mosquito control company, to develop mosquitoes… Read More

Starbucks’ recipe for global coffee domination: ‘Time lapse’ speed in some places, ‘slow motion’ in others

Starbucks has more than 28,000 stores around the world, and increasingly each one looks and operates different than the last.… Read More

GameStop in talks for potential buyout as video game sales move to digital

Video game retailer GameStop confirmed Tuesday that it is in “exploratory discussions with third parties regarding a potential transaction” following… Read More

This is sweet: Bill Gates and Warren Buffett get nostalgic in stroll through old candy store

When Warren Buffett was 6 years old in 1936, he would get a nickel a week for allowance, which he… Read More

AI experts from Apple, Microsoft, VMware and more to give GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit tech talks

This is a pivotal time for artificial intelligence technology. More and more cloud services will make use of AI and… Read More

With Microsoft deal pending, GitHub launches new educational package for students

GitHub, the software development platform that recently agreed to be acquired by Microsoft for $7.5 billion, is expanding its services… Read More

Owl Insights raises cash for mental health treatment software platform

Portland, Ore., company Owl Insights has raised $2.2 million in new funding, GeekWire has learned. The additional funding brings the… Read More

Amazon’s ‘Hub’ apartment delivery lockers now available to 500K residents across U.S.

Amazon continues to roll out its “Hub” apartment delivery lockers, announcing today that the service is now available to more… Read More

T-Mobile and Sprint plead their case as FCC considers landmark merger

T-Mobile CEO John Legere believes the future of the American innovation economy comes down to his company’s intended merger with… Read More

Memoirs, thrillers and more page turners: Amazon editors select the 20 best books of the year so far

Halfway through 2018, there are plenty of great books which already deserve a spot in your beach bag. Editors with… Read More

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Google’s new Podcasts app syncs with Home speakers via Assistant, one-upping Amazon Alexa

Details of Google Podcasts, the search giant’s new Android app for listening to audio shows, leaked overnight in advance of… Read More

Commercial IoT provider Rigado raises $15M to roll out ‘edge-as-a-service’ tech

Rigado has raised a $15 million investment round to fuel growth of its commercial IoT technology products and services. Founded… Read More

Former Amazon devices executive Ian Freed launches Bamboo Music skill for Alexa

Kids and their parents are getting a new way to use Amazon Echo devices for learning about music. And it’s… Read More

Seattle Children’s aims to cure terminal brain cancer using immunotherapy with new BrainChild initiative

When Avery Berg was diagnosed with aggressive, late-stage brain cancer at just 10 years old, she fought hard to stay… Read More

Data privacy startup Prifender raises $5M to help companies stay compliant

Data privacy continues to be top of mind for companies all around the world, particularly as laws such as the… Read More

Amazon targets hotels with new ‘Alexa for Hospitality’ voice service, inks Marriott deal

Amazon is making a big push to get its Alexa voice technology inside hotel rooms. Related:Testing Alexa in a hotel… Read More

Qumulo adds another hardware storage product that runs its hybrid cloud storage software

Fresh off a new round of funding, Qumulo is taking the wraps off a new hardware storage device designed to… Read More

Microsoft and Adobe expand partnership with deeper PDF integration across Office 365 versions

Microsoft and Adobe are cozying up even closer, with a series of new announcements including deeper integration of Adobe PDF… Read More

Dive into World Cup action: AI researchers turn soccer videos into 3-D ‘holograms’

News Brief: Computer scientists have trained a neural network to transform the action from pre-recorded videos of soccer games into… Read More

TLDR: Video game addiction, Ofo on naked bike riding, Echo Look review & unboxing

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Stamps and Blue Origin toys pay tribute to Sally Ride, 35 years after space milestone

The first American woman in space, Sally Ride, is the subject of serious and playful memorials today, 35 years after… Read More

Surprise delivery: Amazon HQ receives 150k signatures urging company to stop selling facial recognition software to cops

Amazon received an unexpected delivery Monday afternoon when community leaders dropped off four big boxes of signatures urging the company… Read More

‘Get rich with Amazon’ schemers to pay up to $102M in settlement with FTC

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has settled with three people accused of running what it called a scheme promising the… Read More

Microsoft ‘dismayed’ by family separations at the border after criticism mounts over ICE contract

Follow-up stories: Microsoft CEO calls border policy ‘cruel and abusive,’ says company’s technology isn’t aiding separation of parents and children… Read More

Hotel smart speaker startup Roxy enables custom wake words and enhanced security in new alliance with voice tech company

Roxy, a Seattle startup that is led by former Amazon and Microsoft employees and makes a smart speaker focused on… Read More

Shareholders, ACLU urge Amazon to stop selling facial recognition software to police ahead of event at tech giant’s HQ

Amazon is taking more heat for selling its facial recognition software to local law enforcement agencies. The American Civil Liberties… Read More

President Trump directs Pentagon to create ‘separate but equal’ Space Force

President Donald Trump today directed the Department of Defense to create a Space Force as the sixth branch of the… Read More