Articles from 2018 – Page 99 of 161

Elon Musk sweetens the pitch for his tunnel vision with space travel (and candy)

Billionaire Elon Musk is talking up his tunnel-boring vision at a public forum in Los Angeles tonight, and hinting that… Read More

Five years later, 86 percent of patients are cancer-free thanks to Nohla Therapeutics’ leukemia treatment

Just days after announcing $45 million in new funding, startup Nohla Therapeutics has released extended results from a study of dilanubicel — its… Read More

Amazon Alexa VP departs as companies continue to target tech giant’s executives

Amazon Alexa Vice President Jim Freeman left the company for the second time to rejoin German e-commerce company Zalando. Freeman spent… Read More

Telehealth services save patients $100 per doctor’s visit, study finds, but they still have a PR problem

The U.S. has a huge healthcare problem. The country spends more per capita on healthcare than any other country in… Read More

Zillow’s next $1B business? Online real estate giant makes risky bet buying and selling homes

“We sell ads, not houses,” Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff declared in a conference call with analysts three years ago.… Read More

DigitalTown raises $2.4M to build blockchain tech for smart city software services

Blockchain technology is making its way into public government. Bellevue, Wash.-based DigitalTown today announced a $2.4 million investment from Pithia, a… Read More

GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit early-bird pricing ends Friday — register today

There’s just one more day left to take advantage of the early-bird pricing for the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit, which… Read More

Former Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire says Seattle head tax ‘undermines our international and national reputation’

Christine Gregoire didn’t mince words when asked about Seattle’s controversial new head tax at the Museum of History and Industry’s… Read More

The story behind Microsoft’s gargantuan new Xbox controller

Microsoft unveiled its newest Xbox controller this week, a ground-breaking device designed for a huge range of customization to help people… Read More

How a robotic system that grows human organoids can help save real live humans

Good news, everybody: Robots can now create human mini-organs from stem cells. What could possibly go wrong? The method may… Read More

Rad Power Bikes puts a charge into cycling and looks to upend urban delivery with new cargo trike

Sitting in traffic these days, there’s a good chance you’ve been passed by a rider on an electric bicycle. With… Read More

Uber Express POOL launches in Seattle and 3 other cities in an effort to make carpooling more efficient

If you’re an urbanite, you’ve probably experienced the sub-optimal uberPOOL. You decide to save some cash by splitting a ride… Read More

Mpirica Health partners with services giant Aon to bring healthcare rankings to users around the globe

When you’re looking for a nice restaurant or a new car, the first thing you do is probably check independent… Read More

TLDR: MLB’s streaming deal with Facebook, diversity on Amazon’s board, PicoBrew

[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,… Read More

Frosty vs. Leaky: Spacewalkers shuffle spare coolant pumps at space station

News Brief: Two NASA spacewalkers repositioned a pair of spare coolant pumps outside the International Space Station today during a… Read More

Get some Pop!corn: ‘Making Fun — The Story of Funko’ to premiere on Netflix next week

You’ve probably seen “Toy Story.” Now, you’ll want to see a different type of story about toys. “Making Fun —… Read More

Senate votes to overturn FCC’s net neutrality repeal, kicking the process over to the House

The U.S. Senate took a critical step toward restoring regulations known as net neutrality Wednesday. Fifty-two Senators voted to overturn the… Read More

Microsoft working on low-cost Surface tablet line to battle Apple’s iPad, report says

Microsoft is reportedly working on a new line of low-cost Surface tablets, looking to gain a bigger marketshare in a… Read More

Inside the hotel where Microsoft hosted some of the world’s top corporate moguls Tuesday night

The door to the black SUV opened, and suddenly there was Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, wearing a dark blue blazer… Read More

Judge dismisses class action lawsuit against Zillow’s Zestimate home value tool for second time

A federal judge in Illinois tossed a lawsuit against Zillow Group claiming that its controversial Zestimate tool represents an unfair… Read More

Robotics innovation takes off at University of Washington with tiny, laser-powered RoboFly

Fly, fly away may be a famous call when it comes to baseball in Seattle, but at the University of… Read More

Tech Moves: Simple founder steps back from CEO role; new COO for secretive comms startup Osmosis; and more

Entrepreneur Joshua Reich, the co-founder of Portland-based financial tech startup Simple, is stepping down from his role as CEO of… Read More

OceanGate reschedules Titanic sub trips for 2019 due to testing snags in Bahamas

OceanGate is putting its underwater trips to the Titanic shipwreck on hold for a year, due to difficulties encountered during… Read More

Microsoft inks cloud deal with Intelligence Community ahead of decision on huge Pentagon cloud contract

While the largest cloud computing contract in the history of the industry waits in the wings, Microsoft was awarded a… Read More

Seattle Mariners game airs exclusively on Facebook as part of MLB streaming experiment

For any Mariners fans hoping to watch today’s game against Texas, your only option is Facebook. That’s because of a… Read More

LinkedIn forms AI Academy to help its employees understand the trendy technology

LinkedIn is starting an artificial intelligence bootcamp for its employees, providing another example of how pervasive the technology has become… Read More

Seattle’s iconic Scarecrow Video turns 30 and uses vast catalog to stay in the fight against streaming

A SEATTLE APARTMENT – THE YEAR 2018 A couple sits in front of a laptop. The lights are dim. They… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up Podcast: Hands on with the new Oculus Go and Lenovo Mirage Solo portable VR headsets

The Geared Up Giveaway is back! We’re giving Geared Up subscribers the chance to win an Oculus Go headset. See… Read More

Clear some counter space, new PicoBrew appliance will make a variety of beverages beyond beer

There’s more to life than craft beer. That might be hard for some to swallow, especially in such a beer-crazy… Read More

After the tax: What happens if Amazon puts the brakes on its Seattle growth?

A standoff between Amazon and the city of Seattle ended this week when the City Council passed a pared-down version… Read More