Articles from 2021 – Page 71 of 77

Amazon unveils design plans for Virginia HQ2, with dramatic spiral ‘Helix’ building as centerpiece

Amazon’s proposed design plans for its second headquarters campus in Arlington, Va., will have a familiar look for anyone who… Read More

Vicis unveils revamped high-tech helmet under new ownership following tumultuous startup journey

Vicis is back. The one-time Seattle startup darling that went through a major and sudden downfall in 2019 just debuted… Read More

Alexa, is it warm in here? Amazon Super Bowl ad turns hot ‘Black Panther’ star into an Echo device

The disembodied voice of Amazon’s Alexa may have finally found a vessel suitable for helping with recipes, turning on the… Read More

Led by ex-Starbucks digital chief Adam Brotman, Seattle startup Brightloom raises $15M

Brightloom has raised $15 million as it aims to help companies turn their customer data into personalized marketing campaigns. Brightloom… Read More

Google will wind down game development studios as tech giants struggle to break into gaming

Both Google and Amazon have more than enough tools and resources that they’d need to stake a claim in the… Read More

Tech tycoon buys SpaceX flight to orbit, sets aside seats for sweepstakes winner (and a fellow techie)

A billionaire CEO who also happens to be a trained jet pilot is buying a days-long flight to orbit aboard… Read More

Data breach exposes 1.6 million Washington state residents who filed unemployment claims in 2020

The Office of the Washington State Auditor is investigating a security incident which has compromised the personal information of more… Read More

Robotic process automation tech startup UiPath raises $750M at $35B valuation

UiPath is raising more cash. The New York-based company just announced a $750 million Series F round that pushes its… Read More

Tech Moves: Accolade’s new board member; Adaptive Biotechnologies names a COO; and more

— Health benefits platform Accolade named Cindy Kent to its board of directors. Kent is currently EVP and president of… Read More

Amazon earnings preview: Record holiday quarter expected but COVID-19 expenses may curb profits

The pandemic-driven e-commerce surge is expected to drive record sales and profit for Amazon as the company reports its holiday… Read More

Amazon adds palm-reading biometric ID scanner to more physical retail stores in Seattle

Amazon is expanding its new Amazon One palm-reading biometric identification system to three additional Amazon Go stores in Seattle. The company debuted… Read More

Book Excerpt: Why trust, not data, has become the most important asset in the modern economy

[Editor’s Note: Stein Broeder, a marketing executive at Microsoft, explores the components and value of trust in the new book, “The Business of… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 24, 2021

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 24, 2021. Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: The state of Microsoft, with special guest, tech journalist Mary Jo Foley

Microsoft’s profits rose 33% in the December quarter as CEO Satya Nadella touted a “second wave of digital transformation.” But… Read More

‘That rhythm is gone’: Washington state legislators on the pros and cons of virtual government

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Some 3,000 members of the public testified last week to comment on two of the most hot-button… Read More

Amazon’s diversity and inclusion leader, Elizabeth Nieto, leaving for job at Spotify in New York

Elizabeth Nieto, the leader of Amazon’s Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team, is leaving the Seattle tech giant unexpectedly for… Read More

Report on game console energy consumption dings Microsoft for failure to tweak power-saving settings

Energy consumption by the new Xbox gaming console could cost new owners of the Microsoft device more than $500 million… Read More

In a world of ‘remote everything,’ Washington state sees new push for public broadband networks

A bill that would give local governments and public agencies the ability to offer retail internet services appears headed to… Read More

Signs point to Apple making its Seattle presence clear as logo appears at new office near Amazon

In a neighborhood where it’s tough to tell what might be an Amazon office building or just another apartment complex,… Read More

Convoy freight report for 2020 shows how effects of pandemic rippled through trucking industry

As COVID-19 sent a wave of shock through consumer habits in the early weeks of the pandemic, the effects also… Read More

AOC uses Amazon’s Twitch again, this time to talk Robinhood and GameStop

Editor’s note: Post updated with recap of the Twitch stream below. Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian replaced Chamath Palihapitiya. Rep. Alexandria… Read More

Washington state eases COVID-19 restrictions for Seattle region

Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that seven counties in Western Washington will see their COVID-19 mandated restrictions ease starting on… Read More

Amazon and the University of Southern California will create a machine learning research center

Amazon is helping to create a machine learning and artificial intelligence research lab at the University of Southern California. The… Read More

Seattle-based MicaSense, makers of sensor equipment for drones, acquired for $23M

MicaSense, the Seattle-based makers of sensor equipment for drones used by the agriculture industry, has been acquired by Wichita, Kan.-based… Read More

4 ways tech leaders can become agents of change and help the industry reach gender equality

When Gavriella Schuster entered the tech industry back in 1991, 36% of the computing workforce was made up of women.… Read More

Qualtrics raises $1.55 billion in IPO, spinning out from SAP with plans to continue Seattle growth

A little more than two years ago, days before Qualtrics was set to go public, SAP swooped in with a… Read More

Cybersecurity giant Tanium scores $150 million, following HQ move to Seattle area

Tanium may not be a household name, at least not yet. But the fast-growing cybersecurity company, which moved its headquarters… Read More

Research finds new hires having trouble connecting with teammates and values during remote work

Remote work can be challenging enough for the workers who are already established at a particular company. Onboarding new employees,… Read More

Microsoft cut carbon emissions 6% last year, predicts climate investments will pay off in long run

In the first year since it set the goal of becoming carbon negative by 2030, Microsoft announced Thursday that it… Read More

New study links our built-in sleep patterns to phases of the moon — even in Seattle

A newly published study adds to the long-debated evidence that humans are hard-wired to sleep less when the moon is… Read More