Kelsey Grammer is joining the ranks of celebrities such as Sean Penn, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jesse Eisenberg who have narrated audiobooks. Audiobook giant Audible.com released Tuesday the “Frasier” actor’s narration of “Rise… Read More
Expect to see more live video in your Twitter feed. In its annual 10-K report released Monday, the company said it will focus more on its Periscope app in 2017. The move… Read More
In its first-ever acquisition, Mozilla has purchased the save-it-later app Pocket to help grow its presence on mobile. Pocket will bring its more than 10 million monthly active users to the… Read More
Uber’s senior vice president of engineering has been asked to resign after failing to inform the company about sexual harassment allegations at his previous job, according to Recode. The ride-hailing… Read More
A Seattle man was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Friday after a drone he was operating injured two people during the city’s 2015 Pride Parade. Paul M. Skinner… Read More
Comcast says it will bring YouTube to its Xfinity X1 platform, continuing to embrace streaming options that otherwise compete with its core cable service. The cable giant and YouTube parent Google announced plans on Monday to integrate… Read More
Samsung will unveil its Galaxy S8 on March 29, the company announced at Sunday’s press conference in Barcelona. The company unveiled two tablets at Mobile World Congress on Sunday, instead… Read More
Samsung has doubled down on tablets, unveiling not one, but two, at the company’s first major product announcement since the Galaxy Note 7 debacle. The company postponed the launch of the… Read More
Newly appointed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai moved to halt a key portion of the Obama administration’s internet privacy rules on Friday, asking the commission to block the rollout of broadband-specific… Read More
HyperSciences, a startup that uses rockets to drill for geothermal energy, has raised $690,000 of a $1 million funding round. The fresh cash comes from Washington Research Foundation, Kick-Start II, Cowles Company and… Read More
Amazon Web Services is considering bundling its email, file storage, and video conferencing apps into a productivity suite that would compete with Microsoft and Google, according to a report released… Read More
Ad quality issues on web pages might be affecting publishers more than they realize. A new report released by Ad Lightning, a Seattle company that seeks to increase transparency for advertising-dependent… Read More
Microsoft and Airbus are investing in the future of autonomous drones that can communicate with one another as they fly through cities. AirMap, an airspace management startup for drones, announced… Read More
Google has committed $11.5 million in grants to organizations working to reduce racial inequalities in the criminal justice system, the company’s charitable arm announced Thursday. The donations are intended to improve… Read More
A New York-based tech company has filed a federal trademark suit against Amazon Web Services over the name of the cloud giant’s newly launched Chime online conferencing and collaboration technology. CafeX Communications launched its online conferencing and collaboration system, called… Read More
Are you a fan of Starbucks’ unlisted drinks? What about Jamba Juice’s secret smoothies? If you’re a person who likes ordering something that a restaurant specifically chose not to put on… Read More
As Facebook pushes to include more bots in its messaging feature, Twitter has shifted in the opposite direction. The social media site is experimenting with allowing businesses to direct message… Read More
Don’t fret about finding the perfect photo from the party for your Instagram; you can now upload an entire gallery instead. The social media app on Wednesday announced a new… Read More
Verizon will be the latest wireless provider to pilot 5G this year. The company announced Wednesday a plan to rollout the next-generation network to select customers in 11 cities across the U.S.… Read More
Beer and wine could be on the shelves when Amazon Go opens to the public in the next few months. A spokesman for the e-commerce giant confirmed to GeekWire that… Read More
Arianna Huffington is speaking out publicly amid the investigation into alleged sexual harassment at ride-hailing company Uber. Huffington, a member of Uber’s board, posted an update to the company’s blog emphasizing her… Read More
Google Fiber plans to bring its Webpass service to Seattle, adding a new gigabit Internet alternative in a city that has struggled for years to expand access to super-high-speed broadband.… Read More
Using drones to deliver packages doesn’t need to eliminate delivery drivers’ jobs. Under a new system tested by UPS this week, drones could help speed up a delivery driver’s route… Read More
A former Uber employee’s allegations of sexual harassment in the ride-hailing company’s corporate office has retriggered the #DeleteUber movement on Twitter. The hashtag has been tweeted more than 7,500 times… Read More
When Bothell, Wash.-based EagleView Technology Corp. was acquired in 2015, EagleView CEO Chris Barrow wasn’t sure what he would do next. He planned to move on from EagleView — a powerhouse in… Read More
SnapBot vending machines are no longer the only place you can by Snapchat’s camera sunglasses. On Monday, Spectacles went on sale online in the U.S. for their regular $129. Since… Read More
On a Friday afternoon earlier this month, nearly a dozen news alerts were pushed to my phone announcing that a Boston judge had ruled to enforce President Donald Trump’s ban… Read More
Who needs a partner when you have artificial intelligence? Next time you have a hankering to play “Heart and Soul,” just turn on your computer. A new experiment by Google… Read More
Cloud-based community platform Higher Logic has acquired the startup Kavi WorkSpace, the companies announced Thursday. It’s the second acquisition for a Portland-based startup this week. Kavi creates a platform that… Read More
Facebook will use artificial intelligence to organize a global community on social media, Mark Zuckerberg said in a nearly 6,000-word letter published Thursday. The CEO touched on dozens of global… Read More