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GeekWire Calendar Picks: Open source project led by Sir Tim Berners-Lee; mastering startup pitches; and more

by Nicole Tanner on April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 at 9:00 amComment

— When he invented the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee had a specific vision for how it would evolve, and things haven’t gone exactly as he planned. At its… Read More

Policing AI: Is it a task for government, industry, consumers or all of the above?

by Alan Boyle on April 18, 2019April 19, 2019 at 4:30 pmComment

It may not yet be clear how societies will guard against the potential downside of artificial intelligence — including algorithmic bias, invasions of privacy and unjustified profiling — but it’s… Read More

Earthrise Alliance aims to turn data from space into a resource for climate action

by Alan Boyle on April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 at 9:35 pmComment

Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver helped lead the charge for commercial space ventures, and now she’s leading a brand-new space campaign to address the climate change challenge. Garver is… Read More

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Institute for Protein Design wins $45M in funding from TED’s Audacious Project

by Alan Boyle on April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 at 5:44 pmComment

The era of engineering proteins for medical applications just got a lot closer, thanks to a five-year, $45 million grant from The Audacious Project at TED to the Institute for… Read More

Nonlinear Materials goes public with plan to commercialize electro-optic devices

by Alan Boyle on April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 at 1:58 pmComment

It’s taken 20 years, but executives at Seattle-based Nonlinear Materials Corp. are finally putting the pieces in place for what they say could be a revolution in electro-optical processing. “Everything… Read More

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Donald Trump, whose airline fizzled out, gives 737 MAX marketing advice to Boeing

by Alan Boyle on April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 at 6:43 pm1 Comment

In addition to praising Tiger Woods and pillorying Democrats, President Donald Trump had some words of advice on Twitter for Boeing, which is dealing with federal investigations in the wake… Read More

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Bill Gates channels inner ‘Star Trek’ geek to riff on shapeshifters for Mosquito Week

by Alan Boyle on April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 at 11:47 amComment

It’s Mosquito Week at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a time to focus on the global campaign to eradicate malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases. And if delving into the… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Science fiction literature, biases in AI, and helping businesses go global

by Nicole Tanner on April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 at 11:00 amComment

— “We earth men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things.” That statement seems eerily on point for what’s going on in the world right now, but it’s actually… Read More

Vote for AI Innovation of the Year: Seattle’s artificial intelligence clout featured at the GeekWire Awards

by Alan Boyle on April 12, 2019April 19, 2019 at 4:32 pmComment

Artificial intelligence is one of the Seattle area’s fastest-growing tech frontiers, so it only makes sense for the field to get its own category at the GeekWire Awards. Recognizing innovations… Read More

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Full findings from NASA ‘Twins Study’ raise more questions about long stints in space

by Alan Boyle on April 11, 2019April 12, 2019 at 4:44 am1 Comment

Ten research teams today shared comprehensive scientific results from an unprecedented experiment to gauge the health differences that developed between an astronaut who spent nearly a year in space and… Read More

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OceanGate gears up for deep-sea dives with a crew that’ll pay for the privilege

by Alan Boyle on April 5, 2019April 12, 2019 at 4:46 amComment

Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate is heading back down to the Bahamas next week to practice deep-sea dives of Titanic proportions with its next-generation Titan submersible — and this time, team members… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Celebrating the first man in space and exploring underwater artifacts

by Nicole Tanner on April 5, 2019April 4, 2019 at 4:34 pmComment

More than 60 years ago, the world got serious about exploring space. The global fascination with the great beyond led to a massive race between the United States and the… Read More

Boeing will cut back temporarily on 737 MAX production and review design process

by Alan Boyle on April 5, 2019April 5, 2019 at 1:43 pm 2 Comments

Boeing will reduce its monthly production rate for its single-aisle 737 jets from 52 to 42, starting in mid-April, CEO Dennis Muilenburg said today. In a statement, Muilenburg said he’s… Read More

Boeing vows to take all necessary safety steps after Ethiopia issues preliminary 737 MAX crash report

by Alan Boyle on April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 at 3:37 pmComment

Boeing executives said today that they would take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of the company’s 737 MAX airplanes, after Ethiopia’s Civil Aviation Authority issued a preliminary report… Read More

Ethiopian jet’s data record deepens concern about 737 MAX safety procedures

by Alan Boyle on April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 at 8:25 pm1 Comment

Readings from the recorders recovered from last month’s crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX jet reportedly suggest that the pilots tried using the recommended procedure for overriding a… Read More

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Why that amazing April Fools’ video of an Amazon blimp got taken way too seriously

by Alan Boyle on April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 at 10:39 pmComment

A video clip showing a drone-dispatching airship emblazoned with the Amazon logo is a powerful contender for April Fool’s joke of the year — and what makes it so powerful… Read More

Planetary Resources’ veteran engineers launch First Mode to target wider frontiers

by Alan Boyle on April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 at 2:20 amComment

Planetary Resources was assimilated into the ConsenSys blockchain venture months ago, but a troop of engineers who used to work for the asteroid mining company is seeking out new frontiers… Read More

Eyebrow-raising extinction study goes public, but co-author says it’s just the start

by Alan Boyle on April 1, 2019April 2, 2019 at 11:22 pmComment

After days of puzzling over secondhand reports, anyone with an internet connection can now read a research paper about a fossil graveyard in North Dakota that appears to document the… Read More

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Scientists claim discovery of a fossilized killing field from the day the dinosaurs died

by Alan Boyle on March 29, 2019April 2, 2019 at 11:26 pm 3 Comments

First, there was a violent shock. Then, there was the roar of a 30-foot-high wave of water, throwing fish onto a sandbar in what is now North Dakota. Then there… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Black Girls Code workshops, Pluto’s planetary debate, FFA’s Champion Awards, and more

by Nicole Tanner on March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 at 2:51 pmComment

— Black Girls CODE, a nonprofit dedicated to teaching girls of color ages 7-17 about computer programming and technology, is holding three pop-up robotics workshops in the Seattle area on… Read More

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Boston Dynamics’ robotic ostrich can ‘handle’ warehouse box-stacking tasks

by Alan Boyle on March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 at 11:33 am 2 Comments

Boston Dynamics’ latest robo-creature may be cuter than its creepy robot dogs, but its potential application could nevertheless make warehouse workers wary. The Handle robot, demonstrated in a YouTube video… Read More

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Bill Gates casts an enthusiastic vote for bill to accelerate nuclear energy research

by Alan Boyle on March 28, 2019March 29, 2019 at 10:37 am 7 Comments

If dollars were votes, newly reintroduced legislation aimed at boosting nuclear energy innovation and advanced reactors would be a winner, thanks to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ strong endorsement today. The… Read More

Turing Award honors a different kind of AI network with ‘Nobel Prize of computing’

by Alan Boyle on March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 at 1:15 pmComment

The three recipients of the Association for Computing Machinery’s 2018 Turing Award, known as the “Nobel Prize of computing,” are sharing the $1 million award for their pioneering work with… Read More

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How Lumotive will put metamaterials in self-driving cars, with Bill Gates’ backing

by Alan Boyle on March 27, 2019March 28, 2019 at 10:28 amComment

BELLEVUE, Wash. — A succession of spinouts supported by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has taken an unorthodox technology known as metamaterials to high-flying realms ranging from satellite communications to drone-sized… Read More

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Hearings on Boeing 737 MAX crashes focus on certification and pilot training

by Alan Boyle on March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 at 5:41 pmComment

Were airline pilots adequately trained on a catastrophic scenario involving the automatic flight control system for Boeing’s 737 MAX airplanes? And did the Federal Aviation Administration cede too much of… Read More

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LIGO and Virgo detectors get in sync for gravitational-wave hunt that’ll last a year

by Alan Boyle on March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 at 8:54 pmComment

Physicists won’t be fooling around on April 1 at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory in Washington state and Louisiana, or at the Virgo gravitational-wave detector in Italy. Instead, they’ll all… Read More

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Boeing-backed GoFly Prize puts 5 personal flying machines in spotlight, with fly-off ahead

by Alan Boyle on March 26, 2019March 30, 2019 at 9:34 amComment

Five teams from around the world have risen to new heights in the GoFly Prize competition, a $2 million-plus contest backed by Boeing to encourage the development of personal flying… Read More

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GeekWire Calendar Picks: Open source project led by Sir Tim Berners-Lee; mastering startup pitches; and more

Policing AI: Is it a task for government, industry, consumers or all of the above?

Earthrise Alliance aims to turn data from space into a resource for climate action

Institute for Protein Design wins $45M in funding from TED’s Audacious Project

Nonlinear Materials goes public with plan to commercialize electro-optic devices

Donald Trump, whose airline fizzled out, gives 737 MAX marketing advice to Boeing

Bill Gates channels inner ‘Star Trek’ geek to riff on shapeshifters for Mosquito Week

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Science fiction literature, biases in AI, and helping businesses go global

Vote for AI Innovation of the Year: Seattle’s artificial intelligence clout featured at the GeekWire Awards

Full findings from NASA ‘Twins Study’ raise more questions about long stints in space

OceanGate gears up for deep-sea dives with a crew that’ll pay for the privilege

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Celebrating the first man in space and exploring underwater artifacts

Boeing will cut back temporarily on 737 MAX production and review design process

Boeing vows to take all necessary safety steps after Ethiopia issues preliminary 737 MAX crash report

Ethiopian jet’s data record deepens concern about 737 MAX safety procedures

Why that amazing April Fools’ video of an Amazon blimp got taken way too seriously

Planetary Resources’ veteran engineers launch First Mode to target wider frontiers

Eyebrow-raising extinction study goes public, but co-author says it’s just the start

Scientists claim discovery of a fossilized killing field from the day the dinosaurs died

Boston Dynamics’ robotic ostrich can ‘handle’ warehouse box-stacking tasks

Bill Gates casts an enthusiastic vote for bill to accelerate nuclear energy research

Turing Award honors a different kind of AI network with ‘Nobel Prize of computing’

How Lumotive will put metamaterials in self-driving cars, with Bill Gates’ backing

Hearings on Boeing 737 MAX crashes focus on certification and pilot training

LIGO and Virgo detectors get in sync for gravitational-wave hunt that’ll last a year

Boeing-backed GoFly Prize puts 5 personal flying machines in spotlight, with fly-off ahead

MagniX and Vancouver’s Harbour Air team up to test all-electric plane for B.C. flights

Microsoft will be adding AI ethics to its standard checklist for product release

Report: Optional safety features for Boeing 737 MAX jets will be offered for free

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