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‘It was awesome’: After Boeing’s 777X jet finishes its first flight, test pilots give the first review

by Alan Boyle on January 25, 2020January 25, 2020 at 7:00 pm1 Comment

Boeing’s next-generation 777X wide-body jet completed its first flight today, providing a boost to the embattled company amid the 737 MAX crisis — and drawing rave reviews from its pilots.… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Stand-up mathematician; healthcare at home; geeky music; and more

by Nicole Tanner on January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 at 1:58 pmComment

— Math is one of those subjects that seems to be divisive among students as they grow up. Basically, you love it or you hate it. There aren’t many middle-of-the-road… Read More

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Gates Foundation’s new nonprofit venture will boost innovations for farmers facing climate change

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Computer modeling and tiny meteorites suggest that CO2 blanketed ancient Earth

by Alan Boyle on January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 at 6:57 pm1 Comment

Today, rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a cause for concern, but 2.7 billion years ago, high levels of CO2 probably kept our planet warm enough for life even… Read More

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‘He does good at rockets’: President Trump pays tangled tribute to Elon Musk’s tech triumphs

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Bill Gates’ TerraPower and GE Hitachi team up on proposal to build a new nuclear reactor for research

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Adaptive Biotechnologies plans to sell up to 9.2M shares; revenue grew 52% in 2019

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Boeing moves back estimated timetable for 737 MAX’s return to flight to mid-2020

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Amazon wins patent for robots that drop off bunches of items on delivery routes

by Alan Boyle on January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 at 10:31 pmComment

Amazon is already testing robots that deliver packages, but a newly issued patent covers a far more ambitious scheme, involving storage compartment vehicles that can roam the sidewalks to make… Read More

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Microsoft and Univ. of Washington join Georgia Tech team in $25M DNA data storage project

Microsoft’s ambitious ‘carbon negative’ climate goal sets it apart from Amazon and other tech giants

by Lisa Stiffler on January 17, 2020January 18, 2020 at 1:37 pm 3 Comments

A wide-ranging environmental initiative unveiled by Microsoft this week represents some of the most aggressive goals that climate experts say they’ve seen. Microsoft on Thursday pledged to become “carbon negative”… Read More

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AI2 Incubator hatches a $10M fund for AI startups with support from big-name VCs

by Alan Boyle on January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 at 11:46 pm1 Comment

Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence is kicking things up more than a notch for AI startups with a $10 million pre-seed fund for its incubator program. The AI2 Incubator’s… Read More

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Exclusive: Apple acquires Xnor.ai, edge AI spin-out from Paul Allen’s AI2, for price in $200M range

by Alan Boyle, Taylor Soper & Todd Bishop on January 15, 2020January 23, 2020 at 11:45 amComment

Apple has acquired Xnor.ai, a Seattle startup specializing in low-power, edge-based artificial intelligence tools, sources with knowledge of the deal told GeekWire. The acquisition echoes Apple’s high-profile purchase of Seattle… Read More

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Going negative: Boeing records more cancellations than orders for commercial airplanes in 2019

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Analysis: Boeing’s new CEO plays it safe — but more will be needed to get the company flying right

by Alan Boyle on January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 at 12:06 pmComment

Veteran aerospace executive David Calhoun took the reins as Boeing’s CEO today, telling employees in a company-wide email that his top priorities are to get the 737 MAX flying again… Read More

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Iranian military acknowledges it shot down Ukrainian Boeing 737 jet by mistake

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OceanGate raises $18M to build a bigger submersible fleet and set up Titanic trips

by Alan Boyle on January 9, 2020January 10, 2020 at 10:22 amComment

OceanGate says it has raised $18.1 million in new investment, laying the financial groundwork for an expansion of its fleet of deep-sea submersibles and setting the stage for dives to… Read More

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Trump and other U.S. officials suspect Ukrainian Boeing 737 jet was downed by Iranian missile strike

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77 teams enter next stage of ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition for virtual travelers

by Alan Boyle on January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 at 8:24 pm1 Comment

Seventy-seven teams from 19 countries around the globe have qualified to participate in the $10 million ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition, which aims to promote the development of robotic systems that… Read More

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Ukrainian Boeing 737 jet crashes in Iran just after takeoff, killing 176 people

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Scientists link mysterious snippets of DNA to cell growth and tumor suppression

by Alan Boyle on January 7, 2020January 8, 2020 at 6:17 pmComment

Why do some strings of genetic code remain virtually unchanged despite tens of millions of years of evolutionary divergence? A newly published study that takes advantage of the gene-editing technique… Read More

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Boeing changes 737 MAX recovery plan to call for a new round of pilot training, adding to cost and delay

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Tech and disinformation; finding art in scientific images; and more

by Nicole Tanner on January 3, 2020January 4, 2020 at 9:59 amComment

— As the 2020 presidential election approaches, many are concerned about the effects disinformation campaigns may have on the race, since they played a big part in the 2016 election.… Read More

Zonar Systems hit with firmware glitch affecting school bus fleet management devices

by Taylor Soper & Alan Boyle on January 2, 2020January 3, 2020 at 8:21 am 4 Comments

Zonar Systems, a Seattle-based company that provides electronic fleet inspection and tracking systems for public and private fleets, experienced a firmware glitch on Thursday affecting a significant number of its… Read More

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MacKenzie Bezos, Amazon CEO’s ex-wife, sells $400M in stock after pledge to give away billions

‘It was awesome’: After Boeing’s 777X jet finishes its first flight, test pilots give the first review

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Stand-up mathematician; healthcare at home; geeky music; and more

Gates Foundation’s new nonprofit venture will boost innovations for farmers facing climate change

Computer modeling and tiny meteorites suggest that CO2 blanketed ancient Earth

‘He does good at rockets’: President Trump pays tangled tribute to Elon Musk’s tech triumphs

Bill Gates’ TerraPower and GE Hitachi team up on proposal to build a new nuclear reactor for research

Adaptive Biotechnologies plans to sell up to 9.2M shares; revenue grew 52% in 2019

Boeing moves back estimated timetable for 737 MAX’s return to flight to mid-2020

Amazon wins patent for robots that drop off bunches of items on delivery routes

Microsoft and Univ. of Washington join Georgia Tech team in $25M DNA data storage project

Microsoft’s ambitious ‘carbon negative’ climate goal sets it apart from Amazon and other tech giants

AI2 Incubator hatches a $10M fund for AI startups with support from big-name VCs

Exclusive: Apple acquires Xnor.ai, edge AI spin-out from Paul Allen’s AI2, for price in $200M range

Going negative: Boeing records more cancellations than orders for commercial airplanes in 2019

Analysis: Boeing’s new CEO plays it safe — but more will be needed to get the company flying right

Iranian military acknowledges it shot down Ukrainian Boeing 737 jet by mistake

OceanGate raises $18M to build a bigger submersible fleet and set up Titanic trips

Trump and other U.S. officials suspect Ukrainian Boeing 737 jet was downed by Iranian missile strike

77 teams enter next stage of ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition for virtual travelers

Ukrainian Boeing 737 jet crashes in Iran just after takeoff, killing 176 people

Scientists link mysterious snippets of DNA to cell growth and tumor suppression

Boeing changes 737 MAX recovery plan to call for a new round of pilot training, adding to cost and delay

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Tech and disinformation; finding art in scientific images; and more

Zonar Systems hit with firmware glitch affecting school bus fleet management devices

Scientists lay out a scenario for life to emerge from Earth’s carbonate-rich lakes

Chinese scientist who led first gene-editing experiment on babies gets 3 years in jail

Year in Science: Revisit a black hole and other sights that weren’t seen before 2019

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