Category: Science

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Amazon is said to work on a new device to record and stream live TV, challenging TiVo

by Alan Boyle on August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 at 3:44 pmComment

Amazon is working on a new type of device that can record live TV and stream it on demand, encroaching on technological turf occupied by TiVo, Bloomberg News reported today.… Read More

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Google reportedly developing speaker with screen to counter Amazon Echo Show

by Alan Boyle on August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 at 1:54 pmComment

Google is aiming to challenge Amazon’s Echo Show by releasing its own smart speaker equipped with a screen in time for this year’s holiday season, Nikkei Asian Review reported today.… Read More

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Tesla stock slumps after Elon Musk admits he’s having most difficult year of his career

by Alan Boyle on August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 at 1:58 pmComment

When Tesla CEO Elon Musk chokes up, Tesla’s stock price gets depressed as well. The link between public perceptions of the tech billionaire’s mental state and the financial state of… Read More

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Policymakers tout high-tech tools for addressing Northwest’s wildfire crisis

by Alan Boyle on August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 at 3:26 pmComment

The smoky skies over Seattle have cleared up somewhat, but the Pacific Northwest’s wildfires continue to burn — prompting pledges from Republicans as well as Democrats to beef up the region’s… Read More

Elon Musk’s Boring Company takes a swing at building Dugout Loop to Dodger Stadium

by Alan Boyle on August 15, 2018August 15, 2018 at 11:44 pmComment

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s tunneling venture, the Boring Company, is getting the go-ahead sign on a project to build a transit tunnel connecting Dodger Stadium with one of Los Angeles’… Read More

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No GPS? No problem! Researchers test new and improved systems to track drones

by Alan Boyle on August 15, 2018August 15, 2018 at 4:32 pmComment

As more and more drones fill the skies, increasingly sophisticated methods will be required to track them under increasingly challenging conditions. How will they navigate if they lose touch with… Read More

A ‘perfect storm’ of wildfires puts Seattle’s terrible air quality in the record books

by Alan Boyle on August 15, 2018August 16, 2018 at 10:51 amComment

If this week’s smoky skies seem unprecedented, that’s not far wrong: Thanks to an unusually unfortunate weather pattern, Seattle just recorded its worst 24-hour air quality in almost two decades… Read More

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Amazon Prime Air drone gets delivered to Smithsonian for museum display in 2021

by Alan Boyle on August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 at 4:58 pmComment

Amazon’s drone delivery service is still in its experimental phase, but it’s already destined to become a part of American history at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum.… Read More

Port of Seattle steps up Sea-Tac airport security presence after fatal airplane theft

by Alan Boyle on August 13, 2018August 14, 2018 at 11:05 pm1 Comment

Security measures have been stepped up at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, including the maintenance area where a ground support worker commandeered an empty plane for an unauthorized, and ultimately fatal, flight… Read More

Elon Musk names Saudis as principal funders for Tesla stock privatization plan

by Alan Boyle on August 13, 2018August 13, 2018 at 6:17 pm1 Comment

When Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he had “funding secured” for a plan to take the company private, he was referring to the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund — whose executives… Read More

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Ships set sail from Seattle on a NASA mission to trace sea creatures’ carbon trail

by Alan Boyle on August 9, 2018August 14, 2018 at 10:36 pmComment

After seven years of preparation, two research vessels are heading out of Seattle to begin a 40-day voyage to track how tiny organisms in the ocean affect the world’s carbon… Read More

Oh, wow, man! Elon Musk’s tweets about taking Tesla private spark a stock spike

by Alan Boyle on August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 at 1:27 pmComment

Tesla’s stock shot up sharply today after the company’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, tweeted that he was considering taking Tesla private at a price of $420 a share. “Funding secured,”… Read More

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Boeing HorizonX joins in $12.9M boost for Digital Alloys’ metal 3-D printing tech

by Alan Boyle on August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 at 9:29 amComment

Boeing HorizonX says it’s investing in Digital Alloys, a Massachusetts-based startup specializing in metal additive manufacturing, which adds to more than a dozen companies in Boeing’s tech venture capital portfolio.… Read More

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Brace yourself for a loud Seafair Weekend: Fat Albert rejoins the Blue Angels air show

by Alan Boyle on August 2, 2018August 2, 2018 at 7:14 pm1 Comment

Hey, hey, hey … it’s Fat Albert, in the skies over Seattle: We’re not talking about the jumbo-sized character created by comedian Bill Cosby back in the day, but the… Read More

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Mr. Sulu goes social: ‘Star Trek’ vet George Takei beams up to Russell Wilson’s TraceMe fan app

by Alan Boyle on August 2, 2018August 2, 2018 at 11:30 amComment

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson may be the founder of the TraceMe fan networking platform, but to hear George Takei tell it, the inspiration could have come from “Star Trek.”… Read More

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Despite loss, Tesla’s second-quarter report boosts stock (and Elon Musk mellows out)

by Alan Boyle on August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 at 6:45 pm 3 Comments

Tesla reported a larger loss per share than expected in the second quarter, but there was more revenue and less of a cash burn than expected — all of which resulted… Read More

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Surprise! Climate experts hail Trump’s pick for top science aide, Kelvin Droegemeier

by Alan Boyle on August 1, 2018August 14, 2018 at 9:17 pmComment

News Brief: Years after claiming that concerns over climate change were a “total, and very expensive, hoax,” President Donald Trump has chosen a widely respected expert on extreme weather and climate… Read More

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Boeing to open research center in Boston area, focusing on autonomous aircraft

by Alan Boyle on August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 at 12:39 amComment

Boeing says it’ll be moving into a 100,000-square-foot research and lab space in Cambridge, Mass., that will focus on the design and development of autonomous aircraft. Boeing’s Aerospace and Autonomy… Read More

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HyperSciences wins support for ram accelerator from NASA, Shell — and from crowdfunding

by Alan Boyle on July 28, 2018July 28, 2018 at 4:40 pmComment

Things are looking up, and looking down, for HyperSciences Inc. Either way, that’s good news for the four-year-old hypersonic startup in Spokane, Wash., and for its founder and CEO, Mark Russell.… Read More

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EagleView aerial imagery venture acquiring Australia’s Spookfish, valued at $90M

by Alan Boyle on July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 at 3:35 pm1 Comment

EagleView Technologies, a privately held aerial imagery and data analytics company headquartered in Bothell, Wash., says it intends to acquire Spookfish, an Australian company that’s in the same business. The… Read More

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OpenScope gives neuroscientists time on Allen Institute’s telescope for the brain

by Alan Boyle on July 26, 2018July 27, 2018 at 3:00 pmComment

OpenScope is open for business. The Seattle-based Allen Institute for Brain Science has taken a page from the playbook for the Hubble Space Telescope to create its latest channel for… Read More

Boeing boosts revenue outlook, but tanker troubles bedevil second-quarter results

by Alan Boyle on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 at 5:18 pmComment

Second-quarter financial results that show higher revenue and earnings per share would typically please investors, but not for Boeing. Instead, Boeing’s shares declined by as much as 3 percent after… Read More

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OceanGate gets Cyclops 1 submersible set for scientific expedition in the Salish Sea

by Alan Boyle on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 at 3:07 pmComment

OceanGate had to put off its plan to send a new breed of submersible to the wreck of the Titanic this summer, but now it’s gearing up for an undersea… Read More

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Expert panel calls for U.S. to move ahead with construction of electron ion collider

by Alan Boyle on July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 at 3:30 pmComment

News Brief: A report from the National Academies endorses the idea of building a large-scale electron ion collider to probe the next level of subatomic mysteries. Such a collider would… Read More

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee voices concern over impact of AI and automation on jobs

by Alan Boyle on July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 at 2:18 pmComment

News Brief: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says the coming age of wider automation and smarter artificial intelligence will require upgrades in educational and training systems — as well as improvements in… Read More

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The signal is inside the building! Pivotal Commware demonstrates 5G wireless link

by Alan Boyle on July 24, 2018July 26, 2018 at 3:59 pmComment

Pivotal Commware, the Kirkland, Wash.-based startup backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, says it’s demonstrated its solution to a wireless annoyance: getting 5G reception inside a building. Millimeter-wave 5G signaling… Read More

Boeing foresees a doubling in demand for pilots by 2037, and works on ways to fill it

by Alan Boyle on July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 at 3:24 pm1 Comment

If Boeing is projecting a doubling in the global commercial airplane fleet over the next 20 years, it only makes sense that the pilot workforce may have to double as… Read More

WARR wins Hyperloop III pod races — and University of Washington raises its profile

by Alan Boyle on July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 at 6:14 pmComment

Germany’s WARR Hyperloop team made it to the winner’s circle again today in the latest running of Elon Musk’s university-level Hyperloop competition, but when it comes to U.S. pod racers,… Read More

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Freshly hatched Loon strikes deal to beam internet access from balloons over Kenya

by Alan Boyle on July 20, 2018July 20, 2018 at 4:00 pmComment

News Brief: A week after becoming an independent business under Alphabet’s wing, the venture formerly known as Google’s Project Loon has struck its first commercial deal to provide balloon-powered 4G/LTE… Read More

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Boeing outdoes Airbus’ jet sales tally at Farnborough, but the details are murky

by Alan Boyle on July 20, 2018July 20, 2018 at 2:34 pmComment

Boeing declared victory in its multibillion-dollar sales competition with Airbus at this week’s Farnborough International Airshow — but the details are murkier than usual, in part due to international trade frictions.… Read More

Amazon is said to work on a new device to record and stream live TV, challenging TiVo

Google reportedly developing speaker with screen to counter Amazon Echo Show

Tesla stock slumps after Elon Musk admits he’s having most difficult year of his career

Policymakers tout high-tech tools for addressing Northwest’s wildfire crisis

Elon Musk’s Boring Company takes a swing at building Dugout Loop to Dodger Stadium

No GPS? No problem! Researchers test new and improved systems to track drones

A ‘perfect storm’ of wildfires puts Seattle’s terrible air quality in the record books

Amazon Prime Air drone gets delivered to Smithsonian for museum display in 2021

Port of Seattle steps up Sea-Tac airport security presence after fatal airplane theft

Elon Musk names Saudis as principal funders for Tesla stock privatization plan

Oh, wow, man! Elon Musk’s tweets about taking Tesla private spark a stock spike

Boeing HorizonX joins in $12.9M boost for Digital Alloys’ metal 3-D printing tech

Brace yourself for a loud Seafair Weekend: Fat Albert rejoins the Blue Angels air show

Despite loss, Tesla’s second-quarter report boosts stock (and Elon Musk mellows out)

Surprise! Climate experts hail Trump’s pick for top science aide, Kelvin Droegemeier

Boeing to open research center in Boston area, focusing on autonomous aircraft

HyperSciences wins support for ram accelerator from NASA, Shell — and from crowdfunding

EagleView aerial imagery venture acquiring Australia’s Spookfish, valued at $90M

OpenScope gives neuroscientists time on Allen Institute’s telescope for the brain

Boeing boosts revenue outlook, but tanker troubles bedevil second-quarter results

OceanGate gets Cyclops 1 submersible set for scientific expedition in the Salish Sea

Expert panel calls for U.S. to move ahead with construction of electron ion collider

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee voices concern over impact of AI and automation on jobs

The signal is inside the building! Pivotal Commware demonstrates 5G wireless link

Boeing foresees a doubling in demand for pilots by 2037, and works on ways to fill it

WARR wins Hyperloop III pod races — and University of Washington raises its profile

Freshly hatched Loon strikes deal to beam internet access from balloons over Kenya

Boeing outdoes Airbus’ jet sales tally at Farnborough, but the details are murky

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