Science – Page 33 of 69

May 15, 2018, 11:00 AM

APiJET rolls out ‘Smart Aircraft’ monitoring service with Icelandair as first customer

Seattle’s Aviation Partners and iJet Technologies have joined forces in a software-as-a-service venture called APiJET, which is aimed at making… Read More

May 15, 2018, 10:10 AM

WTO issues its ‘final ruling’ against Airbus, opening the way for tariffs (or talks)

The World Trade Organization today issued its final report in a long-running dispute over subsidies for Airbus jets, potentially clearing… Read More

May 12, 2018, 1:42 PM

Boston Dynamics gears up to sell robot dogs and improves android’s running game

Cue the “Black Mirror” theme music: Boston Dynamics says it’s putting its scary SpotMini robotic dog on sale next year.… Read More

May 11, 2018, 5:27 PM

Elon Musk says Boring Company could soon give ‘free rides’ through L.A. tunnel

The details may be fuzzy, but billionaire Elon Musk says he’s aiming to open the Boring Company’s first test tunnel… Read More

May 10, 2018, 2:19 PM

White House convenes AI summit and sets up advisory panel on artificial intelligence

The White House brought together scores of industry representatives for a summit focusing on artificial intelligence and its policy implications… Read More

May 10, 2018, 10:47 AM

Fossil hunters show off Triassic treasures from Antarctica at the Burke Museum

More than 100 fossil specimens at Seattle’s Burke Museum provide a fresh window into how life thrived in Antarctica about… Read More

May 9, 2018, 5:56 PM

10 teams win federal approval to push the limits with drones, but Amazon’s left out

The U.S. Department of Transportation has selected 10 state, local and tribal governments to oversee pilot projects that will go… Read More

May 9, 2018, 12:01 AM

Biologists use artificial intelligence to flesh out 3-D views of a cell’s inner workings

What happens when you cross cell biology with artificial intelligence? At the Allen Institute for Cell Science, the answer isn’t… Read More

May 8, 2018, 5:57 PM

‘Eggs’ for alien Earths? At 94, physicist Freeman Dyson’s brain is still going strong

Alien megaspheres … rockets powered by nuclear bombs … freeze-dried life in outer space: These are just some of the… Read More

May 8, 2018, 1:21 PM

U.S. pullout from Iran nuclear deal boosts most aerospace stocks, but not Boeing’s

A broad range of aerospace and defense stocks rose today as markets put a martial spin on President Donald Trump’s… Read More

May 8, 2018, 10:57 AM

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi touts flying cars and ride-hailing company’s turnaround

Uber executives are providing an update on their plans to put flying cars in the air by 2020, with commercial… Read More

May 8, 2018, 8:00 AM

XNOR.ai raises $12M and unveils self-service platform to help developers bring AI to devices

“AI for Everyone, Everywhere” may sound like a science-fiction slogan, but it’s actually the name given to software from XNOR.ai… Read More

May 7, 2018, 11:44 AM

After years of study, radar scans rule out hidden rooms in King Tut’s burial chamber

Ground-penetrating radar scans have failed to confirm any hints that King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the KIngs contains… Read More

May 5, 2018, 10:05 AM

FAIR competition? Facebook creates official AI labs in Seattle and Pittsburgh, vying for top talent

After months of work to beef up its artificial intelligence research teams in Seattle and Pittsburgh, Facebook is acknowledging that… Read More

May 2, 2018, 5:37 PM

Tesla stock goes through twists and turns as analysts focus on Model 3 car outlook

Tesla’s share price took a weird turn today after the company reported its first-quarter financial results and billionaire CEO Elon… Read More

Apr 30, 2018, 10:44 PM

Boeing confirms $4.25 billion acquisition of KLX aerospace parts company

The Boeing Co. says it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire KLX Inc., a Florida-based aerospace parts distributor,… Read More

Apr 25, 2018, 5:12 PM

Plasmonic modulator could lead to a new breed of electro-optic computer chips

News Brief: Researchers have created a miniaturized device that can transform electronic signals into optical signals with low signal loss.… Read More

Apr 25, 2018, 10:51 AM

Boeing’s outlook – and its shares – get a boost after strong results for first quarter

The Boeing Co. is raising its financial sights for the year as a result of a stronger-than-expected first quarter, and… Read More

Apr 23, 2018, 7:53 PM

Paul Allen’s shipwreck sleuths help Aussies document World War I submarine’s remains

Score another undersea revelation for the crew of the Petrel, a research vessel backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. This… Read More

Apr 23, 2018, 5:41 PM

Boeing HorizonX co-leads funding round for Morf3D additive manufacturing startup

The latest addition to Boeing’s venture-capital portfolio is Morf3D, a California startup that focuses on aerospace applications for 3-D printing.… Read More

Apr 17, 2018, 4:36 PM

TLDR: Steve Ballmer’s shareholder meeting for America, the world’s biggest plane, Jeff Bezos’ new social media persona

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Apr 16, 2018, 8:54 PM

Elon Musk’s Boring Company raises $113M for tunnels, with Musk investing the most

A newly reported investment round has brought in $112.5 million for the Boring Company, the venture that billionaire techie Elon… Read More

Apr 11, 2018, 6:40 PM

Paul Allen’s hunt for historic shipwrecks scores another WWII find: the USS Helena

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s seagoing sleuths are reporting one more find in their quest to locate sunken military vessels from… Read More

Apr 10, 2018, 7:49 PM

Policy experts trade ideas for intelligent ways to regulate artificial intelligence

Regulations for the proper use of artificial intelligence are almost as inevitable as the rise of AI itself — but the… Read More

Apr 10, 2018, 5:18 PM

OceanGate’s Titan sub passes initial tests, gets set for Bahamas – then the Titanic

OceanGate has finished putting its Titan submersible through its first round of shallow-water tests in Puget Sound, and is packing it… Read More

Apr 9, 2018, 5:00 PM

Microsoft is turning down some sales over AI ethics, top researcher Eric Horvitz says

Concerns over the potential abuse of artificial intelligence technology have led Microsoft to cut off significant sales, says Eric Horvitz,… Read More

Apr 9, 2018, 4:21 PM

TLDR: Congress releases Zuckerberg’s testimony, ?ear-cleaning headphones, ?Elon Musk shows off SpaceX tool

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Apr 9, 2018, 11:30 AM

This crazy video from ‘One Strange Rock’ reveals how bat poop keeps forests alive

What do giant fruit bats have in common with Johnny Appleseed? Tonight’s episode of “One Strange Rock,” National Geographic Channel’s… Read More

Apr 6, 2018, 7:06 PM

Take that, Airbus! American Airlines puts in a big $12.3 billion order for Boeing 787 jets

News Brief: $12.3 billion. … That’s the list-price value of the 47 Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets that American Airlines is ordering.… Read More

Elon Musk in "Do You Trust This Computer?"

Apr 6, 2018, 10:15 AM

Elon Musk touts scary movie about AI as an ‘immortal dictator’ – and it’s free!

If you want to get really scared about the future, you could see “A Quiet Place” this weekend at your… Read More