Alaska Airlines shaves flight minutes and fuel, thanks to software from Google-backed AI startup Alaska Airlines has reduced flight time and carbon emissions after using dispatch software from a small Silicon Valley startup. Airspace… Read More
Astra rocket launches satellites from Alaska, giving a lift to Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. California-based Astra sent a batch of satellites into orbit for Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. from an Alaska launch pad today, a… Read More
Astranis reserves a ride with SpaceX for satellite that’ll boost broadband in Alaska A California-based startup called Astranis Space Technologies has signed a deal with SpaceX for the launch of its first geostationary… Read More
Misunderstood and untapped: Alaska’s burgeoning tech industry spotlighted at conference in Seattle Mead Treadwell takes the long view on his state’s inventive history. Speaking with GeekWire at the Arctic Encounter Symposium last… Read More
Geeks in the Woods: A decade after founding Tune, twins leave Seattle to launch Alaska startup factory In search of a tight-knit community with an underdog mentality and a chance to help budding entrepreneurs build startups, Lucas… Read More
Tweets document ‘major’ damage after 7.0 Alaska quake rocks Anchorage Buildings in downtown Anchorage were damaged and roads were ruined when a magnitude-7.0 earthquake hit Alaska’s biggest city today. The… Read More
Census shows that U.S.-Russian polar bear population is stable … at least for now The first census of polar bears living around the Chukchi Sea, straddling Alaska and eastern Siberia, suggests that the population… Read More
Alaska’s Mount Pavlof volcano settles down, and so do flight disruptions Update for 6 p.m. PT March 29: The massive ash cloud from Alaska’s Mount Pavlof has thinned out, two days… Read More
Senators join forces in campaign to close America’s Arctic icebreaker gap Two U.S. senators from opposite sides of the aisle – Washington Democrat Maria Cantwell and Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski – teamed up… Read More
GeekWire Awards: Vote for App of the Year Find a date, grab a coffee on the go, book a fabulous vacation destination, breeze through airport check-in or unload… Read More
Alaska Air to rent new Windows tablets, phases out digEplayer Alaska Airlines is taking flight with new Microsoft-powered tablets, part of a new in-flight entertainment experience that the airline is… Read More
Yahoo chief marketing officer Kathy Savitt named to Alaska Airlines board Alaska Airlines is getting a little more geeky in the board room. The Seattle airline today announced the appointment of… Read More
