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How AWS Ground Station is taking its giant leap for satellite links in small steps

by Alan Boyle on June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 at 9:48 amComment

LAS VEGAS – Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says his company has gotten so big that it has to branch out into business lines that “move the needle,” like the recently… Read More

Tech Moves: Google snags Georgia Tech AI professor; Apptio hires exec from AWS; The Riveter names Portland leader; and more

by James Thorne on June 3, 2019June 6, 2019 at 7:33 am1 Comment

— Natural language processing expert Jacob Eisenstein is taking a gig as a research scientist with Google AI in Seattle. Eisenstein is an associate professor at Georgia Tech and has… Read More

GeekWire Cloud Summit is almost here: Learn from tech leaders at Slack, Microsoft, AWS and more

by Tom Krazit on May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 at 2:36 pmComment

We’re just one week away from the third annual GeekWire Cloud Summit, which will feature some of the leading forces behind this incredible once-in-a-generation shift in how businesses use and… Read More

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AWS Ground Station satellite control system is officially open for business

by Alan Boyle on May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 at 4:36 pmComment

Six months after a sneak preview, Amazon Web Services has just raised the curtain on AWS Ground Station, its cloud-based system for controlling satellites and downloading satellite data. AWS says… Read More

Slack renegotiated its deal with Amazon Web Services in 2018, will spend at least $212M more through 2023

by Tom Krazit on April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 at 8:34 amComment

Slack revealed Friday that it joined the parade of companies that renegotiated long-term deals with Amazon Web Services over the last few years as they grew from scrappy startups into… Read More

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Lockheed Martin joins the discussion about cloud computing services in space

by Alan Boyle on April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 at 3:49 pmComment

Is the final frontier the next frontier for cloud computing? One of the presentations planned for Amazon’s re:MARS conference in June suggests that Lockheed Martin is putting serious thought into… Read More

Working Geek: Amazon’s Nancy Wang helps women PMs make themselves heard via her nonprofit

by Lisa Stiffler on April 7, 2019April 5, 2019 at 11:26 amComment

While the number of women working in tech jobs in the U.S. has doubled over the past 20 years, they’re still significantly outnumbered by men in the field. Only 24… Read More

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Creators of Java, C#, TypeScript, Perl, and Python in a Live Discussion – Fundraiser CSforALL

by Todd Bishop on March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 at 7:15 pmComment

PuPPy, Seattle’s Python user group presents our 1st annual charity event. We will feature the creators of C#, Java, Perl, Python, and TypeScript in a conversation about programming languages and… Read More

Report: Amazon testing new program that connects outside investors with startups that use AWS

by Taylor Soper on March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 at 10:06 amComment

Amazon wants to connect startups using its cloud computing platform with deep-pocketed investors, according to a new report from CNBC. The Seattle tech giant is testing a new program called… Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet names AWS vet as CTO; Ex-Nike exec heads Grayl’s board; Indeed replaces CEO

by James Thorne on February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 at 8:22 amComment

Work collaboration software company Smartsheet nabbed AWS veteran Praerit Garg to lead technology efforts as the company’s first official CTO. Garg was a general manager of identity, directory and access services at… Read More

‘We cannot let the next generation down’: Women in Cloud Summit rallies crowd to turn the tide in tech

by Tony Lystra on January 26, 2019January 28, 2019 at 3:24 amComment

In college, Washington State Sen. Patty Kuderer decided to take a programming class. She said she was excited about technology and created a simple program for the course, which she… Read More

Geek of the Week: Kevin Lin walks the talk as he left Amazon to launch startup and host his own podcast

by Kurt Schlosser on December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 at 9:45 amComment

Kevin Lin is computer software engineer who has an endless curiosity about technology and people and he likes to keep himself busy at the intersection of those two things. Born… Read More

Azure vs. AWS for startups: Microsoft’s top marketing exec explains its strategy in the cloud

by James Thorne on December 16, 2018December 16, 2018 at 11:11 am1 Comment

Startups were key to the early success of Amazon Web Services and most still favor the platform for cloud infrastructure. Microsoft thinks it has a strategy to win them over.… Read More

Amazon unveils new service to mine and decode medical records using artificial intelligence

by Clare McGrane on November 27, 2018November 30, 2018 at 8:18 amComment

Sorting through and analyzing medical records is incredibly time-consuming, limiting the ability of patients, doctors and administrators to make connections and fully grasp data. But technology giant Amazon is hoping to… Read More

Amazon launches ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ program to support computer science education

by Frank Catalano on November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 at 1:10 pm1 Comment

Amazon is officially launching a new program it calls “Amazon Future Engineer,” a broad, community-based push into schools and education that represents a renewed emphasis on education, an area in… Read More

Why this top Amazon exec just placed a bet on a future Seattle NHL franchise

by Taylor Soper on September 5, 2018September 6, 2018 at 10:45 amComment

Andy Jassy runs the world’s largest cloud computing business. He also just joined an NHL franchise ownership group trying to bring professional hockey to Seattle. So the new team operations… Read More

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TLDR: Amazon crushes profit expectations, Trump targets Twitter in a tweet, Lego Hogwarts Castle

by Starla Sampaco on July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 at 5:16 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Amazon’s record quarter: $2.5B in profits is biggest ever as tech giant comes up just short on sale Trump targets Twitter, his favorite communication platform, following reports… Read More

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TLDR: MLB commentary with robots, flying cars, facial recognition in schools

by Starla Sampaco on July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 at 3:58 pmComment

Today’s featured stories MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots Agent 007 James Bond’s next ride? Flying cars grab Farnborough Airshow’s spotlight… Read More

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MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots

by Taylor Soper on July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 at 3:58 pmComment

Deeper stats, predicted pitches, and live commentary produced by robots in the voice of iconic announcers — it could all be coming to Major League Baseball broadcasts soon. MLB re-upped… Read More

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Visualizing the cloud: Time-lapse takeaways from the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit

by Kaitlyn Wang on July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 at 4:45 pmComment

Visual strategist Guillaume Wiatr has become a mainstay at GeekWire conferences, partnering with us to sketch out drawings and notes based on the talks, panels and fireside chats as they’re… Read More

Hear how Amazon Web Services, T-Mobile and PitchBook build hybrid cloud infrastructures at the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit

by Tom Krazit on June 22, 2018June 27, 2018 at 6:16 amComment

More and more companies have realized that the cloud is a journey, not necessarily a destination. Once it becomes clear that approach makes the most sense for your company and… Read More

Which president or first lady do you look like? Amazon helps provide answer in White House app

by Kurt Schlosser on June 5, 2018June 5, 2018 at 10:09 pmComment

Amazon is helping to power a new app which offers virtual tours of the White House as well as a unique experience that will match a user’s selfie with the… Read More

GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit early-bird pricing ends Friday — register today

by Tom Krazit on May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 at 10:37 amComment

There’s just one more day left to take advantage of the early-bird pricing for the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit, which will showcase some of the top leaders in cloud computing… Read More

Tech Moves: Concur co-founder Mike Hilton joins Apptentive board; Samsung cloud leader lands at AWS; and more

by Clare McGrane on January 16, 2018January 15, 2018 at 9:40 pmComment

Mike Hilton, the longtime Seattle tech executive best known as the co-founder of expense management company Concur, has signed onto the board of directors of mobile tech startup Apptentive, the… Read More

Tech Moves: Uber taps former Orbitz CEO as COO; Longtime AWS leader goes to Zendesk

by Clare McGrane on December 21, 2017December 22, 2017 at 11:45 am 2 Comments

Former Orbitz CEO and longtime Seattle technology leader Barney Harford has been named the COO of Uber, marking yet another Seattle leader who has joined the embattled ride-hailing company. Former… Read More

Future of live sports? How Amazon streamed NFL games to 200 countries and 600 types of devices

by Taylor Soper on December 20, 2017December 20, 2017 at 8:12 am1 Comment

Signal acquisition, content ingestion, transcoding, ad insertion, playback optimization, and end-to-end monitoring probably weren’t top of mind for NFL fans who watched Thursday Night Football this season on Amazon. But… Read More

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Amazon partners with NFL; Brooks uses biomechanics for new shoes; and more from this week in sports tech

by Taylor Soper on December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 at 1:35 pm1 Comment

[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via email every week.] TAYLOR’S TAKE ON THE WEEK IN SPORTS TECH: Amazon Web… Read More

Report: Amazon to unveil ‘Alexa for Business,’ expanding voice assistant into workplace

by Todd Bishop on November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 at 5:17 pm 2 Comments

Amazon is preparing to bring its Alexa voice-based assistant into the workplace, according to a report by CNBC this afternoon. The news could be announced as early as Thursday at… Read More

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Amazon continues sports push, partners with NFL to power ‘Next Gen Stats’ with AWS

by Taylor Soper on November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 at 12:33 pm1 Comment

The National Football League is tapping Amazon Web Services to help power its “Next Gen Stats” platform. The NFL announced Wednesday that it will use machine learning and data analytics… Read More

Amazon Web Services unveils a $249 wireless deep learning video camera for developers

by Taylor Soper on November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 at 11:18 am 2 Comments

Amazon’s newest hardware product is meant to help developers run deep learning and image recognition models directly from a video camera. At its annual re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, Amazon Web… Read More

Tech Moves: Google snags Georgia Tech AI professor; Apptio hires exec from AWS; The Riveter names Portland leader; and more

GeekWire Cloud Summit is almost here: Learn from tech leaders at Slack, Microsoft, AWS and more

Slack renegotiated its deal with Amazon Web Services in 2018, will spend at least $212M more through 2023

Working Geek: Amazon’s Nancy Wang helps women PMs make themselves heard via her nonprofit

Creators of Java, C#, TypeScript, Perl, and Python in a Live Discussion – Fundraiser CSforALL

Report: Amazon testing new program that connects outside investors with startups that use AWS

Tech Moves: Smartsheet names AWS vet as CTO; Ex-Nike exec heads Grayl’s board; Indeed replaces CEO

Amazon unveils new service to mine and decode medical records using artificial intelligence

Amazon launches ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ program to support computer science education

Why this top Amazon exec just placed a bet on a future Seattle NHL franchise

TLDR: Amazon crushes profit expectations, Trump targets Twitter in a tweet, Lego Hogwarts Castle

TLDR: MLB commentary with robots, flying cars, facial recognition in schools

MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots

Which president or first lady do you look like? Amazon helps provide answer in White House app

GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit early-bird pricing ends Friday — register today

Tech Moves: Concur co-founder Mike Hilton joins Apptentive board; Samsung cloud leader lands at AWS; and more

Tech Moves: Uber taps former Orbitz CEO as COO; Longtime AWS leader goes to Zendesk

Future of live sports? How Amazon streamed NFL games to 200 countries and 600 types of devices

Amazon partners with NFL; Brooks uses biomechanics for new shoes; and more from this week in sports tech

Report: Amazon to unveil ‘Alexa for Business,’ expanding voice assistant into workplace

Amazon continues sports push, partners with NFL to power ‘Next Gen Stats’ with AWS

Amazon Web Services unveils a $249 wireless deep learning video camera for developers

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