— Do you remember where you were and what you were doing in 1995? Television was dominated by ER, Seinfeld, and Friends. Die Hard with a Vengeance and the original… Read More
Kevin Scott is the chief technology officer for Microsoft, a company that built its business on software, but he also appreciates hardware and devices. In fact, he has been building… Read More
— While next week promises to be filled with parades, fireworks, and picnics, there’s also the chance to play some board games you love or possibly finding one you’ve never… Read More
In a ruling on Thursday tied to the practice of partisan gerrymandering, the Supreme Court — as it’s charged to do — weighed in on the perceived intent of the… Read More
For years, fixtures in the Bay Area tech industry have been migrating to Seattle in search of comparable jobs with a lower cost of living. But as far as we… Read More
Amazon gave a detailed look at its new warehouse robots and delivery drones, discussed its plans for a satellite constellation, and talked about the future of artificial intelligence, machine learning… Read More
The world’s biggest technology companies are pouring billions of dollars into developing sophisticated artificial intelligence capabilities, but its usefulness in all but the most complex scenarios may be a bit… Read More
Machine learning and artificial intelligence are popular concepts in the tech world, but one of Microsoft’s top executives sees the technologies as must-haves for companies of all kinds. Microsoft Chief… Read More
Do the secrets to a healthier future lie in untapped healthcare data? Microsoft and UCLA Health want to find out and have built a platform that will make it easier… Read More
Next fall, as you browse the produce section at your local grocery store, pay close attention to the apples. You might be witnessing American history. For the first time, some… Read More
What if deep learning models could detect early-stage cancer more accurately than a veteran radiologist? Google is showing that day might be close, based on the results of a study… Read More
For most patients, a diagnosis of stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer comes with a dire prognosis. But for patients with specific mutations that cause the disease, there are potentially… Read More
Bottomless, the Seattle startup using technology to make sure that coffee lovers never run out of the stuff they love, has raised $1.9 million, according to a recent Securities and… Read More
Taking advantage of artificial intelligence and machine learning may be part of Paul Misener’s job as an Amazon executive, but he’s doing it for fun as well. Misener, Amazon’s vice… Read More
For Cosmo King, maritime data is both personal and professional. King grew up sailing in Virginia and is now the owner of “Northern Lights,” a vintage Coronado 41 sloop that he… Read More
It’s Day 1 again for Seattle-based Spiral Genetics. The decade-old DNA analysis startup has left its parent company Fabric and is sparking its re-launch by partnering with Microsoft to analyze… Read More
It may seem as if everyone’s already on the bandwagon for artificial intelligence and machine learning, with players ranging from giants like Amazon and Microsoft to startups like Xnor.ai and… Read More
Patients with a rare disease often face a long and painful road to an accurate diagnosis. The process takes five years on average after they first show symptoms. In an effort to shorten… Read More
Amazon Web Services has decided to release the code behind one of its key machine-learning services as an open-source project, as it continues to push back against critics who find… Read More
San Francisco-based Bright Machines is coming to Seattle. The maker of software and robotics systems for manufacturing plans to open an office in 2019 and has hired Nick Ciubotariu as SVP… Read More
No doubt the proliferation of voice assistants has changed the landscape in which we live. Whether it’s Alexa or Siri or Google Assistant, we’ve come to accept voice as a… Read More
A lot of great discoveries were made while looking for something else. For University of Washington computer science grad student Ewin Tang, research into quantum computing showed that our regular… Read More
Canotic is a new artificial intelligence startup based in Seattle and Berlin that today announced a $5.3 million seed round led by Seattle-based PSL Ventures and London-based Mosaic Ventures, with… Read More
Xilinx is reportedly the beneficiary of a decision by Microsoft Azure’s infrastructure wizards to add another chip supplier to its ranks, as it looks to serve more customers interested in… Read More
Silicon Valley may be the startup capital of the world, but Seattle has a leg up when it comes what is arguably the most impactful technology of the future. The… Read More
Paul Allen has made a name for himself as a co-founder of Microsoft, a supporter of artificial intelligence research and a contributor to causes such as wildlife conservation — so it… Read More
For five years, a University of Washington spin-out called BluHaptics has been building up a business focusing on robotic control software for underwater robots — and now the Seattle startup is… Read More
The next Associated Press story you read about a Major League Baseball game may have been written by a robot. Starting today, the global news network will publish MLB game… Read More
Every pot I make and every cup of coffee I drink at home is made with stale coffee beans. That’s the sad assertion from Michael Mayer, a coffee lover and… Read More
Salesforce is open-sourcing the method it has developed for using machine-learning techniques at scale — without mixing valuable customer data — in hopes other companies struggling with data science problems… Read More