On Tuesday the Seattle City Council will vote on a resolution asking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall Kia and Hyundai models that lack engine immobilizing, anti-theft technology.… Read More
A trial program now under way in some Amazon warehouses lets workers listen to music, podcasts, and other audio using Bluetooth-enabled earplugs, when working on tasks where it’s deemed safe.… Read More
SUMNER, Wash. — Can robots make warehouses both faster and safer? That’s the Holy Grail of modern logistics, and it’s the promise Amazon is making with “Sequoia,” unveiled last week… Read More
The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries announced an $85,800 fine against Amazon, alleging that the company knowingly put workers at risk of injury at its Spokane, Wash., fulfillment… Read More
Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison on Monday filed a lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai, alleging that the automakers failed to install standard anti-theft technology in many of their vehicles, resulting… Read More
Sean Turner was on his phone in the lobby of a downtown Seattle hotel last year when a woman slapped his iPad off a table, then took his AirPods case.… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Amazon unveiled a new fleet of robots and automated systems, including the first fully autonomous robot that the company says can operate safely alongside humans on the… Read More
Addressing the issue of warehouse worker safety in response to a shareholder question this week, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy described the company’s safety initiatives — most of them related to… Read More
Customers are still No. 1 at Amazon, but the tech giant now wants it to be known, officially, that employees are also “critical” to its customer-centric mission. That’s one of… Read More
A group of Democrats in the U.S. Senate sent a letter to Amazon on Wednesday questioning the company’s rationale for firing an employee who organized a walkout at a New… Read More
Microsoft released a new tool Thursday that scans online chats for people seeking to sexually exploit children. It’s part of a broader push by the technology industry to crack down… Read More
Uber released its first-ever safety report, chronicling all reported issues of sexual assault, homicide and fatal accidents in the U.S. in 2017 and 2018. Uber says compiling these incidents is… Read More
Police in Bellevue, Wash., arrested a 17-year-old suspected of two armed robberies of victims targeted using the online marketplace OfferUp this past weekend. The victims say they responded to OfferUp… Read More
Video footage of a Lime electric bike spewing flames on the University of Washington campus in Seattle this week is the latest in a string of battery-related safety issues affecting… Read More
Labor activists are calling out Amazon and Facebook over their treatment of workers in a new report. The National Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health’s “Dirty Dozen” list identifies a… Read More
Football is still America’s game in U.S. high schools, drawing more than a million athletes each year. But concerns over the lasting effects of concussions have caused youth participation in… Read More
REDMOND, Wash. — In the months since First Lady Melania Trump announced that her advocacy would center on cyberbullying, she’s faced criticism because of the tone President Donald Trump often… Read More
REDMOND, Wash. — Melania Trump is visiting Microsoft’s headquarters Monday as part of her “Be Best” campaign, promoting the well-being of children online and offline. The first lady is stopping… Read More
Illumagear, the maker of the workplace safety device Halo Light, raised $2.5 million of a $4 million round, led by an initial investment from Brick & Mortar Ventures. Brick &… Read More
Over the summer, Lime quietly removed scooters from circulation in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Lake Tahoe after learning a small percentage had batteries that could smolder or catch fire.… Read More
Students representing the Global Innovation Exchange are nearing the finish line in a competition to create wearable sensors that can send wireless alerts in threatening situations — even if the… Read More
Ofo is the latest Seattle bike-share service to warn riders of brake lines being cut in acts of vandalism. In March, Ofo competitors Spin and LimeBike issued similar warnings to… Read More
The derailed train making its inaugural trip from Seattle to Portland Monday was not using a recommended technology system designed to prevent certain types of accidents. According to reports from Crosscut… Read More
OfferUp has designated more than 450 meeting places for users to exchange goods, in an attempt to get ahead of the safety issues that plague its rival Craigslist. The Community… Read More
There are countless emergency situations — from cardiac arrest to a suspected intruder — which can make it difficult to call for help using a phone. But until recently, there… Read More
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Using a smartphone or other device in almost any form while driving is on its way to becoming illegal in Washington state. Only a couple minor steps remain.… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation today laid out its proposal for enabling cars and light trucks to connect to each other wirelessly. The technology, known as vehicle-to-vehicle communications or V2V,… Read More
Ali Alami and his co-founder Tove Martin got the idea for Cairn after struggling to meet up for a hike. They didn’t have cell service and realized there wasn’t a… Read More
Naveen Jain — a Seattle area tech entrepreneur who co-founded lunar exploration startup Moon Express, innovation lab Blue Dot and Internet search engine InfoSpace— is preparing to embark on a very different project.… Read More
We live in a day and age where new cyber threats emerge daily and staying on top of the latest Information Security (InfoSec) trends can be a challenge. But, exploring… Read More