Articles about Seattle – Page 13 of 53

TLDR: Microsoft partners with Indian cricket legend on smart bat

Today’s featured stories Microsoft partners with Indian cricket legend to develop a smart bat that tracks live analytics Alexa and… Read More

TLDR: Microsoft unveils Project xCloud game streaming service

Today’s featured stories Microsoft will launch Project xCloud game streaming service in 2019, powered by custom servers built from Xbox… Read More

TLDR: Amazon ends warehouse worker bonuses & stock awards

Today’s featured stories Amazon criticized for ending warehouse bonuses and stock awards in shift to $15/hour wage Nintendo plans new… Read More

TLDR: GeekWire Summit Highlights — Gates Foundation, Redfin, Ring

Today’s featured stories Gates Foundation announces $15M commitment to map neighborhoods that help kids out of poverty Philanthropy advice from… Read More

TLDR: Digitizing movies before they vanish

Today’s featured stories A nonprofit battles the ‘magnetic media crisis’ by digitizing aging movies before they vanish Seattle police try… Read More

TLDR: Amazon opens store selling highest-rated items

Today’s featured stories Amazon unveils new brick and mortar concept — Amazon 4-star — featuring highly rated items After getting… Read More

Burger chain Shake Shack sets opening date for first Seattle location, near Amazon HQ

A new competitor in Seattle’s burger battle will step into the ring on Saturday, Oct. 6, as Shake Shack plans… Read More

TLDR: Instagram’s co-founders are leaving the company

Today’s featured stories Instagram Co-Founder and CEO Kevin Systrom announces plans to leave LinkedIn aims to share its trove of… Read More

AT&T merges high-tech retail, coffee and hangout space in Seattle for its first ‘Lounge’ concept

AT&T is tapping into Seattle’s historic coffee culture and its booming tech scene to create a first-of-its-kind experience for the… Read More

As tensions rise in booming Seattle, tech industry steps up civic engagement

On Thursday, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan met with representatives from some of the most powerful tech companies in the region… Read More

Can tech fix Seattle? Facebook, Twitter and others join new innovation council amid debate over group’s role

Tech titans and startups are joining forces to identify ways technology can help address some of Seattle’s most pressing problems.… Read More

Commentary: Seattle cannot afford to fall behind on 5G wireless technology

Editor’s note: Michael Schutzler, CEO of the Washington Technology Industry Association, stresses the importance of embracing next-generation wireless technology in this open… Read More

TLDR: How WNBA Star Sue Bird uses tech to beat her competition at 37 years old

Today’s featured stories Sue Bird’s secrets: How the WNBA star uses tech to beat her competition — at 37 years… Read More

Seattle’s KEXP broadcasts dead air during morning outage, but station’s digital signal stays alive

If a tech-friendly streaming station goes off the radio airwaves, does anyone in a tech-centric city notice? Seattle nonprofit indie… Read More

Is Amazon responsible for Seattle’s housing cooldown? Real estate experts weigh in

Seattle’s housing market has risen to record levels — for better or worse — fueled in part by Amazon’s historic… Read More

Amazon’s ‘Artist in Residence’ builds his cardboard creation — and finds a way to survive in Seattle

Clyde Petersen has spent years on the road as a tour manager for a variety of musical acts. He probably… Read More

Why Seattle’s plan to bring Intersection WiFi kiosks and bus stop makeovers stalled

Fast-growing cities, like Seattle, are looking for opportunities to embrace technology to become more efficient, mobile, and equitable. But working… Read More

Watch: Seattle tunnel’s high-tech ventilation system designed to keep air fresh deep below ground

There may not be a breeze coming off Elliott Bay the way there is during a drive along the elevated… Read More

TLDR: Amazon stock hits $2K, Microsoft’s new parental leave policy, Google debunks Trump video

Today’s featured stories Amazon stock hits $2,000, and why one analyst thinks it is on the road to a $2.5… Read More

Puzzle Break’s newest escape room uses Microsoft HoloLens in challenge set around Seattle history

In 1962, the Seattle World’s Fair (or Century 21 Exposition) ushered in a futuristic vision for its host city, bringing… Read More

Seattle could greenlight 3 bikeshare services as early as next week, weighing applications from Uber, Lyft and Lime

The Seattle Department of Transportation expects to approve permits for new bikeshare companies Sept. 4, which could pave the way… Read More

Seattle surrenders title of nation’s hottest housing market, as Las Vegas overtakes tech powerhouses

Seattle’s 21-month run as the nation’s hottest housing market is over. Las Vegas topped the Case Shiller U.S. National Home… Read More

Google doubles down on Seattle region with giant new office leases

Google has reportedly inked a big lease in an office building in Bellevue, Wash., while at the same time embarking… Read More

Parks and relaxation: Sounds of the busy city cancelled out by nature in downtown Seattle exhibit

Westlake Park in downtown Seattle may work as a gathering space for office workers and tourists looking for a spot… Read More

Geek of the Week: ‘Vanishing Seattle’ creator Cynthia Brothers on why the city’s loss of ‘soul’ is about more than nostalgia

In celebrating the unique places that give Seattle its soul, Cynthia Brothers has taken on the painful task of documenting disappearing… Read More

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