Articles about Seattle – Page 9 of 52

Washington tech industry works to influence critical Seattle election as top trade group endorses candidates for first time

In tech hubs across the country, the technology industry is taking a more active role in politics. It’s certainly true… Read More

Geek of the Week: Tom Bates is the brains behind the fireworks that burst over Seattle on July 4

For a guy who likes to blow stuff up, Tom Bates can come across as rather reserved. But every Fourth… Read More

Amazon quietly works to reshape politics in its hometown after going to battle with Seattle officials

For the first two decades of its life, Amazon avoided the political limelight. But over the past year, the Seattle… Read More

JPMorgan Chase expands Seattle engineering center to 100 people, plans to add hundreds more

JPMorgan Chase is building a major technology engineering center in Seattle, quietly growing to 100 people in its first year… Read More

With $1.1M commitment, AT&T is latest tech company to address Seattle’s homelessness crisis

AT&T is donating a total of $1.1 million to Seattle-area nonprofits focused on tackling homelessness, food insecurity, and equity. The… Read More

Hey Siri, meet Alexa: Rival AI assistants become neighbors as Apple doubles down on Seattle

For years, fixtures in the Bay Area tech industry have been migrating to Seattle in search of comparable jobs with… Read More

Apple doubles down on Seattle with plans to employ 2,000 people in ‘key engineering hub’

In the heart of the neighborhood where Amazon has made its home, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Monday that she… Read More

Healthcare tech company Accolade to double headcount in Seattle with new HQ office

Four years after establishing a second headquarters in Seattle, healthcare technology company Accolade is betting big on the city once… Read More

Driver wars: Uber-backed advocacy group protests potential tax, unionization effort in Seattle

The debate over how to deal with gig economy workers has pitted two groups of Uber and Lyft drivers against… Read More

Nice raise: New report shows Seattle tech salaries average $138K, trailing only Bay Area

Tech salaries just keep going up in Seattle, with the average pay jumping from $125,000 in 2015 to $138,000 today.… Read More

With support of Amazon, new fund lets everyday tech workers invest in affordable housing

Skyrocketing housing prices, crippling traffic, and widening income inequality are making U.S. cities difficult places for everyday Americans to live.… Read More

Seattle entrepreneur stirs up controversy with new candidate-vetting tool Alignvote

A new app designed to match voters with candidates whose values they share has become a lightning rod in an… Read More

Seattle and Los Angeles lead STEM job growth in the U.S.

The West Coast’s tech hubs are leading the nation in the race to grow employment in science, technology, engineering and math… Read More

Volunteers asked to give up a little floorspace in Seattle to help scientists better map seismic data

Worrying about your own property during an earthquake would be a natural reaction, but what if your home could help… Read More

Uber and Lyft drivers roll up to Seattle City Hall to demand better wages and worker protections

A caravan of Uber and Lyft drivers arrived at the steps of Seattle City Hall on Thursday afternoon to demand… Read More

Why this early Amazon investor is backing an effort to shake up the Seattle City Council

One of the biggest names in Seattle tech is a founding member of a new political action committee that wants… Read More

Seattle rolls out electric garbage trucks in pioneering transition away from fossil fuels

Seattle is transitioning its fleet of waste management vehicles away from fossil fuels, starting with the nation’s first full-sized, 100… Read More

Review: Seattle studio Tribetoy brings its space pirate reality show out of VR with ‘Bow to Blood’

Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing isn’t perfect, but at least it’s really weird. It’s the sophomore release from the… Read More

Seattle IT department cuts 14 jobs in major reorganization to ‘foster innovation’

Seattle Information Technology, a new department that oversees the city’s entire technology infrastructure, is undergoing a major reorganization. Fourteen employees… Read More

Norway and Washington state sign innovation pact in Seattle, connecting tech and maritime industries

Norway and Washington state will cooperate on next-generation maritime technologies and clean energy innovations in both regions of the world,… Read More

Microsoft treads cautiously as it plans to deploy $500M affordable housing fund in Seattle region

Microsoft made a big splash in January with the surprise announcement of a $500 million commitment to increase the supply… Read More

Seattle Children’s spin-out MDMetrix raises $3M to unlock data from medical records

Imagine knowing that all the data you need to do your job better was locked in a system that you… Read More

Facebook opens another Seattle building with room for 1,000 people, adding to huge engineering hub

Facebook’s Seattle office was already its largest engineering center outside of the Menlo Park, Calif. homebase, and now the social… Read More

Fast-growing sales tech startup Highspot leases big Seattle waterfront office with room for 800 people

Highspot will soon have a new spot to call home. The startup that builds artificial intelligence-powered sales software has leased… Read More

‘A lot of heavy hearts today’: Tech and construction workers pause at scene of Seattle crane collapse

The normal hustle in Seattle’s busiest tech neighborhood was subdued on Monday morning, as workers returned to gleaming office buildings… Read More

Deadly crane incident at future Google Cloud campus in Seattle leaves project in flux

The centerpiece of Google’s Seattle expansion is in flux after a construction crane for the tech giant’s new campus in… Read More

As Amazon moves major team out of Seattle, mayor of neighboring city celebrates ‘Bellevue Prime’

Amazon is often criticized for its massive ambitions — which can sometimes seem imperialistic in scale. But the mayor of… Read More

Youth football programs lean on crowdfunding to afford Vicis’ high-tech helmet

Football is still America’s game in U.S. high schools, drawing more than a million athletes each year. But concerns over… Read More

This new Seattle high-rise condo tower will come with Tesla cars that residents can rent

A high-rise condo complex under construction near Seattle’s Pike Place Market will come with an interesting perk for residents: On-demand… Read More

Very little tech support: The best zingers from a roast of techies at ‘Socially Inept’ comedy event

Tech worker Jash Bangdiwala took a seat on a stool in front of a room full of people and proceeded… Read More