Last year, Google quietly acquired a digital health startup spun out of the University of Washington — but, more than a year after the deal took place, GeekWire uncovered new information… Read More
Google-owned Nest has been secretly laying the groundwork for a move into digital health products, a potential new line of business for a company that made its mark in smart… Read More
Growing up in Chapel Hill, N.C., Alex Mariakakis got his first taste of research in a region known for its exceptional universities. Oh, and he fell for basketball, too, of… Read More
On this episode of the Week in Geek Podcast, we start with two fascinating tech advances with not-so-great implications for humanity. First, researchers from the University of Washington’s Paul G.… Read More
Computer scientist Shwetak Patel talks a mile a minute. And there’s a reason for that: he’s got a lot on his mind. Introducing GeekWire’s new Health Tech podcast, exploring the… Read More
BOSTON – University of Washington computer scientist Shwetak Patel’s work with sensors and smart devices has already spawned a wide range of ventures, but his latest experiments hold the promise of… Read More