The Bellevue (Wash.) Police Dept. is adding body-worn cameras on patrol officers for the first time in an effort to “bolster transparency, accountability and safety” within the community, the agency… Read More
Axon, the company that develops Tasers, body cameras, and other law enforcement technologies, is pausing work on a project to develop a Taser-equipped drone that it believed could be used… Read More
Many people concerned about gun violence want to alter laws. Rick Smith is focusing on a tech solution. “Our track record for solving major problems with technology is really good,” said… Read More
Police body camera maker Axon is expanding its Seattle office to accommodate a growing headcount. The company said it recently picked up an additional floor at the Metropolitan Park West… Read More
Taser International, makers of law enforcement technologies including body cameras, supporting software, and data storage, announced a new program and a change in identity on Wednesday. The company will now… Read More
Axon, the Seattle maker of a cloud-based network and body cameras for law enforcement agencies, is adding artificial intelligence to its arsenal of tools to improve public safety. Taser International,… Read More
The Seattle Police Department has chosen Axon, a unit of Taser International, as its supplier of body-worn video cameras and a cloud-based digital evidence management platform called Evidence.com, the Seattle-based company announced… Read More
Dock the boat. Seattle-based Axon is coming ashore with another tactic aimed at attracting the best possible talent in the ever-challenging recruiting battle being waged by technology companies. Axon, a division… Read More
Axon, a Seattle-based business unit of Taser International, says it has landed a $28 million contract to provide body cameras for all front-line officers at the Los Angeles Police Department. Axon… Read More
Taser announced today that it will ship 22,000 body-worn cameras to the London Metropolitan Police. The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Taser recently completed a pilot… Read More
As you approach the entrance to Axon’s new Seattle office, it feels like you’re walking into a spaceship meant for a Star Wars movie — and that’s exactly the feeling the company is… Read More
You have a serious car accident. The Seattle Police arrive and investigate. They issue a citation and write a report. The officers are wearing body-worn video cameras and their cars… Read More
A new report from Seattle’s federally appointed police monitor recommends that every police officer in the city should be wearing a body camera. “The time for permanent use of on-officer cameras… Read More
Our guests on the latest GeekWire radio show were Marcus Womack, general manager of Seattle-based Evidence.com, which provides devices and services for police departments across the country; and Hadi Partovi, a technology entrepreneur… Read More
—Zillow Chief Marketing Officer Amy Bohutinsky has joined the board of Avvo, the Seattle company that’s building an online marketplace for legal advice. Zillow and Avvo have much in common,… Read More
—Mason Morfit, president of ValueAct Capital, has joined Microsoft’s board and will also serve on the board’s audit committee. Morfit’s appointment is part of a prior agreement between the software giant and the San Francisco-based… Read More