Zeva Aero, the Tacoma, Wash.-based personal aviation startup that’s been testing flying saucers, is shifting its focus to a more down-to-earth design for aircraft that’ll be capable of vertical takeoffs… Read More
The City of Seattle launched a new program this week designed to provide necessary technology to people of color and other marginalized groups who are looking for jobs. The Digital… Read More
Darius Monsef first met Dr. Corey Fish after taking his son into an urgent care clinic following a bike accident. They ran into each other again a week later when… Read More
Will technology save us? That was the opening question Sunday at the latest “That’s Debatable” event in Seattle, hosted by Town Hall Seattle and public radio station KUOW. And what… Read More
When I first sat down with Michael Valeri, a Seattle data analyst who has been using a flip phone for the past 13 years, I asked if I could see… Read More
Dr. Dan Low loves his job. It shows in almost everything he does. Low is a pediatric anesthesiologist — he’s in charge of giving children all the medication and anesthesia they… Read More
Microsoft, Apple, and other tech companies are working together to make it easier for people with impaired vision to use braille displays across devices and operating systems. Working with the USB… Read More
To hear the United Nations Chief Information Technology Officer tell it, the world is a scary place. 1.2 million people are displaced in South Sudan. 27,000 Royhinga Muslims are fleeing… Read More
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As an American historian, University of Washington history professor Margaret O’Mara says she’s particularly interested in understanding “how did we get to now?” During a talk at the recent GeekWire Summit… Read More
“This year, my heart has been with so many migrants and refugees, 65 million refugees across the world, and thinking about how they’re going to get back to stability and… Read More
Unemployment rates in the Seattle metro area fell to 3.9 percent during September, down from 4.1 percent in August and well below levels from five years ago when the jobless… Read More
Text-to-speech technology isn’t great. I’ve always found the robotic drone of computerized voices a bit grating — a sentiment that came up on a recent episode of GeekWire Radio when… Read More
Millennials are often called the digital generation, but perhaps a lifetime online has taught them the importance of unplugging from time to time. A new survey finds that 49 percent of… Read More
Many people find recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) quite alarming. Indeed, luminaries, ranging from Nobel laureate Stephen Hawking to technology pioneers Elon Musk and Bill Gates, have warned that… Read More
Between the University of Washington, a thriving tech community, and strong research institutions, like the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), many of the rapid developments in AI are playing… Read More
You might think that a vibrant startup ecosystem, industry titans Microsoft and Amazon, and a top international research university make Seattle uniquely capable of adapting to technological innovation. But a new… Read More
Tinder is spreading like wildfire, facilitating more than 26 million matches and 1.4 billion swipes per day. The swiping model it pioneered is now used in apps for everything from job… Read More
Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC) once again invaded downtown Seattle for the weekend. To the dismay of many attendees, the world of Comic Cons doesn’t run on magic or any… Read More
Over the next three months, nine early-stage startups will hone their solutions under the mentorship of the Techstars Seattle accelerator. At the end of the program, they’ll pitch their products to… Read More
Technology is making the world smaller. Geographic boundaries no longer keep people with similar interests, mutual acquaintances or common causes from connecting. With the myriad tools that enable us to reach… Read More
“Clockspeed” is a term of art from the computer industry; it means the operating speed of a microprocessor, the rate at which it is capable of performing mathematical operations. In… Read More
Many of us have a love/hate relationship with the role technology plays in our lives. We adore our mobile devices, our favorite apps, and websites, and rely on the convenience… Read More
Some of the biggest names in technology met inside the Seattle Westin on Wednesday morning, coming together with China President Xi Jinping to discuss the state of Chinese-U.S. business relationships. The roundtable boasted a star-studded lineup… Read More
Anyone counting on a Monday morning rebound for technology stocks woke up disappointed today, as last week’s struggles continued with only a few glimmers of hope. The tech industry is just one sector… Read More
Before Amazon moved into South Lake Union, who would have believed it possible for such a large company with such ambitious growth plans to locate in downtown Seattle? Logistically, there… Read More
Seattle’s tech industry often gets slapped with an apathetic label when it comes to local politics. Fast-moving tech CEOs and entrepreneurs are simply working so hard to change the world… Read More
There was a lot of chatter at the Technology Alliance’s luncheon today about the sorry state of education in Washington state — a common refrain at the annual tech gathering.… Read More
Jeff Hussey already helped build one multi-billion dollar tech giant in the Seattle area. Now, the co-founder and former CEO of F5 Networks is looking to do it again with… Read More