Tech – Page 100 of 319

Mar 20, 2018, 3:51 PM

Starbucks pledges $10M to support development of recyclable, compostable coffee cups

Starbucks said Tuesday it is pledging $10 million toward a new initiative to develop a recyclable coffee cup within three… Read More

Mar 20, 2018, 3:33 PM

Mobile gas delivery service Filld expands with pilot program in Seattle

Seattle car owners can now get their tank filled without going to the gas station. Silicon Valley-based Filld just launched… Read More

Mar 20, 2018, 12:04 PM

Top schools for AI: New study ranks the leading U.S. artificial intelligence grad programs

Artificial intelligence is poised to become one of the most disruptive technologies of the century. A new study of the… Read More

Mar 20, 2018, 10:21 AM

Expedia-owned Orbitz likely hacked, exposing 2 years of customer data

Travel site Orbitz, which is owned by Expedia, said a “legacy travel booking platform” was likely hacked last year, exposing… Read More

Mar 20, 2018, 9:55 AM

Autonomous robots will crawl inside pipes at former U.S. nuclear sites to detect radiation, speed up process of dismantling

Robotics pioneers from Carnegie Mellon University, who made their mark in the aftermath of the Three Mile Island and Chernobyl… Read More

Mar 20, 2018, 8:34 AM

Digital signature giant DocuSign submits confidential IPO filing

DocuSign has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, setting up the electronic signature and digital contract giant to go… Read More

Mar 20, 2018, 6:00 AM

Google’s Waze launches carpool service in Washington state, taking on Uber and Lyft

Seattle’s economic growth, largely driven by the tech boom, is creating serious traffic problems, as the region’s population continues to… Read More

Mar 19, 2018, 5:51 PM

eBay turns to augmented reality in its app to help sellers select the best box to ship an item

We’ve been waiting for a big tech company to think outside the box when it comes to the best fit… Read More

Mar 19, 2018, 4:08 PM

Report: Facebook CISO Alex Stamos leaving company, after clashing with top execs over Russian disinformation

Alex Stamos, who as chief information security officer was one of the more articulate defenders of Facebook’s struggle to balance… Read More

Mar 15, 2018, 4:00 PM

Social media analytics company Dataminr opens stealthy Seattle office

Dataminr, a New York company that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to scrape social media and quickly spot breaking… Read More

Mar 15, 2018, 6:00 AM

Boom buddies: Jobs in tech and construction are tops on Indeed’s 25 best in the U.S. list for 2018

Indeed’s list of the Best Jobs in the United States for 2018 is still loaded with tech titles, but construction… Read More

Mar 14, 2018, 8:59 PM

Bill Gates to meet with President Trump at the White House, plans to stress importance of foreign aid

After meetings with Ireland’s prime minister and the American Petroleum Institute, President Trump on Thursday will sit down with Microsoft… Read More

Mar 13, 2018, 1:11 PM

Amazon holds top spot in brand reputation survey for third straight year; Apple, Google see big drops

At least one tech giant is keeping customers happy. Amazon maintained the top spot for the third consecutive year in… Read More

Mar 13, 2018, 6:00 AM

Misconceptions and stereotypes may discourage girls from studying STEM, study finds

Gender imbalance is a tale as old as the tech industry itself. Across the industry, women make up just 30… Read More

Mar 11, 2018, 12:00 PM

WATCH: Melinda Gates on the 21st Century workforce at SXSW Interactive

Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and head of Pivotal Ventures, was among the speakers today… Read More

Mar 10, 2018, 5:27 PM

Report: Former Microsoft CFO a favorite to become President Trump’s next top economic adviser

Former Microsoft and General Motors CFO Christopher Liddell is the front-runner to become President Trump’s top economic adviser, according to… Read More

Mar 10, 2018, 11:30 AM

What’s holding back the Internet of Things? Power

[Editor’s Note: This guest post is by Larry Arnstein, a former Impinj business and marketing executive who is now an entrepreneur… Read More

Mar 8, 2018, 3:37 PM

As tech cities battle affordability issues, suburbs look to pick up the slack

Seattle’s affordability problems are well-documented: It’s the hottest housing market in the country, with an exploding population that outpaces the… Read More

Mar 7, 2018, 4:25 PM

Report: Snap laying off staff in engineering ranks

Troubles continue to plague Snap, the publicly-traded social networking company that’s failed to find a sustainable business model. Reports surfaced… Read More

Mar 7, 2018, 2:39 PM

Subsidiary of Japanese tech giant Hitachi closing Seattle-area office ahead of new HQ project

Hitachi, a Japanese tech conglomerate that has a presence in everything from consumer electronics, to IT, to construction machinery, is… Read More

Mar 7, 2018, 10:55 AM

Stratolaunch revives its vision of launching space plane from world’s biggest airplane

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch space venture is returning to an idea it’s long mulled over: launching payloads, and possibly… Read More

Mar 7, 2018, 10:47 AM

‘Hey’ no more, as Microsoft’s Cortana drops the pleasantries from voice commands

Microsoft doesn’t want its users to have to waste any time in getting the attention of its digital assistant Cortana.… Read More

Mar 6, 2018, 10:57 AM

Magic Leap files preemptive lawsuit against ‘disgruntled’ security exec for alleged extortion

Florida augmented reality company Magic Leap filed a lawsuit last week against its current senior director of global security Todd… Read More

Mar 5, 2018, 2:40 PM

It’s official: Washington governor signs landmark net neutrality bill into law

Internet providers will be required to treat all lawful content the same in Washington state under a landmark net neutrality… Read More

Mar 5, 2018, 10:17 AM

Gates Foundation will invest $170M ‘to help women exercise their economic power’

News Brief: The Gates Foundation today announced that it will commit $170 million over the next four years “to help… Read More

Mar 5, 2018, 9:57 AM

Smart speaker startup Roxy, founded by ex-Amazon and Microsoft employees, aims to replace hotel phones

Roxy, a Seattle startup that offers a customizable voice assistant and touch screen smart speaker for the hotel industry, added a… Read More

Mar 2, 2018, 4:00 AM

Meet the Girls of Steel: This badass robotics team at Carnegie Mellon University preps young women for STEM careers

PITTSBURGH — It’s not just the graduate students and PhD researchers inside Carnegie Mellon University’s top-ranked computer science school that… Read More

Mar 1, 2018, 4:00 PM

Deals site Zulily hits $1.6B in revenue, 5.8M customers, 2 years after acquisition by QVC’s parent

Zulily finished 2017 with a record number of active customers as the online retailer continues to navigate a time of… Read More

Mar 1, 2018, 9:58 AM

Famed Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer chases biggest blockbuster yet: NHL team in Seattle

Seattle has a special place in the heart of famed movie and TV producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Before franchises like Top… Read More

Mar 1, 2018, 7:27 AM

Pittsburgh Postscript: Surprises, gripes, memorable characters and epic experiences from GeekWire’s month in the Steel City

PITTSBURGH — What an incredible experience. A rotating cast of GeekWire reporters and editors spent the month of February 2018… Read More