Tech – Page 102 of 319

Feb 13, 2018, 4:27 PM

Q&A: The inside story of ‘Ledger,’ the academic journal for blockchain and cryptocurrency research

PITTSBURGH — Christopher Wilmer is a chemical engineer at the University of Pittsburgh, an assistant professor in the Swanson School… Read More

Feb 13, 2018, 11:31 AM

Bill and Melinda Gates join Lin-Manuel Miranda to talk ‘Hamilton,’ global health, AI and more

Bill and Melinda Gates answered “10 tough questions” in their annual letter, released Tuesday morning. Later in the day, they… Read More

Feb 13, 2018, 6:00 AM

More beer for your buck: PicoBrew Z Series brewing machines target restaurants, bars and more

PicoBrew, the Seattle-based makers of craft beer brewing appliances suitable for the homebrewer’s kitchen counter, is upping the game with… Read More

Feb 12, 2018, 5:46 PM

How Carnegie Mellon researchers are preparing for the rise of edge computing, with a $27.5M grant

Edge computing will change many of the underlying assumptions that applications make in the era of cloud and mobile computing,… Read More

Feb 12, 2018, 10:27 AM

Travel giant Expedia cuts jobs in tech infrastructure and operations teams

Expedia Inc. has cut about 30 jobs from its technology infrastructure and operations teams, most of them at the online… Read More

Feb 9, 2018, 10:58 AM

Uber settles self-driving trade secret suit with Waymo for $245M in equity

The legal battle that threatened to upend Uber’s self-driving vehicle program is coming to an end. RELATED: Inside Uber’s self-driving… Read More

Feb 9, 2018, 5:15 AM

The ethics of AI: Robots will rise, but will they rule us all?

PITTSBURGH — David Danks thinks a lot about the implications of artificial intelligence. In fact, the Carnegie Mellon University philosophy and… Read More

Feb 8, 2018, 3:39 PM

Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff talks about his investments in SpaceX and other ventures

Zillow Group has just reported an eye-popping $1 billion in annual revenue — but the Seattle-based real estate data company’s CEO,… Read More

Feb 8, 2018, 1:35 PM

Expedia stock drops more than 15% as travel giant misses earnings expectations

Travel technology giant Expedia missed the mark on its 2017 earnings report Thursday, sending its stock tumbling in after-hours trading.… Read More

Feb 8, 2018, 10:54 AM

Study: Average tech worker salary in Seattle hits $132K, making city the top spot for relocation

Tech workers in Seattle are making more and their salaries go further than those in competing markets, making the city… Read More

Feb 8, 2018, 10:39 AM

Here’s how much T-Mobile paid to acquire Layer3 for its upcoming TV service

T-Mobile paid $325 million for Layer3, the Denver-based company that will form the backbone of the self-proclaimed Un-carrier’s TV service… Read More

Feb 8, 2018, 9:40 AM

TurboPatent lands $3.25M to help companies protect their inventions using automation

Seattle startup TurboPatent has raised $3.25 million to bolster its growing suite of automation tools for patents and intellectual property. TurboPatent focuses… Read More

Feb 8, 2018, 5:51 AM

Twitter stock soars 25% after company reports first-ever profit

Shares of Twitter were up 25 percent after the company posted its first-ever profit for the fourth quarter of 2017.… Read More

Feb 7, 2018, 12:00 PM

Square reveals location of its stealthy Seattle office, right across from the Amazon Spheres

Square is just getting settled in Seattle, and it is already planning to grow. GeekWire reported on Square’s Seattle office… Read More

Feb 7, 2018, 11:30 AM

Pittsburgh Profiles: Black Tech Nation CEO Kelauni Cook is on a mission to make tech more inclusive

PITTSBURGH — Two years ago, Kelauni Cook moved from North Dakota to Pittsburgh chasing an opportunity she couldn’t pass up.… Read More

Feb 7, 2018, 9:22 AM

University of Pittsburgh chancellor on Amazon, growth and the tension over the city’s nonprofits

PITTSBURGH — The education and healthcare giants of this city represent some of Pittsburgh’s biggest advantages in the new economy.… Read More

Feb 7, 2018, 9:00 AM

Virtual reality startup Vreal lands $11.7M to build out VR game streaming platform

Seattle virtual reality startup Vreal has landed an $11.7 million Series A round to continue building out what it calls… Read More

Feb 7, 2018, 8:00 AM

Seattle startup SORO aims to boost legal weed industry with intuitive sales and analytics apps

Growing and selling legal pot isn’t like most other businesses. There are the state regulations, which require rigorous tracking of… Read More

Feb 6, 2018, 3:06 PM

‘Smoketown’ author Mark Whitaker on Pittsburgh’s tech revival, and its impact on the black community

PITTSBURGH — Mark Whitaker chronicles one of this city’s most fascinating eras in his new book, “Smoketown: The Untold Story… Read More

Feb 6, 2018, 2:03 PM

Snap stock soars as Snapchat parent notches 1st earnings beat as a public company

Snapchat parent company Snap beat Wall Street expectations for the first time in its fourth quarter as a public company. Shares in… Read More

Feb 6, 2018, 9:09 AM

Inside Uber’s self-driving tech center in Pittsburgh, a glimpse of the possible future of transportation

PITTSBURGH — Walking through Uber’s self-driving center feels like something out of a movie, or a step into the future. As… Read More

Feb 5, 2018, 3:17 PM

Why is GeekWire in Pittsburgh? Here’s the story behind all these stories you’ve been seeing lately

PITTSBURGH — What the heck is with all the coverage from this place all of a sudden? We know that… Read More

Feb 5, 2018, 2:33 PM

Here’s how tech companies fared in today’s historic stock market plunge

The Dow Jones Industrial Average just experienced the worst single-day decline in its history, and other stock markets dropped as… Read More

Feb 5, 2018, 7:57 AM

We rode in Uber’s self-driving car, and now we’re less confident in the future of autonomous vehicles

PITTSBURGH — Our first self-driving car experience was going great. And then we hit a pothole. We were riding in… Read More

Feb 4, 2018, 6:40 PM

T-Mobile’s Super Bowl ad promotes equality as wireless carrier tries new marketing strategy

T-Mobile took a different direction with its Super Bowl ad this year — instead of bashing its wireless rivals, the… Read More

Feb 4, 2018, 10:00 AM

Review: What it’s like to use Wrench, the ‘Uber for auto repair’ that sends a mechanic to your car

It was just another Tuesday. I wrapped up a few early-morning work tasks in the living room, threw my laptop… Read More

Feb 3, 2018, 7:10 AM

Bill Gates stars in new Code.org ‘How Computers Work’ video series to run on Alaska Airlines flights

The next time you fly, you may be able to learn more about the laptop or other computing device you… Read More

Feb 2, 2018, 4:35 PM

Seattle’s KEXP launches redesigned website to help its listeners listen, watch and read better

KEXP has long been the place “where the music matters,” and thankfully for the independent Seattle radio station and the… Read More

Feb 2, 2018, 1:43 PM

Square’s secret office: Payments company’s Seattle outpost is the stealthiest tech outpost in town

There have been a parade of big California-based tech companies coming to Seattle over the past few years, as most… Read More

Feb 2, 2018, 10:06 AM

What makes Pittsburgh’s tech scene special, and how it needs to improve

Pittsburghers love to party. We learned that on Thursday night as more than 200 people gathered at the second floor… Read More