Tech – Page 106 of 319

Dec 18, 2017, 1:59 PM

After raising cash, 3D map maker for autonomous vehicles Carmera opens Seattle office

Carmera is the latest tech startup to open a Seattle-area office. The Brooklyn, NY-based company recently expanded operations to the… Read More

Dec 18, 2017, 8:53 AM

Amtrak train derails off bridge near Seattle, blocking all lanes of I-5

An Amtrak train derailed off of a bridge south of Seattle Monday morning, blocking all lanes of Interstate 5, according… Read More

Dec 18, 2017, 7:59 AM

Batman’s new villains: How T-Mobile CEO John Legere plans to foil the cable and satellite TV giants

John Legere is clearly enthused by T-Mobile’s opportunity to build a compelling TV service, but the wireless world’s Batman, as… Read More

Dec 15, 2017, 9:22 AM

Therapist who learned Zulily-QVC merger secrets from client settles insider trading charges

Editor’s note: This post has been updated to accurately reflect Peer’s job title. A Seattle therapist agreed to settle charges… Read More

Dec 15, 2017, 8:44 AM

It’s TTYL forever for AOL Instant Messenger: Early chat leader shuts down after 20 years

Oath — the combined Yahoo-Verizon entity — is closing that creaky door for the last time today on AOL Instant… Read More

Dec 14, 2017, 6:05 PM

Chinese tech giant Tencent is poised to be a leader in AI, says head of new Seattle research lab

Judging by one of the company’s slogans — “AI in all” — it’s clear that Chinese tech powerhouse Tencent sees giant… Read More

Dec 14, 2017, 10:13 AM

FCC repeals net neutrality protections after dramatic pause to investigate security threat

In a move that surprised no one but disappointed open internet advocates everywhere, the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal… Read More

Dec 13, 2017, 2:00 PM

Thinking outside the kiosk, Redbox launches new On Demand service for movie and TV streaming

Redbox customers who rely on the company’s ubiquitous red kiosks for renting or purchasing movies and TV shows, will now… Read More

Dec 13, 2017, 9:22 AM

Target to buy same-day grocery delivery company Shipt for $550M as it battles Amazon

Target today announced that it plans to acquire Shipt, an Alabama-based same-day delivery platform, for $550 million in cash. The deal will… Read More

Dec 13, 2017, 6:00 AM

New OfferUp features aim to up trust in mobile marketplace as it tackles safety concerns

OfferUp today announced several new features for its buying and selling app designed to make transactions safer and more transparent,… Read More

Dec 13, 2017, 5:00 AM

Gates Foundation gives $15M to complete funding for new Univ. of Washington computer science building

[Follow-up: No more stealing computer time: Bill Gates marks key milestone for UW computer science expansion] The University of Washington’s new… Read More

Dec 12, 2017, 11:00 AM

Nintendo Switch enters rare gaming territory with 10M units sold in first 9 months

The Nintendo Switch has been a big hit, way beyond what the company expected. Nintendo said this morning sales of… Read More

Dec 12, 2017, 8:00 AM

Tech accounted for 93% of Seattle office jobs added over the last two years, report finds

Seattle observers are well aware of the tech industry’s role in the city’s economic boom, but a new report takes it to… Read More

Dec 11, 2017, 5:07 PM

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Pwning the Dark Army in Episode 9

[Spoiler Alert] This article delves deep into the technical guts of Mr. Robot episode 9 (eps3.8_stage3.torrent). Though it focuses on… Read More

Dec 11, 2017, 2:26 PM

Tempered Networks raises another $7M for ‘identity-defined networking’ cybersecurity software

Tempered Networks has raised another $7 million to help protect companies from cyberattacks with its “identity-defined networking” technology. Jeff Hussey, the company’s… Read More

Dec 9, 2017, 8:56 AM

Starbucks CEO talks about the future in China, where coffee giant just opened its biggest store yet

Starbucks is opening a new store every 15 hours in China, but there was one in particular that caught the… Read More

Dec 8, 2017, 7:14 AM

Surging ‘Seattle 10’ startups show off their strategies on supersized cocktail napkins

The idea of sketching business plans and ideas on cocktail napkins dates back decades. You quickly draw out the core… Read More

Dec 7, 2017, 3:39 PM

Amazon wins $3.6M in lawsuit against vendor that manipulated automated purchasing system

A jury in Seattle awarded Amazon $3.6 million after the tech giant sued a vendor for manipulating its automated ordering… Read More

Dec 7, 2017, 10:55 AM

GeekWire Gala 2017 recap: Scenes from our annual holiday bash with the Seattle community

Seattle knows how to party. That much was evident Wednesday evening at the Museum of History & Industry, where we had so much fun… Read More

Dec 7, 2017, 8:20 AM

Seattle’s Heptio partners with Microsoft to let Azure customers use Kubernetes for disaster recovery

The trio behind Kubernetes is teaming up again, in a fashion. Microsoft and Heptio plan to announce a new collaboration… Read More

Dec 7, 2017, 3:00 AM

Hot or not: LinkedIn data shows which jobs and skills are on the rise and which are fading

Machine learning is in; Flash is out. Data scientists are in great demand, specialized developers, not so much. These are… Read More

Dec 6, 2017, 12:58 PM

Google Chrome OS maintains dominance in US schools, but Microsoft Windows gains ground globally

New market research finds that while Google Chromebooks continue to be the mobile computing device of choice in U.S. schools,… Read More

Dec 6, 2017, 10:48 AM

Facebook tops 100 ‘Best Places to Work’ list, with In-N-Out Burger cracking top 5 and Amazon left out

You may have already read it on Facebook, but people who work at Facebook really like working at Facebook. So… Read More

Dec 6, 2017, 10:26 AM

Smartphone shopping accounts for 22% of U.S. e-commerce revenue this holiday season

The rise of mobile shopping continues to be a trend this holiday season. Adobe Analytics released its latest e-commerce data… Read More

Dec 5, 2017, 9:00 PM

Comcast releases xFi Advanced Gateway, its first ever in-house WiFi device, with gigabit speeds

Comcast today is rolling out its first ever completely fully homegrown WiFi device, the xFi Advanced Gateway, capable of achieving… Read More

Dec 5, 2017, 4:59 PM

Apparent Google update glitch disconnects student Chromebooks in schools across the U.S.

It wasn’t a good day to be a leading-edge school district in education technology. Tens of thousands, perhaps millions, of… Read More

Dec 5, 2017, 2:35 PM

Funko acquires A Large Evil Corporation for $4M, shares rise 5% after first earnings report

Shares of Funko Inc. rose more than 5 percent this afternoon after the Everett, Wash.-based maker of the Pop! figurines… Read More

Dec 5, 2017, 2:02 PM

Microsoft shows first ‘Always Connected PCs’ from Asus and HP, running on Qualcomm-ARM chips

Microsoft today unveiled its first line of “Always Connected” PCs, a new generation of computers with built-in LTE connectivity and… Read More

Dec 5, 2017, 12:41 PM

Google pulls YouTube from Amazon Echo Show and Fire TV as tech giant tussle reignites

Editor’s note: This post has been updated to include comments from Amazon. Two months ago YouTube disappeared from the Amazon… Read More

Dec 5, 2017, 12:17 PM

These 3D printed objects can connect to WiFi through plastic, without batteries or electronics

Researchers from the University of Washington have developed 3D-printed plastic objects that can connect to the internet without any electronics… Read More