Tech – Page 115 of 319

Aug 2, 2017, 1:35 PM

Tableau’s subscription play starts to pay, boosting profits above Wall Street expectations

Tableau Software’s stock is up in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company reported strong quarterly earnings results amid an ongoing… Read More

Aug 2, 2017, 11:06 AM

Gender pay gap much smaller at tech companies with more female execs, study finds

Tech companies with more women in leadership enjoy some unexpected perks. In addition to improving salary equity among men and… Read More

Aug 2, 2017, 8:33 AM

Seattle’s KEXP releases long-awaited iOS app overhaul, with help from volunteer developers

When KEXP moved into a new home at Seattle Center last year, the popular independent radio station established a physical… Read More

Aug 1, 2017, 7:29 PM

Virgin Orbit’s ‘Cosmic Girl’ 747 jet passes tests and moves closer to rocket launches

Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet, christened “Cosmic Girl,” is back at its home base in Long Beach, Calif.,… Read More

Aug 1, 2017, 4:47 PM

Judge tosses U.S. Chamber lawsuit over Seattle’s Uber union law, but dispute isn’t over yet

Seattle’s first-of-its-kind unionization law for drivers of services like Uber and Lyft got a big win in court Tuesday when… Read More

Aug 1, 2017, 8:41 AM

Bill Gates invests in veggie burger that ‘bleeds’ like beef to feed the masses and save the planet

Bill Gates became the world’s richest man by tackling seemingly impossible problems — so it should come as no surprise… Read More

Aug 1, 2017, 4:00 AM

Gas delivery startup Booster Fuels raises $20M, reveals 300 large employers as customers

Getting gas delivered to your car while you’re at the office is turning out to be a pretty nice perk… Read More

Jul 31, 2017, 10:43 AM

Cycle share overload? A deluge of neon bikes hits Seattle — and it’s just the start

Over the weekend, many Seattleites couldn’t help but notice the abundance of neon, free floating bicycles turning up all over… Read More

Jul 29, 2017, 8:00 AM

Testing Silvercar: Audi-owned rental car company offers sleek, speedy A4 sedans at Seattle airport

For people who are flying into Seattle and need a rental car, there’s a new option available starting this Monday… Read More

Jul 28, 2017, 3:16 PM

Q&A: Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman wants to keep his company weird, even after going public

The last time Glenn Kelman was involved in a company that went public, the executive team treated it as just… Read More

Jul 27, 2017, 6:11 PM

Redfin prices IPO at $15 per share, higher than expected, in advance of Wall Street debut

UPDATE: Redfin debuted on the Nasdaq stock exchange Friday morning, and it’s stock opened well above the $15 initial pricing. Shares… Read More

Jul 27, 2017, 4:54 PM

There are now 1,000 bike-share bicycles in Seattle as LimeBike officially launches service

Seattleites now have access to 1,000 free-floating bicycles. RELATED: We pitted Spin vs. LimeBike on the streets of Seattle LimeBike… Read More

Jul 27, 2017, 4:18 PM

‘Ain’t nobody gonna trust it:’ What truck drivers think about sharing the road with self-driving vehicles

Exit 34 off Interstate-90 near North Bend, Wash., isn’t the typical pit-stop for most motorists who quickly zoom by on… Read More

Jul 27, 2017, 2:05 PM

Expedia beats analyst expectations, reports $2.6B in Q2 revenue buoyed by HomeAway and Hotels.com

Expedia reported $2.6 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2017, an 18 percent increase over the same period… Read More

Jul 27, 2017, 1:41 PM

Mobile payments now account for 30% of Starbucks transactions as company posts $5.7B in revenue

Starbucks continues to see increased usage of its mobile products as the coffee giant reported its quarterly earnings on Thursday.… Read More

Jul 27, 2017, 1:24 PM

Amazon adds another 31K employees, bringing global headcount to 382K

Amazon’s been busy hiring this summer, bringing in another 31,000 employees in the last quarter and raising its total global… Read More

Jul 27, 2017, 10:59 AM

We went to The League’s exclusive launch party: Here’s what singles say about Seattle’s dating scene

Single people in Seattle aren’t satisfied with dating apps, but use them anyway. The men are too passive; the women… Read More

Jul 27, 2017, 9:38 AM

Expedia investing $350M in Indonesian travel site Traveloka

Travel giant Expedia is investing $350 million into Indonesian travel site Traveloka, in a move to gain a foothold in the… Read More

Jul 26, 2017, 11:21 AM

It’s not a ‘win-win outcome’: Let’s ‘close the loop’ on the most overused corporate cliches in all 50 states

I always knew I should have looked for work in Hawaii. After all, that’s where the “magic happens” according to… Read More

Jul 26, 2017, 5:00 AM

The Amazon Effect: Seattle is the top city, and retail the top industry, for software job growth

Seattle is the fastest-growing U.S. city for software developer jobs, according to a new report from job database Glassdoor. The… Read More

Jul 25, 2017, 10:55 AM

Product maker Simplexity opens Seattle office, scoops up former Stratos employees following closure

Portland-based Simplexity Product Development is opening an office in Seattle and hiring top personnel from Stratos Product Development, a Seattle company… Read More

Jul 24, 2017, 6:55 AM

Testing the new breed of bike sharing: We pitted Spin vs. LimeBike on the streets of Seattle

If you’re in Seattle, you may have noticed a bunch of bikes parked randomly around the city lately, painted bright… Read More

Jul 21, 2017, 10:57 AM

Pet owners and sitters who use Rover in New York City are barking mad over legality of the service

Pet sitters in New York City who use the popular app from Seattle-based Rover.com are apparently breaking the law and… Read More

Jul 21, 2017, 9:44 AM

Single in Seattle? The League brings its exclusive ‘dating app for power couples’ to the Northwest

Are you single in Seattle? Does the idea of forming a “power couple” interest you? Did you graduate from a… Read More

Jul 20, 2017, 2:48 PM

Expedia cracks down on wildlife tourism, removing some activities and promoting animal welfare

Expedia plans to conduct a thorough review of the wildlife tourism attractions bookable through its website and remove activities determined… Read More

Jul 20, 2017, 10:44 AM

Jeff Bezos and other investors raise $200 million for vertical farming startup Plenty

After announcing Amazon’s plans to gobble up Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, CEO Jeff Bezos is stepping further into the… Read More

Jul 20, 2017, 9:49 AM

N.Y.-to-D.C. Hyperloop? Elon Musk claims verbal approval, but more work is needed

Out of the blue, tech billionaire Elon Musk reported today that he’s received verbal approval from the government to build… Read More

Jul 20, 2017, 7:00 AM

Researchers run the numbers on cutting the cost of toys by 3-D printing them at home

“The Lego Movie” had parents and kids singing “Everything Is Awesome” all the way to the toy stores, which boosted… Read More

Jul 20, 2017, 6:00 AM

Seattle is the fastest growing market for software developers, according to LinkedIn data

If you think the traffic is bad now, just wait: Seattle is the fastest growing market for software developers in… Read More

Jul 19, 2017, 2:44 PM

T-Mobile adds another 1.3M customers as CEO John Legere addresses merger buzz

T-Mobile added more than 1.3 million customers in the second quarter, its 17th straight period with more than 1 million… Read More