Tech – Page 120 of 319

May 17, 2017, 5:39 AM

Washington state’s tougher distracted driving law to take effect this year, ahead of schedule

TACOMA, Wash. — Cody Meyer, 23, was a flagger in bright yellow clothes for a private company installing fiber-optic cable on a… Read More

May 16, 2017, 10:33 PM

Boeing makes first 737 MAX delivery to Malindo Air after concern over engines

Boeing today marked the first delivery of a new-generation 737 MAX jet with an official handover to Malaysia-based Malindo Air at the… Read More

May 16, 2017, 10:00 AM

Glympse location sharing comes to Samsung TVs, lets users track friends, family, pizza from couch

In the past, people used to have ask their friends or family what they were up to, but now they… Read More

May 16, 2017, 3:00 AM

Uber announces new integration with Transit app to better connect users with public transportation

Uber announced Tuesday it is integrating with the Transit app in more than 50 cities across the U.S., including Seattle… Read More

May 15, 2017, 4:49 PM

WannaCry after the global ransomware attacks? Here’s what you need to know

On May 12, 2017, an extremely powerful new variant of ransomware called WCry 2.0 (WannaCry, Wanna Cryptor, etc.) spread to… Read More

May 15, 2017, 3:50 PM

T-Mobile and Huawei make closing arguments in alleged theft of ‘Tappy’ robot technology

Lawyers for T-Mobile and Chinese telecom giant Huawei are finishing up closing arguments today in U.S. District Court in Seattle in… Read More

May 15, 2017, 9:25 AM

Judge rules Uber engineer accused of stealing data from Alphabet’s Waymo must stop work on self-driving car technology

A federal judge ruled Monday that Anthony Levandowski, the engineer leading Uber’s self-driving car efforts, must stop work for the… Read More

May 14, 2017, 8:41 PM

Alphabet’s Waymo will partner with Lyft on self-driving technology

Google parent Alphabet and Lyft will work together on self-driving technology. The New York Times reported Sunday that Waymo, the… Read More

May 14, 2017, 5:56 PM

This high-school freshman went to Microsoft Build: What he learned about AI, the cloud and the future

[Editor’s Note: Atul Ajoy is a ninth grader at Redmond High School, a tech enthusiast and blogger who was invited by Microsoft… Read More

May 14, 2017, 2:19 PM

Paul Allen calls inaugural Upstream Festival a success with 30K attendees, 360 performances

Paul Allen seems happy with his first attempt at creating a new festival for the Northwest. The Microsoft co-founder and… Read More

May 14, 2017, 10:31 AM

Inside a ‘secret show,’ Shins frontman James Mercer talks apps, musical inspiration and more

Just a few blocks away from the bustling tech hub that is Amazon’s Seattle headquarters, dozens of people who represent what Seattle… Read More

May 13, 2017, 8:53 AM

Microsoft issues ‘highly unusual’ ransomware patch for XP and other old Windows versions

Microsoft today took the “highly unusual step” of releasing a public patch for older Windows versions that are otherwise only… Read More

May 12, 2017, 4:47 PM

Hip-hop star Macklemore on handling success, working with radio, and his loyalty to Seattle

Ben Haggerty has a complicated relationship with radio. The 33-year-old rapper, better known as Macklemore, credits the traditional radio distribution model for… Read More

May 12, 2017, 3:49 PM

RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser commits $250k for Mother Jones project to investigate Trump-Russia connection

RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser is putting his money where his mouth, or in this case, keyboard, is. His Glaser Progress Foundation… Read More

May 12, 2017, 10:12 AM

‘You know who can afford a house in Seattle?’ Code Fellows pulls divisive ad touting software salaries

(Editor’s Note: Tweets in this story contain explicit language) Whether it’s deserved or not, the Seattle tech community has become… Read More

May 12, 2017, 10:08 AM

Beer me, and you and you and … PicoBrew sets Kickstarter record with $1.812M for latest machine

PicoBrew, the Seattle-based makers of high-tech home-brew machines, just gave the boot to the Precision Cooker on Kickstarter. The Pico… Read More

May 12, 2017, 7:30 AM

Blok24 is building a spontaneity marketplace, connecting people with local businesses for activities happening now

Studies show that millennials value experiences over things and are willing to put their discretionary cash toward activities. Blok24 is banking on… Read More

May 11, 2017, 12:43 PM

Photos: Inside the Microsoft Build 2017 keynotes

Microsoft unveiled news about Windows 10, Azure, developer tools and other technologies over the past two days at its Build 2017… Read More

May 11, 2017, 10:41 AM

Paul Allen’s Upstream Music Fest + Summit kicks off with ‘coolest Seattleite ever,’ Quincy Jones

The inaugural Upstream Music Fest + Summit, the brainchild of billionaire music fan and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, kicked off… Read More

May 11, 2017, 6:00 AM

Coming soon to Seattle: Allset app aims to cut restaurant wait times in half

Allset, a service that lets users make a reservation, order their food and pay the bill all before sitting down… Read More

May 10, 2017, 3:59 PM

Study lays out privacy concerns that kids and parents have about toys that listen

The kids who play with internet-connected toys such as Hello Barbie and CogniToys Dino may not fully realize their voices… Read More

May 10, 2017, 1:31 PM

Snap stock craters as Snapchat parent posts huge loss in 1st quarter as public company

Snapchat parent company Snap built a reputation for secrecy, but now, as a public company, it has to lay its… Read More

May 10, 2017, 10:37 AM

PETA has a beef with Crowd Cow, urges NFL star and investor Joe Montana to stiff-arm the startup

Packing more football terms into a letter than was previously thought possible, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)… Read More

May 10, 2017, 7:00 AM

Python in Seattle, JavaScript in NYC? Study reveals top coding languages across major cities

The programming languages that developers use to create software are as varied and dynamic and spoken language. New languages crop up and existing… Read More

May 9, 2017, 1:27 PM

Labor filing shows that layoffs at Seattle game studio PopCap will affect 45 employees

When game developer PopCap announced last week that it was cutting staff at its Seattle headquarters, the company didn’t say… Read More

May 7, 2017, 9:07 PM

Comcast now lets internet customers monitor WiFi usage from individual devices and users

Comcast today rolled out a new feature that lets customers monitor and control the WiFi usage of individual broadband users… Read More

May 6, 2017, 10:40 PM

Uber agrees to pay $40K and will stop sending unsolicited text messages in Washington

Uber has agreed to stop sending unsolicited text messages to consumers in Washington and will pay the state’s Attorney General’s Office… Read More

May 6, 2017, 3:22 PM

Avvo sued for sexual harassment, ex-employee claims she was fired after rebuffing ‘unwanted advances’

A former employee at Avvo, the Seattle-based online legal directory, says she was fired after rejecting advances from a co-worker,… Read More

May 6, 2017, 10:46 AM

Tech investor and ‘Shark Tank’ star Chris Sacca unleashes on Trump, Twitter and scandals at Uber

NEW ORLEANS — “Shark Tank” star and longtime tech investor Chris Sacca (who put early money into companies including Twitter and Uber)… Read More

May 5, 2017, 12:47 PM

Q&A: Geek of the Year Ed Lazowska talks UW’s future in computer science and impact on the Seattle tech scene

The University of Washington’s fingerprints were all over last night’s GeekWire Awards. Two of the Deal of the Year finalists, Impinj’s… Read More