Tech – Page 142 of 319

Oct 25, 2016, 10:18 AM

Proposed wireless charging station would make dead batteries ‘a thing of the past’

Imagine the living room of the future — AI-controlled heating and cooling systems, VR gear strewn across the floor, and best… Read More

Oct 25, 2016, 8:43 AM

Gates Foundation announces $210M donation to UW’s Population Health Initiative

The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is awarding $210 million to the University of Washington’s Population Health Initiative, in one… Read More

Oct 25, 2016, 8:35 AM

Magic Leap opens Seattle office as new details emerge about its secretive ‘N+1’ research teams

Closely-watched augmented reality company Magic Leap of Plantation, Fla., has opened a new office in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood, south of downtown, as… Read More

Oct 25, 2016, 6:01 AM

Online education platform CreativeLive launches new apps to expand access to vast video library

CreativeLive, the online education startup that helps users get smarter about everything from photography to music to money, is getting smarter… Read More

Oct 24, 2016, 9:21 PM

With stock price slumping and suitors fleeing, Twitter reportedly planning to cut hundreds of jobs

Social media giant Twitter may be on the verge of cutting approximately 300 jobs, or about 8 percent of its… Read More

Oct 24, 2016, 4:54 PM

Seattle entrepreneur Naveen Jain sponsors XPRIZE for alert system to report sexual violence

Naveen Jain — a Seattle area tech entrepreneur who co-founded lunar exploration startup Moon Express, innovation lab Blue Dot and Internet search engine… Read More

Oct 24, 2016, 3:26 PM

Uber makes rare ballot endorsement, voices support for massive $54B transit prop in Seattle

Uber doesn’t typically throw itself into ballot measure discussions — purposefully, at least. But the ride-hailing giant is voicing its support… Read More

Oct 24, 2016, 10:48 AM

Chinese company recalls webcams used in massive Internet attack

Details are beginning to emerge after Friday’s massive attack against DNS host Dyn, which intermittently shut down sites including Twitter,… Read More

Oct 24, 2016, 9:09 AM

T-Mobile CEO John Legere sees opportunity in AT&T’s $85B Time Warner deal

AT&T’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner would combine a telecom giant with a media behemoth — giving the… Read More

Oct 22, 2016, 9:39 PM

AT&T and Time Warner to merge in massive $85B media-telecom tie-up

In a massive merger that brings together top telecom and media assets, AT&T today announced its plans to acquire Time… Read More

Oct 22, 2016, 2:18 PM

Seeking stronger China-U.S. tech connections, 1,500 gather near Seattle

There’s an old Chinese saying: “If you want to do anything good, easy and fast, you need connections,” said Nancy… Read More

Oct 22, 2016, 12:30 PM

Meet the minds behind Axiomatic: An art project based in theoretical mathematics

At first glance, Timea Tihanyi and Jayadev Athreya make strange bedfellows. Tihanyi is an interdisciplinary visual artist who teaches in the University… Read More

Oct 21, 2016, 3:15 PM

Tech executives explain how cyberattacks took down Amazon, Twitter, Reddit and more

DNS host Dyn is continuing to deal with issues caused by a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks Friday… Read More

Oct 21, 2016, 3:04 PM

Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Google acquisition of Twitter could start a ‘beautiful friendship’

Steve Ballmer likes Twitter. But he thinks it could be even better with a new owner: Google. The former Microsoft… Read More

Oct 21, 2016, 2:02 PM

Google to host camping trip on its campus lawn to get kids more interested in national parks

Google Kirkland employees unfortunate enough to have to come in on Saturday will at least get to see and enjoy… Read More

Oct 21, 2016, 11:51 AM

Report calls Seattle the ‘crane capital of America’ as ongoing tech boom transforms cityscape

If looking up in Seattle has you feeling down — because change is hard — a new report may not make… Read More

Oct 21, 2016, 10:36 AM

Rumors swirl over Lululemon ditching Vancouver — here’s 3 reasons why the yogawear maker should consider Seattle

You may need to put down your pumpkin spice latte for this. Lululemon, the leader in expensive stuff to sweat… Read More

Oct 21, 2016, 8:58 AM

Expedia-owned Trivago could go public by Thanksgiving, report says

Expedia-owned hotel search company Trivago may go public by the end of November, according to a report from Business Insider.… Read More

Oct 21, 2016, 8:13 AM

Can biofuels take flight? Alternative fuels for jetliners face political and economic headwinds

Two major steps in Washington’s infant jet biofuel industry are expected to take place in the next couple months. In… Read More

Oct 20, 2016, 10:00 PM

University of Washington announces campaign to raise $5 billion by 2020, in part to fuel STEM education

The University of Washington announced today an ambitious effort to raise $5 billion in philanthropic donations by 2020, with much… Read More

Oct 20, 2016, 3:31 PM

Box founder Aaron Levie talks Twitter, Trump and Seattle’s tech and VC scene vs. Silicon Valley’s

You can be suitably entertained by following Aaron Levie’s 140-character musings on Twitter — almost 700,000 followers have figured that… Read More

Oct 20, 2016, 2:29 PM

Online payments powerhouse Stripe is the latest tech giant to plan engineering outpost in Seattle

San Francisco-based Stripe, which provides the online payments backbone for Instacart, Lyft, Twitter, Apple Pay and more than 100,000 other… Read More

Oct 20, 2016, 2:00 PM

Enterprise software company K2 reducing staff by 5% ahead of cloud push and new office move

Bellevue, Wash.-based enterprise software company K2 is restructuring its staff, which will lead to a reduction of about 5 percent of its… Read More

Oct 20, 2016, 12:09 PM

WiFi communication project takes top prize from Madrona at UW computer science showcase

For the 11th year, the students and faculty at the University of Washington’s Computer Science & Engineering Department displayed some… Read More

Oct 20, 2016, 9:22 AM

Seattle area unemployment rate falls below 4%, propelled by a strong tech economy

Unemployment rates in the Seattle metro area fell to 3.9 percent during September, down from 4.1 percent in August and… Read More

Oct 20, 2016, 2:00 AM

Newly-developed ‘gene therapy in a box’ could save millions of lives

Gene therapy — the process of genetically altering cells to treat disease — is a highly promising process being studied as… Read More

Oct 19, 2016, 4:23 PM

Tableau Software reportedly explored sale

Tableau Software, one of the largest software companies in Seattle and a pioneer in the field of data visualization software,… Read More

Oct 19, 2016, 10:19 AM

T-Mobile fined $48M by FCC over unlimited plan; CEO John Legere calls it a ‘good settlement’

T-Mobile will pay $48 million to resolve an FCC investigation into how the wireless carrier slowed down connection speeds for customers using… Read More

Oct 19, 2016, 9:49 AM

Valve fires back at Washington regulators over facilitation of ‘Counter Strike’ online gambling

Local gaming company Valve this week responded to claims made by the Washington State Gambling Commission that it facilitates the use of… Read More

Oct 18, 2016, 9:08 PM

Leaked Colin Powell email shows Salesforce’s interest in buying Tableau Software, 13 other tech companies

What companies are on the wish list of Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff? Leaked emails from former Secretary of State Colin… Read More