Tech

Oct 10, 2016, 5:16 PM

Amazon ‘Catalyst’ program reveals the first university projects it’s backing

For students at the University of Washington and other schools in the Seattle area, learning via video lectures is a… Read More

Oct 10, 2016, 4:30 PM

Samsung issues global ‘safety recall’ for the Galaxy Note 7, halts sales, tells consumers to power down devices

Samsung on Monday issued a “safety recall” for both the original and replacement Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, asking retail and carrier… Read More

Oct 10, 2016, 3:49 PM

Seattle Police Department picks CopsForHire as platform to handle off-duty assignments

The Seattle Police Department will use software created by a local startup to help streamline off-duty work done by its officers.… Read More

Oct 10, 2016, 1:17 PM

Russians attacking U.S. election systems? Here’s the real risk, from a man who fought Soviet electronic attacks in the Cold War

With U.S. officials openly blaming Russia for hacker attacks on state election computer systems, and the myriad possibilities for election… Read More

Oct 10, 2016, 10:59 AM

Microsoft Paint for HoloLens? Leaked videos show 3D feature for drawing program

A pair of videos leaked Friday showcasing a new version of Microsoft Paint with a feature that lets users create 3D… Read More

Oct 10, 2016, 9:54 AM

Alibaba goes Hollywood: e-commerce giant strikes deal to finance Steven Spielberg movies and bring them to China

Alibaba Pictures, the film and television arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, is teaming up with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners… Read More

Oct 10, 2016, 9:11 AM

Clinton or Trump? Yes, the kids are paying attention, and here’s what they think

At Sunday night’s presidential debate in St. Louis, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton sparred over a number of hot-button issues.… Read More

Oct 9, 2016, 10:33 PM

T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon halt sales of Galaxy Note 7 as Samsung reportedly stops production

Update, Oct. 10, 4 p.m. PT: Samsung has issued a safety recall for the Galaxy Note 7, asking all carrier… Read More

Oct 9, 2016, 9:34 AM

Multiple Samsung Galaxy Note 7 replacement devices catch fire; one man goes to hospital

It keeps getting worse for Samsung. After issuing a global recall for its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone last month following 35… Read More

Oct 8, 2016, 10:02 AM

Uber shuts down speedy Instant Delivery lunch service in Seattle, other cities

Uber’s super-fast lunch delivery has shut down in Seattle and other cities across North America. “Instant Delivery,” part of Uber’s… Read More

Oct 7, 2016, 4:49 PM

Fast-growing WeWork expands to Bellevue with big lease as demand for co-working keeps soaring

WeWork, the fast-growing operator of shared workspaces with more than 70,000 members worldwide, is expanding its footprint in the Seattle… Read More

Oct 7, 2016, 10:59 AM

Comcast expanding 1TB data limits across the country, starting Nov. 1 in Washington, Oregon and other states

Comcast will roll out its 1TB internet data usage limits to a large part of the U.S., including Washington, Oregon… Read More

Oct 7, 2016, 9:06 AM

This Andreessen Horowitz partner loves marketplace business ideas, and here’s why

Andreessen Horowitz partner Jeff Jordan loves him some online marketplaces. Jordan, the OfferUp and Airbnb investor and former eBay executive… Read More

Oct 6, 2016, 10:59 AM

GeekWire Summit 2016: Relive our biggest tech conference yet with photos, videos, and more

Top executives from the likes of Microsoft and Expedia laid out their vision for the future. A biotech CEO explained how his company… Read More

Oct 6, 2016, 10:58 AM

Democracy Live launches digital replica ballots for voters across the U.S.

Just in time for the weirdest presidential election ever, Snoqualmie, Wash.-based voter information company Democracy Live has released a new… Read More

Oct 6, 2016, 10:13 AM

Bill Gates urges presidential candidates to invest in long-term innovation

This year’s election season has been full of sound bites, scandal, and a decent amount of finger pointing, but amid the… Read More

Oct 6, 2016, 8:20 AM

Hillary Clinton’s top digital strategist talks Trump, Twitter and tech tools for voter targeting

So what’s one of the high-tech secret tools being wielded by the Hillary Clinton campaign to persuade voters to pick… Read More

Oct 6, 2016, 8:04 AM

Munchery challenges Amazon and Peach with new corporate lunch delivery program

There’s another workplace lunch delivery service now available in Seattle. It comes from Munchery, the San Francisco-based company that first… Read More

Oct 5, 2016, 9:01 PM

VC funding dips for 5th-straight quarter; 2016 investments reach $56B; IPOs still scarce

Venture capital investment declined for the fifth-straight quarter as investors set higher benchmarks for their funding decisions. That’s one takeaway from… Read More

Oct 5, 2016, 2:50 PM

Nathan Myhrvold: Why Intellectual Ventures still believes in the power of patents

Some see Nathan Myhrvold as a patent troll. He prefers to think of himself as an invention advocate. The eccentric CEO… Read More

Oct 5, 2016, 12:40 PM

Nathan Myhrvold: ‘Seattle is absolutely the Silicon Valley of saving the world’

Seattle may be known as the birthplace of tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon, but its global health and development work… Read More

Oct 5, 2016, 12:04 PM

DARPA chief Arati Prabhakar on self-driving ships, space travel, IoT, genetics, and more

The Internet of Things so widely predicted as the Next Big Thing in computing is full of promise but presents a correspondingly large… Read More

Oct 5, 2016, 11:00 AM

Why industry and education must collaborate to solve the tech talent gap, fight sexism and ageism

To those in the industry, the tech talent gap and diversity in the workforce are almost becoming tired subjects. There are… Read More

Oct 5, 2016, 10:58 AM

Airbnb vs. Expedia: Top company insiders explain how the rivalry is changing

How people get to a travel destination hasn’t changed much in recent decades, but where they stay once they arrive… Read More

Oct 5, 2016, 10:57 AM

Just shut up and let your devs concentrate, advises Stack Overflow CEO Joel Spolsky

If you want to attract and keep developers, don’t emphasize ping-pong tables, lounges, fire pits and chocolate fountains. Give them… Read More