Tech – Page 146 of 319

Sep 23, 2016, 12:42 PM

Q&A: Apptio’s CFO talks going public, becoming profitable, committing to Pacific Northwest

It’s been a good day over at Apptio. The company went public today and rang the opening bell at the… Read More

Sep 23, 2016, 8:42 AM

Apptio stock soars 46 percent as enterprise tech company debuts on Wall Street

Wall Street likes what it sees in Apptio. After setting a price of $16 per share for its initial public… Read More

Sep 23, 2016, 8:30 AM

Twitter shares spike on rumors of acquisition by Google, Microsoft, Salesforce or Verizon

Twitter has begun talks with several tech firms, including Google and Salesforce, to explore selling itself, CNBC reported this morning. Microsoft and… Read More

Sep 22, 2016, 12:40 PM

Yahoo reveals massive data breach impacting 500M users, amidst $4.83B Verizon acquisition

Yahoo revealed today that at least half a billion of its users were hacked in late 2014, probably by a… Read More

Sep 22, 2016, 10:58 AM

New LinkedIn features emphasize learning as more workers face threat of automation

LinkedIn has added a new learning feature that aims to help people keep up with today’s fast-paced, technology-driven work environment. At an event… Read More

Sep 22, 2016, 10:42 AM

Testing Car2go’s new airport service in Seattle: Cheaper than BMW — for a reason

If you’re traveling alone and have a small suitcase, Car2go’s new airport service in Seattle is an affordable, reliable option.… Read More

Sep 22, 2016, 10:30 AM

GeekWork Picks: Dog-sitting platform Rover seeks mobile and web engineers

Rover — a mobile and web platform connects pet owners with dog sitters, walkers, and doggy day care services — is hiring… Read More

Sep 22, 2016, 7:55 AM

From Beijing to Seattle: How the U.S. and China are teaming up at the new GIX tech innovation institute

Yuanchun Shi and Qing-Shan Jia have spent a majority of their lives at Tsinghua University, earning their undergraduate, graduate, and… Read More

Sep 22, 2016, 5:00 AM

Avalara raises $50M for growth, $46M to buy out early investors, eyes more deals and hints at IPO

Sales tax automation company Avalara announced Thursday it has landed $96 million in funding from Warburg Pincus, Sageview Capital, Technology… Read More

Sep 21, 2016, 2:26 PM

Amazon Alexa Fund leads $5.6M investment in touchscreen intercom builder Nucleus

Amazon’s $100 million Alexa Fund has made its latest investment: leading a $5.6 million round in a company called Nucleus… Read More

Sep 21, 2016, 1:57 PM

Twitter trying to balance public data with user privacy, says its VP of data strategy

It has been quite a year for Twitter. The social media giant has made headlines with its successes and failures… Read More

Sep 21, 2016, 9:55 AM

Beauty device maker Clarisonic to outsource production, lay off 120 employees

Clarisonic, the beauty device maker acquired by L’Oréal in 2011, will outsource manufacturing to external partners and will lay off… Read More

Sep 21, 2016, 9:03 AM

Airbnb launches ad campaign to influence Seattle debate over short-term rentals

By September of an election year, anyone who still has cable is used to an onslaught of political ads sponsored… Read More

Sep 21, 2016, 7:09 AM

For the first time in 6 quarters, billion-dollar exits exceed new unicorn count

IBM and Microsoft were the most active tech acquirers, IPO activity is down, and unicorn exits are now exceeding unicorn… Read More

Sep 20, 2016, 7:09 PM

How Zillow built a culture around these 6 core values that empower employees

When Lloyd Frink and Rich Barton started Zillow back in 2005, they wanted to provide consumers with a better way… Read More

Sep 20, 2016, 5:11 PM

Maveron, Joe Montana, and others invest $6M in TrueFacet’s online jewelry marketplace

TrueFacet today announced a $6 million funding round led by Seattle-based venture capital firm Maveron. The New York-based startup, which graduated from… Read More

Sep 20, 2016, 4:46 PM

Seattle to Vancouver in 57 minutes? Political leaders push for cross-border high-speed rail

VANCOUVER, B.C. — Plenty of barriers have kept Seattle and Vancouver from becoming a single, connected region. Chief among them,… Read More

Sep 20, 2016, 2:42 PM

T-Mobile CTO outlines vision for 5G network, asks Verizon to stop confusing customers

Real-time augmented reality navigation. Instantaneous language translation. Embedded biometric tracking. We’ll be able to use these technologies on-the-go if T-Mobile’s vision… Read More

Sep 20, 2016, 10:50 AM

Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., tech leaders vow to challenge Silicon Valley for money and talent

Updated with comments from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and British Columbia Premier Christy Clark below. VANCOUVER, B.C. — Seattle and… Read More

Sep 20, 2016, 10:00 AM

Ruben Ortega, former Amazon and Allen Institute exec, to head Pinterest’s Seattle engineering office

Ruben Ortega, a Seattle tech veteran who has led engineering teams at Amazon, the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Google and… Read More

Sep 20, 2016, 12:01 AM

Car2go launches airport car-sharing service in Seattle, joins BMW and Zipcar

Seattleites have yet another way to get to and from the airport. Car2go announced today that it now allows people to… Read More

Sep 19, 2016, 2:33 PM

‘Google Trips’ is a slick new travel app, made possible by products you already use

Today Google released a new travel app on iOS and Android the leverages the tech titan’s vast library of data… Read More

Sep 19, 2016, 12:31 PM

Cellphone alert in New York City enlists millions in hunt for bombing suspect

An emergency system intended to alert people, via cellphone, about weather advisories or abducted children was used for the first time… Read More

Sep 19, 2016, 10:40 AM

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson stops in Seattle, says he wants the future to ‘be Uber everything’

Gary Johnson has a vision for the future: Apply Uber’s on-demand, sharing economy model to just about everything. The libertarian… Read More

Sep 19, 2016, 8:14 AM

Google’s Waze using data from rival INRIX for new ‘where to park’ feature

INRIX, the Kirkland, Wash.-based traffic technology company, is supplying parking data for Waze, the popular navigation app powered by driver input. The… Read More

Sep 18, 2016, 3:00 PM

It’s all ‘Einstein’ all the time as Salesforce adds AI to its entire product line

Salesforce is really laying on the jargon when it comes to Einstein, an artificial-intelligence addition to the CRM giant’s entire product line set… Read More

Sep 18, 2016, 8:40 AM

Lyft co-founder lays out vision for driverless vehicles, says car ownership will end by 2025

Car ownership will end by 2025 and a majority of Lyft rides will be in fully autonomous vehicles within five… Read More

Sep 16, 2016, 2:51 PM

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Code-cracking in a mysterious and mind-bending Episode 11

[Spoiler Alert] This article discusses technical plot points and hidden secrets of eps2.9_pyth0n-pt1.p7z. If you haven’t watched it yet, check… Read More

Sep 16, 2016, 12:45 PM

Testing Eatsa: A robotic fast food chain that automates ordering and removes human interaction

SAN FRANCISCO — Did I just experience the future of fast food? Maybe. But regardless, my experience testing Eatsa was… Read More

Sep 16, 2016, 10:43 AM

The 10 most ridiculous startups at TechCrunch’s Disrupt technology conference

SAN FRANCISCO — I couldn’t figure out whether to chuckle or cringe after walking away from Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt… Read More