Tech – Page 148 of 319

Sep 7, 2016, 8:55 AM

Coding Dojo offers scholarships for ITT Technical Institute students left in the lurch

The closure of all 130 ITT Technical Institute campuses, due to pressure and scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Education, will… Read More

Sep 7, 2016, 8:05 AM

Dropbox doubles size of Seattle outpost, with room for 150 people

A little more than year after officially opening its Seattle engineering office, Dropbox has grown to 65 people at the location and just… Read More

Sep 6, 2016, 4:11 PM

Julep CEO Jane Park blasts Washington State AG over characterization of lawsuit settlement, calls it ‘unethical’

Julep, the Seattle-based beauty products company, has settled a lawsuit with Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office over deceptive… Read More

Sep 6, 2016, 10:54 AM

Seattle utility glitch lets more than 3,000 people see other users’ bills

It was a tough first day Monday for the city of Seattle’s new billing system for utility customers, as more… Read More

Sep 6, 2016, 10:07 AM

Experiencing South Park’s ‘Nosulus Rift’: Are virtual reality farts the future of games?

The answer is no, virtual reality farts are not the future of games. But smells in general? A definite possibility. That was… Read More

Sep 6, 2016, 9:00 AM

Is Twitter courting suitors? Acquisition rumors swirl as board members prepare to meet

It’s no secret that Twitter is struggling. The company continues to post losses each quarter and new user adoption is… Read More

Sep 6, 2016, 9:00 AM

Glowforge hits $45M in sales for 3D laser printers; shipments still on track for December

Lots of people want what Glowforge is producing. The Seattle startup today announced that it recently reached $45 million in… Read More

Sep 4, 2016, 12:45 PM

Can apprenticeships help solve the tech talent gap?

For those who want to start a career in tech, the pathway can be difficult — despite the stunning scarcity of… Read More

Sep 4, 2016, 8:23 AM

Cinematic VR Challenge shows how virtual reality is set to transform film

As the sun set over the Olympic Mountains on a warm and muggy Sunday, I trekked from the manicured suburbia… Read More

Sep 2, 2016, 3:30 PM

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Elliot unleashed in Episode 9

[Spoiler Alert] This article discusses plot points and hidden secrets of eps2.7_init_5.fve. If you haven’t watched it yet, check it… Read More

Sep 2, 2016, 10:58 AM

Science, technology and art merge at Seattle Art Museum’s ‘Poetic Hybrids’ exhibit

Artist Ginny Ruffner’s Poetic Hybrids exhibit makes concepts of genetic modification, augmented reality and sophisticated 3D modeling accessible enough for a… Read More

Sep 2, 2016, 10:23 AM

Chinese smartphone maker Alcatel to expand 40-person Seattle-area office

Alcatel is expanding its Seattle-area hub. The China-based smartphone maker is preparing to move into a new Bellevue office, just a… Read More

Sep 1, 2016, 7:30 PM

Dawn probe points to ice volcano and thin atmosphere on dwarf planet Ceres

Scientists say a mysterious mountain on the dwarf planet Ceres was apparently once an ice volcano, spewing salty water and… Read More

Sep 1, 2016, 3:37 PM

Seattle Growth Podcast: Why the tech industry needs to join the boomtown conversation

Seattle is growing at an unprecedented rate, with the Puget Sound region adding an average of roughly nine new jobs… Read More

Sep 1, 2016, 12:56 PM

Can Amazon top this? What happened when we tested Fred Meyer’s drive-up grocery service

I have been the principal grocery shopper in my household for years, but that doesn’t stop me from aimlessly and inefficiently wandering… Read More

Sep 1, 2016, 10:01 AM

Will the real Bill Bryant please stand up? Seattle VC gets confused with gubernatorial candidate — a lot

Bill Bryant was talking with a close friend recently, whose mother is a lifelong Democrat. She told her daughter that… Read More

Sep 1, 2016, 8:17 AM

DefinedCrowd lands $1.1M from Amazon’s Alexa Fund and others to build out machine learning platform for AI and speech apps

DefinedCrowd, a platform that provides big data for speech and natural language processing technology, closed a $1.1 million seed funding round… Read More

Aug 31, 2016, 7:23 PM

Video: GeekWire’s 5 most buzzworthy stories of August, on New Day NW

GeekWire’s Monica Nickelsburg caught up with New Day NW host Margaret Larson to share some of our hottest stories from… Read More

Aug 31, 2016, 1:23 PM

Impinj beats Wall Street expectations in first post-IPO earnings report, posts $26M in revenue

Seattle-based RFID technology company Impinj made a strong earnings debut as a publicly traded company, beating Wall Street expectations for… Read More

Aug 31, 2016, 10:47 AM

Reports: Hackers stole 68M user credentials in Dropbox breach

Hackers stole account details of more than 68 million Dropbox users in a 2012 breach. Dropbox previously disclosed the breach in… Read More

Aug 31, 2016, 8:32 AM

Impinj stock has spiked 66% since IPO; here’s what Wall Street expects from its earnings debut today

Impinj, a Seattle-based maker of Radio Frequency Identification technology, will announce Wednesday its quarterly earnings for the first time since… Read More

Aug 30, 2016, 4:43 PM

Google’s new ride-sharing service may compete with Uber — and perhaps be cheaper

Uber, Lyft, and now, Google? The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Alphabet-owned Google is set to “take on Uber”… Read More

Aug 30, 2016, 2:34 PM

Judge: Brother of Gravity Payments CEO on the hook for $1.3M in legal fees

A King County Superior Court judge has awarded Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price $1.3 million in legal fees from his… Read More

Aug 30, 2016, 1:47 PM

GeekWire Calendar picks: Augmented reality exhibit at Seattle Art Museum creates holographic art in real time

Augmented and virtual reality has crept its way into video games, work places, and even news reporting. Now a team… Read More

Aug 30, 2016, 9:58 AM

YouTube beware: More Twitter video creators now eligible for cut of ad revenue

We're expanding our revenue programs to empower creators to earn money in multiple ways! 🙌 https://t.co/ebnJxNaZqA pic.twitter.com/OGlI9tbeMa — Creators (@XCreators)… Read More

Aug 30, 2016, 9:18 AM

Uber is giving ride credits to people who spend money with a Visa card at local businesses

You can now earn Uber credit by spending money with your Visa card. Uber today unveiled a new program called… Read More

Aug 29, 2016, 1:32 PM

Code Fellows wins approval to accept GI Bill to teach veterans how to code

Veterans in Washington state now have a chance to attend a very different kind of bootcamp using the GI Bill. The… Read More

Aug 29, 2016, 9:49 AM

Verizon unveils ‘LTE Advanced’ to give mobile customers 50% faster peak 4G speeds

Verizon today debuted a new network called Verizon LTE Advanced, promising 288 million mobile customers across 461 cities 50 percent faster… Read More

Aug 29, 2016, 5:00 AM

High-tech cooking startup Sansaire unveils new sous vide device and app

High-tech cooking startup Sansaire is launching a Kickstarter campaign today for a smaller, WiFi-enabled sous vide cooking device. The Sansaire… Read More

Aug 27, 2016, 11:11 AM

Why Jonathan Coulton left a comfortable tech job to launch a music career — and his own cruise

With all the emphasis on science, technology, engineering and math, better known as STEM, many people would be satisfied with a… Read More