Tech – Page 164 of 319

Mar 24, 2016, 9:42 AM

Frazier raises $525 million fund for corporate healthcare buyouts

Frazier Healthcare Partners has raised a $525 million buyout fund that the Seattle venture capital firm will use to purchase… Read More

Mar 24, 2016, 8:00 AM

Rovi in talks to acquire TiVo, the pioneer DVR and ‘time-shifting’ company, report says

Rovi, the provider of entertainment metadata, is in talks to acquire TiVo, a service that introduced DVRs and time-shifting but… Read More

Mar 24, 2016, 7:00 AM

Nordstrom hires former Amazon exec as CTO in bid to turn around its tech fortunes

Nordstrom is turning to longtime Seattle-based executive Kumar Srinivasan to help plot a new course for the company’s technology division,… Read More

Mar 24, 2016, 4:48 AM

A cyclist’s dream: Startup plans to sell bottle that collects water out of thin (humid) air

Sometime before the end of the year, Fontus, an Austrian startup, hopes to start selling a bottle that turns moist air… Read More

Mar 23, 2016, 1:52 PM

Starbucks announces new prepaid Visa rewards card with JP Morgan Chase

Starbucks today announced a new partnership with JP Morgan Chase to create a prepaid card that allows customers to earn… Read More

Mar 23, 2016, 1:48 PM

Updated app lets Starbucks rewards members redeem ‘stars’ for order-ahead purchases

Starbucks will roll out an update to its popular smartphone app next month that allows customers to use rewards points for… Read More

Mar 23, 2016, 12:23 PM

Two dads invent device to prevent kids from being left behind in hot cars

In a busy world full of distractions and distracting devices, one product could turn out to be the difference between… Read More

Mar 23, 2016, 9:00 AM

Virtual reality will make people more connected to humanity, not less, VR exec predicts

Virtual reality is the new tech craze, but some fear the future it offers. Opponents conjure up a bleak world where people… Read More

Mar 23, 2016, 6:00 AM

Mothers are leaving the tech industry, worsening the gender gap

When Anna Steffeney‘s Microsoft co-workers in Redmond, Wash., heard about her pregnancy, some told her to “keep it in as long as possible.”… Read More

Mar 23, 2016, 4:00 AM

Here’s what the pay gap really looks like: Glassdoor reveals new insights on gender bias and tech jobs

Women make 76 cents for every dollar men earn. This frequently cited statistic points to a galling discrimination problem in… Read More

Mar 22, 2016, 6:00 PM

‘Don’t be afraid to move’ and other tips for women, from women, on how to rise up the ranks in tech

Women are rare in technology. They’re also are rare in upper management. And women in tech leadership? They’re practically unicorns. Women Who… Read More

Mar 22, 2016, 5:19 PM

Testing Uber’s restaurant delivery service: Fast, warm, tasty — but probably too expensive

Time will tell if Uber can succeed with its new food delivery operation. After testing it this afternoon, the experience… Read More

Mar 22, 2016, 4:43 PM

Streaming is king: Revenue from music streaming passes digital downloads

One vision of the future includes a world where no one owns anything, from cars (replaced by Uber) to houses… Read More

Mar 22, 2016, 2:41 PM

Need to report a problem at the park? This app could help in the future

You’re at a park in Seattle and the the restrooms are gross — like seriously, maybe-I’ll-just-use-the-woods gross. Now imagine this: you… Read More

Mar 22, 2016, 11:00 AM

Dating app Siren, where women make first move, lands $500k in funding, providing alternative to Tinder, Match and others

Siren, the Seattle-based dating app that lets women make the first move, has raised $500,000 of a planned $750,000 seed round. The… Read More

Mar 22, 2016, 10:52 AM

Seattle airport plans to allow Uber and Lyft pickups as early as next week

It took nearly a year of deliberation and deal-making, but the Port of Seattle appears ready for transportation companies like Uber and… Read More

Mar 22, 2016, 10:48 AM

New photos capture massive scale of Seattle tunnel project as Bertha creeps along

The slow crawl of Bertha, the tunneling machine making its way below Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct, hasn’t been without its share… Read More

Mar 22, 2016, 9:51 AM

#JeSuisBruxelles: Social media take leading role after Brussels bombings

Twitter, Facebook and other social media came to the rescue again after today’s terror bombings in Brussels – so much… Read More

Mar 22, 2016, 9:03 AM

Study: Traffic in Seattle still horrible, ranks 2nd-worst in U.S. for evening rush hour congestion

TomTom released its annual Traffic Index today, and the good news for Seattle drivers is that congestion levels did not… Read More

Mar 22, 2016, 12:01 AM

Uber launches standalone UberEats app for restaurant delivery service in Seattle

Seattle is getting another food delivery service — this time, from Uber. The ride-hailing giant today officially unveiled its full-blown… Read More

Mar 21, 2016, 7:34 PM

Joe Biden says Americans need more optimism for the future: ‘We’ve lost some of our mojo’

Joe Biden was sitting across from China President Xi Jinping one recent evening at a private dinner in Chengdu, China,… Read More

Mar 21, 2016, 6:22 PM

Former Intel Chairman and CEO Andy Grove, pioneer of the PC era, dies at 79

Andrew Grove – the Intel chairman and CEO who helped usher in the age of microprocessors, personal computers and the Internet… Read More

Mar 21, 2016, 5:07 PM

How this Twitter VP’s grandmother shaped her perspective on the modern world of tech

Nandini Ramani is vice president of engineering at Twitter, but despite her high-ranking position, she says it hasn’t gotten easier to be… Read More

Mar 21, 2016, 3:54 PM

‘KeRanger’ explained: Why this new Mac ransomware poses a serious threat

2016 is well on its way to becoming the year of ransomware, which should come as no surprise to anyone… Read More

Mar 21, 2016, 3:48 PM

Front Desk raises additional $1M from Wave Maker Partners, preparing for next phase of growth

Front Desk, the Seattle startup that makes management, payment, and scheduling software used by a wide range of businesses, has raised an additional… Read More

Mar 21, 2016, 1:34 PM

Amazon starts selling Comcast Xfinity packages in first-of-its-kind relationship with cable giant

Amazon has quietly rolled out the Amazon Cable Store in a bid to make cable TV, internet and home phone service much… Read More

Mar 21, 2016, 11:22 AM

Expedia live-streams the world to hospitalized kids with innovative 360-degree video room

Kiara, a patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, loves horses. She plays with toy horses, colors in horse coloring books,… Read More

Mar 21, 2016, 10:51 AM

Apple goes small: 4-inch iPhone SE and smaller iPad Pro unveiled at media event

People with small hands or pockets rejoice! Apple just updated its 4-inch iPhone, now called the iPhone SE, with many… Read More

Mar 21, 2016, 10:33 AM

Twitter at 10: Jack Dorsey speaks out about augmenting reality, shifting priorities, and facing challenges

Ten years ago, to the day, Jack Dorsey launched a platform that would facilitate social movements, spark a new form of… Read More