Tech – Page 167 of 319

Mar 8, 2016, 11:58 AM

Facebook, Amazon, Code.org, Google, Microsoft and others create coalition to lobby for K-12 computer science funding

Big names in the tech world are partnering with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to launch the Computer Science Education Coalition, which aims… Read More

Mar 8, 2016, 11:27 AM

Reddit AMA: Bill Gates on FBI vs. Apple, climate change, and artificial intelligence

Bill Gates just wrapped up his fourth Reddit AMA, covering everything from the threat of terrorism to his fastest time… Read More

Mar 8, 2016, 10:59 AM

How I ditched my car and went full Uber

In May of last year, I finally pulled the trigger: I got rid of my car, a 2013 Honda Civic.… Read More

Mar 8, 2016, 10:11 AM

Gene therapy biotech startup Immusoft acquires Discovery Genomics

Immusoft, a Seattle-based biotech startup that has developed a way to manipulate human immune cells, today announced the acquisition of… Read More

Mar 8, 2016, 8:53 AM

Teaching students to become Amazon customers: E-commerce giant rapidly expanding university pick-up sites

Amazon announced today that it is opening a new university pick-up site at the Georgia Institute of Technology where people can collect… Read More

Mar 8, 2016, 6:54 AM

Michael Bloomberg won’t run for president, as tech and Republican leaders discuss stopping Trump

For a while at least, it appeared the tech sector might have rallied around a Michael Bloomberg campaign. The former… Read More

Mar 4, 2016, 2:22 PM

Logic20/20 acquires Brainbox, expanding its tech consulting business

Logic20/20 Inc., a management and technology consulting firm based in Seattle, has acquired Brainbox Consulting, another Seattle consulting company specializing in… Read More

Mar 4, 2016, 12:23 PM

Why diversity in tech is necessary for sustained innovation in America

America’s innovation engine is in trouble if we don’t get more females and people of color involved with entrepreneurship and… Read More

Mar 4, 2016, 12:04 PM

Jeff Bezos-backed Qliance health services startup bought by CEO Erika Bliss and president Cheryl Kilodavis

Qliance Medical Management Inc., the Seattle-based health services startup backed by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and other investors, has been purchased by… Read More

Mar 4, 2016, 10:41 AM

Epic Games co-founder blasts Microsoft for trying to ‘monopolize’ PC gaming

The new Windows Store may be nice for consumers who don’t know where to turn for new software, but for… Read More

Mar 4, 2016, 7:25 AM

Egyptian enrolled in US flight school to be deported after taking to Facebook to threaten Trump

An Egyptian student enrolled in a US flight school is in custody and facing deportation after posting threatening comments against… Read More

Mar 3, 2016, 4:58 PM

Microsoft, Amazon, Google among tech firms supporting Apple in FBI encryption fight

The tech world is standing behind Apple almost unanimously in its fight against the FBI over unlocking the San Bernardino… Read More

Mar 3, 2016, 4:09 PM

U.S. Chamber of Commerce files lawsuit against City of Seattle over Uber driver union law

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is suing the City of Seattle over its recently-approved law that would give Uber, Lyft, and… Read More

Mar 3, 2016, 12:37 PM

Study: Slow buffering movies stress us out more than suspense and drama themselves

It’s a paralyzing feeling. You’re all hyped up for the new season of “House of Cards,” you’ve carved out… Read More

Mar 3, 2016, 10:41 AM

Spotify becomes first music platform to integrate with Facebook Messenger

Music has arrived on Messenger. Facebook announced today that its mobile messaging platform now integrates with Spotify. The new feature,… Read More

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Mar 3, 2016, 10:25 AM

Man taking selfies with his girlfriend and a gun dies after accidentally shooting himself in the face

A Washington man taking selfies with his girlfriend and a gun shot himself in the face and died on Sunday,… Read More

Mar 3, 2016, 8:36 AM

Google tops Fortune’s “100 Best Companies” list again — but other tech giants missing

Google (Alphabet) is still best place to work in the United States, according to Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to… Read More

Mar 2, 2016, 4:27 PM

5 information security resolutions you can’t afford to ignore

I’m not the biggest fan of New Year’s resolutions. Statistics show that 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions will actually… Read More

Mar 2, 2016, 2:18 PM

Music service Rhapsody posts record $35M net loss even as revenues climb to $202M

Rhapsody International, the company behind the subscription music service that predates Spotify by five years, posted about $202 million in revenue… Read More

Mar 2, 2016, 11:52 AM

Slack looking to raise $150M to $300M for expansion and investment in integrated startups

Slack, the business messaging and workplace collaboration startup, is in talks to raise at least another $150 million in an up… Read More

Mar 2, 2016, 11:30 AM

How an iPad add-on transforms the visual effects of ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’

I’m standing on the rear cargo door of a S.H.I.E.L.D. Quinjet, just as Captain America did before his famous leap… Read More

Mar 2, 2016, 10:59 AM

Nordstrom lays off 10 as apparel giant restructures technology department

Nordstrom laid off ten employees from its technology team last week. Company spokeswoman Tara Darrow confirmed with GeekWire this morning that… Read More

Mar 2, 2016, 9:51 AM

Alibaba founder Jack Ma looking to increase holdings in media sector, reportedly seeks stake in magazine Caixin

Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is in talks to buy an undisclosed stake in… Read More

Mar 1, 2016, 5:00 PM

After Concur co-founders join Accolade, healthcare company hiring 50 in Seattle

Raj Singh is leading a different company in a different industry that’s tackling a different problem with a completely different solution — and these… Read More

Mar 1, 2016, 4:25 PM

Seattle lawmakers split over whether to buy out ‘insolvent’ bike-share program for $1.4M

The fate of Seattle’s bike-share program will be decided later this month. The city’s transportation committee on Tuesday voted 3-3… Read More

Mar 1, 2016, 11:15 AM

Study: Top companies give more bonuses and performance-based raises

PayScale, the Seattle-based company that manages an online database of salary and compensation information, released its annual report on top companies’ attitudes… Read More

Mar 1, 2016, 10:59 AM

Uber set to launch restaurant delivery service in Seattle

Uber is gearing up to launch its new restaurant delivery service in Seattle. The company sent emails out to a… Read More

Mar 1, 2016, 10:55 AM

Microsoft president reaffirms support for Apple, calls digital privacy the ‘fundamental question’ of our age

Microsoft and other tech companies need to band together in a fight against government overreach into our digital privacy, Microsoft president Brad Smith… Read More

Mar 1, 2016, 10:30 AM

The rise of Nextdoor in Seattle: Neighborhood social network sparks community and controversy in modern-day boomtown

On a trip to Seattle a few months ago, a New Orleans photographer’s high-end camera was stolen, along with the… Read More

Mar 1, 2016, 9:13 AM

‘Warby Parker of suits’ Combatant Gentlemen opens pop-up shop at Nordstrom in Seattle

Combatant Gentlemen is coming to Seattle. The innovative menswear e-retailer that cuts out middlemen with its “sheep-to-closet” business model is… Read More