Tech – Page 197 of 319

May 31, 2015, 6:39 PM

This app lets founders pitch startup ideas to investors, media with 2-minute videos

For entrepreneurs, it’s not always easy finding the right time and place to pitch a potential investor on an idea… Read More

May 31, 2015, 11:46 AM

Seattle City Light spends $35K to remove drone stuck on power line for one week

Removing a drone from high-voltage power lines above a group of houseboats is no easy task. That much was clear… Read More

May 29, 2015, 10:59 AM

Renowned inventor Dean Kamen: Innovation is about finding the right problem

Even for Dean Kamen, inventor of groundbreaking products like the Segway, the IBOT wheelchair, the first drug infusion pump, a water… Read More

May 28, 2015, 12:15 PM

Google dives deep into virtual reality, partners with GoPro on new 360-degree, 16-camera rig

Google is making a bigger move into virtual reality, announcing a new initiative called Jump that offers new ways to create and… Read More

May 28, 2015, 11:14 AM

Google releases universal Photos app, offers unlimited photo and video storage free

Google is pulling ahead in the race to solve photo overload. Its new Google Photos service backs up and organizes… Read More

May 28, 2015, 9:00 AM

You can plan your next globetrotting vacation with less than 140 characters

It’s 2015 and you can replace your travel agent with a hashtag. Intelligent travel booking site Vamo will look into… Read More

May 27, 2015, 3:57 PM

Uber for bodyguards: Bannerman offers on-demand bouncers, launches in Seattle

A few taps on our smartphones today will order us transportation, food, and now, security guards. Bannerman is a new startup out of San Francisco that graduated… Read More

May 27, 2015, 2:00 PM

How technology turned these humanitarian workers into cutting-edge filmmakers

Veteran aid worker and filmmaker David Darg was at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York last month when he saw… Read More

May 27, 2015, 10:41 AM

Susannah Malarkey setting sail after 20 years at the helm of the Technology Alliance

In 1995, Bill Gates Sr. asked Susannah Malarkey to lead an effort to study the health and vibrancy of the… Read More

May 27, 2015, 9:22 AM

Mary Meeker’s 2015 Internet trends report: The rise of the on-demand economy and much more

Mary Meeker, the former Wall Street analyst turned Kleiner Perkins partner, gave her closely watched and very tweetable Internet trends… Read More

May 27, 2015, 8:23 AM

Facebook puts critics’ reviews on restaurant pages, alongside those from your friends

Facebook pages for restaurants will soon include reviews from Eater, Bon Appetit, New York Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle and Conde Nast Traveler alongside those… Read More

May 27, 2015, 7:28 AM

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella named most influential tech exec, ahead of Jony Ive, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is the most influential executive in the technology industry, according to a new ranking released this… Read More

May 27, 2015, 7:13 AM

Nokia Networks agrees to buy Eden Rock Communications

Eden Rock Communications, an 8-year-old Bothell maker of wireless network technologies, has agreed to be acquired by Nokia Networks. Terms… Read More

May 27, 2015, 4:30 AM

DocuSign tops off latest funding round with another $45M, bringing the total to $278M

Some of the more coveted U.S. tech companies have recently shown an insatiable thirst for capital, and given the times, it’s been easy… Read More

May 26, 2015, 5:05 PM

Port of Seattle open to Uber, Lyft doing airport pickups but needs time to establish new regulations

The Port of Seattle wants to let companies like Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar pick up passengers at the airport, but its… Read More

May 26, 2015, 3:23 PM

Vox Media to acquire Re/code as tech media landscape continues to shift

Vox Media, owner of The Verge, SB Nation and Vox among others, is acquiring startup tech media site Re/code in a stock… Read More

May 26, 2015, 2:33 PM

Taxi-hailing app Flywheel raises more cash as it takes on Uber, Lyft

Flywheel is reeling in more cash to help build out its taxi-hailing platform. The San Francisco-based company, which develops an app… Read More

May 26, 2015, 12:56 PM

Classmates.com agrees to $11 million payout over misleading billing practices

Classmates has agreed to pay $11 million after 22 attorneys general alleged that the Seattle-based company engaged in deceptive billing and… Read More

May 26, 2015, 10:55 AM

Uber, Lyft may soon be allowed to pick up passengers at Seattle airport

Smartphone owners needing a ride from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport may soon have a few more transportation options. The Port of Seattle has been in… Read More

May 26, 2015, 9:41 AM

Periscope live-streaming app now available for Android

Periscope is finally available to Android users as the Twitter-owned live-streaming app launched on the Google Play Store on Tuesday.… Read More

May 26, 2015, 9:23 AM

Ford launches smartphone-powered car-sharing program in London

Ford is making it easier for London residents to drive around the city without owning a car. The company today officially… Read More

May 26, 2015, 9:15 AM

A new cable giant: Charter will rival Comcast with $55B Time Warner deal

Charter Communications today confirmed a deal to acquire Time Warner Cable for $55 billion — or nearly $79 billion, including debt —… Read More

May 23, 2015, 11:30 AM

90% of Americans want privacy, less than 10% believe they can get it

The disparity is as dramatic as any you’re likely to see in a public opinion survey. Nine out of 10… Read More

May 22, 2015, 3:52 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Made in Seattle Week, State of Technology Luncheon, and more

“Makers Movement Drives the Future.” That’s the conclusion Re/code contributor Bob O’Donnell came to after attending the Bay Area’s 10th annual… Read More

May 22, 2015, 1:19 PM

Kineta and partners raising funds to ‘break out of the old biotech model’

A consortium that includes Seattle-based biotech company Kineta, UW Medicine, and the University of Washington’s CoMotion group is seeking to raise an… Read More

May 22, 2015, 9:07 AM

Maker of sexually transmitted disease test wins UW business plan competition

Two startup companies that are looking to improve the sexual health of people everywhere took home the top honors Thursday… Read More

May 22, 2015, 7:28 AM

Expedia sells stake in Chinese travel firm eLong to China-based Ctrip for $671 million

Expedia sold its 62.4 percent stake in eLong, a Chinese travel service, to a number of firms for $671 million, the company… Read More

May 21, 2015, 10:57 AM

University of Washington wins $100K from Google for encouraging women to study computer science

The University of Washington’s computer science department today won a $100,000 top prize from the National Center for Women and… Read More

May 21, 2015, 6:41 AM

Comcast to offer residential high-speed fiber Internet in Washington this summer

Gigabit Pro is coming to Washington. Comcast’s high-speed, “multi-gigabit” broadband service will be available to more than 1 million Washington… Read More

May 21, 2015, 6:11 AM

Wave Broadband raises $130M to expand gigabit fiber Internet network across West Coast

To help expand its growing fiber network, Wave Broadband today announced $130 million in additional funding. The fresh cash comes through a… Read More