Tech – Page 203 of 319

Apr 22, 2015, 1:29 PM

Adblock Plus wins news sites’ challenge to its ad-removal software

The maker of a free browser plug-in that prevents ads from appearing on web pages just won a court case filed… Read More

Apr 22, 2015, 12:26 PM

VC firms team up with Box to offer $40M for companies building on its platform

SAN FRANCISCO – Box CEO Aaron Levie announced today that his enterprise storage software company has teamed up with venture… Read More

Apr 22, 2015, 11:37 AM

Box launches Developer Edition to power enterprise applications from third parties

SAN FRANCISCO–Box announced a new Developer Edition of its cloud storage platform today that’s designed to offer third-party developers the… Read More

Apr 22, 2015, 10:00 AM

GeekWire Awards: Vote for Bootstrapper of the Year, honoring startups doing a lot with a little

It takes a very special entrepreneur to build a business without angel or venture capital financing. Bootstrapping certainly is not… Read More

Apr 22, 2015, 9:02 AM

Lyft’s carpooling service now makes up 50% of rides in San Francisco; 30% in NYC

Packing more people into vehicles on the road has been Lyft’s long-term goal since its inception, and it appears the… Read More

Apr 22, 2015, 8:43 AM

Internet streaming preferred over live TV by majority of viewers, new survey finds

We have become a nation of video streamers. That’s the upshot of Deloitte’s new national survey of American households: 56%… Read More

Apr 22, 2015, 8:24 AM

Funding for Life Sciences Discovery Fund at risk, again, despite program’s success

Every April, there was to be a show of symmetry in Washington state. This month, Big Tobacco made its annual… Read More

Apr 22, 2015, 5:30 AM

Marchex sells 200K domains to GoDaddy for $28.1M, shifts focus to mobile advertising

Marchex wants to get out of the domain business, and GoDaddy is helping make it happen. The Seattle-based company today… Read More

Apr 22, 2015, 4:30 AM

Zirx raises $30M to expand smartphone-powered on-demand valet service nationwide

Parking can be a pain, but it seems as though Zirx has a solid solution — at least that’s what… Read More

Apr 21, 2015, 1:32 PM

Yahoo’s first quarter financials disappoint with shrinking profits, below-expected revenue

Yahoo’s first quarter financial results didn’t quite live up to Wall Street’s expectations. The company’s revenue for the period from… Read More

Apr 21, 2015, 12:20 PM

Lessons from the world’s Ebola response: faster intervention, better communication needed

SAN FRANCISCO – The Ebola outbreak is still ongoing, but leaders of the international response to the disease have already… Read More

Apr 21, 2015, 12:07 PM

MediaPro raises $5M to help companies teach employees about security, privacy

MediaPro, a Bothell, Wash.-based company that develops e-learning software for employees at Fortune 500 companies, today announced a $5 million funding round… Read More

Apr 21, 2015, 11:36 AM

Verizon FiOS confirms move toward unbundling channels with Custom TV

Television packages are increasingly looking less like a Happy Meal and more like, “Would you like fries with that?” Verizon confirmed… Read More

Apr 21, 2015, 10:22 AM

Washington State Ferries re-launches summer web reservations in phases

It took a week, but the fix for the new Washington State Ferries online vehicle reservation system problems is here… Read More

Apr 21, 2015, 9:40 AM

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says Ebola fight is far from over

SAN FRANCISCO – Paul Allen today warned that the Ebola fight isn’t over, as he gathered top scientists and technologists for… Read More

Apr 21, 2015, 9:04 AM

Twitter broadens abuse policies, enables locking accounts

Twitter is expanding the terms and tools at its disposal to help users feel safe on the service. Today, Twitter announced policy changes,… Read More

Apr 21, 2015, 9:01 AM

Adobe doubles down on prosumer photo management plans with Lightroom update

Adobe unveiled a spring update to its photography products today focused on boosting the company’s already strong capabilities in the… Read More

Apr 21, 2015, 7:00 AM

Seattle angel investor Gary Rubens donates $20M to Washington State scholarship program

Gary Rubens is already helping local startups get off the ground with financial backing. Now he’s doing the same for… Read More

Apr 20, 2015, 5:06 PM

Car2go suffers network outage in Seattle, drivers can’t start or end trips

Seattleites trying to zip around town in a car2go this afternoon are having a frustrating experience. The car-sharing service which lets users rent… Read More

Apr 20, 2015, 1:18 PM

Premera data hack deadline arrives, up to 11 million notified

If you think you may have been affected by the cyberattack on Premera Blue Cross and haven’t yet heard from… Read More

Apr 20, 2015, 12:52 PM

What’s fast and green? Tesla Model S is tops in the 2015 AAA Green Car Guide

Used to be you had to pick power over efficiency, but those days are long gone. Now you can be… Read More

Apr 20, 2015, 11:14 AM

Twitter updates Direct Messaging service to allow easier private conversations

Twitter has updated its mobile apps today to better support the company’s direct messaging service with a new setting that… Read More

Apr 20, 2015, 9:14 AM

Nokia reportedly planning a return to smartphones

Nokia is planning to get back into the smartphone business almost a year after Microsoft acquired its devices and services… Read More

Apr 20, 2015, 8:18 AM

Wink smart home hub goes stupid in security certificate snafu

Owners of the Wink Hub are discovering that their smart homes were a bit less intelligent over the weekend —… Read More

Apr 20, 2015, 6:07 AM

Tesla almost sold to Google in 2013, new book reveals

Google could have been in the electric car business two years ago, had a deal with Elon Musk gone through.… Read More

Apr 20, 2015, 5:05 AM

Chart: Here’s a look at the Northwest startup companies that scored VC financing in Q1

Money continues to flow in the Pacific Northwest startup ecosystem, even though there aren’t the billion dollar “unicorns” running around… Read More

Apr 19, 2015, 11:00 AM

Family Gaming: Osmo for iPad blends physical and digital worlds to help kids collaborate and learn

At PAX East this year I got to demo Osmo—an educational accessory for iPads. It’s intended to get kids to work… Read More

Apr 17, 2015, 10:59 AM

Statewide laws regulating Uber, Lyft set to pass in Washington

Washington is on the verge of establishing statewide laws for transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft. With a 43-5 vote, SB… Read More

Apr 17, 2015, 7:00 AM

The CEO who just boosted employee pay to $70k was shaped by a tough early lesson that made him more financially conservative

Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price made waves earlier this week when he announced plans to slash his $1 million salary,… Read More

Apr 16, 2015, 2:37 PM

GeekWire Awards: Vote for ‘Newcomer of the Year’

There are tons of tech companies and groups setting up shop in the Seattle area these days. Tech giants from Silicon… Read More