Tech – Page 207 of 319

Mar 24, 2015, 12:10 PM

Cray lands deal to provide 5 petaflop supercomputer to Petroleum Geo-Services

Cray announced today that it will be providing Petroleum Geo-Services with a massive five-petaflop XC40 supercomputer and Sonexion 2000 storage… Read More

Mar 24, 2015, 11:57 AM

Parallels rebrands its fast-growing service provider business as ‘Odin’

Parallels is rebranding its service provider business as “Odin,” creating a new identity for a part of the company that is growing fast but… Read More

Mar 24, 2015, 11:20 AM

Seattle City Council eliminates cable TV franchise districts, aiming for more competition

The Seattle City Council on Monday unanimously approved legislation that ditches a longstanding cable franchise district system — a decision that… Read More

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Mar 24, 2015, 8:55 AM

YouTube competitor Vessel courts new subscribers by waiving fees for a year

After months of closed pilots, Vessel, the video subscription service started by Former Hulu execs Jason Kilar and Richard Tom,… Read More

Mar 24, 2015, 8:46 AM

GoDaddy CEO helps produce ‘CODE,’ a documentary about the gender gap

The gap between men and women in tech is a touchy subject that’s been around for a bit. A new… Read More

Mar 24, 2015, 6:30 AM

Startup lands $11 million to help grocery stores turn food waste into organic fertilizer

Wiserg, a Redmond startup that’s looking to convert food waste into organic fertilizer, just picked up $11 million in fresh… Read More

Mar 24, 2015, 6:00 AM

Avvo now lets you share photos with lawyers to expedite legal advice process

Avvo, the Seattle-based lawyer directory and marketplace for legal advice, today debuted a new photo-sharing tool that helps its users receive… Read More

Mar 23, 2015, 12:44 PM

Twitter teams with Foursquare to add place names to tweets

Twitter and Foursquare have revealed a partnership today that will allow people to tag their exact location in a tweet.… Read More

Mar 23, 2015, 12:36 PM

Square Cash launches a low-cost payment alternative for small businesses

Square Cash is launching a new easy-to-use payments platform, targeting small businesses looking to replace cash and checks with debit cards.… Read More

Mar 23, 2015, 10:59 AM

This data shows how Seattle, San Francisco, and Portland entrepreneurs think differently

Seattle-based entrepreneurs demonstrate more stable emotions and are better at coming to an agreement. Entrepreneurs in the Bay Area, however, are more conscientious,… Read More

Mar 23, 2015, 6:00 AM

Fitbit adds support for tracking bike rides and using multiple devices

Fitbit released a pair of updates today designed to make its fitness trackers more appealing at a time when the company faces… Read More

Mar 20, 2015, 3:41 PM

Tinder founder Sean Rad explains why the dating app is so popular

Tinder is on a tear. Founded less than three years ago, the dating app has facilitated more than 6 billion matches between… Read More

Mar 20, 2015, 2:34 PM

UN Women backs out of partnership with Uber, two weeks after announcement

Uber’s partnership with UN Women didn’t last long. Earlier this month, Uber announced that it was teaming up with UN Women,… Read More

Mar 20, 2015, 11:44 AM

New videos and pictures let you explore the ocean floor like never before

Consider it the Google Street View of the ocean floor. This week, the U.S. Geological Survey posted thousands of images… Read More

Mar 20, 2015, 10:48 AM

Elon Musk: New Tesla software update will enable self-driving cars this summer

Tesla vehicles will be able to drive themselves this summer. Tesla founder Elon Musk announced on Thursday that a software update… Read More

Mar 20, 2015, 8:05 AM

Sales presentation software maker ClearSlide sets up outpost in Seattle

ClearSlide, a San Francisco-based company backed with $90 million in venture funding from Greylock Partners, Social + Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners… Read More

Mar 19, 2015, 3:01 PM

National board finds T-Mobile guilty of violating labor laws

An administrative law judge from the U.S. National Labor Relations Board ruled today that T-Mobile has to change some of… Read More

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Mar 19, 2015, 2:00 PM

Novinium acquires UtilX to bolster underground cable rejuvenation efforts

Novinum, an Auburn, Wash.-based company that repairs aging underground power cables, today announced that it has acquired UtilX, a Kent, Wash.-based… Read More

Mar 19, 2015, 11:54 AM

ESRB ratings will expand to mobile games and digital storefronts

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) will be expanding its rating services to mobile and digital storefronts. Currently, the ESRB rates… Read More

Mar 19, 2015, 10:42 AM

One month after closing Farmstr, Janelle Maiocco launches another local food startup

Just one month after pulling the plug on Farmstr, the two-year-old Seattle organic food marketplace that connected consumers with farmers,… Read More

Mar 19, 2015, 8:32 AM

Rover raises $25M for dog sitting marketplace, will expand to more cities

Rover.com, the Seattle-based startup that connects dog owners with people to care for their pooches, today announced a $25 million… Read More

Mar 19, 2015, 8:03 AM

How to watch March Madness games online for free

Work productivity in America will likely dip over the next two days, as millions tune in to the initial 32 games of… Read More

Mar 19, 2015, 8:00 AM

F5 CEO John McAdam; Isilon co-founder Sujal Patel and Concur CEO Steve Singh join Madrona as strategic directors

Madrona Venture Group is adding some serious horsepower. The Seattle venture capital firm today is announcing the addition of three… Read More

Mar 19, 2015, 4:00 AM

Remitly raises $12.5M to help immigrants send money to friends, family abroad

Sending money to friends and family abroad can be inefficient and expensive. Seattle-based startup Remitly has created a tool that… Read More

Mar 18, 2015, 9:11 PM

March Madness coding contest: Develop your own bracket and win an Apple Watch

If you like March Madness and want to learn some JavaScript, Fullstack Academy might have just what you need. For the second-straight… Read More

Mar 18, 2015, 4:05 PM

Starbucks talks about race — and eventually coffee — in star-studded, three-hour annual meeting

Starbucks did something very uncharacteristic for a Fortune 500 company at its annual meeting in Seattle today. Instead of limiting… Read More

Mar 18, 2015, 1:36 PM

Juno Therapeutics falls short of analyst expectations, posts $22.7M loss in first earnings report

Seattle-based cancer research startup Juno Therapeutics today fell short of analyst estimates in its first earnings report. Juno posted a non-GAAP net… Read More

Mar 18, 2015, 11:19 AM

New ‘Un-contract’ lets T-Mobile customers keep low rates for as long as they want

As a part of T-Mobile’s “Uncarrier 9.0” announcement today, the company revealed that people who subscribe to its Simple Choice plans… Read More

Mar 18, 2015, 10:57 AM

HTC’s new One M9 flagship coming April 10, owners will get one free replacement

HTC revealed today that it will be releasing its new One M9 Android smartphone on April 10, and people who buy… Read More

Mar 18, 2015, 9:46 AM

Heads up, cord cutters: Sony launches PlayStation Vue TV streaming service at $50 per month

Another day, another streaming TV service goes live. Sony today launched its PlayStation Vue service for PS3 and PS4 owners in New… Read More