Tech – Page 219 of 319

Dec 24, 2014, 10:54 AM

Barnes & Noble buys back Nook stake from Pearson in preparation for spin-off

Barnes & Noble has paid Pearson $27.7 million in cash and stock to buy back its stake in the company’s… Read More

Dec 24, 2014, 8:10 AM

NanoString expands office and lab space

NanoString, a 12-year-old Seattle company whose tools help genetic researchers better analyze genes and molecules, is expanding its footprint in… Read More

Dec 23, 2014, 10:38 PM

Uber CEO prosecuted in South Korea for operating illegal service

Another day, another legal problem for Uber. South Korean prosecutors indicted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and an exec from Uber’s Korean business… Read More

Dec 23, 2014, 10:30 AM

Seattle’s largest taxi fleet fights back against Uber, Lyft with its own hailing app

Better late than never. In an attempt to keep up with the likes of Uber and Lyft, Seattle’s largest taxi… Read More

Dec 23, 2014, 9:37 AM

Lyft finally adds fare splitting for up to 5 people

Lyft just announced a fare splitting option for people who use its transportation service. Now, people who want to share… Read More

Dec 23, 2014, 8:55 AM

Instacart halts alcohol delivery in Washington over regulatory issues

Instacart customers in Washington looking to get some booze for their holiday party this week will have to turn elsewhere.… Read More

Dec 23, 2014, 7:37 AM

Zulily continues to tumble, shares sink 10 percent trading near IPO price

Shares of Zulily are down nearly 10 percent in Nasdaq trading today following a report by ITG Research which says… Read More

Dec 22, 2014, 5:00 PM

Juno Therapeutics’ stock continues to rise after successful IPO

Juno Therapeutics is just a little more than a year old, but the Seattle area biotech startup has quite the… Read More

Dec 22, 2014, 4:04 PM

Twitter stock jumps after analyst suggests CEO Dick Costolo could leave within a year

Twitter’s stock surprisingly jumped today after Sun Trust analyst Robert Peck told CNBC that CEO Dick Costolo may be on… Read More

Dec 22, 2014, 3:14 PM

Foodies and chefs, take note: Dinner Lab brings pop-up restaurant service to Seattle

Heads up, Seattle foodies: Dinner Lab is launching its pop-up restaurant service in your city. The fast-growing food startup announced today that… Read More

Dec 22, 2014, 8:53 AM

How to buy the Playstation 4 for $329

If you’ve been waiting for Sony to drop the price of its Playstation 4, well, Wal-Mart has what you need.… Read More

Dec 22, 2014, 8:39 AM

Bill Gates proves once again that he’s an amazing Secret Santa

A 25-year-old Reddit user named Cali was one of more than 212,000 people who participated this year in Reddit’s Secret… Read More

Dec 21, 2014, 4:21 PM

Bill Sleeper, 1915-2014: Our 99-year-old ‘Geek of the Week’ gave seniors the power of technology

Bill Sleeper, a wise-cracking and whip-smart retired electrical engineer, who inspired younger generations with his enthusiasm for technology and opened the… Read More

Dec 19, 2014, 2:54 PM

Juno Therapeutics stock rises 45% after first day as public company

Juno Therapeutics‘ first day as a public company is in the books — and it certainly was a good one.… Read More

Dec 19, 2014, 2:13 PM

T-Mobile to pay $90 million over bill ‘cramming’

T-Mobile will pay out $90 million in a massive settlement over the company’s involvement in “cramming” practices, following months of… Read More

Dec 19, 2014, 10:05 AM

Uber wants to patent controversial surge pricing technique

If you don’t like how Uber applies a surge pricing model to help meet demand during busy times, well, it… Read More

Dec 19, 2014, 8:43 AM

Google Fiber postpones decision to install speedy Internet service in Portland, other metros

Those hoping for super-fast fiber Internet across the nation from Google will have to wait. The search giant announced Thursday… Read More

Dec 19, 2014, 8:02 AM

Juno Therapeutics prices IPO at $24, shares soar in debut

Juno Therapeutics, a heavily-funded cancer research company that was formed just 16 months ago, priced its initial public offering Thursday… Read More

Dec 18, 2014, 9:00 PM

Bill Gates and Madrona lead $15M investment in secretive high-tech radar company Echodyne

Bill Gates and Madrona Venture Group are leading a $15 million investment in a new company called Echodyne, which is… Read More

Dec 18, 2014, 4:31 PM

Uber agrees to suspend operations in Portland for 3 months

Uber and the City of Portland cut a deal on Thursday, with the on-demand transportation startup agreeing to suspend operations… Read More

Dec 18, 2014, 4:24 PM

EagleView acquisition falls apart after FTC threatens to block $650M deal

Verisk Analytics has scrapped its planned $650 million acquisition of Bothell, Wash.-based EagleView Technology Corp., after the Federal Trade Commission… Read More

Dec 18, 2014, 3:34 PM

Geek of the Week: Delta Dental’s John Bursett is a dental data pioneer

Big data is all the rage in the tech industry these days, but John Bursett has been uncovering meaningful insights from… Read More

Dec 18, 2014, 1:00 PM

Hey, out-of-practice coders: Zillow wants you for unique 3-month trial program

Software engineers who are coming back to development after spending some time away from coding now have a new opportunity… Read More

Dec 18, 2014, 12:34 PM

Retail technology company Mercent acquired by CommerceHub

Mercent, a Seattle-based retail technology company that focuses on managing marketing opportunities for large-scale retailers, has been bought by CommerceHub.… Read More

Dec 18, 2014, 11:59 AM

Gov. Jay Inslee proposes capital gains tax, says now is time to start ‘reinvesting in Washington’

Washington state Governor Jay Inslee today proposed a new $39 billion budget which includes a plan to raise taxes, with… Read More

Dec 18, 2014, 11:49 AM

Seattle police department set to launch body-worn camera pilot program

Several police departments around the nation are already using body-worn cameras, and now you can add Seattle’s to that list.… Read More

Dec 18, 2014, 10:54 AM

GeekWire Startup Day: Two nationally-recognized ‘Entrepreneurs of the Year’ on-stage together

Porch CEO Matt Ehrlichman and Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price just were named “Entrepreneur of the Year” — Ehrlichman receiving… Read More

Dec 18, 2014, 7:00 AM

Food tech startup Hampton Creek scoops up tasty $90 million from big-name investors

The company that brought us Just Mayo, an eggless spread claiming to be healthier and better for the planet, has raised an… Read More

Dec 18, 2014, 6:48 AM

The world’s most advanced IMAX theater is coming to Seattle

Seattle is turning into a pretty decent place to catch a flick. Just last month, the Paul Allen-owned Cinerama movie theater… Read More

Dec 17, 2014, 2:39 PM

This couple got married after their anonymous avatars met in an app

It started with an “anonymous” match on Anomo, and ended with a wedding in Vegas. Megan and Steve tied the… Read More