Tech – Page 30 of 319

Aug 1, 2023, 2:40 PM

Office vacancies continue to rise in Seattle as tech companies give up space

Even as some companies get workers back to the office, the commercial real estate market in the Seattle region continues… Read More

Aug 1, 2023, 12:23 PM

Real estate rivals Zillow and Redfin partner to share new construction listings

Seattle real estate giants Zillow Group and Redfin announced a rare syndication partnership Tuesday related to the sharing of new… Read More

Jul 31, 2023, 7:00 AM

SPACkerley: Why these sports business brothers in Seattle are bullish about their new SPAC deal

Is the SPAC back? Seattle business leaders Ted and Chris Ackerley are betting on it. The Ackerley brothers are part… Read More

Jul 31, 2023, 6:49 AM

Seattle Orcas lose cricket championship game, but tech owners thrilled with inaugural season

Cricket fans in 87 countries around the globe watched MI New York defeat the Seattle Orcas in Texas on Sunday… Read More

Jul 29, 2023, 8:29 AM

Study shows how pandemic decreased income diversity of urban encounters, even after lockdowns

There were many fallouts from the COVID-19 pandemic, but one that is rarely discussed is its effect on diverse encounters… Read More

Jul 27, 2023, 4:15 PM

Friends and family of Richard Tait starting $250K award fund to honor entrepreneurs in his memory

A year after the death of longtime Seattle entrepreneur Richard Tait, his friends and family are establishing an endowment fund… Read More

Jul 27, 2023, 7:52 AM

GeekWire rooftop BBQ: Join us Aug. 9 for great food, networking — and a special guest

One of our favorite GeekWire events — our annual summer rooftop BBQ — makes its return Wednesday, Aug. 9 on the… Read More

Illustration: DRACO nuclear-powered spacecraft

Jul 26, 2023, 6:55 PM

DARPA and NASA pick Lockheed Martin to demonstrate DRACO nuclear rocket

NASA and the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have selected Lockheed Martin and BWX Technologies to move forward with… Read More

Jul 26, 2023, 3:24 PM

Workers sue Expedia, Getty, and others to recoup remote work costs under Seattle’s wage theft law

Getty Images, Expedia, and several other employers with operations in Seattle are being sued by workers who allege that the… Read More

Jul 25, 2023, 1:14 PM

Microsoft results top expectations thanks to cloud growth; profits jump 20% to $20 billion

Microsoft reported revenue of $56.2 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter, up 8%, exceeding Wall Street’s expectations of $55.47 billion.… Read More

Jul 24, 2023, 3:43 PM

F5 stock spikes 8% after earnings; CEO cites ‘early signs of demand stabilization’

Shares of F5 were up more than 8% in after-hours trading Monday after the Seattle-based company application security and delivery… Read More

Jul 19, 2023, 4:21 PM

UW gets $10M grant for semiconductor workforce development and research

The University of Washington is getting a funding boost for semiconductor workforce development and research, thanks to a $10 million… Read More

Jul 19, 2023, 8:59 AM

Expedia Group rolls out new travel loyalty program that includes Vrbo, Hotels.com — here’s how it works

Seattle-based travel giant Expedia Group this week debuted its new unified loyalty program that rewards customers for using its flagship… Read More

Jul 18, 2023, 3:27 PM

Report ranks Seattle No. 2 in overall ‘Tech Talent’ even as hiring slows across industry

The Seattle area is the second-ranked market overall for tech talent in North America, trailing only the San Francisco Bay… Read More

Jul 17, 2023, 10:20 AM

Impinj awarded $18.5M in damages in patent lawsuit against Dutch semiconductor giant NXP

A federal jury in California on Friday decided in favor of Seattle-based RFID-maker Impinj in a suit alleging Dutch semiconductor… Read More

Jul 12, 2023, 4:51 PM

FTC will appeal court ruling that paved way for Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will appeal a court order from earlier this week that allowed Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition… Read More

Jul 10, 2023, 10:42 AM

New round of Microsoft job cuts hits customer service, support, and sales teams

Microsoft announced a new round of job cuts internally Monday morning, impacting an unknown number of employees in customer service,… Read More

Jul 7, 2023, 4:02 PM

Seattle-area office market ‘continues to struggle’ with rising vacancies and hybrid work policies

Seattle-area office vacancy rates have more than doubled from pre-pandemic levels, reflecting the ongoing impact of macroeconomic uncertainty and work-from-home… Read More

Jul 6, 2023, 10:04 AM

OceanGate suspends all exploration and commercial operations

Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate says it has suspended exploration and commercial operations following the loss of the company’s Titan submersible and… Read More

Jul 5, 2023, 5:46 AM

University of Washington researchers develop smaller, cheaper form of LiDAR technology

Devices that move and operate in physical space need sensors to read their environment. One such sensing technology, LiDAR, has… Read More

Jul 3, 2023, 8:00 AM

Book excerpt: The monopoly power of Big Tech, and what Congress can do to correct it

Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from Winner Takes All: Case Studies in How Online Marketplaces Are Creating Modern Monopolies,… Read More

NLM Photonics' Kevin O'Malley at probe station

Jun 30, 2023, 4:06 PM

NLM Photonics raises $1M from Japanese ventures to boost electro-optic technology

Seattle-based NLM Photonics says it has raised $1 million in new funding to advance commercialization of its hybrid electro-optic modulation… Read More

Jun 22, 2023, 12:17 PM

OceanGate submersible and crew declared lost after discovery of debris near Titanic

After days of searching, the U.S. Coast Guard announced that the OceanGate submersible that went missing during a dive to… Read More

Jun 22, 2023, 10:00 AM

Microsoft and Amazon scrutinized by regulators, legislators, and rivals in a flurry of cases

There has been a spike in activity in the realm of regulatory and legislative oversight of Microsoft and Amazon this… Read More

Jun 22, 2023, 5:00 AM

IonQ moves ahead with Forte quantum computers and its facility in Seattle area

Maryland-based IonQ is expanding the commercial availability of its next-generation Forte quantum computer — and ramping up its research and… Read More

Jun 20, 2023, 6:00 AM

Apple machine learning leader Ali Farhadi named CEO of Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Ali Farhadi, a computer vision specialist and startup founder who most recently led Apple’s machine learning initiatives, will rejoin the… Read More

Jun 16, 2023, 5:03 PM

More layoffs at Zulily: E-commerce company trims headcount after private equity acquisition

Zulily is laying off workers again. Several employees of the Seattle-based e-commerce retailer were let go from the company this… Read More

Jun 15, 2023, 10:31 PM

Washington state AG says T-Mobile is wrongly withholding documents in security probe

Updated below with T-Mobile statement. A new court petition alleges that T-Mobile is refusing to fully comply with investigative demands… Read More

Jun 14, 2023, 10:16 AM

Bill Gates reportedly meeting with Xi Jinping on China trip

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of his trip to China, according to… Read More

Jun 12, 2023, 7:37 AM

Novartis to buy Seattle biotech firm Chinook Therapeutics in $3.2B deal

Swiss biopharma giant Novartis announced Monday it plans to buy Seattle-based Chinook Therapeutics for $3.2 billion, marking another blockbuster acquisition… Read More