Tech – Page 41 of 319

Mar 25, 2022, 9:33 AM

Elon Musk, are you out there? SpaceX Starlink internet service gets more reliable, and portable

Note: Starlink has since introduced a portability feature for a $25 monthly premium. ORLAND, Calif. — Looking north into the… Read More

Mar 23, 2022, 10:20 AM

T-Mobile continues 5G push with new innovation center for developers in Bellevue near HQ

T-Mobile is amping up its 5G blitz with a series of investments targeted at smaller companies and developers, including a… Read More

Mar 21, 2022, 10:47 AM

U.S. tech companies with close ties to Ukrainian developers grapple with impact of Russian attacks

Scalr‘s connections to Ukraine run deep. The Seattle-based cloud tech startup’s co-founder and chief technology officer, Igor Savchenko, is a… Read More

Mar 16, 2022, 1:12 PM

WeWork reopening location in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood that it closed last year

WeWork is reopening a co-working space in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood that the company shut down last June. The location at… Read More

Mar 16, 2022, 6:05 AM

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson to retire; Howard Schultz returns as interim chief

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, a longtime tech exec who led the coffee giant since 2017, will retire next month, the… Read More

Mar 15, 2022, 1:32 PM

Seattle entrepreneur creates list of corporations boycotting Russia, and those that are not

Alex Algard watched in horror as the Russian army invaded Ukraine. “This is a time when we all need to… Read More

Mar 15, 2022, 12:28 PM

Walmart to hire nearly 200 in Seattle as part of expansion of its Global Tech team

Walmart announced a big push Tuesday to expand its Global Tech team by more than 5,000 employees, with nearly 200… Read More

Mar 15, 2022, 9:59 AM

Bill Gates leads $84M funding round to boost Kymeta antenna venture’s push into new markets

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is doing it again: He’s the lead investor in a new $84 million funding round for… Read More

Mar 14, 2022, 1:09 PM

Coming and going? New tech hubs emerge, but Seattle ranks as most-desired city for college grads

As Seattle has established itself as a so-called “superstar” city among established tech hubs, recent reports and data sets are… Read More

Mar 14, 2022, 7:00 AM

Intellectual Ventures is awarded $6.5M in trade secrets case against two researchers

An arbitrator has awarded Intellectual Ventures more than $6.5 million in attorney’s fees and other costs in a case involving… Read More

Mar 11, 2022, 8:00 AM

Amazon’s stock split: Here’s what employees and investors need to know

Editor’s note: This guest post is written by Lars Phillips, a financial advisor for Seattle-area firm Avier Wealth Advisors. Disclaimer… Read More

Mar 10, 2022, 10:03 AM

Last call for GeekWire Awards nominations

Do you know of top innovators, entrepreneurs and technology leaders in the Pacific Northwest that should be nominated for the… Read More

Mar 3, 2022, 2:41 PM

Seattle teen builds new website to aid Ukrainian refugees, two years after COVID-19 site took off

Avi Schiffmann can’t help but help. More than two years after starting a website to track the most current data… Read More

Mar 3, 2022, 10:36 AM

Expedia stops the sale of travel into and out of Russia in response to Ukraine invasion

Expedia Group is blocking the ability to book travel into or out of Russia in a response to that country’s… Read More

Mar 3, 2022, 10:29 AM

Melinda French Gates on Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘evil personified,’ her passion for philanthropy, and potential dating

In the first interview addressing her divorce, Melinda French Gates shared details of the unraveling of her 27-year marriage to… Read More

Mar 2, 2022, 2:37 PM

Remitly reports $458M in 2021 revenue, up 78%, as remittance company suspends service in Russia

Shares of Remitly rose 9% in after-hours trading Wednesday following the release of the company’s fourth quarter earnings report. The… Read More

Mar 2, 2022, 2:07 PM

Supply chain giant Expeditors is still recovering from cyberattack, expects ‘material adverse impact’

Global logistics giant Expeditors said it is still recovering from a targeted cyberattack and expects a “material adverse impact” on… Read More

Mar 2, 2022, 1:52 PM

Melinda French Gates shares details of divorce, what’s ahead for her in upcoming TV interview

Ten months after announcing her divorce, Melinda French Gates is publicly sharing details of her split with Microsoft co-founder Bill… Read More

Mar 1, 2022, 10:30 AM

Google reaches settlement with ex-manager in pregnancy discrimination suit

Google reached a settlement with Chelsey Glasson, a former manager who alleged she was retaliated against for standing up for… Read More

Mar 1, 2022, 7:00 AM

Why the CEO of this Seattle tech unicorn will not do business with Russian companies

The CEO of Seattle-based Outreach is urging more tech leaders to take a stand against Russia and said his startup… Read More

Feb 28, 2022, 9:00 AM

Tech Moves: Google engineering director Ankur Sinha joins Remitly as CTO

Ankur Sinha, who spent the past two years as an engineering director at Google, joined remittance company Remitly as its… Read More

Feb 25, 2022, 3:35 PM

Review risks, focus on response plans: Security experts offer tips to prep for Russian cyberattacks

The Russian invasion of Ukraine this week was met with sweeping sanctions by the United States and its allies in… Read More

Feb 25, 2022, 9:35 AM

How to avoid propagating disinformation during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

As disinformation and Russian propaganda flood social media during the invasion of Ukraine, information experts are providing advice about how… Read More

Feb 24, 2022, 4:29 PM

World’s widest airplane flexes its landing gear during Stratolaunch’s fourth test flight

Stratolaunch, the air-launch venture created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen a decade ago, successfully conducted a full test of the… Read More

Feb 23, 2022, 10:26 AM

Web3 trends to watch: New apps, new consumer behavior, and a massive talent migration

Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Maria Gilfoyle and Chris Picardo, investors with Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group.… Read More

Feb 19, 2022, 12:12 PM

Seattle’s Museum of Flight celebrates 1-year anniversary of Perseverance landing on Mars

This past Friday marked one Earth year since NASA’s Perseverance rover and its Ingenuity helicopter touched down on Mars. Seattle’s Museum of Flight… Read More

Feb 19, 2022, 9:00 AM

‘Downfall’ documentary casts the tale of Boeing’s 737 MAX debacle as tech tragedy

The missteps traced in “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” — Netflix’s new documentary about Boeing’s troubled 737 MAX jet —… Read More

Feb 18, 2022, 4:34 PM

Mazda dials up quick fix for these drivers who got stuck on Seattle public radio station

Repairs have begun to address a bizarre glitch in Mazda vehicles in Seattle and around Western Washington after the cars’… Read More

Feb 18, 2022, 8:33 AM

We asked chief people officers at 7 Seattle tech companies about their biggest challenge right now

As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic — can you believe it? — companies continue grappling with… Read More

Feb 17, 2022, 1:40 PM

Watch GeekWire’s Seattle offices get broken into for the third time during the pandemic

For the third time since the onset of the pandemic, GeekWire’s offices in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood were broken into and… Read More