Tech – Page 64 of 319

Feb 28, 2020, 9:00 AM

GIX 2.0: U.S.-China tech institute revamps program as Shwetak Patel steps up as interim director

The Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) is shaking things up. The first-of-its-kind educational institute — created by the University of Washington,… Read More

Feb 27, 2020, 1:42 PM

DocuSign will pay $188M to acquire AI contract startup Seal Software

Electronic signature giant Docusign said today it will acquire Seal Software for $188 million in cash. Founded in 2010, Walnut… Read More

Feb 27, 2020, 11:57 AM

Smart camera startup Wyze sued following data breach that exposed customer information

A Wyze Labs customer is suing the Seattle smart security camera maker following a data breach last year that exposed… Read More

Feb 25, 2020, 2:37 PM

Vote for the Geeks Give Back award: 5 inspirational groups making a positive change in our community

Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. If you’re looking to be inspired… Read More

Feb 25, 2020, 8:34 AM

India tech heavyweight Wipro acquires Seattle digital marketing company for $52M

Rational Interaction, a Seattle-area digital marketing firm, sold to India technology company Wipro in a $52 million deal. The acquisition… Read More

Feb 24, 2020, 4:56 PM

Expedia cuts 3,000 jobs, including 500 at new Seattle HQ — read the internal email to employees

Expedia Group is laying off 12 percent of its workforce, about 3,000 employees, in an effort to “streamline and focus”… Read More

Feb 24, 2020, 5:58 AM

Hawaii police release Google Cloud product leader arrested in connection with wife’s death

Police have released a Bellevue, Wash. man suspected of second-degree murder after his wife’s body was found in Hawaii. The… Read More

Feb 21, 2020, 9:08 AM

Pacific Northwest startups well-represented in new Andreessen Horowitz top 100 marketplace list

Six Pacific Northwest startups made Silicon Valley venture capital titan Andreessen Horowitz’s new ranking of the 100 top consumer marketplaces. … Read More

Feb 21, 2020, 7:42 AM

Microsoft unveils new logo design for signature Windows apps

The way people use their devices is changing, and Microsoft is embracing that with a new look for its cadre… Read More

Feb 20, 2020, 5:01 PM

Longtime T-Mobile EVP David Carey to depart; Abdul Saad promoted to CTO

David Carey, executive vice president of corporate services at T-Mobile, will leave the company later this year. A new SEC… Read More

Feb 20, 2020, 10:49 AM

Zillow’s home-buying business produced $1.37B in revenue last year but is still unprofitable

Almost exactly a year ago, Zillow Group embarked on a fundamental re-imagination of the company shifting from real estate media… Read More

Feb 20, 2020, 10:04 AM

Google Cloud product leader arrested on suspicion of murder after wife goes missing in Hawaii

Update: Police released Sonam Saxena on Friday, Feb. 21 after speaking with prosecutors, according to the Hawaii Police Department. The investigation… Read More

Feb 20, 2020, 8:00 AM

GeekWire Awards: Vote for the startup that best elevates its product with UX Design of the Year

Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. The technology that we interact with… Read More

Feb 20, 2020, 7:00 AM

HTC unveils versatile new Vive headset products as CEO Yves Maitre aims to ‘build the road’ for VR

While the long road to mass consumer adoption of virtual reality technology is still being built, HTC remains hard at… Read More

Feb 19, 2020, 7:19 PM

Microsoft Word and TurboTax get shoutouts in latest Democratic debate

Pete Buttigieg is a “Microsoft Word guy,” and Mike Bloomberg can’t use TurboTax. Computer software made an appearance during Wednesday’s… Read More

Feb 19, 2020, 1:39 PM

Zillow Group beats estimates with $943.9M in Q4 revenue to cap a ‘tumultuously remarkable’ 2019

Zillow Group capped off a “tumultuously remarkable” year with a fourth quarter earnings report that exceeded estimates as the company’s… Read More

Feb 19, 2020, 9:28 AM

Top leaders: Vote for Big Tech CEO of the Year at the 2020 GeekWire Awards

Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. Our five GeekWire Awards finalists for… Read More

Feb 18, 2020, 11:08 AM

Vancouver B.C.-based Semios raises $75M for precision farming tech

Semios, a Vancouver, B.C.-based company that develops agriculture technology for permanent crops, today announced a $75 million investment round. Founded… Read More

Feb 18, 2020, 10:49 AM

SpaceX and Space Adventures plan to send customers on high-flying space trips

Space Adventures says it’s entered into an agreement with SpaceX to send private citizens into orbit on free-flying missions that… Read More

Feb 18, 2020, 9:13 AM

Zillow Group ‘pleased’ with ruling in federal patent suit over mobile real estate search apps

Zillow Group applauded a ruling from a federal judge in an 18-month-old patent lawsuit that seeks to bar the real… Read More

Feb 18, 2020, 6:56 AM

Walmart is the latest big retailer to post subpar holiday sales in wake of Amazon’s record quarter

Despite rapid e-commerce growth, Walmart posted subpar numbers for the busy holiday shopping season, joining a group of retailers that… Read More

Feb 18, 2020, 5:17 AM

Billionaire beef: Elon Musk charged up over Bill Gates’ purchase of an electric Porsche over a Tesla

Elon Musk seems unhappy about fellow uber rich person Bill Gates’ choice in vehicles. Gates revealed in an interview with… Read More

Feb 17, 2020, 10:17 AM

Vote for the Pacific Northwest’s best innovation at the GeekWire Awards

Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. The Pacific Northwest’s status as an… Read More

Feb 17, 2020, 8:50 AM

New York won’t appeal court’s approval of T-Mobile merger with Sprint

New York Attorney General Letitia James said over the weekend she won’t be appealing a federal judge’s decision to approve… Read More

Feb 14, 2020, 9:24 PM

Stripe closes Seattle office for two days as precaution after learning employee had contact with coronavirus patient

Payments technology company Stripe closed its Seattle engineering office for two days this week as a precaution after learning Wednesday… Read More

Feb 14, 2020, 10:39 AM

Layoffs looming at Expedia? Diller looks to simplify ‘bloated’ company, aiming to save up to $500M

Cutbacks are coming at Expedia Group, according to the Seattle-based travel giant’s annual regulatory filing and comments made by chairman… Read More

Feb 13, 2020, 5:06 PM

Barry’s back: Expedia chairman Barry Diller opens up on hour-long earnings call — here’s what he said

Follow-up: Layoffs looming at Expedia? Diller looks to simplify ‘bloated’ company, aiming to save up to $500M This earnings call… Read More

Feb 13, 2020, 3:44 PM

Security experts raise alarm over mobile app planned for Oregon and Washington elections

Just two weeks after the meltdown of the Iowa Democratic Party’s caucuses because of a mobile app, mobile apps and… Read More

Feb 13, 2020, 1:18 PM

Expedia stock rises 10% as travel giant cites focus on core operations following executive shuffle

Shares of Expedia were up more than 10 percent in after-hours trading after the travel giant reported its fourth quarter… Read More

Feb 13, 2020, 10:58 AM

Why RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser is putting $10M of his own money back into the company

More than 25 years after he founded RealNetworks, Rob Glaser is investing $10 million into the digital media pioneer as… Read More