Tech – Page 69 of 319

Nov 5, 2019, 1:57 PM

Avalara stock jumps 5% after beating Q3 estimates with $98.5M in revenue, up 41%

Shares of Avalara were up more than 5 percent in after-hours trading after the Seattle-based tax automation company beat estimates… Read More

Nov 5, 2019, 10:35 AM

UK regulators finally clear Salesforce and Tableau to integrate, but continue review of $15.7B deal

Regulators in the UK have given Salesforce and Tableau Software the go-ahead to start integrating their business operations, more than… Read More

Nov 4, 2019, 2:32 PM

RFID maker Impinj beats estimates with $40.8M in revenue for Q3, up 18%, as losses shrink

Impinj beat expectations for its third quarter earnings report, posting $40.8 million in revenue, up 19 percent year-over-year, and non-GAAP… Read More

Nov 1, 2019, 9:24 AM

How digital initiatives and artificial intelligence continue fueling innovation at Starbucks

The news: The word “digital” came up 44 times on Starbucks’ investor call Thursday, following its earnings report that beat… Read More

Oct 31, 2019, 10:34 AM

What should you watch next on TV? Even Bill Gates seeks advice, so startup Likewise steps in to help

Remember when people used to say, “There’s nothing good on TV”? That may still be the case, but man, there… Read More

Oct 30, 2019, 9:00 AM

Fast-growing Sonos turns up volume at new Seattle office dedicated to people, product and music

For 17 years, Sonos has been working to perfect what it calls the “sound experience,” with its commitment to multi-room… Read More

Oct 29, 2019, 9:05 AM

Struggling dog-walking startup Wag reportedly explored selling to top rival Rover

Dog-walking startup Wag has explored several options for a potential sale, including a deal with rival Rover, according to a… Read More

Oct 28, 2019, 10:36 AM

What is JEDI? Explaining the $10B military cloud contract that Microsoft just won over Amazon

Questions about the Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract have been swirling since news broke late Friday that Microsoft… Read More

Oct 27, 2019, 8:00 AM

Why The New York Times is testing controversial tech including facial recognition and deepfakes

The New York Times of 2019 is a different animal than the daily print newspaper that defined the publication for… Read More

Oct 24, 2019, 12:39 PM

University of Washington once again named world’s most innovative public university

For the third year in a row, the University of Washington has won the title of the world’s most innovative… Read More

Oct 23, 2019, 12:30 PM

Revel Consulting digital firm acquired by product engineering company Infogain

Revel Consulting, a Seattle firm that helps companies with their digital presence, has been acquired by platform and product engineering… Read More

Oct 22, 2019, 1:54 PM

Former eBay CEO John Donahoe will become Nike’s new CEO as shoe giant moves further into tech

Nike is tapping a veteran tech executive to lead the shoe and apparel giant into the future. The Beaverton, Ore.-based… Read More

Oct 22, 2019, 11:18 AM

Seattle among tech cities showing strongest wage growth in PayScale’s latest compensation index

It pays to be in tech, and in Seattle. The city landed among the top metro areas in the U.S.… Read More

Oct 22, 2019, 9:55 AM

GoDaddy partners with Hiya to target billions of unwanted robocalls with new spam filter feature

GoDaddy is teaming with Seattle-based startup Hiya to provide an answer for when not to answer your phone. In an… Read More

Oct 21, 2019, 3:30 PM

One share of Amazon stock at $1,780 joins other mementos inside Space Needle time capsule

The Space Needle has stood the test of time as Seattle’s most iconic landmark. Will stuff placed inside a time… Read More

Oct 20, 2019, 12:31 PM

An autonomous school bus that delivers packages, and other predictions for the future of mobility

When Devin Liddell rushes to catch the King County water taxi, gazes out his office window at 1st and Union… Read More

Oct 20, 2019, 7:57 AM

Is AI more threat than promise? Tech developers join activists in calling for new safeguards

It’s much worse to let Darth Vader go free than to keep Luke Skywalker incarcerated. That is the philosophical argument… Read More

Oct 19, 2019, 8:00 AM

Diversity in tech: Company leaders talk ‘black tax,’ recruiting, retention, and impostor syndrome

For all of the talk around bringing more diversity to tech, black and Hispanic employees remain vastly underrepresented at some… Read More

Oct 17, 2019, 11:57 AM

Failure to follow safety guidelines led to Seattle crane collapse that killed 4, state investigation finds

The crane collapse that killed four people in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood in April occurred because three companies failed… Read More

Oct 16, 2019, 4:48 PM

An employee on Microsoft’s board? Shareholder proposal floats concept, board calls it ‘unnecessary’

A shareholder resolution up for a vote at Microsoft’s Dec. 4 annual meeting asks the company to consider putting a… Read More

Oct 16, 2019, 10:49 AM

Seattle progressives fired up over Amazon’s $1.45M spending on local elections

Amazon’s $1 million political contribution announced Tuesday — on top of $450,000 the company previously spent on elections in its hometown… Read More

Oct 16, 2019, 10:00 AM

WeWork teams with Washington state for new maritime startup accelerator

WeWork today announced a new program to bridge the gap between one of Washington state’s oldest industries and the booming… Read More

Oct 16, 2019, 7:26 AM

Salesforce and Tableau in regulatory purgatory: UK review stymies integration of $15.7B acquisition

Hold on, didn’t Salesforce complete its $15.7 billion acquisition of Tableau Software? Not just announce it, but complete it? It’s… Read More

Oct 15, 2019, 3:35 PM

The Seattle sound? Napster and Amazon both partner with Sony on immersive ‘360 Reality Audio’

Sony’s effort to replicate the immersive soundscape of a live musical performance is coming to listeners this fall, and Seattle-based… Read More

Oct 14, 2019, 10:10 PM

WeWork cancels 36-floor ‘WeLive’ mixed-use Seattle residential project

The WeWork fallout is now affecting Seattle, where the troubled company has canceled plans for its WeLive co-living residential project… Read More

Oct 12, 2019, 11:14 PM

New York Times report reveals more connections between Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates met with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein multiple times starting in 2011, The New York Times… Read More

Oct 11, 2019, 8:45 AM

How Amazon’s biggest flop paved the way for one of the company’s most important pillars

A few years ago Amazon was putting the finishing touches on two important pieces of hardware that came out within… Read More

Oct 11, 2019, 5:55 AM

Slack hits 12M daily users — here’s how that compares to Microsoft Teams and other rivals

Slack now has 12 million daily active users, the latest indication of the fierce competition for dominance in the realm… Read More

Oct 10, 2019, 11:55 AM

GeekWire Summit 2019 recap: Inspiration and innovation highlight our 8th annual tech conference

What happens here, matters everywhere. That’s one of GeekWire’s founding principles as a technology news website — that the innovation-related… Read More

Oct 10, 2019, 5:00 AM

Madrona backs revenue software startup Clari in $60M round, its first Acceleration Fund investment

Madrona Venture Group made the first investment out of its Acceleration Fund, launched earlier this year to both expand the… Read More