Tech – Page 76 of 319

May 14, 2019, 4:30 PM

Q&A: NYSE president talks IPO boom, executive diversity and the bull market in Seattle visit

Stacey Cunningham sits at the intersection of several historical moments in the business world. She is the first-ever female president… Read More

May 14, 2019, 11:02 AM

Bryte brings AI-powered bed and tech for improving sleep to its first retail location near Seattle

Bryte, a Bay Area-based company that promises a better night’s sleep through its AI-powered smart bed, is bringing its bright… Read More

May 14, 2019, 10:00 AM

What Melinda Gates learned from offering a full year of paid family leave to employees

Melinda Gates is one of the world’s most vocal advocates for paid family and medical leave. “We are the only… Read More

May 10, 2019, 10:56 AM

Colleagues, friends, family share memories of former UW innovation leader Vikram Jandhyala

Innovator. Scholar. Researcher. Entrepreneur. Leader. Athlete. Musician. Poet. Mentor. Father. Friend. Vikram Jandhyala was a renaissance man who impacted so… Read More

May 10, 2019, 10:41 AM

Melinda Gates draws huge crowd for hometown finale of ‘Moment of Lift’ tour, with surprise intro

The stage lights stayed down as the introductory video ended, and a lone figure walked onto stage in the darkness.… Read More

May 10, 2019, 9:07 AM

Uber shares start trading at $42/share, below ride-hailing giant’s IPO price

Update: Uber’s stock closed Friday at $41.57, down 7.6 percent. Uber made its long-awaited debut on the stock market Friday morning,… Read More

May 9, 2019, 3:32 PM

Zillow CEO Rich Barton wants to build ‘Microsoft Office for real estate’ by adding title, escrow and possibly moving services

Zillow Group’s shift into home sales and mortgages is just the beginning of a grander vision to control every aspect… Read More

May 9, 2019, 3:14 PM

Inside Uber’s growing Seattle outpost: Scenic views, Sriracha-flavored cashews, phone booths, and more

As Uber prepares to go public on Friday, the transportation giant also this week is gearing up to open new space… Read More

May 9, 2019, 1:08 PM

Zillow 2.0 era begins: Real estate giant posts $454M in revenue in first quarter since major business shift

Zillow Group crushed projections for revenue but posted greater losses than expected amid rapid growth in its new home sales… Read More

May 9, 2019, 8:57 AM

Consumer groups accuse Amazon of illegal voice recording on Echo Dot Kids speaker

Consumer advocacy and privacy groups filed a complaint with the FTC on Thursday asking to investigate Amazon for allegedly illegally… Read More

May 7, 2019, 4:52 PM

Avalara market value climbs past $4B as tax automation company posts $85M in Q1 revenue

Shares of Avalara were up as much as 10 percent in after-hours trading Tuesday after the Seattle-based sales tax automation… Read More

May 7, 2019, 3:30 PM

52 years after Seattle woman was killed, police use family DNA and latest science to identify the killer

On July 13, 1967, Susan Galvin was found dead in a parking garage elevator at Seattle Center. The 20-year-old administrative… Read More

May 5, 2019, 3:00 PM

How a paired voice and screen experience could change the way we shop for clothes online

In the past 20 years we’ve seen continuous e-commerce innovation. Omnichannel investments have blurred the line between channels with conveniences… Read More

May 4, 2019, 1:19 AM

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket delivers climate probe, organs on a chip to space station

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sent a robotic Dragon cargo capsule on the first leg of its trip to the International… Read More

May 3, 2019, 10:10 AM

Geeks Give Back award winner: WTIA’s Apprenti program provides path to ‘life changing’ tech jobs

The chance to more than double your income after 18 months of free training sounds almost too good to be… Read More

May 2, 2019, 2:52 PM

Tableau comes up short on revenue, reporting $283M as subcription shift continues

Tableau Software came up short on revenue in the first quarter but posted a surprising profit, as the Seattle data… Read More

May 2, 2019, 2:45 PM

Expedia stock dips as revenues come up short of analyst expectations for Q1

Travel booking giant Expedia came up short of revenue estimates for the first quarter of the year, sending the stock… Read More

May 2, 2019, 10:50 AM

AI superpowers for everyday documents: Microsoft vet and XML co-creator unveils startup Docugami

A new startup led by the former president of Microsoft’s open-source subsidiary plans to uses artificial intelligence to reshape the… Read More

May 2, 2019, 6:00 AM

Smartsheet scoops up Seattle resource management startup 10,000ft, its 3rd acquisition

Work collaboration software company Smartsheet acquired 10,000ft, a Seattle startup that helps companies plan and manage how they use their… Read More

May 1, 2019, 3:15 PM

Young founder of cloud unicorn HashiCorp giving back to Univ. of Washington with millions in scholarship aid

Armon Dadgar, the 28-year-old co-founder of cloud computing unicorn HashiCorp, only graduated seven years ago from the University of Washington,… Read More

Apr 30, 2019, 10:54 AM

Valve’s new virtual reality headset bundle will cost $999, begins shipping in June

Valve Software unveiled a new virtual headset a month ago, and now it has a price. Pre-orders begin tomorrow for… Read More

Apr 29, 2019, 2:23 PM

Impinj stock skyrockets on earnings beat and upbeat future projections

Connected chip maker Impinj delighted investors with a stronger than expected earnings report and rosy projections for the next quarter.… Read More

Apr 29, 2019, 1:48 PM

‘A lot of heavy hearts today’: Tech and construction workers pause at scene of Seattle crane collapse

The normal hustle in Seattle’s busiest tech neighborhood was subdued on Monday morning, as workers returned to gleaming office buildings… Read More

Apr 29, 2019, 12:35 PM

WeWork confidentially files IPO paperwork, discloses new Seattle location

WeWork is the latest big-name tech startup gearing up to go public, continuing a recent IPO bonanza. The We Company,… Read More

Apr 29, 2019, 10:32 AM

Misunderstood and untapped: Alaska’s burgeoning tech industry spotlighted at conference in Seattle

Mead Treadwell takes the long view on his state’s inventive history. Speaking with GeekWire at the Arctic Encounter Symposium last… Read More

Apr 27, 2019, 5:53 PM

Four dead after construction crane topples at future Google building in busy Seattle tech corridor

Four people died and four others were injured after a crane collapsed in Seattle’s busy South Lake Union neighborhood on… Read More

Apr 25, 2019, 1:29 PM

T-Mobile adds another 1.7M customers as CEO continues touting merger with Sprint

T-Mobile added another 1.7 million customers during the first quarter of 2019 as the company waits for regulatory approval of… Read More

Apr 25, 2019, 8:54 AM

Nintendo stock slumps on slowing Switch sales

After more than two years of smashing records, sales for the hit Nintendo Switch console are starting to slow. Nintendo… Read More

Apr 25, 2019, 6:01 AM

Compensation data site PayScale valued at $325M after new private equity investment

As discussions swirl about gender pay disparities and more information becomes available about salary practices, PayScale keeps on growing. Now… Read More

Apr 25, 2019, 6:00 AM

Dog lovers at Rover try a new trick and officially expand into pet-sitting services for cats

Rover, the Seattle startup that built a thriving international business around dog sitting and walking, is barking up a new… Read More