Tech – Page 93 of 319

Jun 19, 2018, 8:59 PM

Tech dominates Glassdoor’s top CEO rankings with strong showings by DocuSign, LinkedIn and Salesforce leaders

The technology industry makes another strong showing among the 100 top CEOs of 2018 in the new Employees’ Choice Awards from… Read More

Jun 19, 2018, 12:58 PM

Starbucks’ recipe for global coffee domination: ‘Time lapse’ speed in some places, ‘slow motion’ in others

Starbucks has more than 28,000 stores around the world, and increasingly each one looks and operates different than the last.… Read More

Jun 18, 2018, 1:26 PM

Hotel smart speaker startup Roxy enables custom wake words and enhanced security in new alliance with voice tech company

Roxy, a Seattle startup that is led by former Amazon and Microsoft employees and makes a smart speaker focused on… Read More

Jun 18, 2018, 9:47 AM

Washington Post employees call out owner Jeff Bezos over paper’s pay and benefits in open letter

More than 400 employees from the Washington Post have signed an open letter to owner Jeff Bezos, calling out the… Read More

Jun 15, 2018, 3:58 PM

PipelineDeals cuts staff in ‘hard choice’ to keep up growth trajectory

Seattle startup PipelineDeals is cutting staff, as the sales management software maker looks to maintain its growth trajectory. In response… Read More

Jun 15, 2018, 11:30 AM

Without more women, tech is facing a serious problem. Here’s how men can be part of the solution

As tactile social beings, we know instinctively there is safety in numbers. By adulthood, this concept has been reinforced by… Read More

Jun 15, 2018, 10:59 AM

Orange crush: Avalara’s colorful culture helps sales tax company go public after 14 years

Update: Shares of Avalara were up 87 percent on the first day of trading, at $44.94. There was an orange… Read More

Jun 15, 2018, 8:51 AM

Avalara goes public, rings opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, stock rises 87%

Follow-up: Orange crush: Avalara’s colorful culture helps sales tax company go public after 14 years Original story: Shares of Avalara spiked… Read More

Jun 14, 2018, 5:50 PM

Sales tax automation company Avalara raises $180M in IPO, prices shares at $24, above expected range

UPDATE: Avalara shares began trading at $35 on Friday morning, a 46 percent spike over its offering price of $24. More details… Read More

Jun 14, 2018, 1:06 PM

Not getting the message? Police north of Seattle write 60 distracted-driving tickets in 3 hours

Drivers in at least one community north of Seattle don’t appear to be getting the message that being behind the… Read More

Jun 14, 2018, 9:37 AM

Knock raises another $2M for real estate-focused CRM and communications software

Knock has raised more cash to grow its real estate CRM and communications platform. The Seattle startup just brought in… Read More

Jun 13, 2018, 7:28 AM

Avalara ups IPO target to $198M on stock price of $21 to $23 as it prepares to go public

Avalara plans to raise up to $198 million when it goes public, according to an updated filing with the U.S. Securities and… Read More

Jun 13, 2018, 6:00 AM

Tableau acquires MIT AI spinoff Empirical Systems, opens new R&D center in Boston area

Tableau Software has acquired Empirical Systems, an eight-person artificial intelligence startup based in Cambridge, Mass., planning to integrate Empirical’s technology… Read More

Jun 13, 2018, 5:00 AM

Salesforce shows off tie-ins with Google Analytics, among new features coming to its Marketing Cloud

Salesforce has seen some of its strongest growth of late from its marketing services, and it plans to roll out… Read More

Jun 12, 2018, 1:47 PM

Judge approves landmark $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger, paving way for T-Mobile-Sprint deal

The $85 billion merger between AT&T and Time Warner was approved by U.S District Court Judge Richard Leon on Tuesday, a… Read More

Jun 12, 2018, 8:37 AM

Petition to overturn Seattle head tax gets more than twice the signatures needed, as city prepares to repeal polarizing law

Monday afternoon, as organizers prepared to submit a petition for a ballot initiative to overturn Seattle’s new head tax with… Read More

Jun 12, 2018, 5:00 AM

Sea-Tac Airport speeds to the top of the list in Ookla’s ranking of best free Wi-Fi in North America

When it comes to flying these days, few things are free anymore. But free Wi-Fi is still a perk worth… Read More

Jun 11, 2018, 5:04 PM

Valve will launch ‘Steam China’ as it aims to attract more Chinese gamers

Valve today announced “Steam China,” a new video game marketplace that will help the Bellevue, Wash.-based company reach more Chinese… Read More

Jun 11, 2018, 3:19 PM

Netflix goes down on devices across globe; customers freak out on Twitter

News Brief: Streaming giant Netflix went down on Monday afternoon across the globe. “We are aware of members having trouble… Read More

Jun 11, 2018, 2:57 PM

‘Epic karma’: The Riveter replaces old Upload space in L.A. with female-focused co-working model

There’s something symbolic about The Riveter’s latest expansion. That’s the word from the female-focused co-working startup, which announced Monday that… Read More

Jun 11, 2018, 6:00 AM

The state of virtual and augmented reality: Industry sees new reasons for hope amid the hype

Tim Harader has seen this story before. When the digital media entrepreneur arrived in Seattle two decades ago, he was recruited… Read More

Jun 10, 2018, 6:19 PM

Microsoft’s game streaming service Mixer reaches 20M users, doubling in six months

News Brief: Mixer, Microsoft’s live game streaming service, has reached 20 million monthly active users. That’s up from 10 million six… Read More

Jun 8, 2018, 10:15 AM

AT&T customers complain of outages in Seattle

UPDATE, 1 p.m.: AT&T representatives tell GeekWire the company has restored service in Seattle. The outage was a result of a… Read More

Jun 8, 2018, 9:20 AM

Streaming service sued by Amazon and Netflix is down, leaving its future uncertain

Set TV, the streaming service facing a lawsuit from Amazon, Netflix and pretty much the entire entertainment industry, is down.… Read More

Jun 7, 2018, 1:23 PM

DocuSign stock spikes as digital signature giant shines in first quarter as a public company

DocuSign crushed Wall Street expectations in its first quarter as a public company, continuing a strong post-IPO run for the… Read More

Jun 7, 2018, 10:53 AM

Survey company QuestionPro acquires WorkXO to bolster workplace engagement tools

News Brief: Survey and market research company QuestionPro has acquired WorkXO, a workplace culture company. The acquisition of WorkXO will… Read More

Jun 7, 2018, 10:24 AM

Indian startup Leaf Wearables takes first place in $1M Women’s Safety XPRIZE competition

After multiple rounds of judging, a field test in Mumbai and months of competition, Indian startup Leaf Wearables has scored… Read More

Jun 7, 2018, 8:17 AM

SeaChange raises $4.6M for its fourth fund to invest in more Pacific Northwest startups

SeaChange has a new name and a new fund. Formerly known as Seattle Angel Fund, the group today announced a… Read More

Jun 6, 2018, 7:31 PM

What Americans want from space: More about Earth, less about moon and Mars

A newly released survey from Pew Research Center suggests that Americans still strongly support the space program, 60 years after… Read More

Jun 6, 2018, 4:21 PM

For the record, this state senator is fired up about the ‘power and possibilities’ of blockchain

Washington State Sen. Reuven Carlyle is all-in on blockchain. The former tech executive turned lawmaker was a keynote speaker at… Read More