Tech – Page 96 of 319

May 4, 2018, 12:50 PM

Tinder not working out? Three Day Rule blends algorithms with matchmakers, expands to Seattle

A new dating service that blends algorithms with human matchmakers just launched in Seattle. Three Day Rule (TDR) expanded to… Read More

May 4, 2018, 10:21 AM

Police body cam maker Axon buys Vievu, ending competition between rivals

Axon has acquired Vievu, its main competitor in the police body cam industry. The deal brings together top U.S. police body… Read More

May 4, 2018, 8:11 AM

Q&A: Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam on 5G wireless, T-Mobile/Sprint, net neutrality and acquisitions

Verizon Communications held its annual shareholder meeting Thursday morning south of Seattle, in Renton, Wash. Why Renton? That’s one of… Read More

May 3, 2018, 1:58 PM

Twitter tells users to change passwords following internal glitch, but company claims no evidence of breach

Twitter is advising users to change their passwords after a bug “unmasked” credentials that were stored internally and disguised so… Read More

May 3, 2018, 8:04 AM

Identity solutions company Visualant changes name to Know Labs

News Brief: Visualant, a Seattle-based company that offers identity, authentication and diagnostic solutions, has changed its name to Know Labs. In addition… Read More

May 3, 2018, 5:45 AM

Gates Foundation commits $158M to new 4-year effort to reduce U.S. poverty

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit $158 million over the next four years to fund research,… Read More

May 2, 2018, 1:36 PM

Tableau stock soars powered by ongoing switch to subscription products

Tableau Software’s migration to subscription offerings for its data visualization software continues to be ahead of schedule, as the company… Read More

May 2, 2018, 10:00 AM

MealPal takes on Uber, Amazon, Peach with new $6 lunch pickup service in Seattle

Venky Ganesan, an investment partner at top Silicon Valley firm Menlo Ventures, isn’t coy about his optimism for MealPal. “We… Read More

May 1, 2018, 7:18 PM

Steve Ballmer sells his Twitter stake, keeps his Microsoft shares, says he’s still bullish on both

Steve Ballmer has sold all of his shares in Twitter — but not because he doesn’t believe in the future… Read More

May 1, 2018, 10:38 AM

It’s complicated … Facebook adding dating profiles as it aims to regain user trust

Facebook is adding dating profiles and features to its platform, looking for another way to connect people and turn the… Read More

May 1, 2018, 10:00 AM

If the cloud isn’t for you, Dell EMC has new servers and hyperconverged infrastructure products for your data centers

Even as more and more companies decide that cloud computing is right for their needs, there are still many companies… Read More

May 1, 2018, 6:00 AM

OfferUp amps up marketplace battle with eBay and Craigslist, adds new U.S. shipping feature

OfferUp is upping the ante in its battle against eBay and Craigslist. The marketplace app today officially launched a new… Read More

May 1, 2018, 5:00 AM

Project Unicorn signs first companies to help schools handle the hairball of edtech data

The rise of education technology in schools has also expanded one of edtech’s biggest hairballs: exchanging school, teacher and student… Read More

Apr 30, 2018, 4:20 PM

TLDR: T-Mobile and Sprint to merge, Amazon’s new Vancouver office, Jeff Bezos’ lucky boots

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Apr 30, 2018, 1:40 PM

Apptio posts 23 percent revenue growth and gets a little closer to profitability

Subscription growth of 26 percent helped Apptio top Wall Street estimates for revenue and net earnings Monday, and it reached… Read More

Apr 30, 2018, 12:10 PM

How T-Mobile went from seller to buyer in Sprint deal and what the world has to say about it

After almost being acquired twice by its wireless rivals, T-Mobile is now the headline name in the blockbuster merger with… Read More

Apr 29, 2018, 11:54 AM

T-Mobile HQ2: Sprint merger to give Seattle-area company a ‘second headquarters’ in Kansas

T-Mobile has found its own HQ2 — no nationwide search required. The wireless company’s deal to merge with Sprint, announced… Read More

Apr 29, 2018, 9:34 AM

T-Mobile and Sprint agree to merge, creating $146B rival to AT&T and Verizon, led by John Legere

After years of on-again, off-again talks, wireless rivals T-Mobile and Sprint plan to merge in a deal that values the… Read More

Apr 27, 2018, 2:11 PM

From stay-at-home dad to DocuSign CEO: How Dan Springer guided digital signature giant to IPO

A little more than a year ago, Dan Springer was a stay-at-home dad. Today he is the CEO of a… Read More

Apr 27, 2018, 11:30 AM

Commentary: Wake up, white men, it’s time to stop talking and start acting on diversity

[Editor’s note: This guest commentary comes from Michael Schutzler, CEO of the Washington Technology Industry Association] In the technology industry,… Read More

Apr 27, 2018, 10:52 AM

Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader just completed a $150M IPO: Here are the things he won’t be doing

Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader stood on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday morning and before ringing the… Read More

Apr 27, 2018, 8:05 AM

DocuSign and Smartsheet ring opening bells on Wall Street, launching new era as public companies

DocuSign and Smartsheet rang the opening bells for the Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange, respectively, Friday morning,… Read More

Apr 26, 2018, 6:19 PM

Smartsheet raises $150M in IPO, setting stock price at $15/share, above expected range

UPDATE: Smartsheet stock popped on its public debut, opening at $18.40, a 22 percent rise over its offering price of $15.… Read More

Apr 26, 2018, 6:01 PM

DocuSign prices shares at $29 as digital signature giant raises $465M in IPO

UPDATE: DocuSign shares began trading at $38.36 on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange Friday morning, a 30 percent spike over its offering… Read More

Apr 26, 2018, 4:50 PM

Starbucks meets expectations with $6B in quarterly revenue, shares down slightly

Shares of Starbucks fell slightly in after-hours trading after the company posted its quarterly financial results on Thursday. The Seattle… Read More

Apr 26, 2018, 2:45 PM

Amazon will increase annual Prime membership cost to $119 per year, up from $99

Amazon will increase annual Prime membership costs from $99 to $119, effective May 11. Current Prime members will see the $20… Read More

Apr 26, 2018, 2:30 PM

nLight shares soar 68% on first day of trading; laser-maker valued at nearly $900M

Shares of nLight spiked more than 68 percent from its offering price on the first day of public trading, signaling… Read More

Apr 26, 2018, 1:45 PM

Expedia beats first quarter estimates with $2.5B in revenue, shares up 10%

Expedia Group generated $2.5 billion in revenue in the first quarter across all of its brands, and $27.2 billion in… Read More

Apr 26, 2018, 12:17 PM

Bill Gates returns to Harvard for Q&A on education, philanthropy, his time at the school and more

Bill Gates famously dropped out of Harvard University in 1975 after two years of study and started Microsoft with Paul… Read More

Apr 26, 2018, 8:26 AM

Snap unveils next generation Spectacles, taking another shot at wearable hardware

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpbyj-hz05s Snapchat parent company Snap is giving the Spectacles experiment another go. Today, the company unveiled the second generation of… Read More