Tech – Page 97 of 319

Apr 25, 2018, 8:22 PM

nLight prices IPO at $16 per share as laser-maker raises $96 million in strong debut

nLight priced its initial public offering above the expected range at $16 per share on Thursday night as the Vancouver,… Read More

Apr 25, 2018, 3:26 PM

Zillow scoops up office space from Nordstrom as Seattle HQ grows to more than 1,500 people

Zillow Group gobbled up a pair of floors at Russell Investments Center in Seattle, referred to by some as Zillow… Read More

Apr 25, 2018, 11:26 AM

Well-funded real estate tech company Compass opens Seattle-area offices

Compass, a company that aims to use technology to simplify home buying and selling, is opening offices in the Seattle… Read More

Apr 25, 2018, 9:13 AM

DocuSign ups IPO target, now seeks to raise $450M on stock price of $26 to $28

DocuSign raised its forecasted stock price as it gears up to go public, indicating excitement on Wall Street about the digital… Read More

Apr 25, 2018, 8:20 AM

Twitter stock drops on slow growth projection despite better than expected revenue and profits

Twitter posted another profitable quarter and beat Wall Street expectations for revenue, but warnings of a slowdown in the social… Read More

Apr 25, 2018, 7:00 AM

What it’s like to stand on the Space Needle’s new glass floor, 500 feet above Seattle … in VR

With the sun shining and blue skies above Seattle this week, there’s no better time to venture to the top… Read More

Apr 24, 2018, 10:36 AM

High school seniors from across Washington state commit to STEM by signing letters of intent

Top athletes may get much of the attention when it comes to signing days and committing to a university to… Read More

Apr 24, 2018, 9:54 AM

Sequoia Capital will accept up to $350M from Washington State Investment Board, reports say

Top Silicon Valley investment firm Sequoia Capital has reportedly accepted up to $350 million from the Washington State Investment Board… Read More

Apr 24, 2018, 8:59 AM

Seattle hits 18 months as nation’s hottest housing market with no signs of slowing down

Seattle has held the title of the nation’s hottest housing market for 18 months and counting, as continued population growth… Read More

Apr 24, 2018, 6:17 AM

Smartsheet boosts stock price range to $12 to $14 per share as IPO nears

Smartsheet is gearing up to go public this week, and Wall Street appears to like what it sees. The Bellevue,… Read More

Apr 24, 2018, 12:01 AM

Tableau revamps subscription offerings to woo enterprise customers, unveils data analysis tool

Tableau Software overhauled its subscription pricing structure, offering several different packages of its data visualization products to gain a stronger… Read More

Apr 23, 2018, 4:40 PM

TLDR: We can’t make this stuff up — MIT student orders pizza with his mind

[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 23, 2018, 4:18 PM

RFID-maker Impinj expects $4.1M charge related to workforce reduction, office closures

Seattle-based Impinj expects to spend $4.1 million on expenses related to a restructuring that includes layoffs and remote office closures. In… Read More

Apr 23, 2018, 3:25 PM

Data leak exposes 48M user profiles, scraped by startup from Facebook, Zillow and others, researcher says

A cybersecurity firm called UpGuard has tied Facebook — as well as other popular consumer sites — to another data leak.… Read More

Apr 23, 2018, 12:54 PM

It’s one of the biggest weeks in Seattle tech history: Here’s what you need to know

This week’s going to be a doozy in the Seattle tech scene. On tap are a trio of IPOs from… Read More

Apr 23, 2018, 9:53 AM

GeekWire Awards 2018: Vote for the newcomer that made the biggest splash

Seattle’s seen a lot of newcomers over the last few years. And now it’s time to celebrate a few of… Read More

Apr 23, 2018, 8:00 AM

Crowd Cow’s digital butcher case expands beyond beef to introduce sustainably raised pork products

Crowd Cow, the Seattle-based startup that set out to change the way people think about, order and consume beef, is… Read More

Apr 22, 2018, 4:25 PM

Valve acquires indie game studio Campo Santo, plans to move Firewatch maker to Seattle region

Valve Software, the Bellevue-based mega-developer behind the Steam online storefront, as well as Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, and Defense of… Read More

Apr 20, 2018, 1:06 PM

True shade: Ombraz raises $100K for its unique sunglasses — and commits to tree-planting efforts

Broken sunglasses or sunglasses that simply won’t stay on your face served as the motivation behind a product and Indiegogo… Read More

Apr 20, 2018, 10:30 AM

Howard Schultz-backed Gatheredtable’s software assets acquired by Medifast

Gatheredtable, a Seattle startup backed by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz that aims to make meal planning less stressful, said its… Read More

Apr 20, 2018, 10:10 AM

Geeks Give Back Award 2018: Vote for the community-powered organization that’s making Seattle a better place

Technology promises to do great things for humanity, but many of its benefits are funneled toward a narrow, predominantly white,… Read More

Apr 20, 2018, 7:27 AM

Home improvement data startup Porch emerges from 2-year quiet period, rebounds to 450 people

Porch is back up to more than 450 people — approaching the number that the home improvement marketplace and renovation… Read More

Apr 19, 2018, 5:20 PM

For investors, the future of education technology is now the workplace

SAN DIEGO — After several years of waiting for the K-12 market to grow faster, and a couple of years… Read More

Apr 19, 2018, 1:30 PM

GeekWire Awards 2018: Which of these 5 fast-growing companies will become the Next Tech Titan?

One of five companies is about to join an exclusive club. Past winners of GeekWire’s Next Tech Titan award have… Read More

Apr 19, 2018, 6:24 AM

Bill and Melinda Gates ranked 2nd in Fortune list of the World’s Greatest Leaders

In the process of giving away their massive fortune, Bill and Melinda Gates are looking to cure disease, improve education… Read More

Apr 18, 2018, 7:36 AM

Government data startup Socrata finds a buyer in Tyler Technologies

Socrata, an 11-year-old Seattle company that helps government agencies better utilize and display data, has been acquired in a deal… Read More

Apr 18, 2018, 6:00 AM

T-Mobile to spend $500M to bring 5G to military bases, hire 10K vets in sweeping initiative

T-Mobile is embarking on a military initiative that the company says includes its biggest hiring push ever, largest discount program… Read More

Apr 17, 2018, 6:00 PM

VPNs are your safest bet for public Wi-Fi: A security pro’s tips for getting started

If you ask a security professional for tips on improving your privacy and security when connecting to public Wi-Fi or… Read More

Apr 17, 2018, 11:32 AM

Starbucks will close 8,000 U.S. stores, corporate offices on May 29 for racial-bias education

News Brief: In the wake of the controversial arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks store, the Seattle-based… Read More

Apr 17, 2018, 10:07 AM

IRS electronic filing system reportedly down as midnight deadline to file taxes approaches

News Brief: The IRS systems that allow U.S. taxpayers to file tax returns electronically partially failed Tuesday, less than 24… Read More