First Mode, Anglo American wrap up $1.5B transaction for zero-emission mining Seattle-based First Mode and Anglo American have closed a complicated $1.5 billion transaction that will remake First Mode as a… Read More
DoorDash expanding engineering footprint in Seattle with new downtown office space DoorDash, the food ordering and delivery company, is expanding its office footprint in Seattle two years after starting an engineering… Read More
Boeing pledges $10M for new UW engineering building that will house AI Education Institute The University of Washington is breaking ground next month on its Interdisciplinary Engineering Building. The new facility should help the… Read More
Mammoth zero-emission mining truck makes its debut in South Africa, powered by First Mode After years of development, the world’s largest zero-emission vehicle was unveiled today at a South African platinum mine, with a… Read More
First Mode chief scientist Elizabeth Frank spans the spectrum from Earth’s depths to deep space Lots of tech startups have a chief executive officer and a chief technology officer, and some have a chief operating… Read More
Amazon-backed EV company Rivian hiring for more than 40 engineering roles in Seattle region Rivian, the electric vehicle maker that has attracted major backing from Amazon, is trying to attract more engineers in the… Read More
Q&A: Google’s Seattle-area engineering leader – an Amazon vet – on big growth and remote work Google’s growth in the Seattle region is part of what lured Eric Young, a 15-year Amazon veteran, to jump from… Read More
Junior Geek of the Month: Nigel Barnett will pursue engineering at MIT, and later, his astronaut dream Nigel Barnett has spent his childhood designing, building, destroying and tinkering. He started with LEGOs, moved on to DC motors… Read More
Mudhoney? Sir Digs-A-Lot? Music monikers in the mix as Seattle votes on name for tunnel machine Seattle’s deep musical roots are coming to the surface in the quest to name the tunnel boring machine that will… Read More
Seattle needs help naming another giant tunnel machine — can you dig it, or is it boring? Seattle’s affection for Tunnel Boring Machines probably doesn’t run all that deep. The emotional zigs and zags and costs of… Read More
Ancient art of origami provides a pathway for building a better tank for rocket fuel Build a better fuel tank, and the space industry will beat a path to your door. At least that’s what… Read More
Do the math with Steve Brunton, a UW professor whose YouTube popularity keeps adding up There’s online teaching and then there’s cool YouTube-style teaching with a lightboard, neon-colored markers, a black backdrop and a Steve… Read More
Is wood the way to rebuild West Seattle Bridge? Architect shares idea to replace cracking roadway West Seattle residents faced with a years-long traffic nightmare caused by the cracking and closed West Seattle Bridge may want… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Race science, a speedy hackathon, modern mentorship, and more — As social beings, friendship is necessary for most of us in regard to our mental health. But recently, scientists… Read More
Inside another big dig in Seattle: Saving the roof at Key Arena is a 44-million-pound remodel marvel Before a puck ever drops for professional hockey in Seattle, the ground had to drop out from below Key Arena… Read More
HBO doubling Seattle engineering outpost, fortifying key tech center for HBO Max development Like an army assembling troops for an epic conquest, HBO is building its Seattle engineering team to prepare for the… Read More
Interview: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on AI, the cloud and the bank’s big bet on Seattle tech Jamie Dimon, the JPMorgan Chase CEO and chairman, will visit Seattle on Wednesday, which happens to be a key date… Read More
Inside T-Mobile’s new device testing lab, where the ‘Un-carrier’ is gearing up for national 5G rollout T-Mobile is pulling back the curtain on a new device testing lab in its hometown of Bellevue, Wash., as it… Read More
Check out some of the tech and engineering that will enable trains to cross a Seattle floating bridge It’s already a pretty cool engineering marvel that the Seattle region has floating bridges carrying cars, buses and bikes across… Read More
Apple doubles down on Seattle with plans to employ 2,000 people in ‘key engineering hub’ In the heart of the neighborhood where Amazon has made its home, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Monday that she… Read More
Univ. of Washington’s Husky Robotics is on a roll, as Mars rover offers students a big engineering project A team from the University of Washington just returned from a competition on Mars. Or, Utah’s version of the Red… Read More
Researchers use the ancient art of origami to produce high-tech shock absorbers Can origami protect football players and reusable rockets? Researchers have shown how the ancient art of paper-folding can soften the… Read More
How a bridge collapse inspired this founder to launch a civil infrastructure monitoring startup Startup inspiration can come at unexpected times. That’s what happened to Harsh Rathod, who was doing his Ph.D research work… Read More
Planetary Resources’ veteran engineers launch First Mode to target wider frontiers Planetary Resources was assimilated into the ConsenSys blockchain venture months ago, but a troop of engineers who used to work… Read More
Geek of the Week: Air Force and Blue Origin vet Katherine Pratt aims high as a PhD candidate with an eye on data privacy Katherine Pratt has a degree from MIT, she interned at Blue Origin, worked on fighter jets in the Air Force,… Read More
Days before Seattle viaduct closes forever, experts discuss how new tunnel is safest spot during quake The Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle may have been the place where a lot of us liked to be during… Read More
How Boeing’s engineers redesigned the landing gear to make the 737 MAX 10 fly When Boeing’s customers said they wanted a stretched-out 737 MAX jet, there was one big problem: The 737’s landing gear… Read More
GeekWork Picks: Hiya needs a Sr. Software Engineer for technical guidance, architecture design and implementation Hi, Hey, Hello, Hiya. As one of the fastest growing mobile startups in the world, Hiya is changing the way… Read More
Washington Hyperloop unveils pod racer with thrusters for SpaceX’s next contest The Washington Hyperloop team is counting on the third time being the charm. But it’s not just a question of… Read More
Plasmonic modulator could lead to a new breed of electro-optic computer chips News Brief: Researchers have created a miniaturized device that can transform electronic signals into optical signals with low signal loss.… Read More
