Farewell, Farecast: Microsoft kills airfare price predictor, to the dismay of its creator One of the most popular features of the old Farecast travel search engine has taken its last voyage. MIcrosoft, which… Read More
UW search expert ‘disappointed’ with Microsoft Bing’s progress In 2008, Oren Etzioni sold his airfare price predictor startup Farecast to Microsoft. The Redmond software giant took the technology… Read More
Advice from startup vet Oren Etzioni: Take intellectual risks Oren Etzioni hates taking risks. His first car was a Volvo, for example, and he’d just rather play it safe more… Read More
‘Hello, computer!’ UW prof and students search outside the box Like Scotty in Star Trek, the day is coming soon when we’ll talk with our computers instead of just typing… Read More
