Articles about Redmond

First electric fire engine in Wash. state unveiled in Redmond as city seeks more sustainable fleet

Redmond, Wash., is home to the first electric fire engine to enter service in Washington state as city government officials… Read More

Now here’s a PC name for a snowplow in a tech town: Ctrl + Salt + Delete

Microsoft’s hometown is now home to an especially geeky snowplow. Residents of Redmond, Wash., chose “Ctrl + Salt + Delete”… Read More

Microsoft and partners open major new pedestrian bridge to span campus and transportation needs

People on foot, riding bicycles, and even those cruising on electric skateboards crisscrossed over a busy highway between Microsoft’s old… Read More

Rocket engines at Aerojet Rocketdyne in Redmond

Farewell, Rocket.com: L3Harris completes acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne

Florida-based L3Harris today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, two days after the Federal Trade Commission… Read More

SpaceX employees cheering at Redmond satellite facility

‘Redmond Space District’ celebrates the Northwest’s hotspot for satellite industry

REDMOND, Wash. — This Seattle-area suburb has played a role in the space industry for more than a half-century, but… Read More

Seattle-area police use adhesive GPS trackers to catch fleeing suspects, prevent high-speed chases

The Redmond Police Department implemented new GPS technology last month that has helped result in three arrests. The technology, called… Read More

New aerial video shows Microsoft’s progress on massive HQ revamp

Microsoft released a new video Wednesday that shows the latest progress on a multi-year redevelopment project reshaping a large swath… Read More

Microsoft employees will return to a campus that’s in the midst of a massive transformation

REDMOND, Wash. — After working from home for more than two years, Microsoft employees returning to the company’s headquarters starting… Read More

Amazon adding more space east of Seattle in Redmond for 800 new AWS jobs, Project Kuiper lab

Amazon is making more real estate moves east of Seattle, adding hundreds of Amazon Web Services roles in Redmond, Wash.… Read More

Xplore reveals its plans to open satellite manufacturing facility in Seattle area

Xplore, a Seattle-area startup that aims to build satellites for interplanetary missions, has a new address in Redmond, Wash. —… Read More

SpaceX leases new 125,000-square-foot complex in Seattle area as Starlink satellite operation grows

SpaceX is leasing a 124,907-square-foot building complex that’s under construction in Redmond Ridge Business Park, east of Seattle, according to… Read More

Microsoft to reopen HQ campus to more employees March 29 as focus shifts to hybrid work model

Microsoft is going to start bringing some of its Seattle-area employees back to the office next week, just over a… Read More

Seattle-area gaming studio V1 Interactive, creator of ‘Disintegration,’ is shutting down

V1 Interactive, the independent developer behind the 2020 video game Disintegration, announced on Monday that it’s shutting down. V1, based… Read More

Testing Amazon Kitchen: Here’s our hot take on the tech giant’s first hot food bar at Amazon Go Grocery

Amazon does deliveries, cloud computing, voice technology, and e-readers pretty damn well. The company’s hot food game, though, could use… Read More

Amazon opens new Go Grocery store in Microsoft’s neighborhood, as their retail tech rivalry grows

Amazon is opening its second Amazon Go Grocery store Wednesday, this one in Redmond, Wash., bringing its larger cashierless store… Read More

Drone video: See Microsoft’s sprawling HQ campus — with no workers in sight during COVID-19 crisis

The pathways and parking lots are empty. No one is seated at the outdoor tables or playing on the soccer… Read More

How the Seattle area became a hotspot for satellite builders — and what comes next

Seattle may not be the best place to put a launch pad, but the region is turning into one of… Read More

Watch Microsoft’s original Redmond buildings vanish from above in new time-lapse video

The modernization of Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., campus might appear to be in the earliest stages when viewed from the ground.… Read More

Gaming vet ready to light up ‘World’s Largest Simon Tournament’ with giant version of iconic game

Matt Wilson has built games his entire career. He’s never built anything quite like this. The longtime digital game developer,… Read More

Microsoft says goodbye to its past as demolition begins on original buildings ahead of big renovation

REDMOND, Wash. — Matthew Whilden has been at Microsoft for 11 years. For about 30 minutes on Tuesday, the senior… Read More

SpaceX reorganizes Starlink satellite operation, reportedly with high-level firings

SpaceX says it has reorganized its satellite development operation in Redmond, Wash., to accelerate design and testing of the elements… Read More

Seattle space leaders make their pitch to lawmakers for a new rocket test facility

REDMOND, Wash. — One of Congress’ leading Democrats, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, met with leaders of the Seattle area’s space… Read More

TLDR: Amazon opens store selling highest-rated items

Today’s featured stories Amazon unveils new brick and mortar concept — Amazon 4-star — featuring highly rated items After getting… Read More

Permit analysis details massive investment by Facebook-owned Oculus in Seattle-area footprint

Facebook is making a massive investment in a Seattle-area campus for its virtual reality company Oculus, and a new report… Read More

Redfin ranks most competitive U.S. neighborhoods for homebuyers and Seattle area has 19 of top 25

With the holidays upon us, consider yourself lucky if you’re celebrating in a home you were able to purchase in… Read More

Redmond 2.0: Inside Microsoft’s plan to rebuild its longtime home for a new generation

The land that is now the massive Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash. has come a long way in the last… Read More

SpaceX seeks FCC approval to test satellite communications system in Seattle area

SpaceX has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to begin ground testing of a satellite communications system between… Read More

Xerox cuts 325 jobs as it shuts down operations at Redmond call center

Xerox has notified all 325 employees at its Redmond, Wash., facility that their jobs will be cut by the beginning of May this… Read More

Video: Watch these pesky thieves steal 16 Apple computers from The Mac Store in 30 seconds

Redmond police are on the hunt for four thieves who broke into the The Mac Store at Redmond Town Center… Read More

IT consultancy Sonata Software expands in Redmond

Sonata Software, a Bangalore, India-based IT software consultancy whose clients include Microsoft, Oracle and HP, has established a new development… Read More