Going beyond Siri and Watson: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen taps Oren Etzioni to lead new Artificial Intelligence Institute Perhaps no one has been more synonymous with the startup ethos at the University of Washington than computer science professor Oren… Read More
A path to entrepreneurship: Smoking pot, skipping school and being a smart white dude I’ve interviewed hundreds — probably thousands — of entrepreneurs over the past 15 years as a technology journalist. And here’s… Read More
MIT study analyzes deceptive online reviews written by loyal customers “Cyber-shilling” is already well-known in the online review space, when people are paid to write faux reviews for products or… Read More
Eye-tracking technology could replace passwords — if we want it to Staring into a screen and moving your eyes around a couple times seems a lot easier and more secure than… Read More
Oregon’s top research universities form accelerator to create more startups In an effort to spur startup growth, Oregon legislators just passed a bill that will help the University of Oregon and… Read More
Want to control a computer with your brain? Better practice Research has already shown the potential for brain-computer interfaces and how people can control machines such as robotic limbs simply by… Read More
Microsoft research: 4 habits of the multi-screen viewer Nowadays, with all the gadgets available to us, multi-tasking with multiple devices has become a regularity. While watching the game… Read More
Youth movement: Paul Allen donates $7.5 million to five up-and-coming scientists Paul Allen is giving his money to five young scientists he thinks need a little cash to answer fundamental questions… Read More
Leaning left or right? This browser plugin looks to bring balance to political news It’s an election year, which means a lot of mud is being slung in various media outlets. Oftentimes, it’s hard… Read More
U.S. Census Bureau opens new research center at UW The U.S. Census Bureau and the University of Washington today formally announced the opening of a new Census Research Data… Read More
Many residents in state live in ‘rural information ghetto’ Researchers at Washington State University have concluded that large segments of the state are marooned in what they call a… Read More
Chart: Who is using Twitter? Do you use Twitter on a daily basis? If so, you are one of eight percent of Americans who do… Read More
86% of U.S. adults use phones to settle arguments, solve problems and meet friends Here’s the situation: You’re at a restaurant and a friend asks a question about the name of actor who plays… Read More
Data furnaces: The next big thing in home heating? Data centers produce massive amounts of heat, so much so that companies like Facebook have gone to extreme lengths to… Read More
Amazon.com, Costco among the most trusted brands Amazon.com has been taking some hits lately, with at least two congressmen arguing that the company’s new Silk browser for… Read More
IPO window closes, raises fears among venture capitalists Over the course of the past week, I’ve bumped into a venture capitalist and a high-tech lawyer who shared with… Read More
UW, WSU score $80M to turn wood products into biofuels Seattle’s biofuels industry took a big hit a few years ago when Imperium Renewables canceled its IPO, laid off staff… Read More
Intel to cook up the ‘smart kitchen’ and other inventions at new UW research center Dieter Fox, a University of Washington associate professor of computer science and engineering, has been chosen to co-lead the new… Read More
IDC: More Americans to browse the Web on mobile devices than PCs by 2015 With the rise of smartphones, tablets and other connected devices in recent years, you could probably see this turning point… Read More
Good news, IE users: Media flunked IQ test, not you [Update, 10:50 a.m.: The people behind “AptiQuant” now admit the study was a hoax, saying it “was all meant to be… Read More
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center wins $8.2M grant to study link between obesity and cancer The American Cancer Society estimates that about 30 percent of cancer deaths are tied to poor nutrition, lack of exercise… Read More
Incoming UW president arrives with tech transfer chops Could newly-appointed University of Washington president Michael Young spark a wave of innovation and commercialization at the state’s largest research… Read More
Windows 7 hits 350 million: Putting the data in perspective Microsoft this morning announced that Windows 7 has reached 350 million licenses sold in 18 months on the market. It’s… Read More
Geek of the Week: Yaw Anokwa: UW Ph.D. student, Open Data Kit and Change One of the goals of GeekWire’s “Geek of the Week” feature is to shine a light on extraordinary people in… Read More
Allen Institute: Human brains are more than 90% alike The Allen Institute for Brain Science this morning revealed a first-of-its-kind map that charts the complex inner workings of the… Read More
Virtual reality visionary Jaron Lanier on his Microsoft gig: Kinect is ‘beautiful, exciting’ A while back I got a chance to sit in on a session with Jaron Lanier, the guy credited with… Read More
Dancing with Drones: UW students and autonomous aircraft As part of their Embedded Systems 472 class at the University of Washington this quarter, electrical engineering students were challenged… Read More
