Tech – Page 109 of 306

Entrepreneur Naveen Jain offers a gut check with Viome wellness tracking service

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Seattle-area entrepreneur Naveen Jain is ramping up Viome, a wellness monitoring service that’s the first venture brought to… Read More

Samsung Galaxy S8 will have business search capability within dialer app via Hiya partnership

When you look up a phone number for a business or restaurant on your smartphone, doing a quick web search or scrolling through… Read More

GeekWire Awards: From marketing to machine learning, vote for your favorite App of the Year

Some of the most promising and popular software applications are built in the Pacific Northwest. That much is evident from… Read More

Vote for Bootstrapper of the Year: These entrepreneurs are building businesses the old-fashioned way

Building a business is hard. And doing it without the assistance of outside capital is even harder. But those who… Read More

PicoBrew surpasses $1M Kickstarter mark and gets into craft spirits with new at-home distilling tool

PicoBrew started as a beer-making machine company. Now it’s clear the vision goes beyond that. The Seattle startup today unveiled its… Read More

Report: Uber claims revenue growth exceeds losses after burning through billions in 2016

Uber opened up its books in an interview with Bloomberg this week, and claimed that its revenue growth is outpacing its losses,… Read More

Five-year Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE competition awards $2.5M first place prize to Final Frontier Medical Devices

After five years and 300 applications, Qualcomm’s Tricorder XPRIZE competition — named after the sci-fi Star Trek medical device — has awarded… Read More

Washington state passes bill to prevent sale of biometric data without consent

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill to forbid businesses from obtaining or selling biometric information from individuals without their consent is now… Read More

Report: Uber used secret ‘Hell’ software to track drivers from competitor Lyft

Between 2014 and early 2016, Uber employed an internal software program to track critical information about drivers for competitor Lyft,… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Big machines and breakthrough devices vie for Hardware/Gadget of the Year

The category of Hardware/Gadget of the Year in the annual GeekWire Awards might conjure up images of devices that would easily slip… Read More

Why this East Coast electric bike retailer relocated to Seattle for its clicks-to-bricks operation

For the past six years, brothers Yevgeniy and Boris Mordkovich have been slowly building out Evelo, an online retailer of… Read More

Take the tablet off the steering wheel: Tougher distracted driving law set to pass in Washington state

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Using a smartphone or other device in almost any form while driving is on its way to becoming… Read More

University of Washington College of Engineering to establish admission program for freshmen

The University of Washington College of Engineering today announced a new “Direct to College” admission program that guarantees incoming freshman… Read More

Washington state debates new privacy bills after Trump clears way for ISPs to sell personal data

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The likelihood of the Washington Legislature limiting the ability of Internet service providers to sell customer data is boiling down… Read More

DocuSign founder Tom Gonser on the future of digital identity; a potential IPO; and Seattle vs. San Francisco

It’s been well over a decade since Tom Gonser helped start DocuSign. Since then, the company has raised more than $500 million and become… Read More

Here are the top 25 highest-paying U.S. workplaces, according to Glassdoor

Technology and consulting companies continue to dominate Glassdoor’s list of the highest-paying workplaces in America. The career site posted its… Read More

Remitly expands to the U.K. bringing money transferring service to Europe for the first time

Remitly, a Seattle company that takes a mobile-first, customer-centric approach to money transfers, is expanding its service to the United Kingdom.… Read More

Vote for our new Geeks Give Back Award, honoring community members with innovative solutions to societal problems

We’re constantly blown away by the efforts of our community to make the world a better place using technology. GeekWire… Read More

Lyft raises another $600M at $7.5B valuation as it continues to battle Uber

Lyft is raising another big round as it continues to battle Uber in the ride-hailing industry. The San Francisco-based company… Read More

Book excerpt: 5 lessons for thriving in a global marketplace from “The Disruptors’ Feast”

[Editor’s Note: Former Seattle-area resident Frits van Paasschen has served in roles including CEO of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, CEO of Coors Brewing Co.… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Cars, co-working spaces, and more — cast your vote for Newcomer of the Year

From cars to co-working spaces, the Pacific Northwest certainly welcomed its fair share of new tech organizations and entrepreneurs to the… Read More

Slack adds new menu feature as it takes on tech titans in competitive collaboration market

Slack has added a new feature that lets people insert dropdown menus in the middle of conversations. These menus are designed… Read More

U.S. nominal wage growth climbs for 7th-straight quarter; San Francisco area sees biggest spike

U.S. compensation rose for the seventh-straight quarter as nominal wages grew by another 2.1 percent in Q1 2017. That’s one finding from PayScale’s… Read More

U.S. drone sales double year-over-year, with premium products driving revenue

Drones may be expensive, but U.S. consumers are still buying them. A new report from The NPD Group found that… Read More

Comcast to reportedly launch standalone online video service and compete with Netflix, Amazon, others

Comcast is planning to take on the likes of Netflix and Amazon with its own standalone video streaming service. Bloomberg… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Cast your ballot for Northwest tech’s Hire of the Year

Good talent is hard to come by in the tech world, which makes competition for the best and brightest fierce.… Read More

Take a journey around the world with Bill Gates in this 360-degree virtual game of Hide and Seek

Want to play a game? Bill Gates does. The Microsoft founder and noted philanthropist is inviting people to play a… Read More

ShakeAlert earthquake warning system expands to Washington and Oregon, enters prototype testing

Earthquakes are a constant threat on the West Coast, and having just a few seconds of advance warning that one is about… Read More

Bill Gates-backed satellite antenna company Kymeta raises $73.5M, total funding nears $200M

Kymeta has raised its largest investment round to fuel development of the company’s satellite antenna technology. The Redmond, Wash.-based company recently… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Cast your ballot in a competitive field for Deal of the Year

Dealmakers were busy over the past 12 months in the Seattle area, with money flowing into IPOs, venture capital rounds… Read More