Tech – Page 118 of 306

Apple, ACLU join partnership to research artificial intelligence, create best practices

When industry leaders launched a non-profit organization in September to create best practices for artificial intelligence, one company was notably missing.… Read More

Trump announces Manufacturing Jobs Initiative; Boeing’s Muilenburg, Tesla’s Musk to join council

President Trump on Friday announced plans to create a council of business leaders as part of a new “Manufacturing Jobs… Read More

Inside GoDaddy’s rapidly growing Seattle-area engineering office, with CEO Blake Irving

KIRKLAND, Wash. — GoDaddy might not get as much attention as the Facebooks and Googles of the world, but the… Read More

Smartphone orders clog Starbucks shops, forcing coffee giant to revamp store designs

Starbucks reported a “banner” quarter for its smartphone feature that lets customers order coffee and food ahead of time and skip… Read More

Comcast announces plan to bundle wireless services as AT&T, Verizon eye cable business

As both AT&T and Verizon shift their focus to cable, Comcast will launch its wireless phone service in the coming months,… Read More

Washington state legislators look to ban bitcoin in the pot business

Are bitcoins a transparent enough currency for Washington’s marijuana sales? It depends on who you ask. Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La… Read More

Pa55word: Most Americans fail cyber security best practices, even after being hacked, Pew study finds

Even after being hacked, most Americans fail to properly protect their personal information online, finds a Pew Research Center study… Read More

Lyft lets riders use pre-tax dollars for Line rides to and from work in Seattle, NYC, other cities

Workers in Seattle, New York City, Boston, and Miami are now able to use pretax dollars to commute to work… Read More

F5 Networks posts $516M in revenue, but shares drop 4% after earnings miss expectations

F5 Networks, a Seattle-based provider of hardware and software to increase networked-application speed and security, posted revenue of $516 million… Read More

Bad call? President Trump reportedly still using an unsecured Android phone in White House

Despite having settled into the Oval Office, President Donald Trump is still using his unsecured Android phone, The New York Times… Read More

Gates Foundation is giving $279M to help UW study global population health, the largest private donation in university history

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded the University of Washington a $279 million grant, distributed over the next… Read More

In surprise move, Tesla head Elon Musk tweets that Rex Tillerson could be ‘excellent’ Secretary of State

President Trump’s Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson received some surprising support on Tuesday when Tesla and SpaceX head Elon… Read More

Fearing Trump administration’s reach, Seattle City Council fights FBI and SPD’s ‘warrantless surveillance cameras’

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, the ACLU, and privacy advocates are championing an effort to regulate and remove surveillance cameras… Read More

Marchex lays off more staff as advertising analytics company aims for profitability

Marchex is cutting more staff. The Seattle-based advertising analytics company laid off 30 employees this week, or about 10 percent… Read More

‘Alexa, find my keys’ … Pebblebee updates Finder app to add skill and enlist help of Amazon’s AI

If finding your lost keys sometimes becomes a group effort, Bellevue-Wash.-based Pebblebee wants to make the group even bigger. The… Read More

Instagram to roll out live video feature to users around the globe next week

Instagram will officially roll out its live video feature to global users over the next week, the social media company… Read More

EPA and USDA are latest targets of Trump’s social media gag orders

The Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture are the latest targets of media blackouts ordered by the Trump… Read More

Mount Rainier permit system coming to internet, letting hikers and campers go online and off the grid

Washington’s iconic Mount Rainier is finally joining the 21st century. After years of having to fax or mail in reservation requests… Read More

Microsoft counters Chromebooks in schools with new ‘Intune for Education’ service and sub-$200 PC

Google has made major inroads in U.S. schools in recent years, and not just with its search engine. Chromebooks have achieved more… Read More

Data-related careers take top spots on Glassdoor’s list of best 50 jobs in America for 2017

Data, data, data, data, data. Career site Glassdoor is out with its annual list of “50 Best Jobs in America”… Read More

Samsung doubles operating profit, announces buyback program after Galaxy Note 7 investigation

Samsung announced Monday that it will buy back or cancel approximately 9.3 trillion won ($8 billion) worth of shares after… Read More

Alphabet re-hires former UW robotics professor Yoky Matsuoka as new Nest Labs CTO

Yoky Matsuoka is back at Google. The robotics and AI guru was just re-hired at Alphabet, Google’s parent company, to be… Read More

Trump designates net neutrality critic as FCC chairman; Ajit Pai has pledged to revisit 2015 rules

Embed from Getty Images President Trump on Monday officially designated net neutrality critic Ajit Pai as Federal Communications Commission chairman.… Read More

White House press secretary says journalists will be able to Skype into briefings — and that’s a fact!

The first official White House press briefing was an extra-crowded affair on Monday, but Press Secretary Sean Spicer said some… Read More

Hey, Seattle: Stop being so humble and tout your city’s innovative companies

When you think about what Seattle is known for, what comes to mind? Salmon? Rain? Nirvana? For folks in China,… Read More

Geeky toy companies collide as Seattle-area’s Funko acquires London’s Underground Toys Unlimited

Funko, a novelty toy maker out of Everett, Wash., is acquiring London-based Underground Toys Limited (UTL) for an undisclosed sum. You… Read More

Poll: Will you buy a Samsung phone again? Company releases results of Note 7 investigation

Now we know what caused Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 to keep blowing up last year. Samsung on Sunday released the… Read More

Lawmakers want to update distracted driving law for Facebook and Snapchat era

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Texting while driving is illegal under Washington state’s distracted driving law. But by the letter of the law,… Read More

I was a VR skeptic (and then my 7-year-old son gave it a try)

Maybe I am a cynical old journalist, but I’ve been in the anti-VR camp ever since it became the big… Read More

Growing pains: Amid tech boom, anxious Seattleites clash over ‘upzoning’ historic neighborhood

Emotions ran high this week at a meeting of the Seattle City Council Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee as… Read More