Tech – Page 153 of 306

We need a startup for that: Healthcare companies pitch their problems to entrepreneurs

Laurent Rotival sees two problems facing the healthcare industry: baby boomers and millennials. Baby boomers are so numerous they’re putting pressure on healthcare systems… Read More

Smartwatch this: Sonar technology developed at UW tracks finger movement in mid-air

Using your fingers to type or track on mobile devices or ever-smaller smartwatch screens can be problematic for some of… Read More

Here’s why Boatbound, the ‘Airbnb for boats,’ relocated its HQ to Seattle

A few years ago, Aaron Hall realized that the cost of running a business and living in the Bay Area… Read More

Seattle-area natives raise nearly $10k in one day on Kickstarter for board game that pits humanity against robots

A group of friends originally from Bellevue, Wash., many of whom also attended the University of Washington together, are approaching their $10,000… Read More

Uber launches standalone food delivery app in four U.S. cities

Uber’s food delivery ambitions are ramping up. The ride-hailing giant today debuted its new standalone UberEATS food delivery app in four… Read More

Joe Biden expected to talk ‘Moonshot’ cancer fighting program in Seattle next week

Less than a year since Vice President Joe Biden buried his son, who died from brain cancer, Biden is expected… Read More

Smartsheet’s new ‘Sights’ feature promises a clear window into complex projects

Many companies are tracking every step of a project, from early development through delivering the final product and even past… Read More

Fast-growing Adaptive Biotechnologies appoints president of new therapeutics division

Adaptive Biotechnologies, the heavily-funded Seattle bioinformatics company, today announced that Diego Miralles will become the president of a new division of… Read More

Seattle will pay $1.4M to buy out struggling bike-sharing program

The Seattle City Council today voted 7-2 to approve legislation that will direct $1.4 million to buy out a struggling bike-share program.… Read More

Nuance brings together all of its Seattle employees in one downtown building

Nuance Communications, the Burlington, Mass.-based speech recognition and natural language technology company, is bringing its Seattle teams together into a unified… Read More

Seattle’s business and political leaders unveil plan to create world-class transportation system

From a booming tech industry to a beautiful environment, Seattle has several qualities that are the envy of cities around the world. Its… Read More

Redbox and Coinstar parent Outerwall to ‘explore strategic and financial alternatives,’ hinting at possible sale

Outerwall, the Bellevue, Wash.-based parent company of Coinstar, Redbox and other automated kiosks, says it “has initiated a process to explore strategic and… Read More

ExoMars, the joint Russian-European mission to Mars, successfully lifts off

A Russian-made Proton rocket did its job on Monday, successfully blasting off and embarking upon a journey to Mars. Launched from… Read More

Bright eyes and the ability to learn: Angel investors reveal what traits they look for in startup founders

A panel of four Seattle angel investors gathered last week to discuss what characteristics they look for in startup founders… Read More

A geek’s guide to daylight saving time: Spring forward in stages

Spring = forward. It’s a simple algorithm, but this weekend’s switch to daylight saving time can get complicated. The bottom… Read More

Nordstrom confirms 120 job cuts on tech team as part of change in tech strategy

Nordstrom cut approximately 120 jobs on its technology team this week, the company said this morning, disclosing a specific number for the first time and confirming… Read More

Merchants face hefty fines over credit card chip switch, allege bank industry conspiracy

Get ready for the next billion-dollar fight in the credit card industry. Two small merchants in Florida say the industry’s… Read More

Can big data reduce traffic deaths? Microsoft and DataKind expand analysis to Seattle and other cities

Vision Zero, the project to reduce traffic-related deaths and severe injuries to zero, is a laudable goal, but achieving it can… Read More

First look: New trans-Pacific fiber hub near Seattle connects the U.S. to Asia

Two companies have created a new, direct data connection between North America and Asia. And the U.S. terminus is an 86-acre… Read More

Apple lawyer claims latest FBI brief is “intended to smear” iPhone maker as court date nears

The FBI filed another brief today in its ongoing fight to get Apple’s help in unlocking an iPhone belonging to San… Read More

DoorDash expands to Seattle proper, joins long list of food delivery services in the city

Yet another restaurant delivery service will soon be available in Seattle. DoorDash first launched in Washington this past September and… Read More

GitHub adds emoji reactions to help developers keep their comments on track

An emoji might not be worth a thousand words, but it can do a better job than words at getting… Read More

Seattle mayor unveils comprehensive plan to electrify transportation in the city, improve air quality

Mayor Ed Murray attempted to electrify the Climate Leadership Conference in Seattle in more ways than one on Thursday with… Read More

Why Amazon is getting into the freight business, explained by an industry insider

Amazon is getting directly into the business of moving packages and freight across the country and around the world. In… Read More

Rhapsody brings music streaming catalog to Nintendo’s Wii U

One of the glories of streaming all your music is that you never have to sync any of your devices… Read More

‘Gender inequity? Not at my company’: Tech workers deluding themselves on pay gap, new study finds

Exceptionalism — the idea that as an individual or society we’re separate (and better) than our peers — is a… Read More

Paul Allen bankrolls 611 teacher projects in Washington state in celebrity ‘flash funding’ initiative

Hundreds of schools in Washington state — 329 of them, to be exact — are in for a surprise. Microsoft co-founder… Read More

Icertis raises $15M from Ignition Partners and others for cloud-based contract management platform

Icertis, the Bellevue, Wash.-based company specializing in contract management services in the cloud, has raised $15 million in new venture… Read More

Tableau makes another acquisition, swoops up HyPer to improve database computing

This past December, Tableau CEO Christian Chabot told GeekWire that he expected his company to make some acquisitions over the… Read More

NASA comes up with plan to fix InSight Mars lander and launch it in 2018

NASA says it’s worked out a plan to redesign a faulty instrument on its InSight lander in time to send… Read More