Tech – Page 16 of 306

T-Mobile’s recent layoffs impact 401 employees in Seattle area

T-Mobile’s decision to lay off nearly 5,000 employees will impact 401 workers in Bellevue, Wash. CEO Mike Sievert last week… Read More

Seattle-area edtech company DreamBox Learning acquired by Discovery Education

DreamBox Learning, a Bellevue, Wash.-based company that sells education technology software to K-12 schools, announced Tuesday it was acquired by… Read More

Compensation data from Blind app shows how much public tech giants pay engineers

Blind, the anonymous social network for verified corporate employees, released new compensation data for software engineers working at Amazon, Apple,… Read More

Arc One electric boat at Carillon Point dock

Arc takes its electric boat on tour: Here’s what a ride feels like (and sounds like)

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Lake Washington in August may be known for its gas-fueled, ear-splitting thunderboats, but this week it also… Read More

T-Mobile will lay off 5,000 employees, 7% of workforce — read CEO’s memo

T-Mobile is laying off close to 5,000 employees, mostly in corporate roles, as it looks to streamline its operating model… Read More

Redfin’s chief economist on the real estate market; mortgage rates; climate risk; housing affordability

With mortgage rates at 20-year highs and and inventory at record lows, it’s slim pickings for U.S. homebuyers. “It’s dry… Read More

Tornado Cash co-founder from Seattle area arrested and charged with money laundering

Roman Storm, co-creator and developer of crypto “mixer” company Tornado Cash, was arrested by U.S. authorities in Washington state Wednesday… Read More

DARPA and other federal agencies work on strategies to revive America’s chip industry

Tech executives, researchers and government officials are gathering in Seattle this week to figure out ways to add a new… Read More

Judge tosses antitrust claims directed at Zillow Group and National Association of Realtors

A federal judge in Seattle this week dismissed antitrust claims in a lawsuit filed in 2021 by Austin-based real estate… Read More

IBM completes $4.6B acquisition of Apptio

IBM said Thursday that it officially completed its all-cash $4.6 billion acquisition of Apptio, the Bellevue, Wash.-based cloud and IT… Read More

As phone scams spike around the world, one would-be victim shares a cautionary tale

A new report from Seattle startup Hiya highlights the growing problem of phone fraud around the world, with 30 of… Read More

Photos from GeekWire’s annual Rooftop BBQ in Seattle, with Mariners CEO John Stanton

The sun and the smiles were out in force Wednesday in Seattle for the GeekWire Rooftop BBQ + Mariners Day,… Read More

Carlos Garcia-Galan with Artemis 1 imagery

The Pacific Northwest’s Artemis workforce celebrates past and future moonshots

REDMOND, Wash. — Space industry contractors in the Seattle area had their turn in the spotlight this week during a… Read More

Zulily ditching Seattle HQ after layoffs and ownership change

Zulily’s headquarters building is going on the market in another change for the Seattle-based online retailer. The 6-floor, 345,777 square-foot… Read More

Zillow and Redfin earnings reports reflect slumping real estate market

Redfin and Zillow Group‘s second-quarter earnings reports point to more pain in the real estate market as limited housing supply… Read More

Redfin shares sink 10% as CEO says housing market sales volume is ‘near rock bottom’

Redfin shares dropped more than 10% in after-hours trading Thursday after the company reported a 21% drop in revenue as… Read More

Expedia Group says ‘surplus of top-tier tech talent’ is boosting its strategic hiring efforts

Expedia Group’s earnings report Thursday included an interesting nugget about its technology hiring efforts, indicating that the Seattle-based online travel… Read More

Office vacancies continue to rise in Seattle as tech companies give up space

Even as some companies get workers back to the office, the commercial real estate market in the Seattle region continues… Read More

Real estate rivals Zillow and Redfin partner to share new construction listings

Seattle real estate giants Zillow Group and Redfin announced a rare syndication partnership Tuesday related to the sharing of new… Read More

SPACkerley: Why these sports business brothers in Seattle are bullish about their new SPAC deal

Is the SPAC back? Seattle business leaders Ted and Chris Ackerley are betting on it. The Ackerley brothers are part… Read More

Seattle Orcas lose cricket championship game, but tech owners thrilled with inaugural season

Cricket fans in 87 countries around the globe watched MI New York defeat the Seattle Orcas in Texas on Sunday… Read More

Study shows how pandemic decreased income diversity of urban encounters, even after lockdowns

There were many fallouts from the COVID-19 pandemic, but one that is rarely discussed is its effect on diverse encounters… Read More

Friends and family of Richard Tait starting $250K award fund to honor entrepreneurs in his memory

A year after the death of longtime Seattle entrepreneur Richard Tait, his friends and family are establishing an endowment fund… Read More

GeekWire rooftop BBQ: Join us Aug. 9 for great food, networking — and a special guest

One of our favorite GeekWire events — our annual summer rooftop BBQ — makes its return Wednesday, Aug. 9 on the… Read More

Illustration: DRACO nuclear-powered spacecraft

DARPA and NASA pick Lockheed Martin to demonstrate DRACO nuclear rocket

NASA and the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have selected Lockheed Martin and BWX Technologies to move forward with… Read More

Workers sue Expedia, Getty, and others to recoup remote work costs under Seattle’s wage theft law

Getty Images, Expedia, and several other employers with operations in Seattle are being sued by workers who allege that the… Read More

Microsoft results top expectations thanks to cloud growth; profits jump 20% to $20 billion

Microsoft reported revenue of $56.2 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter, up 8%, exceeding Wall Street’s expectations of $55.47 billion.… Read More

F5 stock spikes 8% after earnings; CEO cites ‘early signs of demand stabilization’

Shares of F5 were up more than 8% in after-hours trading Monday after the Seattle-based company application security and delivery… Read More

UW gets $10M grant for semiconductor workforce development and research

The University of Washington is getting a funding boost for semiconductor workforce development and research, thanks to a $10 million… Read More

Expedia Group rolls out new travel loyalty program that includes Vrbo, Hotels.com — here’s how it works

Seattle-based travel giant Expedia Group this week debuted its new unified loyalty program that rewards customers for using its flagship… Read More