Tech – Page 228 of 306

Seattle’s compromise with Uber, Lyft and Sidecar leaves key players mostly happy

Back in March, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick pulled no punches when discussing Seattle’s plan to cap the number of drivers… Read More

Seattle mayor reaches deal to legalize Uber, Lyft and Sidecar, without driver limits

It looks like UberX, Lyft and Sidecar are here to stay in Seattle. After more than one year of City… Read More

Starbucks to pay for online tuition for coffee-fueled baristas

Pulling an all-nighter should be a little bit easier for these college students. Starbucks announced this morning that it is… Read More

11 questions for author Geoffrey Moore: Education, housing and the middle class

Geoffrey Moore, the author of Crossing the Chasm and Escape Velocity, appeared in Seattle last month at the Technology Alliance’s annual luncheon.… Read More

Amazon sends children’s book, with note from Jeff Bezos, as teaser for mystery event

Amazon is pulling out all the stops to build the anticipation for its mystery event in Seattle next week, widely believed… Read More

Employee satisfaction: These 50 cities have the happiest workers

Maybe it’s all that sunny California weather. Glassdoor today released its second annual Employment Satisfaction Report Card and found that… Read More

Priceline gobbling up OpenTable for $2.6 billion

The Priceline Group has quite the appetite for acquisitions. Two days after buying Seattle hotel marketing startup Buuteeq, the Norwalk,… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: NeuroFutures, Seattle Tech Meetup, and more

Neurotechnology is one of the most exciting and uncharted territories for medical advancement. Research in brain mapping, nanotechnology, and brain… Read More

Free marketing: Taxi driver protests in Europe actually increased Uber app downloads

Maybe protesting wasn’t such a great idea for taxi drivers in Europe. More than 30,000 taxi drivers caused quite the commotion… Read More

Power up: Starbucks starts national rollout of wireless device charging mats

Your next visit to Starbucks might deliver a different kind of jolt. After testing wireless smartphone charging in Boston and the Bay Area, the… Read More

New York Times profiles Seattle as ‘the new center of a tech boom’

Seattle’s reputation as a leader in cloud computing is getting serious national attention. The New York Times today ran a… Read More

Comcast rolling out controversial Xfinity WiFi public hotspot feature for home wireless routers

Comcast is rolling out a new feature for its Xfinity Internet customers in the Seattle region and other parts of… Read More

Map: These are the friendliest places in the U.S. for small business

Looking to start a new business? You may want to check out Boise or Colorado Springs. Those are among the… Read More

Twitter shuts down Tweetdeck to fix nasty vulnerability

It’s been a rocky Wednesday so far for Tweetdeck, to say the least. The popular Twitter-owned dashboard app has been… Read More

More than 30K European taxi drivers stop offering service to protest Uber

Taxi drivers in Europe are refusing to pick up passengers and instead have parked their cars in the streets to protest… Read More

Hey, who left the door open? SquareHub adds discussions for home sensor alerts

SquareHub, the app that offers families a secure way to communicate, now gives families the ability to keep tabs on… Read More

Book a hotel with Bitcoin: Expedia starts accepting digital currency for reservations

Bitcoin users looking for a place to stay while traveling now have a whole bunch of new options. Expedia says… Read More

Microsoft ‘brainstorming’ ways to let you play Xbox 360 games on Xbox One

The lack of backward compatibility for Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One has no doubt angered and frustrated gamers.… Read More

RealNetworks hires former Openwave CEO as president, unites two largest divisions

RealNetworks has hired Mike Mulica, the former CEO of mobile pioneer Openwave, as its new president of worldwide sales and… Read More

CenturyLink will close Seattle customer care center, tells 160 employees to relocate

CenturyLink is closing its Seattle customer care center this September and has asked 160 employees to either relocate, apply for… Read More

HasOffers buys stake in MobileAds service, making first investment in another company

HasOffers made its first investment in another company today by purchasing a stake in MobileAds, a company that provides a… Read More

UberX slashes prices by 25% in Seattle as cease-and-desist letter looms

Uber today dropped its rates by 25 percent for UberX riders in Seattle. Last year, the San Francisco-based startup offered… Read More

City of Seattle names Microsoft cloud privacy strategist Michael Mattmiller as new tech chief

The City of Seattle today named Michael Mattmiller its new Chief Technology Officer, bringing on a former developer to help head up… Read More

GoDaddy files for $100 million IPO, founder Bob Parsons resigns as chairman

Domain giant GoDaddy filed for its initial public offering this afternoon, seeking to raise at least $100 million and providing new… Read More

American Express partners with Uber, lets users pay for rides with reward points

Last week, Lyft offered discounted cell phone bills and cheap spa treatments to drivers. Now, Uber is offering American Express rewards… Read More

NCAA awards $20M to student-athletes over video games that used their names, images without compensation

The NCAA today reached a settlement in a video-game related lawsuit that will award current and former student-athletes $20 million. The… Read More

Distracted driving: Oakland mayor reportedly runs red, hits car while talking on phone

Jean Quan might want to put her smartphone away while driving. The Oakland mayor was involved in a minor accident Sunday… Read More

Buying a new gTLD domain name? The process .sucks

Up until this year, buying a domain name was pretty straightforward. With one or two accounts at registrars like GoDaddy… Read More

Uber to partner with non-profits in Seattle, will bring ‘innovation to community giving’

Fresh off its $17 billion valuation, Uber today announced a new initiative in Seattle that will establish partnerships with local non-profits.… Read More

GeekWire Calendar picks: TechCrunch Meetup, Pinball & Arcade Show, and more

Amazon’s ambitious urban campus continues to garner attention and make headlines. GeekWire’s own Monica Guzman makes a compelling case for… Read More