Tech – Page 245 of 306

Comcast and Khan Academy team on broadband push for low-income families

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Comcast Executive Vice President David L. Cohen took the stage at The Atlantic’s Silicon Valley Summit… Read More

Tech historian to Silicon Valley wannabes: Think different

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – When it comes to creating an innovation economy, according to tech historian Leslie Berlin, Silicon Valley… Read More

Sprint considers T-Mobile acquisition bid, claims WSJ

Is there more consolidation ahead in the U.S. wireless industry? A report by the Wall Street Journal this afternoon, citing… Read More

Urbanspoon adds new search and filter features with big Android update

Urbanspoon has updated its Android app with a different look and new features, including an upgraded search engine to help… Read More

Gov. Inslee ‘disappointed’ as Boeing moves up to 1,200 tech jobs out of Washington state

Aerospace giant Boeing is restructuring its Research & Technology Unit, shifting between 800 to 1,200 jobs from Washington state to new… Read More

Live: Seattle City Council discusses controversial proposed ride-sharing regulations

We’re settled in here at City Hall as members of the Seattle City Council prepare to discuss proposed regulations for ride-sharing startups,… Read More

Lyft founder on proposed ride-sharing rules: ‘I thought Seattle wanted innovation’

Lyft co-founder John Zimmer picked Seattle as his company’s third market — Lyft is now in 20 cities — because… Read More

Bitcoin … that’s the new game for the Xbox, right?

While it’s possible to go out and pay for an education with Bitcoin, some Americans think it’s something that involves… Read More

Ridesharing fans will petition Seattle council to reconsider proposed regulations

This morning’s Seattle City Council committee meeting on proposed regulations for the ridesharing industry is shaping up as a showdown… Read More

Here are the 7 best books Bill Gates read in 2013

If you’re looking for that perfect holiday gift for a book worm, Bill Gates has some recommendations. The Microsoft co-founder… Read More

Sidecar, Uber, Lyft not happy with Seattle’s ‘anti-competitive’ proposed ride-sharing regulations

The City of Seattle’s proposed regulations for ride-sharing startups, which will be discussed at Friday’s City Council meeting, are not making companies… Read More

Profitable and growing, Parallels finds success beyond Mac

RENTON, Wash. — Just up the street from this city’s landmark Ikea store, and across town from Boeing’s big 737… Read More

Computer science exposure: ‘Hour of Code’ campaign reaches 10 million students

So far, the “Hour of Code” movement seems to be working — at least from an exposure standpoint. The campaign,… Read More

Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital invests $30M in car-buying advisor TrueCar.com

Paul Allen’s investment arm Vulcan Capital today announced it is investing $30 million in TrueCar.com, an eight-year-old company that has… Read More

Is that pink mustache too big? Seattle’s proposal to regulate ride-sharing companies

Members of a Seattle City Council committee will meet Friday morning to discuss a draft ordinance to regulate ride-sharing companies… Read More

Moz founder Rand Fishkin goes public with plan to step aside as CEO

In an unusual but characteristic display of corporate transparency, Moz co-founder Rand Fishkin today went public with a plan to… Read More

No Sleep Till Justice? Beastie Boys countersue GoldieBlox over parody ad

It seems that GoldieBlox and the Beastie Boys haven’t found a resolution to their conflict over the toy company’s use… Read More

Funding for Gigabit Seattle fiber Internet project was in question from the start

A year ago this week, Gigabit Squared, a “digital economic development” company operating out of Cincinnati, Ohio, announced a deal with Seattle… Read More

Mayor McGinn: Seattle should create a public fiber Internet utility if Gigabit Squared fails

The ambitious plans to implement a high-speed gigabit Internet network in 14 Seattle neighborhoods seem to be falling apart. Financial… Read More

Helping your health: EveryMove unveils directory of 200 fitness-tracking apps and devices

High-tech fitness trackers like FitBit and FuelBand sound great on paper, but many of us have trouble knowing exactly which… Read More

CreativeLive launches free 24/7 live online education broadcast network

CreativeLive, the fast-growing online education startup founded by photographer Chase Jarvis and entrepreneur Craig Swanson, today announced something relatively unique: The… Read More

Study: Workplace happiness is driven more by co-workers, not managers

Employees love transparency, care more about co-workers than managers and don’t exactly know what their company’s mission is. These are… Read More

Trending tech hashtag goes viral: Here are 10 truly awesome #FiveWordTechHorrors

[Update, Wednesday, 10:20 a.m. PT: We’ve added the graph above courtesy of Simply Measured. The company told us there were 96,651 tweets… Read More

Twitter rolls out big update for iPhone and iPad app

Twitter for iOS has received some big updates today. First and foremost, the app has been completely redesigned, and now… Read More

Girls and Seattle rule the “Hour of Code” leaderboards

No, it’s not a competition, but Seattle is totally crushing the Hour of Code. And so are the nation’s girls.… Read More

Medical coordination software provider Clarity Health Services raises $6.6M

Clarity Health Services, a Seattle-based company that builds software for medical care coordination, has raised a $6.6 million round from Columbia… Read More

Poppy, the contraption that turns your iPhone into a 3D camera, now shipping to Kickstarter customers

Those who ordered Poppy, the device that can turn your iPhone into a 3D camera, are about to have some fun… Read More

Redbox president exits as parent Outerwall cuts 251 jobs and drops three new ventures

Redbox president Anne Saunders has left the job after a little more than a year in the role — one… Read More

Speedy surfing: CondoInternet expands gigabit Internet service to Ballard

While plans for Gigabit Squared to provide lightning-fast Internet throughout Seattle are stalling, CondoInternet doesn’t appear to be slowing down… Read More

Social casino study: Majority of players are middle-aged women; California the ‘luckiest’ state

Who plays social casino games? Where are they from? And when do they play? These are some of the questions… Read More