Tech – Page 260 of 306

New Boeing website lets you track 787s in real time, look out virtual windows

Are you bored? Do you need a break from watching the Pitch Drop Experiment? Boeing has a solution: A site… Read More

Sprint shareholders clear Softbank merger as Clearwire vote approaches

Telco acquisitions are starting to seem like Matryoshka dolls, following news from today’s Sprint shareholder meeting. 98 percent of the… Read More

Why this ISP is wary of Seattle’s new gigabit Internet provider

There was a lot of excitement in Seattle on Monday after Washington D.C. broadband developer Gigabit Squared announced its residential rates for the ultra high-speed fiber… Read More

Corporate wellness company Keas snags $8M from Ignition and Atlas Venture

Keas, a corporate wellness program based out of San Francisco, has just received $8 million in funding from Ignition Partners… Read More

Study: 70% of Americans don’t like their jobs — what about you?

A majority of U.S. workers are not engaged at their jobs and it’s costing the country $450 billion to $550… Read More

Looking to commercialize cancer treatments, Seattle Genetics inks deal with Bayer valued up to $520M

Seattle Genetics has agreed to license its antibody-drug conjugate technology to Bayer HealthCare, a deal that could be worth as much as… Read More

This survival capsule might save you from the next tsunami or earthquake

After the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, Julian Sharpe started thinking about ways to help people survive similar disasters. As… Read More

Blazing fast broadband on the cheap: Pricing unveiled for Seattle’s gigabit Internet

Good news for those wanting to browse the web and download content at breakneck speeds: Ultra-fast Internet is officially arriving… Read More

Live from TEDxSeattle: How student loans are killing entrepreneurship

When Greg Gottesman’s father went to the University of California-Berkeley decades ago, he paid $203 — for an entire school… Read More

Live from TEDxSeattle: Why the artist/geek hybrids will power the next generation

Sure, it’s good to be an expert of something specific, whether you’re an Android developer or an accounting expert. But… Read More

Chart: The hottest tech jobs in Seattle, NYC and Bay Area

There are lots of ways to slice and dice jobs data, but employment review site Glassdoor has come up with some… Read More

Oregonian lays off 35, cuts back on home delivery to focus on digital

Another daily newspaper is going digital and slowing the presses, as The Oregonian announced Thursday that it will be cutting down… Read More

Snowden’s latest hacking claims present new perils for U.S. companies

Whether you think Edward Snowden is a hero or a traitor, there’s no denying that his latest revelations are bad… Read More

Connected in the sky: FAA may allow gadget use during takeoff and landing

Airline travelers may soon be able to send an email during takeoff or watch a video clip upon descent. The… Read More

Yes, we’re satisfied in Seattle: City ranks 3rd in employee satisfaction survey

The traffic congestion kind of sucks, and the rain certainly can be a bummer at times. But, for the most… Read More

New Clearwire bid from Sprint tops offer from Dish

Sprint seems to have gained the upper hand today in the ongoing tug-of-war over Clearwire after submitting a bid to… Read More

Watch out, Intellectual Ventures: FTC to investigate patent-holding firms

President Barack Obama made it clear earlier this month that he wants to investigate the practices of patent-holding firms. Now, it… Read More

Washington state unemployment rate drops below 7% for the first time since 2008

Slowly but surely, the economy is continuing its slow recovery in Washington state. The State Employment Security Department announced that the… Read More

Adobe says shift to Creative Cloud subscriptions is working, despite controversy

Slowly but surely, Adobe’s Creative Cloud is gathering steam. The company says the subscription-based replacement to its Creative Suite now… Read More

Cha-ching: Double Down posts big profits again, expands social casino globally

Things are rolling for Double Down Interactive. The Seattle-based maker of casino-style social games that was gobbled up by Las Vegas-based International… Read More

Need a tech job? Study shows 62 percent of Seattle CIO’s plan to hire IT staff in 3Q

If you’re in search of an IT job, Seattle-area CIOs are hiring — though not quite as much as a… Read More

Calling all NSA agents: This 16-camera spy hut can be yours for $200K cash

If you’re looking do to some spying, need to lay low and have $200,000 in cash on hand, there’s a little… Read More

‘Tweet,’ ‘e-reader,’ and ‘big data’ are officially words in the Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary is getting tech-y. “Big data,” “e-reader,” and “crowdsourcing” have all made the cut as the newest… Read More

Former Olympic skier starts company that teaches young female athletes mental fitness

For the ten years Libby Ludlow spent racing down mountains as a U.S. Olympic skier, she never met with venture… Read More

Here’s what today’s gene ruling means for software patents

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that it is impossible to patent a naturally-occurring gene. Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for… Read More

Visualant raises $5M for fraud prevention products

Visualant, a Seattle-based company that offers authentication and diagnostic solutions, announced today that it closed equity funding in excess of $5… Read More

Vizify teams up with Twitter, lets you create personal movie trailers based on your best tweets

While there are Twitter analytics tools out there that can spit out in-depth personal usage stats, the data isn’t always… Read More

Free analytics: Twitter now lets anyone track their tweet performance

Twitter today opened the doors to its robust tool that lets anyone from big brands to basement bloggers monitor tweet performance… Read More

Fast food study: Millennials are making the least-healthy menu choices

Last month, data from Placed told us how much America loves its fast food. Now we know a little more… Read More

NanoString sets IPO range of $13-$15, plans to trade on Nasdaq under ticker NSTG

Seattle’s NanoString Technologies today set the terms for its upcoming initial public offering, with plans to sell shares in the… Read More