Tech – Page 32 of 306

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff on the need for new social media, iBuying, remote work, and more

On a day when the biggest social media company on the planet went offline for several hours, Spencer Rascoff talked… Read More

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down; Facebook says it is aware of outage

It’s not just you: Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp went offline Monday morning. Facebook said it is aware of the outage,… Read More

Ziply Fiber lands $350M to expand fiber internet service across Pacific Northwest

Ziply Fiber has raised $350 million in debt funding to fuel its fiber expansion projects in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and… Read More

Last chance for GeekWire Summit tickets: Get in-person or virtual access to our annual conference

Hear from leaders across tech, real estate, entertainment, and science. Bring back valuable lessons to your own organization. Meet your next… Read More

Mainstream media critic Project Veritas sues University of Washington and Stanford, alleging defamation by social media researchers

Project Veritas, a right-wing activist group with a history of trying to discredit mainstream media organizations, has filed a defamation… Read More

The GeekWire Summit returns: Agenda released featuring Andy Jassy, Ciara and others

We’ve been working for months on our reimagined GeekWire Summit, the first major event we’ve hosted since late 2019. And… Read More

T-Mobile US is ‘highly encouraging’ employees to get vaccinated and start working in the office again

As many of its corporate brethren leave their timelines for returning to the office open-ended, or push things back to… Read More

Seattle UX company Blink acquired by India-based IT services giant Mphasis

Seattle-based UX and design firm Blink has been acquired by Mphasis, a publicly-traded IT services giant based in Bangalore, India.… Read More

Unification of Expedia Group travel rewards programs signals progress on tech overhaul

Expedia Group says it will unify its loyalty programs, allowing travelers to accumulate rewards across brands including Expedia, Hotels.com, Orbitz,… Read More

RealNetworks releases its first hardware product, a kiosk that checks for proper facemask usage

From its early days as a streaming audio pioneer to its recent expansion into facial recognition technology, RealNetworks has focused… Read More

Bill Gates backs Cipher, a new online climate news source produced by his Breakthrough Energy

Bill Gates is backing a new online climate news publication called Cipher that is slated to start publishing on Sept.… Read More

Bill Gates calls inequitable worldwide access to COVID-19 vaccines a ‘public health tragedy’

As people in the United States debate COVID-19 vaccine mandates, a new report from the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates… Read More

Alexa, please! Study suggests kids know how to talk differently to virtual assistants and humans

Kids taught to say “Bungo” to get a smart assistant to speed up know they are talking to a robot… Read More

T-Mobile inks deal with Walmart to sell products at 2,300 stores

T-Mobile is expanding its retail footprint through a new deal with Walmart that doubles its presence in large national retailers.… Read More

BlackSky satellite data venture glides into first day of public trading after SPAC deal

BlackSky, the geospatial data analysis company that got its start in Seattle, eased into its first day of public trading… Read More

Porch Group announces two more acquisitions for a total of more than $94 million

Add two more companies and another $94.45 million to the tally of recent acquisitions by Porch Group. The Seattle-based home… Read More

With $25M grant, Univ. of Washington to lead new ultra high tech optoelectronics center

The University of Washington will lead a cohort of researchers from 11 universities as part of a newly founded Center… Read More

Seattle airport helping travelers avoid lines with mobile food ordering and delivery to gate via robot

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is using tech to make it easier to eat on the fly. A mobile food ordering service… Read More

Robotics pioneer Yoky Matsuoka’s Panasonic venture debuts personal assistant service in Seattle

Yoky Matsuoka is known for her pioneering work in neurorobotics, assisting humans by connecting the central nervous system to the… Read More

Bill Gates’ Cascade Investment firm buying controlling stake in Four Seasons Hotels

Bill Gates’ Cascade Investment LLC is acquiring a controlling stake in Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the company announced Wednesday.… Read More

Smartsheet revenue rises 44% to $131.7M; CEO touts work management software for hybrid world

Smartsheet beat expectations for its fiscal second quarter, reporting revenue of $131.7 million, up 44% year-over-year, and a non-GAAP loss… Read More

Leafly launches in-app marijuana ordering option after change to Apple’s App Store rules

Leafly this week launched a new feature in its iOS app that allows users to place marijuana orders for pickup,… Read More

WTIA sues state labor department over alleged nonpayment for tech apprenticeship program

The Washington Technology Industry Association has sued the state’s Department of Labor & Industries over what it claims was nonpayment… Read More

Howard Schultz funding online learning program for small businesses using CreativeLive platform

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is launching a free online learning program designed to help small businesses gain the necessary… Read More

T-Mobile apologizes for data breach; carrier will invest in cybersecurity to ‘transform our approach’

T-Mobile is taking lessons learned from its recent data breach that affected millions of customers and vowed to invest more… Read More

Alaska Airlines plane evacuated in Seattle after passenger’s Samsung cell phone catches fire

A cell phone fire in the cabin of an Alaska Airlines plane forced the emergency evacuation of passengers after the… Read More

Seattle-area tech exec gets 2 years in prison in $5.5M scheme to defraud COVID relief program

A Seattle-area tech executive who attempted to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 disaster relief loans through the Paycheck Protection Program was sentenced… Read More

Amid Afghan evacuations, Seattle-area investor recounts the nightmare of Iran’s revolution, war

Code.org founder Hadi Partovi and his twin brother were only 6 years old during the Iranian Revolution when the Grand… Read More

Pushpay, which makes digital tools for churches, acquires streaming video startup Resi Media

Pushpay, a Redmond, Wash.-based tech platform that helps faith-based and nonprofit organizations, announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire… Read More

T-Mobile data breach: More than 47M current and former customers affected, carrier says

T-Mobile on Wednesday released more details about a “highly sophisticated cyberattack” that exposed data from more than 40 million former… Read More