Tech – Page 52 of 306

Seattle metro area wages grow 4.4% during Q4, second-highest in the U.S.

The Seattle metro area saw the second-highest annual wage growth during the fourth quarter of 2019, according to PayScale’s latest… Read More

Steve Ballmer calls death of Kobe Bryant ‘a tragedy of tragedies’ during tech summit in L.A.

In his first public remarks about the death of Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Clippers owner and former Microsoft CEO Steve… Read More

Leafly slashes 18% of workforce to align business with ‘market realities’ of tech and cannabis industry

Seattle-based cannabis information resource company Leafly today laid off 54 employees, or 18 percent of its workforce, GeekWire has learned.… Read More

Online education company K12 Inc. acquires coding school Galvanize for $165M

Galvanize, a Denver-based company that offers startup office space and coding boot camp programs, has been acquired by online education… Read More

Seattle shooting rattles tech companies and raises concerns about safety of city’s urban core

The deadly shooting Wednesday night in downtown Seattle is prompting tech companies in the area to implement new precautions to… Read More

What’s Barry Diller doing? Expedia not seeking new CEO following Mark Okerstrom’s abrupt departure, report says

Expedia Group has been quiet about the status of its leadership following the abrupt departures of CEO Mark Okerstrom and… Read More

Uber and Lyft criticized for automated surge pricing after Seattle shooting

Prices on Uber and Lyft rose to as much as five times normal rates in the immediate aftermath of a… Read More

Jeff Bezos phone hack: U.N. calls for ‘immediate investigation’ into Saudi crown prince’s involvement

The United Nations on Wednesday called for an investigation into the alleged hacking of Jeff Bezos’ phone in 2018, with… Read More

Inside another big dig in Seattle: Saving the roof at Key Arena is a 44-million-pound remodel marvel

Before a puck ever drops for professional hockey in Seattle, the ground had to drop out from below Key Arena… Read More

Tech roles dominate Glassdoor’s list of 50 Best Jobs in America for 2020

Glassdoor’s list of the 50 Best Jobs in America is dominated by tech in 2020, with seven of the top… Read More

Seattle ‘hacker house’ founder battling UW after broken pipe sinks startup enclave

The University of Washington is embroiled in a landlord-tenant dispute with a tech entrepreneur over a property he rents from… Read More

We had blockchain for dinner at CES with IBM and celebrity chef Aaron Sanchez

LAS VEGAS — Mmmmm, blockchain. IBM hosted a dinner this week at CES with celebrity chef Aaron Sanchez, who put… Read More

Our favorite cars and flying vehicles from CES 2020

Automakers showed off a wide array of splashy concept cars and flying vehicles at CES 2020. Here are some of our favorites. Read More

Pizza making robot startup Zume will shut down Seattle office as part of company-wide layoffs

Zume is shutting down its Seattle engineering office amid widespread layoffs at the pizza making robotics company. The Bay Area-based… Read More

Hands-on demo with Charmin’s new toilet paper robot and fart smell sensor at CES

Toilet-paper maker Charmin introduced three new technology innovations at CES 2020 designed to improve the toilet experience, including RollBot, a “pooptime robot pal.” Read More

Former Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff launches dot.LA, a news site for Southern California tech

Nearly a year after stepping down as CEO of Seattle-based Zillow Group, Spencer Rascoff has turned his focus to the… Read More

Walmart deploys grocery picking robots in its battle against Amazon

Walmart today showed off the newest weapon in its retail battle against Amazon: A cadre of robots that retrieve items… Read More

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff offers leadership playbook on how to run purpose-driven businesses

LAS VEGAS — Marc Benioff was heading home from dinner one evening in 2015 when he learned the surprising news:… Read More

Sprint-owned Virgin Mobile USA shutting down as T-Mobile merger process continues

Sprint is shutting down its prepaid Virgin Mobile USA phone business and moving customers over to sister brand Boost Mobile.… Read More

We tried Impossible Foods’ new pork, the latest fake meat from the Bill Gates-backed company

LAS VEGAS — Impossible Foods, the fake meat company with investors such as Bill Gates, was back at CES this… Read More

Privacy is front and center at CES as execs from Apple, Facebook, others debate key tech issues

The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is viewed by many as the pulse of the technology industry. The… Read More

T-Mobile adds another 1.9M customers in Q4, extending growth streak to nearly seven years

T-Mobile added a net total of 1.9 million customers in the fourth quarter, bringing its total to 86 million customers,… Read More

Coupa Software acquiring Seattle startup Yapta to help businesses cut travel costs

Coupa Software, a publicly traded company that helps businesses track their spending, has acquired Seattle corporate travel pricing startup Yapta.… Read More

AMD challenges Intel dominance in laptops with with new Ryzen 7 4000-series processors

Laptop CPUs, especially for high-performance computers used in gaming and content creation, have long been the domain of Intel. Rival… Read More

CES: These are the consumer tech trends to watch for 2020 and beyond, according to show organizers

LAS VEGAS — 5G; artificial intelligence; connected homes; streaming media; cloud-based gaming; mixed reality; electric transportation; telemedicine; task-based robots; and… Read More

Two months after launch in Seattle, Parcel Guard delivers new package security features at CES

The holidays have come and gone, and perhaps with them some of your intended package deliveries disappeared, too. But Parcel… Read More

CES: Smart toothbrushes go from concept to reality as industry giants embrace more tech

LAS VEGAS — When we first encountered a smart connected toothbrush at CES 2016, we rolled our eyes and wondered… Read More

Starbucks offers Headspace subscriptions to improve employee mental health

Starbucks is offering employees free subscriptions to the meditation app, Headspace, as part of a push to improve the mental… Read More

Charmin looks to disrupt the toilet experience with new technologies unveiled at CES

LAS VEGAS — At CES this week, toilet paper manufacturer Charmin unveiled three concept technologies to improve your toilet-going experience.… Read More

CES: Top 5 craziest tech gadgets we saw on Day 1

LAS VEGAS — CES doesn’t officially start until Tuesday. But the madness has already begun. We landed here in Vegas… Read More