Tech – Page 78 of 306

Microsoft investment arm M12 introduces $4M competition to fund women-led startups

Women-led startups get only a drop of the pool of investment dollars out there, and Microsoft wants to change that.… Read More

Mysterious digital marketing startup New Engen, led by ex-Zulily execs, emerges from stealth mode

New Engen, a Seattle startup run by ex-Zulily executives that arms marketers with technology to help them spend their budgets… Read More

F5 Networks cutting 230 jobs, 5 percent of workforce, as it continues cloud transition

F5 Networks announced a round of job cuts Wednesday as part of its third quarter earnings, as it continues to… Read More

‘Brain gain’ helps Seattle land title of second best North American tech market

Seattle is the second strongest tech market in the U.S. and Canada, thanks to its growing population of young, brainy… Read More

Nearly half of job openings at tech companies are for non-tech roles, study finds

Typical tech company jobs that come to mind may include software engineer or data scientist. But nearly half of the… Read More

Snap partners with news discovery organizations to help reporters find Snapchat content

Snap is teaming up with news discovery organizations to help push user-generated out beyond the confines of its Snapchat app.… Read More

Facebook-owned Oculus releases $299 business bundle for standalone Oculus Go VR headset

Facebook-owned Oculus is following up the release of its $199 standalone virtual reality headset with a new bundle targeting big… Read More

Report: Walmart considers building streaming service to rival Netflix and Amazon Prime Video

Walmart is contemplating starting its own streaming service to compete with incumbent giants like Netflix and Amazon, according to a… Read More

TAE rearranges its leadership and gets ready for next chapter in fusion quest backed by Paul Allen

TAE Technologies, the fusion energy venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and other heavy-hitters, is elevating Michl Binderbauer to… Read More

Report: If Howard Schultz runs for president, some fear possible damage to Starbucks brand

The average Joe may sometimes like his coffee black, but it’s never strictly red or blue. Starbucks has built itself… Read More

LivePerson opening tech center in Seattle for messaging business; Amazon Alexa vet on board

LivePerson, a company whose messaging platform helps businesses communicate with customers, has a message for Seattle: they’re setting up shop… Read More

Big Fish Games migrates to new HQ, with plans to reel in top talent with eye-catching space

Big Fish Games has a new headquarters to go along with its new leader. The Seattle-based gaming company, which was… Read More

Redfin seeks to raise up to $239M in new debt and stock offering

Redfin is looking to raise up to $239 million through a combination of debt and stock offerings, according to a… Read More

Amazon Prime Day plagued by glitches as users report issues with e-commerce website

Amazon Prime Day kicked off at noon Monday and some disappointed shoppers are reporting problems with the e-commerce giant’s site.… Read More

Advancing Women in Product expands to Seattle to provide new resources and role models

When Advancing Women in Product co-founder and CEO Nancy Wang was first starting to work in product management, she didn’t have… Read More

TerraClear raises $5.5M as Smartsheet co-founder continues work on rock-picking robot for farmers

Brent Frei is learning how to pick rocks with a robot as he continues to work on his new company,… Read More

Silicon Valley startup unveils BlackFly, the latest entrant in race to field a flying car

A Silicon Valley startup called Opener is taking the wraps off a single-seat, all-electric flying vehicle known as BlackFly, which… Read More

Seattle zoo turns to virtual reality and beacon technology to give visitors a closer look at animals

For all of the excitement that goes on in some of the award-winning exhibits at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo, a… Read More

Vacasa jumps into vacation home sale process with new network connecting buyers, sellers and agents

When Portland startup Vacasa raised $103 million last year, it set the stage for a flurry of new products, and… Read More

Wicket Labs raises more cash to build out audience insight platform for online video providers

Wicket Labs has raised more cash to help grow its technology that gives online video providers more data about their… Read More

AT&T invests in secretive augmented reality startup Magic Leap in exclusive distribution deal

AT&T said it has struck a deal with Magic Leap to invest in the secretive startup, provide mobile data service… Read More

Microsoft reportedly cutting small percentage of jobs in international sales organization

Microsoft is cutting jobs in its international sales organization, according to a report from CNBC. Citing a source familiar with… Read More

Nordstrom tests new in-store experience in bid to become ‘best fashion retailer in a digital world’

How customers shop at Nordstrom may be due for a dramatic change in the next few years. At its “Investor… Read More

Toast raises $115M for restaurant management platform, opens Portland office

Restaurant management platform developer Toast today announced a $115 million investment that values the company at $1.4 billion. T. Rowe… Read More

Hewlett Packard Enterprise selected to support supercomputer brain simulation

Hewlett Packard Enterprise says it’s been selected to build a supercomputer designed to simulate the inner workings of the mouse… Read More

5 steps for consumer adoption of blockchain

With all the hype and money pouring into the blockchain and cryptocurrency market, it’s important to recognize how young the… Read More

HTC’s monthly sales plummet 68% in latest sign of trouble for smartphone maker

Smartphone and virtual reality headset maker HTC posted its biggest monthly sales decline in two years Friday morning, signaling flagging… Read More

Pyrotechnics pros wire 10,000 pounds of explosives for Seattle’s big July 4 fireworks show

Pyrotechnics professionals worked under the warm Seattle sun on the 3rd of July in preparation for the big show that… Read More

Author of ‘Why Women Don’t Code’ defends essay as colleagues, diversity experts challenge claims

Why don’t more women code? Stuart Reges believes he has an answer to that difficult question, one that the tech… Read More

Textio sues former customer over optimized job descriptions allegedly ‘repurposed and sold to its own customers’

EDITOR’S NOTE: This lawsuit was dismissed on Oct. 26, 2018. Textio alleges in a new lawsuit that a former customer… Read More