Tech

Can Congress figure out tech and trade? Amazon, Microsoft and political leaders call for reform

Some of the most important U.S. laws that govern global trade and the flow of information across borders are outdated.… Read More

Trident sub base and Boeing cited in closure of Seattle’s Russian consulate

News Brief: Twenty-five years ago, the opening of Russia’s Seattle consulate was a symbol of the post-Cold War thaw, but… Read More

Smartsheet files for IPO, aims to become Seattle region’s next public company

Smartsheet is getting ready to go public. The Seattle-area company that helps Fortune 500 customers manage and automate key work… Read More

A travel site by any other name: Expedia modifies moniker

Expedia is changing its name. It’s only a minor alteration, as Expedia Inc. has become Expedia Group. The new name… Read More

TLDR: Water bottle gets the lead out, WiFi changes at Starbucks, and student activists powered by web

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube to catch every episode, check back… Read More

One piece of the Dell puzzle becomes clearer as Pivotal files for an IPO with revenue of $509M

Pivotal, the company behind the popular Cloud Foundry application development platform, submitted its filing for an initial public offering Friday… Read More

Saudi crown prince, who has been wooing big tech, will visit Seattle and meet with Bill Gates

Embed from Getty Images Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, is making his way from one Washington to… Read More

TLDR: Microsoft’s big solar deal, Facebook’s privacy fallout, and Amazon’s patent for waving at drones

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube to catch every episode, check back… Read More

Starbucks wants your email address: Coffee giant tests new WiFi sign-up process at U.S. stores

Since rolling out free WiFi in its U.S. stores nearly eight years ago, Starbucks has asked customers to simply accept… Read More

HaloSource launches lead-removing water bottle in U.S., inspired by public health crisis in Flint, Mich.

HaloSource, a tech company based in Bothell, Wash., is used to tackling clean water challenges in countries like India and… Read More

Starbucks explores potential use of blockchain tech for ‘bean to cup’ pilot program

How about a little blockchain with your coffee? Starbucks is the latest company to consider the use of blockchain technology.… Read More

Police release video of Uber’s self-driving car hitting pedestrian

Tempe Police released video on Wednesday of the deadly crash involving Uber’s self-driving car. The video shows footage from both… Read More

Starbucks CEO says company is ‘rare exception’ among struggling brick-and-mortar retailers torpedoed by tech

While many physical retailers have closed stores or gone out of business with the rise of e-commerce, Starbucks has been “the… Read More

Starbucks eliminates gender pay gap in U.S. workforce, aims to do the same worldwide

The pay gap between men and women doing similar work has been a persistent issue in the U.S. for decades.… Read More

Class action suit vs. CenturyLink and DirecTV alleges customer data can be accessed via internet search

A lawsuit against internet provider CenturyLink and AT&T-owned DirecTV alleges the companies fail to adequately protect personal customer data — to… Read More

Sift Science raises $53M to bolster machine learning for fighting fraud online

Sift Science, a San Francisco company that builds software to fight fraud online and recently opened a Seattle office, has… Read More

Starbucks pledges $10M to support development of recyclable, compostable coffee cups

Starbucks said Tuesday it is pledging $10 million toward a new initiative to develop a recyclable coffee cup within three… Read More

Mobile gas delivery service Filld expands with pilot program in Seattle

Seattle car owners can now get their tank filled without going to the gas station. Silicon Valley-based Filld just launched… Read More

Top schools for AI: New study ranks the leading U.S. artificial intelligence grad programs

Artificial intelligence is poised to become one of the most disruptive technologies of the century. A new study of the… Read More

Expedia-owned Orbitz likely hacked, exposing 2 years of customer data

Travel site Orbitz, which is owned by Expedia, said a “legacy travel booking platform” was likely hacked last year, exposing… Read More

Autonomous robots will crawl inside pipes at former U.S. nuclear sites to detect radiation, speed up process of dismantling

Robotics pioneers from Carnegie Mellon University, who made their mark in the aftermath of the Three Mile Island and Chernobyl… Read More