‘Uber for ocean intelligence’ startup wins Bellingham Angel Investors pitch competitionAstraeus Ocean Systems founder Alex Parker (left) receives an oversized $6,000 check for first place from event emcee and BAI member Jason Cohenour. Nov 05 24November 05, 2024Article at GeekWire
Generative AI is a dual concern for cybersecurity industry — and will drive increased labor demandArtificial intelligence is a double-edged sword when it comes to cybersecurity — and will be a core driver of demand for new cybersecurity professionals, according to the keynote speaker at an event organized by the Washington State Cybersecurity… Apr 29 24April 29, 2024Article at GeekWire
Turning Steve Jobs’ life into opera: Balancing man, myth and the technology that changed everythingIt was not the project that Mark Campbell had been dreaming about. “It was actually Mason Bates, the composer, who suggested the idea of Steve Jobs as an opera,” recalled Campbell, a librettist whose earlier work received a Pulitzer Prize in Music.… Feb 17 19February 17, 2019Article at GeekWire
Returning to journalism, 30 years later: Can the profession’s standards survive its disruption?Many people don’t have a clue how journalism works. Journalists may have less access to events and their newsmakers than the general public does. All this for a career with limited job options. Those are the headlines from my recent temporary return… Feb 09 19February 09, 2019Article at GeekWire
Hands-on with Bottomless coffee: Can the internet really keep refilling a caffeine addict’s endless cup?In my home, we’d rather run out of toilet paper than fresh coffee. The former can be replaced by facial tissue. But nothing adequately substitutes for the latter as a kickstart to our get-up-before-dawn day. So when I heard of Bottomless’ solution to… Dec 30 18December 30, 2018Article at GeekWire
Geared Up: Alexa from end to end, a hot-selling Elon Musk keepsake, and more crazy moments of 2018A voice-activated microwave. A smart toilet. And a flamethrower … not. Those products represent a handful of the highlights for our Geared Up gadget geeks from 2018. On this year-end episode of our consumer electronics podcast, we look back at some… Dec 27 18December 27, 2018Article at GeekWire
John Legere all but confirms T-Mobile TV’s launch will be delayed to 2019, and promises ‘real, live’ 5GT-Mobile CEO John Legere is outlining how he sees 2019. It’s a vision of 5G, taking on cable and satellite TV, and continued jabs at the company’s mobile competitors — plus optimism about the planned merger with Sprint. In a blog post Thursday… Dec 27 18December 27, 2018Article at GeekWire
Interview: NYPL’s chief digital officer says public is better off when libraries are ‘risk averse’ about techFirst: It’s not just about digitizing books. That’s the biggest misconception that the public has about the role of digital technology in libraries, according to the chief digital officer of what is arguably the world’s largest public library. New… Dec 26 18December 26, 2018Article at GeekWire
Amazon reports ‘record-breaking’ holiday season with its own devices selling ‘millions more’If you bought an Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice Remote, or Echo as a gift — or received one — you’re not alone. Amazon says those are among its best-selling Amazon devices this holiday season, a season in which it now says customers… Dec 26 18December 26, 2018Article at GeekWire
Analysis: Microsoft, Google, Apple — why is Amazon the lagging tech giant in the classroom?Is Amazon a sleeping giant of education technology? Or one of its biggest, underreported failures? Those are questions to which answers have varied, especially in 2018. But now it seems the answer is definitely yes. To both. As someone who lives in… Dec 24 18December 24, 2018Article at GeekWire
Seattle and King County get text to 9-1-1 service, but officials still say call if you canPeople in Seattle and the other cities or unincorporated areas of King County, Wash. now can text emergency responders for help, in addition to calling. On Thursday, King County announced that all of the county’s 9-1-1 call centers are able to accept… Dec 21 18December 21, 2018Article at GeekWire
Canada’s Corel acquires desktop virtualization company Parallels, financial terms not disclosedCorel Corporation is acquiring privately held Parallels, best known for its Parallels Desktop for Mac virtualization software. Ottawa-based Corel announced the purchase of the Bellevue, Wash.-headquartered Parallels Thursday morning. Financial terms… Dec 20 18December 20, 2018Article at GeekWire
T-Mobile reportedly delaying launch of planned TV service until 2019T-Mobile, which had planned to launch T-Mobile TV this year, reportedly is delaying its debut until 2019. Bloomberg reports that the project “proved more complex than expected,” citing sources said to be familiar with the situation. While Bloomberg’s… Dec 19 18December 19, 2018Article at GeekWire
LinkedIn finds Gen Z workers put more emphasis on mastering ‘hard’ skills than learning ‘soft’ skillsA new survey released by LinkedIn shows a disconnect between what types of skills the youngest workers think are important to succeed in the workplace, and how employers view those skills. In its new “Generational Learning” survey, LinkedIn Learning… Dec 18 18December 18, 2018Article at GeekWire
Amazon reportedly working with big consumer brands to reduce its costs on ‘CRaP’ itemsThat heavy bottled water? Or those bulky, cheap paper towels? Amazon would prefer that you order them in larger quantities — or that the manufacturer take responsibility for shipping them to you. An increased effort is said to be underway inside… Dec 17 18December 17, 2018Article at GeekWire
Uploaded a photo to Facebook but didn’t post it? It may have been shared with other apps anywayIf you uploaded a photo to Facebook and decided not to post it, there’s still a good chance it was shared with third-party apps — at least if you uploaded it in September. On Friday, Facebook disclosed that a bug in its photo API affected up to 6.8… Dec 14 18December 14, 2018Article at GeekWire
Need a Lime bike? Google Maps now shows availability in Seattle and 12 other citiesThat cluster of Lime bikes on a corner is getting a lot more visible — even if some of them aren’t upright. Thursday, Google announced it would display nearby Lime pedal bikes, e-bikes and scooters from inside Google Maps. Not only that, but if… Dec 13 18December 13, 2018Article at GeekWire
Washington state ranks in top 10 in annual Speedtest U.S. broadband performance reportEven if it feels like your broadband connection is slug-slow at times, on the whole fixed internet connection speeds are rapidly rising. And Washington is in the top 10 of U.S. states. Ookla Wednesday released its annual Speedtest U.S. Fixed… Dec 12 18December 12, 2018Article at GeekWire
EagleView completes $90M acquisition of Australian aerial imagery firm SpookfishPrivately held aerial imagery and data analytics company EagleView Technologies has completed its previously announced acquisition of Spookfish, an Australian firm that also does aerial imagery. Bothell, Wash.-based EagleView said on Monday it’s… Dec 10 18December 10, 2018Article at GeekWire
Rhapsody and Sony Music Entertainment bring ‘Powered by Napster’ streaming service to JapanNapster is coming to Japan. Or, at least, its underlying technology is. Seattle-based Rhapsody International and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. announced Monday that the two companies will partner on a new high-resolution music streaming… Dec 10 18December 10, 2018Article at GeekWire
