This year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a New Year’s resolution to build an artificial intelligence that helps out at work and...
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Seattle city officials talk tech access, drones and strategize for digital equity initiative
BMW tests car-sharing service in Seattle, taking on Car2Go in first U.S. move since halting S.F. pilot
BMW appears to be expanding its DriveNow car-sharing service in Seattle, taking direct aim at Car2Go in one of its most successful markets. GeekWire readers spotted the BMW cars in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood this week, signaling that the test program is...
Hulu quietly purchases assets from Seattle video startup Vhoto, hires most of the team
Vhoto, which developed a computer vision technology that scanned mobile videos in order to extract the very best still photographs, is no more. Assets from the venture-backed Seattle startup have been sold to Hulu, and most of the Vhoto team is now working in the Seattle engineering office of the online...
Grass greener, Internet faster? Why Seattle is mapping broadband speeds across the city
The City of Seattle has announced an online broadband speed test that will create a map of internet speeds and prices across different Seattle neighborhoods. Using the map, city residents will be able compare their Internet plans to...
Startup Spotlight: Renticity launches in Seattle with platform for mom-and-pop landlords
Seattle’s rising rent prices lead to a lot of housing turnover — which leads to a lot of extra work for landlords. That’s fine for property management companies with the resources to focus on their rentals full-time. But for mom-and-pop landlords, the...
Seattle electric bike startup Propella debuts affordable e-bike, taking cues from Tesla and Apple
A few years ago, 2011 UW graduate Ben Tarassoli was looking for an electrically-assisted bicycle (e-bike). Although there were plenty of makes and models to choose from, he couldn’t find one that measured...
A tribute to Doug Walker: Seattle celebrates the life of tech philanthropist killed in avalanche
Doug Walker scaled some of the world’s tallest peaks, scurrying up them with endless energy and unbridled enthusiasm. And while he lived much of his life at high elevations, perhaps what...
HTC shows off 12 Vive virtual reality games in Seattle a month before preorders start
The HTC Vive is coming to consumers soon, but some members of the media got to try out a handful of games being built for the virtual reality headset at...
How Seattle is becoming a worldwide hub for virtual reality technology development
Seattle is already a tech and startup hub. But what is perhaps less known and talked about is how the city is becoming a center for companies and researchers developing virtual reality...