Former space station manager Mike Suffredini says he’s working on a plan to send up a commercial space module that could be...
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Former Amazon exec’s Bitcoin service iPayYou aims to make cryptocurrency easier and more transparent
Bitcoin has plenty of barriers to entry. Even if you understand that it’s a secure cryptocurrency, the steps needed to acquire and keep track of Bitcoin can...
Apple hires robotic hand pioneer Yoky Matsuoka, former UW professor and Nest exec
Apple is getting a hand from robotics pioneer Yoky Matsuoka. The Google X co-founder and robotic hand pioneer, formerly of the University of Washington, is joining the Cupertino-based tech giant.
The news comes via Fortune, which reports that Matsuoka...
Former Seahawks star Marshawn Lynch inks deal with Amazon’s ‘Exclusives’ line to sell apparel
Beast Mode, meet Amazon.
Former Seahawks star running back Marshawn Lynch today unveiled a new portal to sell his Beast Mode brand apparel online, opening up a storefront on Amazon.com as part of the company’s “Exclusives” line.
Former Microsoft engineer founds parent-focused social network Bloom
Tips on pregnancy abound online, from the food you should eat to what that weird pain in your foot means for the baby. But diving...
Talking sports tech with former NBA player and NFL hopeful Nate Robinson
Nate Robinson isn’t a big believer in using data and analytics to drive decision-making in sports —...
Tech Moves: Whitepages adds former Box exec to board; ex-AOL president Bob Lord joins IBM; and more
—Whitepages appointed Whitney Bouck to its board of directors. The former Box vice president is Seattle-based Whitepages‘ third external director and will help guide marketing and...
Amazon turns to Ian Freed, former Fire Phone leader, to run restaurant delivery, report says
Ian Freed, the Amazon executive who helped lead the retailer’s ill-fated Fire Phone efforts, has re-emerged at the company, according to a...
Former Xome CEO and Groupon exec Kal Raman takes new gig at Samsung as chief digital officer
Kal Raman is taking on another high-level position at a large tech company. The former Groupon COO and Drugstore.com CEO is now the chief digital officer at Samsung, according to a recent change on Raman’s LinkedIn profile. Raman was most recently the CEO of Xome, a...
GrabTaxi opens first U.S. office in Seattle, hires former Microsoft Distinguished Engineer
GrabTaxi is coming to the U.S. — not to offer rides, but rather to tap into Seattle’s engineering talent base. The ride-hailing giant, which operates a wide range of smartphone-powered transportation services across Southeast Asia, is opening its first U.S. office in Seattle this month. GrabTaxi is similar...