Reports from Tehran suggest that Iran’s flag carrier airline has struck a deal to purchase jetliners from the Boeing Co., which...
Iranian reports hint at huge Boeing jet deal
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GeekWork Picks: Paul Allen’s AI2 seeks Research Scientist amid ‘huge hiring spree’
Oren Etzioni, CEO of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, recently told GeekWire the company is on “a huge hiring spree.”
“We’re hiring to grow to 75 people or so over the coming year,” he said. “We’ve just gotten a...
Why Blue Origin’s latest launch is a huge deal for cheap space access
Engineers work on a New Shepard capsule in March inside Blue Origin's rocket factory near Seattle. (credit: Blue Origin)
Today marks the third time in just over four months that Blue Origin has successfully launched and landed its New Shepard spacecraft and propulsion module. The launch and landing took place in a remote area of West...
Huge demand for $50 Fire tablet vaults Amazon to 3rd, behind Apple and Samsung — but it won’t last
Amazon’s tablet business grew at a faster rate than any other vendor in the critical holiday quarter, shipping 5.2 million units and posting year-over-year growth of more than 175 percent, according to...
GeekWire Deals: This bendable stand is a huge improvement over the selfie stick
It’s fun to poke fun at selfie sticks, but you have to admit you’re jealous of some of the great shots they capture. But selfie sticks are unitaskers, and unitaskers are never as good as multitaskers, especially when you’re trying to pack light. With today’s GeekWire Deals...
Amazon was huge at CES 2016, and they weren’t even there
LAS VEGAS — There was no Amazon booth or glitzy Amazon keynote at CES this year, but the e-commerce giant’s presence was felt all over the place with auto manufacturers...
Infrared video of huge Southern California methane leak makes plume visible
First Aerial Footage of Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Leak Credit: Environmental Defense Fund and Earthworks
Southern California Gas Company had been trying to plug a massive natural gas leak for more than two months, and now we have some new perspective on the scale of the leak. The non-profit organization Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has released an infrared...
Microsoft’s Windows 10 passes Windows 8 in one huge benchmark
Windows 10 is still trailing behind Windows 8 when it comes to overall market share, but Microsoft announced last night that the platform has taken off for gamers. In November, players spent more hours gaming on Windows 10 than Windows 8 and 8.1 combined. RELATED CONTENT: Xbox Live’s Major Nelson on this week’s GeekWire radio show...
Microsoft fills out Skype’s calling features with huge update for business users
For everyday users, Skype is a robust communications tool to stay in contact with others. You can use it to chat by message, voice and video, and you can even use it to take and receive calls from traditional phones. But from conference calls to voice mail, business users have a lot more to deal with when it comes...