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New program seeks startups to solve tech challenges in changing healthcare market
The top challenge that startups face is finding a market need, according to Chris Edell, CEO of the “enterprise-startup connector” Elevar. And healthcare technology...
Starbucks mobile order-ahead program reaches 6M orders per month
Starbucks continues to see growing adoption of its mobile order ahead feature as the coffee giant posted yet another strong quarterly earnings report on Thursday. The Seattle company reported a record $ 5.4 billion in revenue last quarter, up 12 percent from...
Uber for pot? Seattle mayor voices support for legal marijuana delivery pilot program
Push a button, get some legal pot. This could soon be a reality in Seattle if a new bill makes its way through the state legislature. Mayor Ed Murray and City Attorney Pete Holmes voiced their support for legal marijuana delivery services in Seattle,...
Seahawks want to offer mobile loyalty program next season with discounts for game-day fans
More and more people are using their smartphones at Seahawks games and the team wants to capitalize on this growing trend. Chip Suttles, the Seahawks VP of Technology, spoke at a Seahawks Mobility Summit on Tuesday evening in Seattle hosted by Extreme Networks, a Bay Area-based company that operates the WiFi network at CenturyLink Field which debuted before the start of the 2014-15 season. GeekWire caught up with Suttles after the panel discussion...
T-Mobile allegedly throttles YouTube streams, despite absence from Binge On program
If your YouTube videos look a little fuzzy while on the go, T-Mobile may be to blame. YouTube isn’t part of T-Mobile’s Binge On program but its videos are still being throttled on the network. That’s the claim YouTube is making,...
Google bypasses the password with new phone-based authentication program
Passwords are broken. People struggle to make them complicated enough, then struggle to remember them. Or else they’re easily cracked by social engineering or just plain brute-force hacking. Many people could use two-factor authentication, but it slows down the login process and is...
Seattle backs out of agreement, demands Comcast to expand low-income internet program
The Seattle City Council was set to approve a new 10-year franchise agreement with Comcast on Wednesday, but now city officials are pressing pause after seeing what the cable giant did in the Philadelphia market. In a letter sent to Comcast penned by Mayor Ed Murray and Councilmember Bruce Harrell, city officials were “disappointed to learn of the franchise agreed to between Comcast and the City...
Seattle Public Library’s free WiFi hotspot program receives city funding, 450 more devices
Earlier this year, Google and the Seattle Public Library teamed up to provide free mobile WiFi hotspots to anyone with a library card. The system has been popular, with more than 1,000 people waiting for a device at times, but Google’s funding only lasts a year. However, the Seattle City Council’s newly adopted adopted a budget provides ongoing...
Amazon adds unlimited photo storage capability to Households program
Amazon Prime members can now let a family member enjoy unlimited photo storage. As part Amazon Households, which extends the perks of a $ 99/year Amazon Prime membership to other family members, Amazon announced today that Prime Photos is now included as part of the program. That means Prime members can let one additional household member receive their own Prime Photos account...
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