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Zero to 100 in two seconds! Hyperloop One zooms through first public speed test
The newly renamed Hyperloop One venture sent an electrically propelled sled down a Nevada test track at speeds that went...
Apple Maps quietly adds public transit directions for Seattle riders
“Hey Siri, give me transit directions to Pike Place Market.”
A few days ago, that wouldn’t have gotten residents of the Emerald City anywhere, but Apple quietly rolled out support for transit directions in Apple Maps today. Seattle’s transit options...
In Apple vs. FBI, the U.S. public sides with law enforcement
Those worried about the U.S. government finding ways to disable encryption in consumer technologies have a lot more explaining to do. The American public isn’t buying their point of view. By a wide margin, Americans side with...
Slack CEO on going public: The window for easy money in private markets will close slowly
When will Slack, the fast-growing enterprise chat app, go public? Will the environment of easy VC money in the private markets dry up? Slack CEO and Co-founder Stewart Butterfield addressed these questions at an entrepreneurship panel at...
KEXP shows off new digs: Public space for live shows and more streaming music in the works
A new space at the Seattle Center for KEXP means more live shows for the community, but the expanded digs also include a huge upgrade in technology for the independent station. KEXP moved into its new offices...
France won’t block public Wi-Fi or ban Tor after all
(credit: Martin Crockett)
Public Wi-Fi networks and Tor won't be blocked or forbidden in France in the near future, even during a state of emergency, despite the country's Ministry of Interior reportedly considering it.
Days after the reports on the proposal surfaced in the French newspaper Le Monde, the country's prime minister Manuel Valls said he had never heard of such requests...
Seattle online news site Crosscut merges with KCTS 9, forms new ‘multiplatform’ non-profit Cascade Public Media
Two Seattle-based non-profits are joining forces in an effort to create a new media entity that the organizations say will spark an “exciting new chapter” for regional news in the Pacific Northwest. Crosscut, the digital news site started eight years ago by Seattle luminary David Brewster, and KCTS 9 Public Television, which started in...
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...
Q&A: Box co-founder Dylan Smith on going public, and competing (and partnering) with Microsoft
It’s been a big year for Box. The fast-growing cloud storage powerhouse went public in January after a few fits and starts, raising $ 158 million and positioning the Los Altos, California-based company for big things ahead. The stock slumped in recent months below its IPO price, and Box now is valued at $...