New York-based venture capitalist Fred Wilson this week ranked Seattle a “third-tier” startup city, then backed down from his statement after Tren Griffin, our guest on this week’s GeekWire radio show...
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Want a career in aerospace? Study computer science, job forecast for Seattle region suggests
The most reliable way to break into the aerospace industry of tomorrow is to learn computer science today. That’s one of the preliminary findings from a study that...
Amazon hiring 1,200 people at new fulfillment center in Seattle region
Amazon has started hiring to fill more than 1,200 new jobs at an upcoming fulfillment center in Kent., Wash., south of Seattle. It’s one of the company’s eighth-generation fulfillment centers, with advanced automation technologies, so it’s evidence that robots haven’t replaced humans yet. It’s the third robotics fulfillment center in western Washington, joining...
Bill Gates Sr. at 90: A giant impact on technology, philanthropy and the Seattle region
View image | gettyimages.com “Without me, you wouldn’t be here.” That was the opening line of a speech that Bill Gates Sr. gave many years ago at an annual meeting of Microsoft employees. It was meant to be funny —...