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Drone startup surveying power lines to prevent fires wins top prize at prestigious UW competition
The University of Washington's 28th annual Dempsey Startup Competition awarded $87,000 to student entrepreneurs and ...
Astrobotic clears wireless charging system for moon missions with help from WiBotic
Astrobotic has completed a key round of testing for a lunar wireless charging system that incorporates technology from ...
Groundbreaking fusion: Helion eyes rural Wash. for world’s first plant despite unproven tech
The proposed site for Helion Energy's first fusion plant, located in Malaga, Wash., on property that includes the Rock Island ...
Nearly two years later, FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal
Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard cleared its final U.S. regulatory hurdle as the FTC dropped its ...
Did Apple just buy another Seattle startup? Clues point to secretive acquisition
Apple appears to have made another stealthy startup acquisition in Seattle. We’re hearing that the tech giant is acquiring ...
Startup radar: Seattle companies build tech for marketing, food safety, games, and baby products
Starter Set CEO Jane Dashevsky; Scowtt CEO Eduardo Indacochea; Fritter CEO Beatrice Archer; and Gamebeast CEO Zander ...
Space Needle doubles the pleasure in ride to the top with new stacked, glass elevators
A double-stacked glass elevator at the Space Needle enhances the views of Seattle in the tower's latest modernization effort. (Space Needle Photo) The ...
Washington state cuts back economic development program amid criticism of innovation approach
Joseph Williams onstage at the GeekWire Awards last month, accepting the Public Policy Champion award. Williams found out ...
Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP joins Home Depot board; Impinj COO resigns; Amazon vets depart
— Bryce Hein is now chief marketing officer for SpecterOps, a cybersecurity company focused on identity theft. Hein was ...
Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts hires new CTO, who calls access to non-biased data ‘everything right now’
Megan Winfield has been named the new chief technology officer at USAFacts, the nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization ...
I tried to sell my old tech at a PayMore store — here’s the reality check I walked out with
Steven Mount searches the PayMore system for information on iMacs, left, and other tech items brought to the company's ...
Tech Alliance study: R&D imbalance threatens state’s innovation sector as public investment lags
A new Technology Alliance report warns that Washington’s innovation sector is at risk as public investment lags private R&D ...