A new technique for finding potentially hazardous asteroids before they find us has chalked up its first success. In this case, the asteroid isn’t expected to threaten Earth anytime in… Read More
It’s been one day short of a year since Microsoft partnered with Adaptive Biotechnologies to create a blood test with the promise of diagnosing dozens of diseases at once. The… Read More
Satellites, sensors, social media and purchasing data provide terabytes’ worth of information about how the global economy is working — and the insights gleaned from that data can be more precious… Read More
It’s no secret that a rising flood of data, from the results of sophisticated genetic tests to the vital signs recorded by your smartphone, is transforming the way we approach… Read More
Thanks to incredibly shrinking satellites and launch costs, thousands of satellites are sending down streams of data about the state of our planet. But how much effort is going into… Read More
Technology has disrupted and changed a variety of industries and experiences, but most wouldn’t put a trip to the DMV in the category of modernized experiences. But the industry is working on… Read More
There is an almost overwhelming number of pressing global health issues today. Preparing for epidemics like Ebola, the increasing dangers of climate change, access to medicine and contraceptives, antibiotic-resistant infections — the… Read More
Maana is raising a big round of funding to fuel growth of its big data search engine platform that helps Fortune 100 companies maximize the use of their information. The company, which employs 50… Read More
Researchers have analyzed data about mobile phone use in Rwanda to figure out how wealthy a phone’s user is – and they say they might be able to do the same kind… Read More
PALM DESERT, Calif. — Two political foes faced off Friday here at the EY Strategic Growth Forum, but the dialogue was civil, enlightening and, at times, downright funny. Republican political… Read More
Fresh off an $18.4 million venture capital round, Bellevue-based Atigeo today announced the acquisition of YaData Solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We saw instant synergy with YaData as… Read More
Microsoft announced the third installment of its Microsoft Ventures Seattle Accelerator on Wednesday, this time focusing on data science and machine learning. In a world where we’re creating more data then… Read More
Microsoft announced on Thursday it has acquired VoloMetrix, a Seattle startup that offers a new way for large corporations to quantify employee efficiency. According to a blog post, Microsoft plans… Read More
INRIX unveiled its new Road Weather tool on Tuesday, the latest example of how the Seattle-area company is turning the 100 million vehicles in its network into mobile data collectors monitoring roads around the globe.… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — If power corrupts, does technological power corrupt absolutely? At an intimate workshop in Georgetown this week, just a quick Uber ride from the Halls of American Power, discussion turned to a… Read More
After three years, Maana is emerging out of stealth mode. The company last week announced an $11 million funding round to fuel development of its big data search engine platform… Read More
Microsoft announced today that it has closed its acquisition of Revolution Analytics, the leading provider of commercial tools for the open source R programming language. The company, based in Mountain… Read More
IBM is betting big on the Internet of Things — the idea that connected devices (everything from refrigerators to toasters to automobiles) will be able to provide real-time data that… Read More
The name Boeing typically conjures images of airplanes, defense systems and space capsules. But with 8,000 to 10,000 sensors on each aircraft Boeing manufactures, the world’s largest aerospace company is… Read More
How big is the field of big data in Washington state? Pretty huge. An estimated 38,170 people work in big data related jobs, making up 1.4 percent of the total… Read More
Palantir Technologies, the big data analytics company funded in part by the CIA’s venture capital arm, is expanding to Seattle, with plans to open an engineering office in the Pioneer Square… Read More
Context Relevant CEO Stephen Purpura has a simple message as a screen saver on his computer: “Don’t mess it up.” And so goes the no-nonsense motto of the Seattle startup,… Read More
People are using data to help analyze elections, stocks and sporting events. Now, the Seattle Police Department — under the direction of newly-appointed chief Kathleen O’Toole — has launched a new… Read More
Appuri, a Redmond-based big data startup, has raised $261,000 from a group of Seattle and Bay Area angel investors to continue propelling its business forward. The company graduated from 9Mile… Read More
SpaceCurve, a big data startup specializing in building a platform that stores and analyzes streaming data tied to sensors and other connected devices, laid off a number of staffers on… Read More
ExtraHop CEO Jesse Rothstein doesn’t think his business analytics startup is simply creating a great product. The pony-tailed entrepreneur — who prior to co-founding ExtraHop worked as a senior architect… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – Data is big business for Microsoft, and the company wants to make it easier for everyone to take advantage of it. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took the stage… Read More
Home-improvement data startup Porch this morning launched a new “Porch Premium” service that aims to give home remodelers, contractors and other service providers new tools for generating business — including… Read More
“The watchword for the last couple of years has been big data,” says John Slitz, CEO of SpaceCurve. And the problem with big data, “is it’s big.” That’s why Slitz… Read More
Seattle big data startup Context Relevant has struck a partnership with Richard Clarke’s cybersecurity consulting firm Good Harbor Security Risk Management. As part of the deal, Clarke, the former counterterrorism chief… Read More
