Why did Microsoft spend $68.7 billion on Activision Blizzard, a video game giant? Hope Cochran is the managing director of madrona venture capital group, a Seattle venture capital company. He has a…
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Funko, a toy maker, will close its warehouse in Washington state and transfer its distribution work to Arizona
Everett, Washington – Funko, a maker of popular culture collections, is closing warehouses in the northern city of Seattle and consolidating its distribution work in Arizona. The Daily Herald reported on Thursday…
Radian Aerospace stood out and raised $27.5 million for the development of orbital space shuttles
More than five years after the establishment of Renton, Washington – the U.S. – based radian aerospace company is getting rid of stealth mode and reported a round of seed funds of…
Analysis: Microsoft’s large-scale acquisition of Activision Blizzard for us $68.7 billion is mixed for gamers
Last year, I joked that the problem Microsoft brought to video game analysts was that it might decide to buy the moon at any time, suddenly disrupting the whole industry. On Tuesday…
Zeva conducted its first free flight test at a ranch south of Seattle, testing its zero flying saucer evtol
After years of effort, Tacoma, Washington – Geneva based zeva conducted the first unrestricted controlled flight test of its full-size aircraft, a device that looks like a flying saucer. The demonstration took…
Brother’s founding team integrated technology and farm foundation and invested US $2.2 million in Agricultural Internet of things startups
New funding source: coda farm technologies, an Internet of things (IOT) agricultural start-up, has taken root in the Skagit Valley in western Washington and has raised US $2.2 million in venture capital….
Meta, Facebook’s parent company, postponed its full return to the office until the end of March, ensuring two years of remote work
If the remote experiment of 2019 coronavirus disease is not clear, it will last for a full two years, and then some. This is a harvest of meta’s decision to postpone all…
Technology in the wild: thingy, a Seattle area startup, will test remote sensors connected to Amazon sidewalks
Scott Waller was a systems engineer and network architect at Cisco and Microsoft. His inspiration came from his experience as a volunteer firefighter and avalanche coach. He founded an Internet of things…
Astronomers breathed a sigh of relief after the Weber telescope opened its mirror in space
Two weeks after the Christmas launch, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope completed its self deployment today, and astronomers were happy in the process. The deployment of the 18 segment, 21.3 foot wide…
Mr. Spock, the original Star Trek, shines brightly on the billboard promoting the vaccine
Leonard Nimoy has been dead for seven years since he played a role in the 2019 coronavirus disease “star journey”, but his character will soon appear on the billboard next to you…