Microsoft photo An upcoming Microsoft 365 business software subscription price hike announced this week promises to boost business by up to $ 5 billion annually, an analyst predicts. Microsoft plans to increase the price of its business software subscriptions, including the Office 365 core suite, starting March 1, 2022. The company calls it “the first … Read more
A mural painted on an abandoned building in Van Horn, Texas shows Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark, who will ride the Blue Origin suborbital spacecraft on Tuesday. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) VAN HORN, Texas – The last time I visited this West Texas city in 2006, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Space Venture planned … Read more
Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity and its mothership (left) are modeled after the SpaceShipOne launch system (right) built with the help of Seattle billionaire Paul Allen. (Photos by Virgin Galactic and Michael Pereckas) The suborbital spaceships built by Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Spaceline may look completely different, but financially … Read more
In most states in the country there is a vaccination delay, even as vaccines continue to become available. The culprit behind this delay? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most vaccination reluctance came from young, rural, and low-income people. Additional data shows that at least 10% of people who have received a … Read more
OpenMRS developers work on solutions during an annual OpenMRS hackathon. (OpenMRS photos) Consider the difficulties many of us face when we need medical procedures, tests, or referrals. Now imagine that you live in a developing country where these challenges can be considerably greater. For example, a critical blood test may mean getting an informal slip … Read more
The struggle for stability in the streaming era has led Hollywood studios to take the defensive. After licensing movies and shows to Netflix and Amazon, companies like Disney and WarnerMedia have torn their greatest attributes out of the competition to improve their own platforms. Not to be left behind, Comcast-owned NBCUniversal is reportedly considering a … Read more
President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau practically met on Tuesday for Biden’s first meeting with a foreign counterpart since he took office. The two pledged to fight COVID-19 and rehabilitate US-Canada relations. (February 23)
Harjinder Sandhu, CEO and Founder of Saykara, speaks on the Health Tech stage at the 2018 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Nuance Communications has acquired Saykara, a Seattle-based health tech startup that makes a voice assistant for clinicians. Based in Boston and publicly traded, Nuance will use the deal to improve its own … Read more