Assessing Osaka’s Sad Departure From the French Open

Assessing Osaka's Sad Departure From the French Open

PARIS – Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open wasn’t the result everyone in tennis had wanted, and yet it happened anyway. It could probably have been avoided through better communication and smarter decisions, but on Monday night the sport’s most prominent young star felt she had no better choice than to retire from the … Read more

Seattle-area lighting manufacturer forms new business to build COVID-zapping UV products

Seattle-area lighting manufacturer forms new business to build COVID-zapping UV products

Safeology’s air purifier (left) is used in a classroom at Cedar Park Christian School in the Seattle area. (Safeology photo / Cedar Park Christian School) A Seattle area lighting manufacturer has launched a range of UV lighting products designed to kill viruses and protect people – just as schools and businesses are preparing to welcome … Read more

CEO Says This Is Worth 35 Amazons

An android face

Invest May 31, 2021 By: Rex Moore Amazon’s Jeff Bezos recently surprised investors when he revealed that new technology is key to Amazon’s future success. In fact, Bezos argues that “it is difficult to overestimate the impact of this breakthrough technology”. The CEO of ARK Investments continues Bezos: “We think [it] could approach a market … Read more

ChargerHelp co-founder, CEO Kameale C. Terry is heading to TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 – TechCrunch

ChargerHelp co-founder, CEO Kameale C. Terry is heading to TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 – TechCrunch

Thousands of charging stations for electric vehicles will be built across the country over the next decade. ChargerHelp !, founded in January 2020 by Kameale C. Terry and Evette Ellis, wants to make sure they keep going. Terry came up with the idea for the on-demand EV charging station repair app while working at EV … Read more

Colleges weigh vaccine requirements; Memorial Day traditions

Memorial Day vaccine, Louisiana, Hawaii lift restrictions

As the US honors its veterans on Memorial Day Monday, restrictions on vaccinated individuals in the country’s cemeteries dedicated to veterinarians have been lifted. The Department of Veterans Affairs announced last week that it was relaxing the rules at the country’s 155 veterans cemeteries. The move came when the VA reported last Monday that there … Read more

Sigma fp L hands-on: Tiny size, big resolution, enormous compromises

Sigma fp L full-frame mirrorless camera hands-on

Sigma caused a stir with the original 24-megapixel FP thanks to its cool, tiny body and high-end video capabilities, including RAW recording. Now the $ 2,500 fp L has been introduced with the same chassis but a 61-megapixel sensor with a much higher resolution. Along with the camera, Sigma introduced an external electronic viewfinder, which … Read more

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 23, 2021

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 4, 2021

Check out the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 23, 2021. Sign up to receive these updates in your inbox every Sunday by subscribing to our weekly GeekWire email newsletter. The most popular stories on GeekWire Amazon founder Jeff … Read more

For ‘F9,’ Making Stunts That Stick

For ‘F9,’ Making Stunts That Stick

They threw cars into the sky from behind. They jumped cars through buildings in Abu Dhabi, they drove cars on ice sheets and put them against submarines. What’s next for the filmmakers of the series “Fast and Furious,” a franchise that has been a magnet for audiences for 20 years? How about magnets? For “F9” … Read more

Jai Kisan, a fintech startup aimed at rural India, raises $30 million – TechCrunch

Jai Kisan, a fintech startup aimed at rural India, raises $30 million – TechCrunch

Jai Kisan, an Indian startup trying to bring financial services to rural India, where commercial banks have single-digit penetration, said Monday it had raised $ 30 million in a new round of funding to help scale its business. Hundreds of millions of people in India now live in rural areas. Most of them have no … Read more