WeWork shutting down Ballard location in Seattle as it restructures real estate footprint

WeWork shutting down Ballard location in Seattle as it restructures real estate footprint

Fishing buoys line the communal bar in the WeWork co-working space in Seattle’s Ballard district. (WeWork photo) WeWork is closing its location in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle less than two years after opening its office as the office-sharing company restructures its real estate presence amid the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an … Read more

Are we overestimating the ransomware threat? – TechCrunch

Are we overestimating the ransomware threat? – TechCrunch

On Monday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Justice said it had confiscated much of the cryptocurrency ransom that U.S. pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline paid to a Russian hacker collective called DarkSide last month by tracking the payment as it passed through various Hacker group accounts hiked, and eventually broke into one of those accounts with … Read more

Apple will still release security updates for iOS 14 after iOS 15 comes out

Richard Lawler

Apple releases major operating system updates for its devices on a now well-known annual schedule, and whether it’s new features or improved security, the best strategy is to get them installed as soon as possible. The reality, however, is that sometimes changes to certain third-party apps or devices can be devastating, sometimes organizational constraints keep … Read more

After making a deal with Craig McCaw, Astra gets set to go public

Astra liftoff

Astra’s Rocket 3.1 takes off from the company’s launch complex in Alaska. (Astra photo) Astra, the California-based space startup looking to merge with a blank check company founded by Seattle-based telecommunications pioneer Craig McCaw, has set a July 1st listing date on the Nasdaq. That’s the word from Chris Kemp, the founder, chairman and CEO … Read more

Pinterest adds a Shopping List feature to round up your saved products – TechCrunch

Pinterest adds a Shopping List feature to round up your saved products – TechCrunch

Pinterest has long positioned itself as a source of inspiration that could ultimately lead to online purchases. And over the years it has worked on features to better connect consumers with the products and services they want to buy, such as: B. Shopping Pins, Visual Search, AR Try On, Product Recommendations, and more. Today, the … Read more

Report suggests two percent of the top 1,000 App Store titles were scams

Report suggests two percent of the top 1,000 App Store titles were scams

Apple CEO Tim Cook recently said in the latest Epic study that the App Store would be a “toxic mess” without the company’s rigorous review process. However, its approval process apparently still allowed a significant number of bad apps through. Of the 1,000 top-selling apps in the store, nearly two percent were some form of … Read more

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 30, 2021

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 30, 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 30, 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 Rajeev Rajan joined … Read more

China’s drive to compete against Starlink for the future of orbital internet – TechCrunch

China’s drive to compete against Starlink for the future of orbital internet – TechCrunch

The country is investing heavily in its own satellite constellations in near-earth orbit There was a wave of companies in recent years hoping to offer broadband internet from thousands of satellites in low earth orbit (LEO) that cover most of the earth’s surface. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen excitement in this category. Companies … Read more