Weekly Rewind: Watch Netflix offline, Fitbit to buy Pebble, a smart duvet cover
In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on that it’s almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of everything. That’s…
Microsoft winding down Azure RemoteApp in favor of XenApp ‘express,’ developed with Citrix
Microsoft is phasing out its Azure RemoteApp over the next year in favor of relying on its partnership with Citrix — specifically, the XenApp “express” product currently under development, according…
Obama puts Neal Stephenson’s sci-fi tale ‘Seveneves’ on his summer reading list
“Seveneves” by Neal Stephenson. (Credit: William Morrow) Seattle science-fiction author Neal Stephenson’s tale about the moon’s destruction and what happens next, “Seveneves,” has won a place on President Barack Obama’s…
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Hack for Healthcare, Angel Capital Expo, and more
Seattle is a hub for healthcare innovation. But issues like high rates of hospital readmission, lack of accessibility, and costly diagnostics remain pressing concerns in the industry. The Kal Academy, a…
Startup Spotlight: NewSky Security looks to disrupt hackers before nefarious plots are hatched
Scott Wu of NewSky Security Hardly a day goes by without a high-profile security breach or nasty computer hack. Scott Wu and Song Li — the co-founders of Redmond-based NewSky…
Poll of 300 container developers shows most prefer Google Cloud Platform for host and registry
Via Shippable. More developers use Google Cloud Platform to run their containerized applications (52 percent) than either Microsoft Azure (49 percent) or Amazon Web Services (43 percent), according to a …
‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Analyzing Fsociety’s hack-filled cyber heist in episode 6
[Spoiler Alert] This article may spoil some of the surprises from the latest episode of “Mr. Robot.” If you haven’t watched eps2.4_m4ster-s1ave.aes, check it out on USA Network, Amazon, or…