Few take respite in smoke shelter amid unhealthy Seattle air quality

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China lashes out at latest U.S. export controls on chips

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Judge: Facebook intentionally violated WA campaign finance law 822 times

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First all-new, electric commuter airplane takes flight

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Sea-Tac Airport sees up to 90-minute security wait times Sunday morning. | Continue reading


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WA will be a launch pad for silicon technology to boost EV batteries

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Facebook parent company repeatedly violated WA campaign finance law, court finds

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Stress hormone levels may predict who gets long Covid, new study finds

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@seattletimes.com | 1 year ago

Air conditioning remade politics. Now, it’s key to navigating climate change

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Fox News runs digitally altered images in coverage of Seattle's protests, Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone

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@seattletimes.com | 3 years ago

Earth has temporarily gained another moon

The news was greeted with excitement in the astronomy world, though no one seems to know how long the mini moon will stick around. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

FAA faces dilemma over 737 Max wiring flaw that Boeing missed

Modifying the wiring would be a delicate and expensive task, and Boeing this week submitted a proposal to the FAA, arguing that it shouldn't be required. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Boeing creates new in-house avionics unit, reversing years of outsourcing

Boeing has set up a new in-house unit called Boeing Avionics to pursue the development and production of avionics and electronics systems. It’s a reversal of a strategy of outsourcing avionics controls that began with the 787 Dreamliner. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Who’s in charge at Amazon? Moves on secretive S Team signal giant’s priorities

The changing composition of Amazon's top echelon provides a view of ascendant high-priority areas for the company. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Leaked report shows United Nations suffered hack

GENEVA (AP) — Sophisticated hackers infiltrated U.N. networks in Geneva and Vienna last year in an apparent espionage operation that top officials at the world body kept largely quiet. The hackers' identity and the extent of the data they obtained... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

UK faces choice on Huawei with global implications

LONDON (AP) — Britain faces a crucial choice on Tuesday over whether to allow China's Huawei Technologies to build its next-generation wireless networks. The decision has implications for the country's diplomatic relations with the United States, which is pushing allies... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

IBM’s Watson Center pitches AI for everyone, from chefs to engineers

IBM Watson -- a set of AI microservices on the cloud -- has nearly 20,000 customers across 20 industries in 45 different countries, the company says. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

The guy who’s taking away the likes on Instagram

Adam Mosseri, who came to Instagram in 2018 after years overseeing the Facebook News Feed — an unwitting engine of fake news, inflammatory rhetoric and disinformation — wants to avoid similar pitfalls at Instagram. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

The Jeff Bezos hack shows vulnerability beyond tech

Exchanging numbers with a wealthy prince is just the tip of the iceberg. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Why tech has been slow to fight wildfires, extreme weather

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For three years running, California’s wildfires have sent plumes of smoke across Silicon Valley. So far, though, that hasn't spurred much tech innovation aimed at addressing extreme-weather disasters associated with climate change. It's true... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Boeing 777X scheduled to finally take flight Friday morning

The 777-9X, carrying the largest jet engines ever built, is set to take off from Paine Field in Everett at about 10:00 a.m. and to land at Boeing Field around 3:00 p.m. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

How to be anonymous in the age of surveillance

A fringe movement of privacy advocates are experimenting with clothes, makeup and accessories as a defense against some surveillance technologies. Some wearers desire to opt-out of “surveillance capitalism,” while others fear government invasion of privacy. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Internal Emails show Boeing worked to deceive regulators and airlines

Boeing released more than 100 pages of documents to Congress on Thursday detailing internal messages that reveal how, during certification of the 737 MAX, company employees spoke of deceiving regulators and Boeing’s airline customers, and fought off moves over several... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Canadian lab test provider pays ransom to secure hacked data

TORONTO (AP) — Lab test provider LifeLabs said Tuesday that it paid a ransom to secure data for Canadians that was stolen in a data breach in late October. Hackers also obtained personal information of an unknown number of the... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

A former Egyptian engineer found the secret to building a big gas-station chain

Twenty years ago Sami Said turned a dowdy gas station on Mercer Island into a moneymaker. He's since expanded that business to 34 stations, and become one of the largest independent operators in the Seattle area. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Ambitious, $5B American Dream mall brings outside experiences inside

As the mall declines, American Dream — a “destination” at the height of capitalism — rises. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Virginia Airbnb guests found spy camera in shower

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A woman vacationing in a Virginia Beach Airbnb discovered a hidden camera above her in the shower, recently unsealed court documents show. More than five months later, the man who admitted to placing it hasn't... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Intel buys Israeli AI chip startup Habana for $2B

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Intel is paying $2 billion to buy an Israeli startup that specializes in processing chips for artificial intelligence. The California-based chipmaker said Monday that the purchase will help it speed up computing power and improve... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

America’s top foundations bankroll attack on big tech

Major nonprofits and other organizations have pledged millions of dollars toward groups trying to build a modern trust-busting movement. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Etihad launches more fuel-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Airbus nailed down $30 billion in new plane orders on the second day of the Dubai Airshow after previous rounds of the biennial showcase saw its competitor Boeing take the lion’s share of deals. The... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

AT&T makes changes in response to activist investor push

NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T said it will look for more parts of its business to sell off and add two new board members after pressure from an activist investor. The moves are part of a plan to boost results... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Cyberattack on New Orleans city computers called ‘minimal’

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials announced Saturday that no data was held for ransom and that a recovery operation is getting underway after a cyberattack a day earlier triggered a shutdown of city government computers in New Orleans. Chief Information... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

T-Mobile CEO says if Sprint deal fails, prices may go up

NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile CEO John Legere said if his company's $26.5 billion deal to buy Sprint fails, it may have to raise prices to slow user growth and relieve stress on the T-Mobile network. He said that would... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Motorola flips for its futuristic foldable phone

NEW YORK (AP) — Motorola is bracing for the future by returning to the past. The company is adapting its historical flip-phone design for a smartphone with a foldable screen. Samsung, Huawei and others have phones that fold like a... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

OSCE warns Albania not to block freedom of expression online

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Monday urged authorities in Albania to further amend a draft law on a new registration system for online media. Harlem Desir, the OSCE's media freedom representative, urged... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Former Amazon employees bake Bezos principles into their startups

When Amazon workers leave to start or join other companies, they often adopt and adapt Amazon's principles in their new ventures, spreading the Bezos way. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Internet companies prepare to fight the ‘deepfake’ future

Researchers are creating tools to find A.I.-generated fake videos before they become impossible to detect. Some experts fear it is a losing battle. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

FAA engineers objected to Boeing’s removal of some 787 lightning protection

To protect the wing fuel tank of the 787 in a lightning storm, Boeing originally built in a series of protective measures. Boeing has now dropped some of those protections from the entire 787 wing, drawing complaints from FAA technical... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Magnolia residents’ AI-powered surveillance camera

The camera at the entrance to a Magnolia neighborhood tracks vehicles, bicycles, animals and people — then categorizes them with artificial intelligence. The system is part of a larger trend of increased neighborhood-wide surveillance networks, especially in wealthier areas, that … | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

It’s crunch time for Getty Images, and for photographers

If lower prices have benefited Getty's customers, they've also meant less money for stock photographers, whose once-generous earnings have in some cases fallen to as low as a few pennies per image. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Concert promoters turn away from facial recognition tech

Venue operators have talked about using the technology at gateways to secure entry for select groups or to offer perks for repeat customers. Privacy advocates worry that such uses might also pave the way for greater intrusions, such as scanning... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

They Turn ’49 Mercurys and Shelby Cobras into EVs, One Tesla Carcass at a Time

In an emerging niche market, classic cars are getting new, green lives -- but the conversions don't come cheap. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Security firm says Chinese hackers intercepted text messages

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese hackers with a history of state-sponsored espionage have intercepted the text messages of thousands of foreigners in a targeted campaign that planted eavesdropping software on a telecommunications provider's servers, a cybersecurity firm said. FireEye sa … | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Boeing 777X’s fuselage split dramatically during September stress test

When Boeing's new 777X suffered a ground test failure in early September, the damage was much more alarming than previously reported. It wasn't a cargo door blowout. It was worse. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Senate Democrats propose sweeping data privacy bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are proposing a broad federal data privacy law that would allow people to see what information companies have collected on them and demand that it be deleted. But the bill is likely to face bipartisan... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Growing produce inside the grocery store? Some QFCs try a new approach

The first harvest of greens at those stores will come next week, and the company plans to expand to 15 QFCs in Washington and Oregon by April. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Seattle sees nation’s biggest drop in solo car commuters transit, walking surge

Seattle's 9 percentage-point drop is easily the largest decline among the 100 most-populous U.S. cities since the start of the decade. And we now have the sixth-lowest percentage of drive-alone commuters. | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago

Boeing’s fix tames the ‘tiger’ in the 737 MAX flight controls

Aviation experts believe Boeing's 737 MAX software fix will definitively prevent a recurrence of the flight scenarios that killed 346 people in the crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Regulators must still work out details of the training pilots need before... | Continue reading


@seattletimes.com | 4 years ago