Starbucks joins Pearl Jam in their effort to fight homelessness in Seattle area
Starbucks is inviting customers to join the effort to bring unsheltered families and children in King County inside by donating to Pearl Jam’s Home Fund.
Starbucks is inviting customers to join the effort to bring unsheltered families and children in King County inside by donating to Pearl Jam’s Home Fund.
Amazon facial recognition matched members of Congress with mugshots, ACLU says
A facial recognition software from Amazon falsely matched multiple members of Congress with mugshots, according to research from the American Civil Liberties Union.
A facial recognition software from Amazon falsely matched multiple members of Congress with mugshots, according to research from the American Civil Liberties Union.
Carmen Best selected as Seattle's chief of police
Carmen Best will become the next chief of the Seattle Police Department.
Carmen Best will become the next chief of the Seattle Police Department.
Amazon's Prime Day runs into early snags
Amazon's website ran into some early snags Monday on its much-hyped Prime Day, an embarrassment for the tech company on the shopping holiday it created.
Amazon's website ran into some early snags Monday on its much-hyped Prime Day, an embarrassment for the tech company on the shopping holiday it created.
Prime time: A day of deals at Amazon, and at its rivals
Amazon is extending its annual "Prime Day" promotion to 36 hours this year and will try to lure more deal-seekers to the aisles of Whole Foods. Shoppers will have plenty of sales to choose from as other retailers offer promotions to try to take a share of the spending.
Amazon is extending its annual "Prime Day" promotion to 36 hours this year and will try to lure more deal-seekers to the aisles of Whole Foods. Shoppers will have plenty of sales to choose from as other retailers offer promotions to try to take a share of the spending.
Seattle police chief finalists make last pitch for job
After a week of surprise twists and turns that landed a hometown favorite back in the running, the three finalists for Seattle police chief will make their final pitch to Mayor Jenny Durkan on Friday.
After a week of surprise twists and turns that landed a hometown favorite back in the running, the three finalists for Seattle police chief will make their final pitch to Mayor Jenny Durkan on Friday.
Starbucks is eliminating plastic straws from all stores
Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from all of its locations within two years, citing the environmental threat to oceans.
Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from all of its locations within two years, citing the environmental threat to oceans.
Starbucks employee helps expecting mother deliver baby on Tacoma sidewalk
The manager of a 24-hour Starbucks in Tacoma, Washington is being called a hero after she helped an expecting mother give birth on the sidewalk in front of the store.
The manager of a 24-hour Starbucks in Tacoma, Washington is being called a hero after she helped an expecting mother give birth on the sidewalk in front of the store.
Starbucks employee fired after mocking stuttering customer
Starbucks says an employee in Philadelphia has been fired after reportedly mocking a customer with a stutter.
Starbucks says an employee in Philadelphia has been fired after reportedly mocking a customer with a stutter.
Microsoft on the forefront of hiring people with disabilities, autism
SEATTLE - People with disabilities make up 6 percent of the U.S. workforce, yet they are twice as likely as the rest of the population to be unemployed.With those statistics in mind, Microsoft has made inclusive hiring a priority.“We need diversity,” said Jessica Rafuse, a program manager on the Redmond tech giant’s accessibility team. “We need people who are diverse in abilities.
SEATTLE - People with disabilities make up 6 percent of the U.S. workforce, yet they are twice as likely as the rest of the population to be unemployed.With those statistics in mind, Microsoft has made inclusive hiring a priority.“We need diversity,” said Jessica Rafuse, a program manager on the Redmond tech giant’s accessibility team. “We need people who are diverse in abilities.
Microsoft invests heavily in making technology accessible to all
SEATTLE - For Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, improving the lives of those with disabilities is grounded in his own experiences.His 21-year-old son, Zain, has cerebral palsy, is non-verbal and requires a wheelchair to get around.“One of the more gratifying things for me is to see how people view accessibility at Microsoft,” Nadella said.
SEATTLE - For Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, improving the lives of those with disabilities is grounded in his own experiences.His 21-year-old son, Zain, has cerebral palsy, is non-verbal and requires a wheelchair to get around.“One of the more gratifying things for me is to see how people view accessibility at Microsoft,” Nadella said.
Starting this week, Prime members will get discounts at all Whole Foods stores
Amazon Prime member savings will be available in all Whole Foods Market and Whole Foods Market 365 stores nationwide beginning Wednesday, June 27, providing even more opportunities for Prime members to save at the nation’s leading natural and organic grocer.
Amazon Prime member savings will be available in all Whole Foods Market and Whole Foods Market 365 stores nationwide beginning Wednesday, June 27, providing even more opportunities for Prime members to save at the nation’s leading natural and organic grocer.
Starbucks raising price of brewed coffee in most US stores
Starbucks says it's raising the price of a regular drip coffee by 10 cents to 20 cents this week in most U.S. stores.
Starbucks says it's raising the price of a regular drip coffee by 10 cents to 20 cents this week in most U.S. stores.
Washington state sues Google, Facebook over campaign ad data
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday sued Google and Facebook, saying the companies failed to maintain information about political advertising as required by state law.
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday sued Google and Facebook, saying the companies failed to maintain information about political advertising as required by state law.
Howard Schultz to bid farewell to Starbucks after nearly 40 years
Starbucks Corporation announced that Howard Schultz is stepping down as executive chairman and member of the Board of Directors at the end of the month.
Starbucks Corporation announced that Howard Schultz is stepping down as executive chairman and member of the Board of Directors at the end of the month.
Microsoft embraces collaboration in $7.5 billion deal for GitHub
Microsoft is paying $7.5 billion for the popular coder hangout GitHub as the maker of Windows further embraces the types of open-source projects it used to shun.CEO Satya Nadella said the all-stock deal pairs Microsoft with the "world's leading software development platform," a destination where developers around the world go to share and review each other's code.As Microsoft built its business on proprietary software such as the Windows operating system, it came to be seen as an antagonist to the open-source philosophy of free software written by a collaborative community of developers.
Microsoft is paying $7.5 billion for the popular coder hangout GitHub as the maker of Windows further embraces the types of open-source projects it used to shun.CEO Satya Nadella said the all-stock deal pairs Microsoft with the "world's leading software development platform," a destination where developers around the world go to share and review each other's code.As Microsoft built its business on proprietary software such as the Windows operating system, it came to be seen as an antagonist to the open-source philosophy of free software written by a collaborative community of developers.
Seattle police officer charged with assault in unlawful arrest, prosecutors say
SEATTLE -- Prosecutors on Friday charged a Seattle police officer with assault for his conduct during an unlawful arrest back in March.According to the city attorney's office:Officer Martin Harris was the main officer sent to the report of a disturbance near 2nd Avenue and Denny Way on March 5, 2018.
SEATTLE -- Prosecutors on Friday charged a Seattle police officer with assault for his conduct during an unlawful arrest back in March.According to the city attorney's office:Officer Martin Harris was the main officer sent to the report of a disturbance near 2nd Avenue and Denny Way on March 5, 2018.
Starbucks closing 8,000 stores for racial-bias training
Starbucks will close 8,000 stores the afternoon of May 29th for racial-bias training. The closure is a response to the arrest of two black men at a store in Philadelphia.
Starbucks will close 8,000 stores the afternoon of May 29th for racial-bias training. The closure is a response to the arrest of two black men at a store in Philadelphia.
After Amazon Echo misfire, ways to protect your own privacy
NEW YORK -- Revelations that an Amazon Echo smart speaker inadvertently sent a family's private conversation to an acquaintance highlights some unexpected risks of new voice-enabled technologies.According to Amazon, the fault was an "unlikely" series of inadvertent vocal cues that triggered the speaker, caused it to begin recording and then led it to interpret subsequent conversation as a "send message" request.There's no way to eliminate these sorts of privacy risks short of unplugging entirely.
NEW YORK -- Revelations that an Amazon Echo smart speaker inadvertently sent a family's private conversation to an acquaintance highlights some unexpected risks of new voice-enabled technologies.According to Amazon, the fault was an "unlikely" series of inadvertent vocal cues that triggered the speaker, caused it to begin recording and then led it to interpret subsequent conversation as a "send message" request.There's no way to eliminate these sorts of privacy risks short of unplugging entirely.
