Technology

Speakers Forum

Michio Kaku expands our cantaloupe-sized brains

Famed theoretical physicist conjures the future of humanity.

Thousands of employees urge Amazon to kick its fossil fuel habit

In an exceptionally large show of dissent from within a big tech firm, they’ve signed an open letter to CEO Jeff Bezos.

Electric floatplanes could help sink two big pollution problems

The zero-emission planes can't fly far, but they could help sink two big air-pollution problems.

Prime(d)

Will technology save us?

We hosted a debate with some big thinkers.

All Things Considered

Police Are Investing In New Technology. 'Thin Blue Lie' Asks, 'Does It Work?'

Technology has often been proposed as the solution to controversial policing practices. But reporter Matt Stroud says new innovations embraced by law enforcement can present their own problems.

KUOW Newsroom

Microsoft emails detail sexual harassment and discrimination – prompting Satya Nadella response

An internal email chain at Microsoft detailing women’s allegations of workplace sexual harassment and discrimination, first reported by Quartz on Thursday, has continued to grow and prompt responses from senior leadership, according to more than 90 pages of emails reviewed by KUOW.

KUOW Newsroom

As some Amazon jobs move to Bellevue, should Seattle be worried?

Kim Malcolm talks with Marilyn Strickland about Amazon's decision to move thousands of jobs from Seattle to Bellevue.

Prime(d)

Are you ready for Amazon to be the brains in your house?

On this episode of Prime(d), we talk with David Choffnes, Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Northeastern University. He helps run a lab studying IoT devices.