Articles from 2023

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 24, 2023

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 24, 2023. Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: NY Times vs. Microsoft; Plus, Oren Etzioni on AI in 2023 and beyond

“The biggest surprise is that AI used to be narrow. … And when you went from one application to the… Read More

I had a blast playing ‘Squid Game Virtuals’ at a VR arcade — but here’s why I likely won’t return

After years of hype, virtual reality still hasn’t achieved mainstream consumer adoption. But it sure helped my group of friends… Read More

NYT v. GPT: Microsoft finds itself on the other side of an industry-defining copyright dispute

“Who can afford to do professional work for nothing?” Bill Gates wrote those words in a landmark open letter in… Read More

Same-day delivery service Shipt to pause Seattle operations, blaming recently passed labor laws

Citing new ordinances recently passed in Seattle that aim to help gig workers, the Target-owned delivery service Shipt informed customers this week… Read More

VC investments slowed in 2023, but these Pacific Northwest startups still raised sizable rounds

Tech startup investments continued to retreat in 2023 as venture capitalists tightened their belts and companies trimmed costs amid uncertainty… Read More

Atlas V launch with Amazon Kuiper satellites

A year for gearing up: Aerospace ventures are counting down to big missions in 2024

If 2022 was packed with headline-grabbing aerospace developments — including the first pictures from the James Webb Telescope and the… Read More

Seattle startup Olamedi building platform to automate health clinic communications

A new Seattle startup led by co-founders with experience in health tech is aiming to automate communication processes for healthcare… Read More

Zillow Group sues listing services in Arizona and Wisconsin over ShowingTime access

Zillow Group and ShowingTime have announced a new lawsuit against the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS) and Wisconsin’s Metro… Read More

The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for training AI chatbots on its copyrighted work

The New York Times filed a lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing the companies of copyright infringement for training… Read More

How generative AI could change the way video games are developed, tested, and played

Video game companies are dipping their toes into the rapidly-evolving world of generative AI with behind-the-scenes development. It may soon… Read More

In his return to governor’s office, Joseph Williams wants to make AI part of Seattle’s future

In the five years since Joseph Williams advised Gov. Jay Inslee on tech policy as the state’s Information and Communications… Read More

Ads coming to Amazon Prime Video movies and TV shows starting Jan. 29

Amazon has set the date for when it will introduce ad breaks to streaming content on Prime Video: Jan. 29.… Read More

Interview: Why Valve launched a new version of its handheld Steam Deck device

Valve Software dropped a surprise last month when it unveiled a new version of its handheld PC gaming device, the… Read More

AI could make us conversant with critters, unlocking conservation tools – and serious risks

My whippet Roxy is smart. She understands dozens of words and phrases well beyond sit and stay. She’ll “go find… Read More

Scene from "The Boys in the Boat" showing UW athletes rowing

How rowing has changed since ‘The Boys in the Boat’ — and how it’s stayed the same

Thanks to tectonic shifts in technology and training, Olympic-level rowing has come a long way since the University of Washington’s… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 17, 2023

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 17, 2023. Read More

Zulily transfers assets to professional liquidator as failed retailer unable to issue refunds

The latest chapter in the meltdown of Zulily is reading like a bad holiday fairy tale. The Seattle online retailer — battered… Read More

Illustration: Interior of Orbite astronaut training facility

Orbite is raising funds as it gets set to expand training programs for spacefliers

Orbite Space, a venture that aims to offer down-to-Earth spaceflight training programs on a “try before you fly” basis, is… Read More

Longtime gaming leader Jordan Weisman on his new AI-driven game development platform

Veteran Seattle-area game designer Jordan Weisman might be most famous for co-creating the tabletop games BattleTech, Shadowrun, MechWarrior, and Earthdawn.… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet joins Pacvue; ex-Seagen CEO takes new chairman role; Leafly board shrinks

— Pacvue, a software startup that helps brands boost e-commerce revenue, hired Microsoft vet Sunava Dutta as senior vice president of… Read More

Meet Ramberto Torruella, a former Navy submarine officer who is now CTO at famed radio station KEXP

As a teenager growing up in northern Virginia in the late 1980s, budding saxophonist and composer Ramberto Torruella faced an… Read More

Seattle aims to unleash the power of open data through hackathon and new city strategy

The City of Seattle has a trove of internal data collected by more than two dozen departments. But if that… Read More

India set to open new consulate in Seattle area, with a focus on tech industry

Seattle’s tech industry could get a boost from the new consulate of India set to open soon. Technology will be… Read More

Scooter share in Seattle navigates potential bumps as bankruptcy and shutdown hit two providers

Seattle’s scooter and bike share program is navigating a bit of a bumpy road as one company with devices on… Read More

Zulily lays off more employees as website and app remain offline

Zulily made more job cuts Wednesday, GeekWire has learned, the company’s second round of layoffs in the past two weeks… Read More

These computer science seniors defied tradition to win the first hackathon they ever entered

Once a staple of the startup world, the in-person hackathon was one of the collective habits that fell out of… Read More

Shift AI Podcast: AI investing in Seattle with Ascend’s Kirby Winfield

“Nobody cares about your AI…customers don’t care about your AI. They care about the problem that you’re solving and that… Read More

Wizards of the Coast doubles down on generative AI stance, says artists are ‘what makes D&D great’

In response to social media criticism, Wizards of the Coast has released a statement that further clarifies its stance on… Read More

Startup creates AI Santa, using its tech to facilitate believable voice calls for the naughty and nice

If artificial intelligence is indeed coming for people’s jobs, this week would be a good time to start, to help… Read More