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Articles from 2023

Convoy collapse: Read CEO’s memo detailing sudden shutdown of Seattle trucking startup

Convoy’s plan to transform the trucking industry has come to a screeching halt. The Seattle company is closing its core… Read More

Seattle cloud company Skytap lands $18M

Skytap, a Seattle company that helps companies move operations to the cloud, raised $18 million in funding from Vistara Growth.

As the GeekWire Summit kicks off, see what geeks on the street have to say about AI

At the GeekWire Summit in Seattle today, we’re going to hear from a variety of speakers and panelists about how… Read More

Instagram head Adam Mosseri stops in Seattle to discuss safety and protection for younger users

Adam Mosseri’s three boys — aged 3, 5 and 7 — are too young to use social media. But the… Read More

University of Washington’s CoMotion innovation center relocating down the road near Startup Hall

CoMotion, the innovation arm of the University of Washington, is gearing up to move just down the street from its… Read More

Tech Moves: Gates Foundation exec joins Icertis board; Costco CEO to step down

.— Allan Golston joined the board of directors at Bellevue, Wash.-based contract lifecycle management company Icertis. He has served as… Read More

Seattle startup Rec Room targets teenage Canadian game hacker in new lawsuit

The makers of the popular social app Rec Room filed a lawsuit in Seattle this week against a teenage user… Read More

Convoy reportedly cancels shipments as questions swirl about status of Seattle trucking marketplace

Seattle-based trucking marketplace company Convoy has paused shipments, leaving the future status of the company unclear. Reports emerged Wednesday that… Read More

Drugs via drone (legally): Amazon offers free aerial delivery of prescriptions in Texas town

Amazon is launching its first drone delivery service for prescription medication in College Station, Texas, one of two U.S. locations… Read More

GeekWire Summit FAQ: What to know if you’re attending our annual conference this week

We’re gearing up to welcome more than 500 attendees at our GeekWire Summit on Thursday, Oct. 19 in Seattle. Read… Read More

‘Passwordless’ security startup SecureW2 lands $80M from Insight Partners

SecureW2 announced $80 million in its first funding round to boost the company’s security software that automates and authorizes access… Read More

Amazon unveils ‘Sequoia’ warehouse robotics system and starts testing Agility’s Digit robot

Amazon announced a new robotic system dubbed Sequoia, designed to let employees pick and place products in their ergonomic “power… Read More

Inside Amazon’s Rivian electric van: A greener, quieter ride — and a sliding door fit for Star Trek

For 25 years, my dad delivered packages for UPS in one of the company’s classic, boxy, brown trucks. His route… Read More

Report: Amazon will use Microsoft 365 cloud productivity tools in $1B ‘megadeal’

Amazon has committed more than $1 billion to license Microsoft 365 cloud productivity software for 1 million of its corporate… Read More

Zulily CEO Terry Boyle departing in latest shift for Seattle retailer

Another change is hitting Zulily as CEO Terry Boyle is leaving the Seattle-based online retailer. Boyle’s last day with Zulily… Read More

Seattle game dev Harebrained Schemes ‘parts ways’ with owner Paradox Interactive

Seattle-based game studio Harebrained Schemes has entered into a “mutual agreement” to separate from its owner Paradox Interactive. On Jan.… Read More

UK regulator puts Amazon and Microsoft on notice with details of cloud investigation

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) outlined the scope of its planned investigation into major public cloud platforms, singling… Read More

JPMorgan Chase’s Seattle tech hub tops 320 people amid broader industry cooldown

With ping-pong and pool tables, an open floorplan, a fully stocked breakroom, and dedicated spaces for collaboration and quiet contemplation,… Read More

Hiive, which offers a marketplace to buy and sell shares of private tech companies, lands $4.2M

Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Hiive raised $4.2 million in fresh cash for its marketplace that allows investors and employees to buy… Read More

Amazon, Expedia, Glassdoor, and others form coalition to fight fake reviews

A newly formed coalition of companies from e-commerce, travel, employment and other sectors plans to work together against a common… Read More

After selling health tech startup, Seattle entrepreneurs pursue financial planning software

Seattle tech vets Nirav Shah and Jorge Sanchez paid around $1 million to buy a majority stake in financial planning… Read More

UW struggles with new cloud-based finance system, highlighting IT migration difficulties

The University of Washington’s troubles with a $340 million IT upgrade is sparking commentary on why software migration projects often… Read More

Blue Origin unveils ‘Blue Ring,’ a multi-use space platform to aid missions to Earth orbit and beyond

Blue Origin unveiled plans for a new spacecraft platform designed to serve as a multi-use, multi-mission way station providing services… Read More

Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena is the first arena in the world to land Zero Carbon certification

Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena is the first in the world to receive Zero Carbon certification from an international nonprofit promoting… Read More

Seattle startup Peeka releases Barbie virtual reality kids’ book experience

Seattle-based virtual reality startup Peeka is tapping into the hype around Barbie and releasing a collection of storybooks featuring the… Read More

Logistics giant Flexport lays off 165 people from Bellevue office as part of larger cuts

The layoffs at Flexport are hitting the company’s Seattle-area office, with 165 employees affected, according to a new filing Monday… Read More

Shift AI Podcast: Using AI to read the room with David Shim (CEO, Read AI)

“The future of work will be less monotonous. AI will take care of it on the back end and free… Read More

Amazon’s Project Kuiper prototype satellites are ‘stable in orbit’ and collecting key data

Amazon said two prototype satellites launched on Friday on a test mission of the company’s Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation are… Read More

Wizards of the Coast’s ‘Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse’ is a reintroduction to infinity

In retrospect, Planescape was a solid 30 years ahead of its time. In 2023, every big nerd franchise from Spider-Man… Read More

Duolingo for AI: Seattle startup wants to teach people how to use generative tools like ChatGPT

As a project leader at Boston Consulting Group, Rene Bystron quickly incorporated generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Midjourney… Read More

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