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Is Elon Musk calculated or crazed? Walter Isaacson discusses his new book on the GeekWire Podcast

You might not know it from his recent comments, but there was a time in the late-1990s when Elon Musk… Read More

Worst butt-dial of my life: Apple’s iPhone SOS technology, and an inadvertent wilderness ‘rescue’

I love the outdoors. Some of my best moments have been spent backpacking in the Pacific Northwest or, more recently,… Read More

Former Intuit CEO Brad Smith joins Amazon board

Brad Smith, the former Intuit CEO and current president of Marshall University, has joined the Amazon board of directors. The… Read More

Augmented-reality fighter pilot training system aces first flight tests, Boeing says

Boeing and an augmented-reality company called Red 6 have successfully flown and tested a virtual display system in a TA-4J… Read More

Univ. of Washington researchers use origami folds to control descent of tiny robotic microfliers

Tiny robots developed at the University of Washington might look like leaves that could have fallen from a tree, but… Read More

Cannabis company Leafly completes 1-for-20 reverse stock split to avoid Nasdaq delisting

Seattle cannabis marketplace company Leafly this week completed a 1-for-20 reverse stock split, consolidating its shares in an effort to… Read More

Washington Research Foundation gives $1.2M to help UW, WSU researchers commercialize their tech

Washington Research Foundation, a Seattle-based nonprofit that funds research and scholarship in Washington state, awarded more than $1.2 million for… Read More

Amazon investing $40M in Seattle and elsewhere to help moderate-income families afford homes

Amazon is investing $40 million to help moderate-income families purchase homes in the Seattle area as well as other regions… Read More

Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes to acquire assets from ‘buy before you sell’ company

Seattle-based real estate startup Flyhomes this week announced it plans to acquire certain assets from Home Sale Assured, a Chicago-area company… Read More

Amazon rolls out ground shipping service for sellers in broader challenge to UPS and FedEx

Amazon is further expanding its delivery business with the official rollout of Amazon Shipping, a service for sellers that picks… Read More

From indifferent to energized: How a test drive at the Electrify Expo sparked a desire to go electric

I’ll admit I’m not an auto enthusiast. That could make me the best person to cover the Electrify Expo Seattle… Read More

Interview: Microsoft President Brad Smith supports plan for AI ‘safety brakes’ in U.S. Senate hearing

Much like safety brakes in elevators make people comfortable using them in tall buildings, high-risk artificial intelligence systems need specialized… Read More

iSpot makes another acquisition, buying New York company 605, boosting its TV ad measurement tech

TV advertising tech company iSpot.tv acquired New York-based 605, marking its fourth acquisition in less than three years. Founded in… Read More

Microsoft vets raise $2M for generative AI tool that helps sales teams gather intelligence on buyers

When Seattle tech vet Samir Manjure made the transition from engineer to startup CEO, one challenging aspect stood out: enterprise… Read More

Canadian electric bus and truck maker cruises into new assembly facility in Washington state

Canadian electric truck and bus manufacturer Vicinity Motor Corp celebrated the opening Tuesday of a 100,000-square-foot assembly facility near Bellingham,… Read More

‘GitHub for data’: Convoy vets land $7M for data collaboration platform

Seattle startup Gable.ai emerged from stealth mode Tuesday with $7 million in seed funding for its data-sharing platform. The company… Read More

Amazon signs deal for pulling carbon from the air and locking it deep underground in Texas

Amazon today announced it’s paying 1PointFive for the removal of 250,000 metric tons of carbon from the atmosphere over a… Read More

AI2 and Microsoft use satellite images plus artificial intelligence to monitor the planet

Geospatial data analysis promises to revolutionize the way agriculture, urban planning and disaster relief is done — and thanks to… Read More

Seattle testing electric sweeper for bike lanes as part of city’s move toward zero-emission fleet

The Seattle Department of Transportation has deployed a fully electric compact bike lane sweeper as part of a pilot program… Read More

Elon Musk called Bill Gates ‘categorically insane’ after dispute over Tesla stock

Walter Isaacson’s new book “Elon Musk” reveals more details about the billionaire beef between the Tesla chief and Microsoft co-founder… Read More

Uber vets land $3M for startup that helps marketers map and improve ‘customer journeys’

A pair of former Uber engineers wants to help consumer businesses improve engagement and retention through a tool that maps… Read More

Amazon expands supply chain services amid growing scrutiny of its relationship with sellers

An expansion of Amazon’s supply chain services will give sellers the ability to distribute products in bulk from Amazon’s warehouses… Read More

Spokane startup raises $20M for data analytics software used by finance and treasury teams

Treasury4 landed $20 million, providing fresh capital for the tech startup that helps enterprises and public sector professionals manage their… Read More

Amazon distinguishes between AI ‘generated’ and ‘assisted’ content in new policy for Kindle authors

Amazon added a new artificial intelligence policy to its content guidelines for authors who distribute their work through its Kindle… Read More

Is Seattle an AI hub? City is missing from national conversation about the new tech economy

Seattle tech leaders say their city is a hub for AI innovation. But you wouldn’t know it after scanning recent… Read More

Washington state awards $14.5M to aid all residents in getting internet access

While online access seems ubiquitous, there are still Washington residents going without this essential resource. Roughly 8% of the state’s… Read More

RipeLocker snags $10M to boost production of tech that preserves food and flowers

RipeLocker, a Seattle food-tech startup developing tech that preserves fruits, nuts, hops and flowers, landed $10 million for design upgrades… Read More

Real estate startup acquisition: EasyKnock buys home maintenance company Onder

New York-based home-buying company EasyKnock acquired Seattle home maintenance startup Onder, combining two residential real estate-focused tech businesses. Terms of… Read More

Report from the PAX floor in Seattle: Independent game developers define this year’s show

To some extent, the Penny Arcade Expo, as a video game show, was defined by who wasn’t there. Nintendo was… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 3, 2023

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 3, 2023. Read More