Articles from 2023 – Page 23 of 60

Talus Bioscience lands $4.3M in grant funding for drug discovery platform

Seattle-based biotech startup Talus Bioscience landed $4.3 million in non-dilutive grants to boost development of its drug discovery platform that… Read More

Tech Moves: Absci chief legal officer to depart; Cajal Neuroscience hires exec

— Sarah Korman, chief legal officer at Vancouver, Wash.-based biotech company Absci, will depart Sept. 15, according to a regulatory… Read More

Microsoft’s shutdown of Xbox 360 storefront is another blow to video game preservation

It’s the end of an era. Seven years after it discontinued production for the Xbox 360 video game console, Microsoft… Read More

Flying clean: National experts say ‘bold action’ required to cut carbon from aviation

Aviation is responsible for 2.3% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions — a number that’s almost certain to grow as air… Read More

Seattle startup raises $1.3M to help Amazon sellers manage back-end tasks

Workflow Labs, a Seattle startup that helps Amazon sellers, recently raised a $1.3 million seed round. Founded last year by… Read More

Genomic testing startup Viome closes $86.5M round, partners with CVS to sell at-home kits

Seattle-area health tech startup Viome Life Sciences closed a $86.5 million Series C round and announced a deal with CVS… Read More

Here’s what founders should consider when pitching their AI-focused startups

As a venture firm focused on artificial intelligence, Seattle-based Flying Fish looks for untapped areas where generative AI tools have… Read More

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff joins former colleagues to launch personal assistant AI startup

Spencer Rascoff, Anna Rodriguez, and Tony Small spent years figuring out how to help small businesses convert leads into transactions… Read More

Wash. safety regulators cite Amazon for ‘willful’ violations; company calls claim ‘categorically false’

The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries announced an $85,800 fine against Amazon, alleging that the company knowingly put… Read More

Robotic coffee startup Artly raises more than $340K using crowdfunding platform StartEngine

Update: Artly has raised more than $518,000 as of Thursday morning. Seattle-based coffee robot barista startup Artly started trending on… Read More

A global maritime innovation hub coming to Seattle aims to spur entrepreneurship and create jobs

Proponents of the planned Maritime Innovation Center in Seattle want to help Washington state get its marine mojo back. “There… Read More

CEOs of Amazon Web Services and Redapt join Seattle Sounders FC ownership group

Seattle’s professional soccer club is adding more tech heavyweights to its ownership group. Seattle Sounders FC announced Wednesday that the… Read More

Seattle’s Cinerama theater gets $1M grant from King County

The King County Council on Tuesday approved $1 million in funding to the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) to help… Read More

Spectrum Effect, which uses machine learning to help mobile network operators, raises more cash

Kirkland, Wash.-based startup Spectrum Effect, which sells artificial intelligence-based network interference mitigation software for mobile networks, landed $1.9 million in… Read More

Seattle tech exec Gordon Gardiner will face challenging task as OceanGate’s new CEO

A veteran of Seattle’s startup and investment scene, Gordon Gardiner, has been given the task of leading OceanGate through the… Read More

VP Kamala Harris visits Seattle to tout climate act and attend fundraiser hosted by Microsoft president

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Seattle today to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, a measure that… Read More

Back to School with AI: Code.org and partners create course for teachers facing big tech changes

Can I use this for homework? What’s the point of school if this can do all these things? That was… Read More

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Integrate raises $3.4M and wins Space Force contract for management software

Seattle-based Integrate says it has raised $3.4 million in funding and secured a $1.25 million contract from the U.S. Space… Read More

New legislation aims to expand Seattle’s EV charging infrastructure

Seattle could get a boost in electric vehicle charging if new legislation is approved Tuesday by the City Council. The… Read More

Amazon devices chief Dave Limp is leaving in latest executive departure

Dave Limp, the longtime leader of Amazon’s devices division, will step down later this year. Limp is leaving Amazon after… Read More

Water purification startup Membrion raises $5.5M as it rolls out commercial projects

Seattle startup Membrion raised an additional $5.5 million from investors. The company, which spun out of the University of Washington,… Read More

Tech Moves: Hootsuite adds CMO; Flexe appoints COO; Absci names CFO

— Hootsuite appointed Elina Vilk as chief marketing officer. Vilk previously worked as CMO at Woocommerce, an open-source e-commerce plugin… Read More

Amazon rolls out AI-generated summaries of customer reviews

Amazon says it’s using artificial intelligence to automatically generate and present summaries of customer reviews, helping shoppers quickly understand the… Read More

Seattle company founded by Nobel Prize winner plans human tests for experimental COVID-19 drug

Cocrystal Pharma, a Seattle-area company co-founded by a Nobel Prize winner and backed by biotech veterans, is taking aim at… Read More

On the EV road again: A year after using an electric Mustang, father and son try a Tesla for long drive

Last summer, Aaron Blank and his son hit the road between Seattle and Los Angeles for a baseball-fueled journey that… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 6, 2023

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 6, 2023. Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Mariners CEO and wireless pioneer John Stanton on the future of baseball

How can baseball embrace technology and new traditions while honoring its legacy and listening to its fans? Those were the… Read More

Microsoft AI tool reveals swath of devastation from Maui wildfire

In Maui’s historic town of Lahaina, more than half of the community’s 2,810 buildings have been damaged by a wildfire… Read More

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez create $100M fund to help Maui recover from wildfire

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sanchez are dedicating $100 million to a fund to help the Hawaiian island… Read More

Bird watching: Scooter-share company adding bikes to the last-mile mix in Seattle

A new blue Bird has been spotted in Seattle. The company know for its silver, standing e-scooters is bringing bikes… Read More