Articles from 2023 – Page 25 of 60

How Zillow Group is thinking about AI and the future of real estate

More and more companies are using AI and machine learning to boost their businesses. Zillow Group is no exception. “We… Read More

How an indie studio in Washington state helped revive the 1994 hit ‘System Shock’

Stephen Kick is having a decent year so far. In May, Kick’s company Nightdive Studios, headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., finally… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of July 30, 2023

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of July 30, 2023. Read More

Illustration: LeoStella's LS-300 satellite platform

LeoStella super-sizes its platform for small satellites as it takes aim at new markets

Tukwila, Wash.-based LeoStella is unveiling its latest, greatest platform for small satellites, which should hit a sweet spot for future… Read More

Wizards of the Coast updating artist guidelines after AI art found in ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ book

Wizards of the Coast will update its artist guidelines to prohibit the use of illustrations that were made with generative… Read More

Q&A: AWS renewable power leader on AI’s energy strain, a political dust-up in Oregon, and more

Amazon for three years has ranked as the No. 1 corporate purchaser of renewable energy worldwide. As the retail, cloud… Read More

Podcast

Amazon’s three-layered AI strategy, how AI startups can stand out, and hope for AI and humanity

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we look at how Amazon is positioning itself in the emerging era of generative… Read More

Zillow and Redfin earnings reports reflect slumping real estate market

Redfin and Zillow Group‘s second-quarter earnings reports point to more pain in the real estate market as limited housing supply… Read More

Amazon’s online store sales dip below 40% of net sales for first time, and other earnings notes

The chart below is what Amazon’s net sales look like in raw numbers over the past several years, broken down… Read More

Redfin shares sink 10% as CEO says housing market sales volume is ‘near rock bottom’

Redfin shares dropped more than 10% in after-hours trading Thursday after the company reported a 21% drop in revenue as… Read More

Amazon ‘still pausing on headcount’ as part of larger effort to boost profits

Amazon ended the second quarter with 1.46 million employees, including both corporate and warehouse workers, about 4,000 fewer employees overall… Read More

Amazon stock jumps 7% after Q2 earnings beat estimates with $134.4B in revenue

Amazon shares were up more than 7% in after-hours trading Thursday after the Seattle tech giant topped analyst expectations for… Read More

How Seattle startups are ‘supercharging’ internal operations with AI

Generative AI is taking over startup pitches. “Nine out of the 10 meetings that I’m taking right now has something… Read More

Expedia Group says ‘surplus of top-tier tech talent’ is boosting its strategic hiring efforts

Expedia Group’s earnings report Thursday included an interesting nugget about its technology hiring efforts, indicating that the Seattle-based online travel… Read More

Bungie’s war on cheat companies continues with another lawsuit

Bellevue, Wash.-based video game developer Bungie has filed a new lawsuit that targets multiple individuals who make and distribute cheat… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet named CEO at EnterpriseDB; Adaptive CCO departs; Temporal hires ex-Hashicorp EVP

— Kevin Dallas, a longtime Seattle-area tech and finance executive, was named CEO and board member of Bedford, Mass.-based enterprise… Read More

Phone scam targets Seattle-area residents with callers posing as law enforcement

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is warning residents of the Seattle area about a phone scam in which callers… Read More

Bill Gates-backed startup aims to fight wildfires, drawing on expertise of ex-Amazon drone leader and aviation execs

Data Blanket is a new startup out of the Seattle area developing small fleets of AI-powered drones that can perform… Read More

Seattle institute lands $18M to develop RNA vaccine for mosquito-borne disease

The Access to Advanced Health Institute will develop an RNA vaccine against the chikungunya virus with a fresh $18 million… Read More

Zillow Group tops expectations but feels ongoing headwinds from tough housing market

Zillow Group revenue rose slightly to $506 million in the second quarter, well ahead of its prior guidance of $451… Read More

Seattle startups move into growing science cluster in South Lake Union

A new science cluster is growing in Seattle. The two 15-story towers of Dexter Yard, with 528,000 square feet of… Read More

Amazon and Microsoft vet launches fitness and meditation chatbot powered by GPT

As a busy tech manager and father, Gopi Prashanth had only about 30 minutes a day for workouts and meditation… Read More

Amazon opens Amazon Fresh grocery delivery to non-Prime members

Amazon will begin offering its grocery delivery service to customers who aren’t Prime members in select cities. Amazon Fresh is… Read More

Test ride: GeekWire hops in BellHop, a free electric shuttle service in downtown Bellevue

BellHop is up and running in Bellevue, Wash. The free, on-demand electric shuttle service launched Tuesday to provide rides around… Read More

Office vacancies continue to rise in Seattle as tech companies give up space

Even as some companies get workers back to the office, the commercial real estate market in the Seattle region continues… Read More

Real estate rivals Zillow and Redfin partner to share new construction listings

Seattle real estate giants Zillow Group and Redfin announced a rare syndication partnership Tuesday related to the sharing of new… Read More

Amazon’s cloud business and AI initiatives in the spotlight in advance of earnings report

Amazon’s cloud revenue growth rate and its artificial intelligence initiatives will be closely scrutinized when the company reports second-quarter earnings… Read More

Seattle sales software startup Outreach lays off employees again as it aims for profitability

Outreach laid off 5% of its staff, the third round of cuts in the past year for the Seattle sales software… Read More

‘Amazon Clinic’ virtual health care platform expanding nationwide and adding video visits

Amazon announced Tuesday that it is expanding its Amazon Clinic virtual health care service to all 50 states and Washington,… Read More

Commercial furniture and equipment procurement platform Source snags $8.5M

Source, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that helps architectural and design firms procure interior design products for commercial real estate projects,… Read More