Articles from 2023 – Page 26 of 60

Seattle startup founders are using generative AI for coding, marketing, and more

Publicly traded tech companies can’t stop talking about AI. But what about smaller startups? I stopped by the opening party… Read More

Orbital paths of Earth and asteroid 2022 SF289

Scientists successfully test algorithm for identifying potentially hazardous asteroids

A new technique for finding potentially hazardous asteroids before they find us has chalked up its first success. In this… Read More

Rivian sets opening date for new ‘Spaces’ location to showcase its electric vehicles in Seattle

Electric vehicle maker Rivian will open its latest Spaces location at University Village in Seattle on Aug. 18, giving current… Read More

SPACkerley: Why these sports business brothers in Seattle are bullish about their new SPAC deal

Is the SPAC back? Seattle business leaders Ted and Chris Ackerley are betting on it. The Ackerley brothers are part… Read More

Seattle Orcas lose cricket championship game, but tech owners thrilled with inaugural season

Cricket fans in 87 countries around the globe watched MI New York defeat the Seattle Orcas in Texas on Sunday… Read More

Amazon: More than half of deliveries now arrive same-day or next-day in top 60 U.S. metro areas

Amazon says it has achieved its fastest delivery speeds on record after overhauling its U.S. operations to put more items… Read More

Robotics research conducted on space station in zero-G

Seattle event sets a course for research on International Space Station — and its heirs

About 900 members of the space community — including astronauts, government officials, researchers and industry professionals — are converging on… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of July 23, 2023

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of July 23, 2023. Read More

Study shows how pandemic decreased income diversity of urban encounters, even after lockdowns

There were many fallouts from the COVID-19 pandemic, but one that is rarely discussed is its effect on diverse encounters… Read More

Podcast

Inside drone startup Brinc, with the 23-year-old founder who landed OpenAI’s CEO as an investor

Brinc CEO and founder Blake Resnick was heads-down in a board meeting Wednesday when he heard a commotion in another… Read More

Generative AI rush sparks new questions, concerns about music and intellectual property laws

When the popular file-sharing platform Napster received a court order to shut down in 2000, lawyers representing the recording industry… Read More

Rocket engines at Aerojet Rocketdyne in Redmond

Farewell, Rocket.com: L3Harris completes acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne

Florida-based L3Harris today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, two days after the Federal Trade Commission… Read More

Blurred lines between art and tech: AI’s impact on creativity elicits excitement — and some fear

In a building that used to be a grocery store in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood this week, the future of… Read More

New numbers show how Microsoft’s job cuts have impacted its global workforce

Microsoft ended its fiscal 2023 in June with 221,000 employees globally, according to the company’s annual 10K filing Thursday with… Read More

AI at the forefront of inaugural ‘Seattle Tech Week’ that spotlights city’s tech ecosystem

Seattle’s venture capital firms, startups, and tech leaders are gearing up for the inaugural Seattle Tech Week — a 4-day… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft president joins Google Cloud as VP; iSpot hires research chief; and more

— James Phillips, a former corporate vice president and president at Microsoft, joined Google Cloud as a vice president. Phillips… Read More

Friends and family of Richard Tait starting $250K award fund to honor entrepreneurs in his memory

A year after the death of longtime Seattle entrepreneur Richard Tait, his friends and family are establishing an endowment fund… Read More

Meta and Microsoft vets land $2.2M for startup building ‘shared brain’ developer platform

A new artificial intelligence startup wants to help software development teams capture, store, and query their company data and knowledge.… Read More

Seattle and King County councilmembers want to help reopen Cinerama theater with $2M in grants

Seattle City Councilmember Andrew Lewis and King County Councilmember Joe McDermott are proposing legislation to provide a financial boost to… Read More

GeekWire rooftop BBQ: Join us Aug. 9 for great food, networking — and a special guest

One of our favorite GeekWire events — our annual summer rooftop BBQ — makes its return Wednesday, Aug. 9 on the… Read More

Fresh off FDA milestone, Proprio lands $43M as it readies surgical navigation tech

Seattle startup Proprio raised a $43 million Series B round following FDA clearance for its surgical navigation platform that allows… Read More

Three years after Slack complaint, European Commission opens formal Microsoft Teams probe

Microsoft is officially back on the European Commission’s investigative agenda. European antitrust authorities opened a formal investigation Thursday into Microsoft’s… Read More

Illustration: DRACO nuclear-powered spacecraft

DARPA and NASA pick Lockheed Martin to demonstrate DRACO nuclear rocket

NASA and the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have selected Lockheed Martin and BWX Technologies to move forward with… Read More

Workers sue Expedia, Getty, and others to recoup remote work costs under Seattle’s wage theft law

Getty Images, Expedia, and several other employers with operations in Seattle are being sued by workers who allege that the… Read More

Paul Allen estate donates thousands of rare music, film and sci-fi artifacts to Seattle’s MoPOP

Thousands of one-of-a-kind artifacts from Paul Allen’s collection, spanning decades of cultural relevance, are headed to Seattle’s Museum of Pop… Read More

Seattle startup that helps companies protect their AI and machine learning code raises $35M

Seattle cybersecurity startup Protect AI landed $35 million to boost the rollout of its platform that helps enterprises shore up… Read More

Report: Vehicle trips to downtown Seattle aren’t increasing, despite some return-to-office mandates

Despite return-to-office mandates from some Seattle companies such as Amazon and Redfin, vehicle traffic to downtown has not increased through… Read More

Google Cloud posts second straight profitable quarter on 28% revenue growth

Google Cloud boosted its operating profits to $395 million for the second quarter, a improvement of close to $1 billion… Read More

Seattle approves law authorizing more automated speed cameras in bid to curb street racing

The Seattle City Council approved legislation Tuesday that paves the way for increased use of automated speed cameras in an… Read More

Real estate data: Americans flocking to areas at high risk of fires, floods and extreme heat

Seattle real estate platform Redfin analyzed migration patterns of Americans in recent years and found high numbers of people moving… Read More