Articles from 2023 – Page 29 of 60

Despite venture capital slowdown, these investors remain bullish on Seattle

There are parallels between the recent tech market downturn and the dot-com bubble. But Seattle venture capitalists remain bullish on… Read More

CurvaFix lands $39M to boost curved surgical device used for pelvic fracture treatment

CurvaFix, a Seattle-area startup that makes implants to repair fractures in curved bones, raised $39 million. The six-year old company’s… Read More

Antstream Arcade will bring cloud gaming service and 1,300 retro titles to Xbox

Cloud gaming company Antstream Arcade announced Friday that it plans to launch on Xbox on July 21, bringing its library… Read More

Rare corpse flower blooms in Amazon’s Spheres and thousands line up to snap a pic and take a sniff

A line of people snaking through the Spheres on Wednesday and Thursday this week ended with a photo op on… Read More

Large graffiti painted on street outside Amazon’s Seattle HQ targets company as ‘Prime polluter’

Story updated with comment from Amazon. Amazon and CEO Andy Jassy were the targets of a large graffiti message painted… Read More

Microsoft faces new scrutiny after Chinese hackers infiltrate U.S. government via Exchange Online

A U.S. government agency reportedly detected initial signs of an intrusion by a Chinese hacking group using a premium feature… Read More

EchoNous, maker of an AI-powered portable ultrasound system, raises $7M

EchoNous, a startup that markets a compact, AI-powered ultrasound device, raised $7 million. The funding was noted in a SEC… Read More

Tangibly, a Seattle startup that uses AI to help companies protect trade secrets, raises $6.5M

Security software startup Tangibly raised $6.5 million to complete its seed round. The company, founded in 2021, helps customers secure… Read More

‘Largest sales day in Amazon’s history’: Customers bought 375M items during Prime Day

Amazon released sales data for its annual Prime Day shopping event that took place July 11 and 12 this week.… Read More

Tech Moves: SoundCommerce vet launches startup; Microsoft Federal leader departs; and more

— Diena Lee Mann, former senior vice president at Seattle startup SoundCommerce, launched a startup that aims to help business… Read More

Tech CEOs and professors on how the Supreme Court affirmative action ruling could impact hiring

Last month’s Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions may have ripple effects beyond education and into… Read More

FTC will appeal court ruling that paved way for Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will appeal a court order from earlier this week that allowed Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition… Read More

Rad Power Bikes backpedals out of Europe and lays off employees again

Rad Power Bikes is leaving Europe. The Seattle-based startup confirmed that it will cease selling its electric bikes to customers… Read More

Seattle mayor expands tech tool built with Google to streamline benefit program application process

Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the expansion Wednesday of CiviForm, a technology platform that helps residents apply to City of Seattle… Read More

Researchers find 87% of U.S. classic video games are out of print and ‘critically endangered’

A new study found that the vast majority of video games with a physical release in the U.S. are out… Read More

Seattle lands $393K in federal funds to help residents get high-speed internet

The City of Seattle received $393,200 as part of a federal grant program to help lower-income residents get free or… Read More

Financial budgeting and analytics platform Jirav raises $20M

Seattle-based fintech startup Jirav raised $20 million. The company sells a financial planning, forecasting and analytics platform to small- and… Read More

Wavely Diagnostics raises $1.35M for its tech to detect ear infections with a smartphone

University of Washington spinout Wavely Diagnostics, which is developing a smartphone app to detect ear infections, raised $1.35 million. The… Read More

Former Amazon Web Services data center leader Chris Vonderhaar joins Google Cloud

Chris Vonderhaar, a longtime Amazon Web Services executive who left the company this spring, has joined AWS rival Google Cloud.… Read More

Is baseball ready for robot umpires? We fielded an informal survey at the MLB All-Star Game in Seattle

Tuesday night’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Seattle attracted a sea of fans rooting for a variety of players… Read More

Blue Origin’s next-gen BE-4 rocket engine fails dramatically during testing in Texas

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture confirmed that one of its BE-4 rocket engines suffered a significant anomaly during testing… Read More

Analysis: Legal battle is only the first step to success in Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision

Microsoft on Tuesday cleared a significant hurdle to its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, as a federal judge sided… Read More

California company breaks ground on Washington’s first commercial sustainable aviation fuel plant

Twelve broke ground today on the site of a defunct sugar beet refinery in Eastern Washington, marking the start of… Read More

Amazon Web Services hires former Flex and Intel exec Raejeanne Skillern as new CMO and VP

Raejeanne Skillern, a former executive at Flex and Intel, joined Amazon Web Services as its new chief marketing officer and… Read More

‘We’ve done it before’: Bill Gates offers historical view on managing AI’s biggest threats

Humans need to understand the risks of artificial intelligence, appreciate the potential rewards, and work with the technology rather than… Read More

Cybersecurity startup SpecterOps snags $8.5M in Series A extension

Seattle cybersecurity startup SpecterOps said Tuesday that it raised $8.25 million, extending its Series A funding round to $33.25 million to… Read More

Microsoft wins pivotal court ruling over FTC, clearing key hurdle for $69B Activision deal

A federal judge sided with Microsoft on Tuesday in a setback for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to block… Read More

Testing T-Mobile’s ‘MLB Next’ app: AR tech adds boost to in-stadium All-Star baseball experience

The hardest thing about testing a mobile app during Monday’s Home Run Derby at T-Mobile Park in Seattle was the… Read More

FOX to use drones and robotic cameras for MLB All-Star Game, testing new baseball broadcast tech

Drones will help baseball fans get closer to the action in a first-of-its-kind production feat during the MLB All-Star Game… Read More

New round of Microsoft job cuts hits customer service, support, and sales teams

Microsoft announced a new round of job cuts internally Monday morning, impacting an unknown number of employees in customer service,… Read More