Articles from 2023 – Page 31 of 60

Amazon’s Sparrow is leaving the nest: Trailblazing warehouse robot is ready for a wider rollout

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Just off Interstate 35, midway between San Antonio and Austin, the newest member of Amazon’s robotic… Read More

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny"

Indiana Jones and the Last Movie: Why archaeologists say he’s ancient history

As the world’s best-known fictional archaeologist goes after what may be his last ancient mystery in “Indiana Jones and the… Read More

Seattle venture firm Essence VC raises $27M to back technical infrastructure startups

Seattle pre-seed venture capital firm Essence VC says it has raised $27 million for its third fund to back early-stage… Read More

Illustration: Low-frequency gravitational waves cause ripples in spacetime

Astrophysicists report solid evidence for a background hum of gravitational waves

Astrophysicists have found the best evidence yet for a low-frequency “hum” of gravitational waves rippling through the cosmos, based on… Read More

City of Seattle awards $545k in grants to 18 nonprofits working to expand digital literacy

The City of Seattle is awarding $545,000 in Technology Matching Fund grants to help support 18 nonprofit organizations and their… Read More

Seattle mayor unveils goals and timelines for plan to build a ‘downtown of the future’

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell officially rolled out his “Downtown Activation Plan” on Wednesday, providing more details on a series of… Read More

Technical recruiting startup Karat lays off 47 employees for the second time this year

Seattle technical recruiting startup Karat is laying off 47 employees for the second time this year, part of an effort… Read More

Amazon partners with Staples to add nearly 1,000 drop-off locations for customer returns

Amazon is partnering with the office supply chain Staples to add another place where Amazon customers can drop off returns.… Read More

Microsoft targets AI skills gap with new training program and grant challenge

Microsoft is launching a new AI Skills Initiative that includes a global grant challenge, free online courses, and a training… Read More

From idea to IPO to IBM: How Apptio defied the skeptics on its 16-year journey to a $4.6B deal

Feb. 9, 2017, will go down as one of the toughest days in Apptio’s history. It had been less than… Read More

Teal acquires OwnTrail, a life-and-career social platform launched in Seattle in 2020

OwnTrail, a Seattle-based life-and-career social startup, is being acquired by Miami-based job search-and-apply platform Teal. Terms of the deal, announced… Read More

Amazon, Uber, and Lyft sue seller over rogue rideshare signs — here’s what he says in response

Updated with additional details and statements from Amazon, Uber and Lyft. Uber and Lyft are joining forces with Amazon in… Read More

Tech Moves: Open-source software company Expanso names CEO; Highspot adds exec; and more

— Seattle tech veteran David Aronchick is the new CEO of Expanso, the company he co-founded to promote adoption of the… Read More

Zillow taps into AI to power new immersive features in virtual home tours

Seattle-based real estate technology company Zillow is leveraging artificial intelligence to create more immersive listings designed to stand out from… Read More

Trucking marketplace Convoy makes more layoffs, citing customer-service efficiency gains

Seattle-based trucking marketplace Convoy has conducted another round of layoffs, its fourth in the past year, the company confirmed to… Read More

IBM’s $4.6B Apptio deal marks another new era for Seattle-area cloud and IT management company

IBM announced a deal Monday to buy Apptio for $4.6 billion from Vista Equity Partners, less than five years after… Read More

Ships at Titan sub search site, seen in June 22 satellite image

Coast Guard takes charge of the Titan sub investigation and debris recovery effort

The U.S. Coast Guard says it plans to recover debris from OceanGate’s Titan submersible, which was lost along with its… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 18, 2023

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of June 18, 2023. Read More

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OceanGate and Stockton Rush — the inside story, in his own words

“Our rule is, we risk capital — we don’t risk people.” That was a guiding principle for Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate,… Read More

Now what? OceanGate sub tragedy sets off a torrent of questions without answers

It’s too soon to answer all the questions raised by this week’s loss of OceanGate’s Titan submersible and its five-person… Read More

Day two of Microsoft’s FTC trial: Court documents point to new Xbox in 2028

Microsoft plans to bring the next generation of Xbox video game consoles to market in 2028, according to documents unsealed… Read More

University of Washington team detects atomic ‘breathing’ for quantum computing breakthrough

Most of us don’t think of atoms as having their own unique vibrations, but they do. In fact, it’s a… Read More

This elegant new kitchen appliance turns food waste into chicken chow – is it worth it?

I don’t like food waste. One of my mottos is, “No food left behind.” I’ll toast the heel of the… Read More

Heard raises $15M to expand its financial tech tools for mental health professionals

Seattle-based startup Heard, which supports mental health professionals with financial software and services, raised $15 million in new funding. Heard… Read More

Seattle tech vets bring India’s renowned Farzi Café to U.S. with new Bellevue restaurant

Two veterans of the Seattle area’s tech industry have opened an Indian restaurant with Michelin-recognized roots in downtown Bellevue, Wash.… Read More

Game studio collective ProbablyMonsters confirms it has canceled one of its debut projects

One of the teams at Bellevue, Wash.-based game studio collective ProbablyMonsters has officially halted development on what was to be… Read More

OceanGate submersible and crew declared lost after discovery of debris near Titanic

After days of searching, the U.S. Coast Guard announced that the OceanGate submersible that went missing during a dive to… Read More

The view from day one: Microsoft challenges FTC in court over acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Today marked the first of a five-day court session that pits Microsoft against the US Federal Trade Commission, in the… Read More

Amazon looks to boost generative AI projects with new $100M cloud initiative

Amazon Web Services says it will invest $100 million in a new initiative to connect its machine learning and artificial… Read More

Microsoft and Amazon scrutinized by regulators, legislators, and rivals in a flurry of cases

There has been a spike in activity in the realm of regulatory and legislative oversight of Microsoft and Amazon this… Read More