Goodbye, Ctrl+F: AI startup aims to help financial analysts scour corporate filings with chatbot tool A new startup wants to make financial analysts more efficient with its chatbot tool that uses artificial intelligence to search… Read More
Salesforce stops reporting individual revenue figures for Slack and Tableau Salesforce said it would no longer divulge the individual revenue numbers of acquired companies including Slack and Tableau in its… Read More
Microsoft sets aside $425M to help cover potential LinkedIn targeted advertising fine Microsoft will take a charge of $425 million in the current quarter in anticipation of a fine from the Irish… Read More
Seattle startup Starform, led by Z2 vets, ready to take flight with aerial combat game ‘Metalstorm’ Seattle-based game studio Starform has revealed its debut project. Metalstorm is a free-to-play, 5 vs. 5 aerial combat game for… Read More
This Univ. of Washington startup wants to automate college admissions counseling A student-led startup at the University of Washington wants to help high school students apply to college through a platform… Read More
Tech Moves: Amazon fulfillment VP departing; former Pillpack co-founder joins VC firm — Melissa Nick, a vice president of North America fulfillment at Amazon, is leaving the company after more than nine… Read More
How big was that Amazon walkout crowd? Paging Sean Spicer. The former White House press secretary made a quick name for himself at the outset of Donald… Read More
Amazon starts testing new mobile app layout, moving search box to bottom of the screen In its neverending quest to remove every possible barrier from the shopping experience, Amazon has started testing a new mobile… Read More
Seattle school cuts a bold new STEM program, showing challenges of reimagining education As the school year winds down, Trish Millines Dziko is focused on helping students at Washington Middle School in Seattle… Read More
Zap Energy lands $5M federal grant and ‘vote of confidence’ in pursuit of fusion power Funding news: The Seattle area’s Zap Energy will receive $5 million from a newly launched federal program supporting the commercial… Read More
Amazon will pay more than $30M to settle FTC complaints over Alexa and Ring privacy issues Amazon will pay a total of more than $30 million in separate privacy settlements with the Federal Trade Commission involving… Read More
Bellevue student’s Google Doodle artwork reaches top five in contest, with chance to be on homepage Rebecca Wu is one step away from gaining Google homepage fame — and some serious cash. Rebecca, a student at… Read More
Amazon employees walk out, seeking bolder climate action and end of return-to-office policy Some Amazon employees in Seattle and other offices around the world walked out in protest Wednesday, urging the company to… Read More
We asked an AI chatbot to analyze the results of our AI survey AI is the hottest topic in tech. Corporate giants and startups are racing to embed generative AI capabilities into their… Read More
Microsoft vets lead secretive education startup using generative AI to help students learn Two decades after selling their startup to Microsoft, Eran Megiddo and Liviu Asnash are going back to their entrepreneurial roots.… Read More
Axiom crew splashes down in a SpaceX capsule after doing space station science The second crew to be sent into space as a profit-making proposition for Texas-based Axiom Space came back to Earth… Read More
Amazon employee groups expect nearly 2,000 workers to participate in walkout The walkout is on. Amazon employee groups say they expect more than 1,900 workers around the world to participate in… Read More
Seattle Metro Chamber survey shows high adoption of hybrid work and most popular days in office A survey by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce found that a hybrid work model is the most popular option… Read More
Amazon confirms abrupt departure of AWS data center chief Chris Vonderhaar The Amazon Web Services executive who oversaw the cloud giant’s massive network of data centers is suddenly gone, without explanation.… Read More
Tech Moves: Madrona investor joins Trilogy; Gamesight adds revenue leader: UW names provost — Elisa La Cava joined Seattle-area venture capital firm Trilogy Equity Partners as principal. La Cava spent the past five… Read More
Amazon is ending celebrity voices for Alexa that delivered weather, jokes and more Amazon is muting the celebrity voices for Alexa that have been used to report the weather, tell jokes and more.… Read More
Zulily enters another era as Qurate sells Seattle e-commerce retailer to investment firm Ownership of Seattle e-commerce retail company Zulily is changing hands again. Qurate, which paid $2.4 billion to acquire Zulily in… Read More
How the Univ. of Washington aims to make online systems and content more accessible Taking small steps to make digital content more accessible can make a big difference. That was one takeaway from the… Read More
Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 21, 2023 See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of May 21, 2023. Read More
Podcast GeekWire Podcast: AI hype vs. reality, returning to the office, and a driving tour of Amazon HQ This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we’re coming to you from our mobile recording studio, aka my car, as my… Read More
Salesforce puts Tableau headquarters building in Seattle up for sublease Salesforce confirmed Friday that it will list Tableau Software’s headquarters building in Seattle on the sublease market. Tableau, acquired by… Read More
Union and warehouse issues lead Amazon shareholder votes, but fall well short of passing Amazon shareholder resolutions related to warehouse working conditions and the company’s response to labor unions each won 35% of the… Read More
How T-Mobile plans to use AI to improve one of its most important business metrics T-Mobile sees opportunity in artificial intelligence to analyze why customers leave the company, attempting to retain more of them and… Read More
Former Seattle startup CFO denies fraud charges, pleads not guilty to funneling company funds Nevin Shetty, the former CFO of Seattle e-commerce startup Fabric charged with funneling company funds to his crypto business, pled… Read More
Inside ‘Stranger Things: The Experience’ in Seattle, where fans feel like part of the Netflix hit drama The dream of the ’90s might be alive in Portland, but the thrill of the ’80s has new life in… Read More
