Articles from 2023 – Page 37 of 60

Gates Foundation launches AI ‘Grand Challenge,’ as it weighs risk and reward in the developing world

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is offering up to $100,000 each to projects that test new ways of using… Read More

SpaceX sends Axiom’s crew, including two Saudis, to do research on space station

SpaceX and Axiom Space teamed up today to send four spacefliers — including the first Saudi woman in orbit —… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 14, 2023

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of May 14, 2023. Read More

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AI, startups, and Star Wars: Conversations from the 2023 GeekWire Awards

The theme at this week’s GeekWire Awards was Star Wars, but we didn’t need to go to a galaxy far,… Read More

Seattle Seahawks legend, NASA astronaut, ‘Love is Blind’ star share wisdom at the GeekWire Awards

Teamwork. Culture. Empowerment. Those were prevailing themes at the 2023 GeekWire Awards Thursday evening in Seattle, where we celebrated the… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ huge sailing yacht has a carved figurehead that looks a lot like his girlfriend

Jeff Bezos has finally been spotted aboard the $500 million sailing yacht that he’s been rumored to be the owner… Read More

Photos: Geeking out inside the GeekWire Awards with surprise guests, a lovable droid and more

Bee boop beep beep boo dee doo weeeeeeeee! We couldn’t have said it better ourselves, R2-D2. The 2023 GeekWire Awards… Read More

Blue Origin-led team wins $3.4B contract for NASA’s second lunar landing system

An industry team led by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won a $3.4 billion NASA contract to provide… Read More

Tech Moves: Zillow and Docusign tap new CFOs; Remitly hires design chief; and more

— Zillow Group named Jeremy Hofmann as its new chief financial officer. Hofmann, previously SVP of corporate development and strategy,… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2023 revealed: Community honors top innovation in Pacific Northwest tech

A Star Wars theme complemented the rising stars on hand as light sabers glowed and a galaxy of lights twinkled… Read More

Auction hosting site Auction.io acquires home-bidding platform Doorsey

— Dallas, Texas-based auction software company Auction.io acquired real estate tech platform Doorsey. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Ex-CFO of Seattle startup indicted after allegedly moving $35M in company funds to crypto business

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday indicted the former chief financial officer of a Seattle-based e-commerce startup for wire fraud. Ex-Fabric CFO… Read More

Review: ‘Firmament,’ new game from ‘Myst’ creators, is a beautiful throwback to the 90s

Firmament feels like it was thrown into a time capsule at some point around 1993, with beautiful vistas, a haunting… Read More

Human IPS cells imaged by spinning-disk confocal microscope.

Allen Institute takes on a supporting role in experiment to grow stem cells in space

Space: The final frontier … for stem cells? Seattle’s Allen Institute for Cell Science says cells from its collection are… Read More

Google to pay nearly $40M to Washington state after lawsuit over location tracking

Google will pay Washington state $39.9 million after a lawsuit brought by Attorney General Bob Ferguson accused the tech giant… Read More

GeekWire Awards FAQ: Meet the finalists, and what to know if you’re coming to the big show

The much-anticipated GeekWire Awards takes place tonight, May 18, in Seattle, at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle. Read the FAQ… Read More

Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs raises $20M for third fund, bets big on generative AI

The news: Pioneer Square Labs raised a $20 million third fund for its startup studio. Founded in 2015, the Seattle-based… Read More

Employee insights startup Groopit raises $3.5M, plans to develop generative AI tools

The news: Employee data crowdsourcing startup Groopit landed $3.5 million to fuel its go-to-market strategy. The product: The Seattle company… Read More

OncoResponse lands $27M to advance development of antibody-based treatments for cancer

— Seattle biotech company OncoResponse landed $27 million to advance the development and testing of its antibody-based immunotherapy treatments that… Read More

Can climate change be funny? Bill Nye gets laughs in a show about humankind’s existential threat

I was a little anxious going to an evening talk about climate change. I wondered in advanced what elixir of… Read More

Heptio founder leads Stacklok, a new software supply chain startup that just raised $17.5M

Cloud computing vets Craig McLuckie and Luke Hinds are leading a new startup that helps enterprises vet software supply chains… Read More

Workflow orchestration startup Union AI, which created Flyte, lands $19.1M

Bellevue, Wash.-based startup Union.AI raised a $19.1 million Series A round to boost development of Union Cloud, a managed platform… Read More

New Washington state law is first in nation to give Uber and Lyft drivers paid family and medical leave

Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill this week that makes Washington state the first in the nation to ensure that… Read More

Amazon unveils Echo Pop, new Echo Buds; reports >500M Alexa device sales as AI upends market

Amazon unveiled a new Echo smart speaker, a $39.99 semi-sphere called Echo Pop, meant for bedrooms and other small spaces… Read More

3D laser printer startup Glowforge lands $20M following release of AI image generator feature

The news: 3D laser printer startup Glowforge raised $20 million as part of an extended Series E round to help… Read More

Shopping center owners sue Amazon as tech giant rethinks grocery plans

RENTON, Wash. — The owner of a major shopping center south of Seattle is suing Amazon, alleging that the company… Read More

Likewise launches ChatGPT plugin to use AI to recommend TV shows, movies, books and more

Likewise, the Bellevue, Wash.-based entertainment discovery platform, is tapping into ChatGPT to leverage AI and find more information and recommendations… Read More

Valve sued by Immersion in patent infringement lawsuit related to haptic technology

A new lawsuit accuses Valve Software of infringing upon patents on touch-feedback technology with its gaming products such as the… Read More

Sam Altman calls for ‘incredible scrutiny’ of major AI companies, including OpenAI and Microsoft

OpenAI’s partnership with Microsoft, and the implications of the tech giant’s stake in the artificial intelligence powerhouse, were raised as… Read More

Madrona backs new visual dataset startup co-founded by former Turi CEO

Visual Layer on Tuesday announced a $7 million seed round co-led by Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group. The Tel Aviv-based startup… Read More