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Articles from 2023

AI2 Incubator raises $30M fund to boost more startups amid AI gold rush

The Seattle-based AI2 Incubator raised a fresh $30 million pre-seed fund to invest in more “AI-first” startups. The incubator’s second… Read More

Swedish drugmaker SOBI to acquire Seattle biotech company CTI BioPharma for $1.7B

CTI BioPharma, a Seattle-based publicly traded biotech company developing therapies for blood-related cancers, is set to be acquired in a… Read More

As storm clouds clear for travel, Expedia Group looks to become a bigger tech provider to industry

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman opened Barry Diller’s eyes to the potential of artificial intelligence by asking ChatGPT to dish on… Read More

Microsoft and Helion want to build the world’s first fusion plant and seize energy’s ‘Holy Grail’

Microsoft and Helion Energy on Wednesday announced a historic agreement that could pave the way to the world’s first fusion… Read More

Microsoft makes tiny dent in annual carbon footprint but says ‘it’s not happening fast enough’

After its carbon footprint grew a shoe size or two in 2021, Microsoft notched a small decline in its carbon… Read More

Seattle VC firm Ascend raises $25M for second fund, plans to double down on AI

Ascend is ready to help more startups fly. The Seattle-based pre-seed venture capital firm led by startup veteran Kirby Winfield… Read More

Microsoft’s optimistic view of AI sees technology ending the drudgery of ‘digital debt’

A new report from Microsoft acknowledges the burden that technology has placed on many information workers — describing a growing… Read More

‘Amazon Anywhere’ brings shopping experience inside new AR game from makers of ‘Pokèmon Go’

The so-called “everything store” is looking to go “anywhere.” Amazon announced the launch Tuesday of “Amazon Anywhere,” an immersive shopping… Read More

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Echodyne radar venture joins forces with Supernal to enhance eVTOL safety system

Kirkland, Wash.-based Echodyne, a next-generation radar platform company backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has forged a partnership with Supernal… Read More

Tableau’s new CEO on the company’s expansion into AI and its future under Salesforce

Tableau plans to add generative artificial intelligence to its data visualization platform, using AI to automatically identify and describe key… Read More

‘Destiny 2’ developer Bungie wins $6.7M in lawsuit against video game cheat-maker

Bellevue, Wash.-based video game developer Bungie won $6.7 million in a lawsuit against a company that sold cheat programs for… Read More

Wood or would not? Earthquake test to study how 10-story timber building stands up to Seattle shake

If the idea of a Seattle earthquake gives you the shakes, this test might be right up your alley. Researchers… Read More

Meet the ‘pragmatic progressive’ balancing tech and business interests with social issues

Washington state Rep. Amy Walen went to the state’s capitol planning to work on gun violence and affordable housing. But… Read More

What Redfin and Zillow earnings say about the state of the housing market

Last week’s earnings announcements from Redfin and Zillow Group suggest a prolonged slowdown in housing market activity. Revenue from Redfin’s… Read More

Avalara co-founder leads new advisory firm helping companies create digital assets

Rory Rawlings was able to see around a corner when he launched tax compliance software giant Avalara. Now the Seattle-area… Read More

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 30, 2023

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of April 30, 2023. Read More

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We had our AI voice clones read an AI-generated GeekWire Podcast script — listen to the result

For all the hype over generative artificial intelligence, how far has AI really advanced? Where is the new line between… Read More

Don’t spin out too early, and get out of the way: Advice for biotech founders from Dr. Jim Olson

Seattle Children’s researcher Jim Olson has some thoughts about how to go about launching and leading a biotech startup. His… Read More

Genemod lands $4.5M for life sciences data storage and collaboration platform

Genemod, a Seattle startup developing a cloud-based platform to help life sciences companies and researchers manage their data and workflows,… Read More

Microsoft vet and ex-Beats by Dre CEO lead new hardware-focused Seattle startup studio

A new startup lab founded by a pair of tech veterans aims to help incubate and launch hardware-focused companies. Amish… Read More

Redfin CEO says housing downturn made real estate giant ‘leaner, hungrier and better’

The slumping housing market hasn’t been kind to Redfin’s business. But the Seattle real estate giant sees some silver linings.… Read More

Trucking analytics startup GoodShip raises $5M

GoodShip, a Seattle startup that sells trucking analytics software, added $5 million to its seed round. GoodShip helps shippers aggregate… Read More

Expedia stock up 6% after beating Q1 estimates with $2.7B in revenue, up 18%

Expedia Group saw revenue rise 18% in the first quarter to $2.7 billion thanks to “strong travel demand driven by… Read More

Brains vs. bots in the newsroom: Can AI generate better story ideas than humans can?

Gathered around a conference room table, with one person scribbling on the whiteboard, a group of industry veterans sizzles with… Read More

Inside the ultimate Star Wars house, where two fans built a galaxy-sized collection of toys and more

On a piece of wooded property not that far, far away from Seattle, a life-size C-3PO figure is visible through… Read More

AI researcher sues Amazon for withdrawing job offer amid cutbacks after 8-month visa process

A London-based artificial intelligence researcher who accepted a role as an applied scientist with Amazon in May 2022 says he… Read More

Microsoft Bing adds AI chat history, exports, visual search results, new web integrations

Microsoft is updating its OpenAI-powered Bing search chatbot with several new features, and expanding its availability beyond the initial limited… Read More

DocuSign — which is forcing employees back to the office — touts report about remote work benefits

DocuSign released a report Wednesday highlighting the benefits of remote work — which caught our attention given that the company is… Read More

Longtime Salesforce exec Ryan Aytay named CEO of Tableau Software

Tableau Software has a new leader, as Salesforce veteran Ryan Aytay was named CEO of Tableau on Tuesday. Aytay was… Read More

Amazon workers, and a familiar energy, return to Seattle HQ as new in-person office policy kicks in

Is this what 2019 felt like? It’s hard to remember after three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work, an… Read More

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