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Articles from 2023

Virtual reality storyteller creates project showcasing historically Black community in Seattle

The recognizable chords from Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Haze” are the sonic greeting to a new virtual reality experience created by… Read More

Winning team at UW pitch competition wants to disperse fertilizer on farms via autonomous planes

A group of students at the University of Washington are launching a startup that helps farmers monitor and upkeep their… Read More

Vote for Deal of the Year: Affini-T Therapeutics, Bungie, Copper, First Mode, MotherDuck

The finalists for Deal of the Year at the 2023 GeekWire Awards all struck big transactions to help fuel their… Read More

University of Washington professors on using ChatGPT in the classroom

AI-powered chatbots are already changing how professors teach, said University of Washington educators during a panel discussion Wednesday. “Our role… Read More

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Icebergs ahead? OceanGate plans to get an early start on this year’s Titanic dives

OceanGate Expeditions, which has conducted dives to the site of the Titanic shipwreck in 2021 and 2022, says it will… Read More

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USNC-Tech wins NASA funding to flesh out proposal for nuclear deep-space probe

Seattle-based USNC-Tech has gotten the green light from NASA to continue development of a rapid-response spacecraft that would use a… Read More

Seattle-area office market ‘clearly struggling’ and ‘highly volatile’

Tech layoffs and hiring freezes continue to impact the commercial real estate market in and around Seattle, according to a… Read More

Washington state lawmakers unanimously approve law to limit robocalls, hold telecoms accountable

The Washington state Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation to limit robocalls and empower residents and the state’s attorney general… Read More

Robotics data startup led by former Amazon drone engineers emerges from stealth, raises $4.8M

Benji Barash and Yves Albers-Schoenberg experienced the challenges of robotics development while working on Amazon’s ambitious drone project. Now the… Read More

Seattle evaluating its own capital gains tax following new state law

A controversial capital gains tax was recently ruled constitutional by the Washington state Supreme Court. Now the City of Seattle… Read More

Energy startup CTFusion folds as co-founders land at rival Zap

CTFusion, a spinoff from the University of Washington, has flipped off the reactor and folded up shop. But the startup’s… Read More

AI makes its mark in ‘Innovation of the Year’ category at the 2023 GeekWire Awards

If there’s any doubt that 2023 is the Year of Artificial Intelligence, this should put it to rest. Novel and… Read More

Tech leaders form alliance to help fuel robotics work in the Pacific Northwest

A trio of tech leaders joined forces to promote the creation of robotics startups in the Pacific Northwest, encouraged by… Read More

Tech Moves: Payscale adds president and CTO; Factor appoints CEO; and more

— Compensation data company Payscale hired two new executives: Nolan Farris as president and chief operating officer, and Raj Cherukuri… Read More

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How power is blazing a trail for America’s space effort — and for nuclear startups

As more and more hardware goes into Earth orbit, and eventually to the moon and Mars, where will the power… Read More

Minh Le, former Silicon Valley Bank leader in Seattle, joins Stifel Bank as managing director

Longtime Seattle-area tech mainstay Minh Le has joined Stifel Bank as managing director, following a 14-year career with Silicon Valley… Read More

Payscore, a startup that helps property managers and car dealerships verify income, raises $2.2M

Property managers and consumer lenders are dealing with a reported increasing amount of application fraud. A Seattle startup wants to… Read More

Expedia’s new ChatGPT travel planning tool is a litmus test for the future of AI and humanity

For many travelers, technology long ago supplanted travel agents for the basic booking of flights, hotels, and excursions. But how… Read More

Meet the 5 finalists for CEO of the Year at the 2023 GeekWire Awards

The five finalists for CEO of the Year in the 2023 GeekWire Awards are taking on a broad and important… Read More

New ad campaign takes ‘Uncommon’ approach to attracting new businesses to Seattle region

The Seattle region’s impressive mix of doers and builders is the focus of a new ad campaign from Greater Seattle… Read More

Former Microsoft president donates 48 Alexander Calder works and $10M to Seattle Art Museum

Former Microsoft President Jon Shirley and his wife Kim are gifting a significant collection of works by sculptor Alexander Calder… Read More

Amazon Web Services launches startup accelerator for generative AI companies

The newest startup accelerator from Amazon aims to attract companies building generative AI technologies. The Amazon Web Services accelerator, revealed… Read More

Paul Allen Foundation gives $10M to hundreds of Washington state arts and culture orgs

Arts and culture organizations across Washington state are sharing $10 million in grants funded by the Paul G. Allen Family… Read More

First look: Renderings of the world’s largest factory for advanced silicon battery materials

Climate tech startup Group14 is building a factory that it says will be the world’s largest producer of advanced silicon… Read More

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Washington state AG joins antitrust lawsuit targeting Google’s ad business

Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson has joined an antitrust lawsuit targeting Google’s advertising business. The lawsuit, filed in January… Read More

The inspiration behind a new diversity program for biotech in Seattle

When Eric Nealy returned from a workshop with other Black scientists, his perspective changed. The experience gave him a new… Read More

TipHaus, which helps companies distribute tips, raises $3.5M and launches banking tool

Seattle-area startup TipHaus landed $3.5 million in new funding to streamline how businesses pool and distribute tips to employees. Launched… Read More

Robots for hire: Dell EMC vets lead Seattle startup aiming to automate monotonous tasks

A trio of former Dell EMC engineers are building a fleet of rentable robots to help companies crank out monotonous… Read More

GeekWire Week in Review

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 26, 2023

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of March 26, 2023. Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Reclaiming our lives through more mindful use of technology

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