Articles from 2023 – Page 45 of 60

How the NHL is using AI to predict key moments in games

The NHL brought its third annual Technology Showcase event to Seattle this week, a stone’s throw from the global headquarters… Read More

Augmented writing startup Textio restructures; CEO says generative AI ‘more and more important’

Textio, the Seattle-based augmented writing platform, conducted a “broad team reorganization” this week, according to co-founder and CEO Kieran Snyder.… Read More

Crypto exchange Bittrex shutters U.S. operations, blames regulatory environment

Bellevue, Wash.-based crypto exchange Bittrex announced Friday it was “winding down” its U.S. operations. A post from Bittrex co-founder and… Read More

Deploying clean energy is urgent, but hard – here’s how one battery company is navigating the way

International scientists this month warned that urgent action is needed within a decade in order to avoid a global warming… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft exec Charlie Bell joins Twilio board; FasterBetter hires Seattle marketing leader

— Microsoft executive Charlie Bell joined the board of directors of customer engagement software giant Twilio. Bell is executive VP… Read More

LEGO builder’s T-Mobile Park gets major upgrade in time for Seattle Mariners season opener

It’s Opening Day at T-Mobile Park — both the real version of the Seattle Mariners ballpark and the LEGO version, which… Read More

Census data shows Seattle-area population rose again last year after pandemic dip

After an outflow of residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, new population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show… Read More

FAQ: Understanding who will pay Washington’s new capital gains tax and potential exemptions

The legality of a capital gains tax was upheld by the Washington state Supreme Court last week, drawing questions about… Read More

SpaceX employees cheering at Redmond satellite facility

‘Redmond Space District’ celebrates the Northwest’s hotspot for satellite industry

REDMOND, Wash. — This Seattle-area suburb has played a role in the space industry for more than a half-century, but… Read More

Matt McIlwain: 7 reasons why the capital gains tax is bad for Washington state

Editor’s note: We asked two Seattle venture capitalists — Civic Ventures’ Nick Hanauer and Madrona’s Matt McIlwain — to defend their… Read More

Nick Hanauer: 7 reasons why the capital gains tax is good for Washington state

Editor’s note: We asked two Seattle venture capitalists — Civic Ventures’ Nick Hanauer and Madrona’s Matt McIlwain — to defend their… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Meet the 5 finalists for Startup CEO of the Year

The finalists in this year’s GeekWire Awards category for Startup CEO of the Year are taking on a range of… Read More

Microsoft Research head Peter Lee on the applications of GPT-4 in medicine and life sciences

Peter Lee has spent a lot of time recently with GPT-4, the AI-powered tool that simulates human conversation, built by… Read More

Google and Apple vets raise $17M for Fixie, a large language model startup based in Seattle

The news: Fixie, a new Seattle-based startup aiming to help companies fuse large language models into their software stack, raised… Read More

SportsCenter for meetings: Seattle startup uses GPT to create meeting highlight reels

Read AI, the Seattle startup whose software measures engagement and sentiment of participants on video meetings, is taking a page… Read More

The hurdles women-founded startups face in venture capital — and advice to overcome them

Don’t be scared to pitch big. That’s the advice Graham & Walker Founder and Managing Director Leslie Feinzaig said she… Read More

Bill Gates crosses busy London in an autonomous vehicle and sees where driving is headed

Bill Gates is a self-professed car guy who finds something meditative about driving. He’s even gotten himself into trouble with… Read More

Collaboration — and couches: Remitly rethinks its downtown Seattle office for a new era of work

On the 24th floor of a downtown Seattle skyscraper, Remitly is feeling out the so-called future of work. And they’re… Read More

Seattle-area county plans ‘world leading’ sustainable aviation fuel R&D center

Washington state wants to create a “world leading” research and development center focused on low-carbon, sustainable aviation fuels. The facility… Read More

Seattle becomes first U.S. city to permanently require sick leave for delivery and app-based workers

The Seattle City Council today unanimously approved rules providing paid sick leave for food-delivery and other on-demand, app-based gig economy… Read More

Amazon’s tech is a hit: Seattle Mariners add three more stadium stores featuring ‘Just Walk Out’

Technology and tech culture are taking a permanent spot in the lineup at T-Mobile Park this season. The Seattle Mariners… Read More

Tech Moves: Convoy vet joins Xembly; Seattle climate firm hires Goldman Sachs exec; and more

— Ziad Ismail is now chief operating officer of Xembly, a Seattle startup that offers an artificial intelligence “chief of… Read More

Film review: ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ marks a new era for Wizards of the Coast

The most Dungeons & Dragons thing about Honor Among Thieves is that its protagonists are all complete screw-ups. One of… Read More

New ‘Security Copilot’ is Microsoft’s latest integration of OpenAI’s GPT-4

Microsoft previewed new technology that uses artificial intelligence to defend against hackers by identifying, analyzing, and understanding the inner workings… Read More

Vote for Startup of the Year: Arrived Homes, Lexion, Phaidra, Shipium, WhyLabs

Real estate ownership. Legal contracts. Industrial AI. E-commerce fulfillment software. Machine learning monitoring. The finalists for Startup of the Year… Read More

Will the new capital gains tax cause businesses to leave Washington state?

Now that Washington state’s new capital gains tax has the legal green light, many business leaders are sounding the alarm.… Read More

Amazon says Sidewalk reaches 90% of U.S. population, as it opens network to developers

Amazon says its Sidewalk community wireless network, formed by pooling internet bandwidth from users of Amazon devices, now covers 90%… Read More

Employee engagement startup Mystery rebrands as Glue and uses software and AI to boost stickiness

After a series of pandemic-induced pivots, Mystery was looking for the thing that would stick. And in becoming an employee… Read More

Sonoma Bio inks $75M deal with Regeneron to advance cell therapies against autoimmunity

The news: Sonoma Biotherapeutics is partnering with Regeneron to co-develop cell therapies for Crohn’s disease and other autoimmune conditions. The… Read More

Microsoft job cuts surpass 2,700 in Seattle region; security technology group hit in latest round

Microsoft made another 559 job cuts in the Seattle region on Monday, according to a filing with the state Employment… Read More