Articles from 2023 – Page 47 of 60

Livestreaming report: Twitch audience numbers drop in February, but it remains market leader

Amazon’s livestreaming platform Twitch is still the uncontested leader in its field, with millions of hours watched so far in… Read More

Amazon shutting down DPReview, a leading source of digital photography information

Amazon is shutting down Seattle-based DPReview, a leading online source for news and reviews about digital cameras and photography, the… Read More

Expedia Group lays off workers as part of ‘strategic actions’

Seattle-based travel giant Expedia Group made an undisclosed number of layoffs. The company confirmed the cuts to GeekWire. “We are… Read More

Bill Gates: AI breakthroughs are the biggest tech advance since the graphical user interface

One of the pivotal figures in the rise of the graphical user interface says he sees a similar revolution in… Read More

Tracking device maker Pebblebee teams with ski company on embedded tech to help locate gear

Seattle smart-tracking technology company Pebblebee is teaming with Montana-based Peak Ski Co. to help the company integrate Pebblebee tech into… Read More

Salesforce vets land $8M for employee access management startup

A longtime cybersecurity executive is coming out of retirement to launch a startup that helps enterprises monitor and adapt employee… Read More

High school students learn how to spot misinformation at UW’s ‘Misinfo Day’ event

Hundreds of Seattle-area high school students learned how to discern fact from fiction at the University of Washington’s 2023 MisinfoDay… Read More

Tech Moves: Appen lands ex-Upwork CTO; DocuSign hires former Amazon GM

— Saty Bahadur is now chief technology officer at Appen, a publicly traded IT services and consulting company that provides… Read More

Twitch cuts 400 jobs as part of Amazon’s latest layoffs

Twitch announced on Monday that it would lay off “just over 400 people,” part of a new round of layoffs… Read More

Microsoft subsidiary Nuance is using GPT-4 for a new physician notes app

Microsoft-owned AI company Nuance is leveraging GPT-4 to power new software designed to ease the burden of clinical documentation for… Read More

Howard Schultz steps aside as Starbucks interim CEO as Laxman Narasimhan takes over

Howard Schultz has stepped down as interim CEO of Starbucks, handing the reins to incoming CEO Laxman Narasimhan a couple… Read More

Former oilfield engineers launch climate startup that uses ancient carbon-trapping technology

Myno Carbon‘s leader calls his team “committed climate warriors.” But it wasn’t always that way. “You’ll have to forgive us… Read More

Amazon is laying off another 9,000 employees — read the CEO’s memo

Amazon is cutting 9,000 jobs over the next few weeks in its second round of layoffs over the past three… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 12, 2023

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of March 12, 2023. Read More

Analysts caution that Silicon Valley Bank collapse could further cool declining VC market

Some venture capitalists say it’s business as usual for their investment plans in the aftermath of Silicon Valley Bank’s downfall.… Read More

Poet vs. chatbot: We gave the same prompt to a human, Microsoft Bing, and OpenAI’s new GPT-4

Are robots more poetic than humans? That was my question as I saw Alandra Markman seated on the sidewalk with… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: SVB aftermath; the ‘affliction’ of remote work; and Microsoft puts AI to work

This week on the GeekWire Podcast … We discuss the latest on the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, and consider the… Read More

Biotech experts wary of Pfizer cutting Seagen workforce — but history reveals silver lining

Seattle-area biotech experts are eying the past warily in the wake of this week’s news that Pfizer plans to acquire… Read More

As tech companies bring workers back to downtown Seattle, Zillow holds firm on ‘Cloud HQ’

Amazon, Starbucks and other large companies are mandating that workers return to the office with the hope that in-person interactions… Read More

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FCC plans to set up a new framework for connecting satellites with smartphones

The Federal Communications Commission plans to set up a new regulatory framework to facilitate hookups between satellite operators and wireless… Read More

Google partners with Seattle startup to streamline clean energy deals, aiming to create new standard

Slashing carbon emissions requires the rapid deployment of solar, wind and other renewable energy supplies. But the projects often require… Read More

Website takes bloom to provide latest info on when to visit UW’s iconic cherry blossoms

The beloved cherry blossoms at the University of Washington in Seattle haven’t popped into full splendor yet, but a new… Read More

Ballmer Group giving $43M to UW and others to boost early childhood education

The Ballmer Group is giving a $43 million boost to early childhood education in Washington state with gifts directed toward… Read More

Leafly lays off 21% of workforce amid potential delisting from Nasdaq

Editor’s note: This story was updated with information from Leafly’s fourth quarter earnings report and an internal email sent from… Read More

Microsoft’s real AI battle against Google begins with the promise of new superpowers for work

Microsoft was encroaching onto Google’s turf when it announced an AI-powered Bing search engine last month. This morning, Microsoft started… Read More

Seattle commute survey reveals big shift in when and how workers are traveling into city

Remote and hybrid work has altered our understanding of where and how we do our jobs — as well as… Read More

Twitch CEO Emmett Shear steps down after 16 years leading Amazon-owned streaming giant

Twitch co-founder and CEO Emmett Shear is resigning, 16 years after he helped launch the game streaming platform owned by… Read More

Zillow CEO Rich Barton on leading companies through an economic storm

It’s rocky times in the tech world. Valuations are shrinking. Layoffs are spreading. And the primary lender to the startup… Read More

Tempo acquires LiquidPlanner, a project management startup founded in 2006

Boston-based Tempo Software is acquiring LiquidPlanner, the 17-year-old Seattle-based startup that sells a suite of productivity software tools to businesses.… Read More

Meet the Seattle Orcas: New pro cricket team is backed by Microsoft CEO and other tech leaders

Make room, Seahawks, Mariners, Sounders, Storm and others. Seattle has a new professional sports team ready to tap into a… Read More