Articles from 2023 – Page 54 of 60

Google teases ChatGPT rival and AI search tools, one day before previously secret Microsoft event

Artificial intelligence and internet search just got a lot more competitive. Google today announced the upcoming rollout of an “experimental”… Read More

‘Amazon Market’ filing in Seattle hints at new store format, as tech giant revamps retail strategy

A new filing for a long-shuttered former New Seasons grocery store in Seattle names “Amazon Market” as the financially responsible… Read More

‘It changed my life’: Microsoft vet creates mentoring program for tech-focused college students

The current economic slowdown aside, employers have long lamented a shortage of skilled tech workers. Tech companies have made pledges,… Read More

Industrial headset maker RealWear to go public via SPAC with Seattle investment bank

RealWear, a Vancouver, Wash.-based company that sells industrial hands-free wearable “assisted reality” headsets, is going public via a SPAC deal… Read More

Personal story leads entrepreneur to launch a startup to improve cancer care in Africa and beyond

Seattle entrepreneur Kingsley Ndoh is driven by the memory of his aunt, who died too young of colon cancer. A… Read More

23 video games debuting this year with ties to the Pacific Northwest

After the production delays and supply disruptions of the last few years, 2023 is where the games industry is set… Read More

This supply chain startup is using AI and IoT to predict food spoilage

Transparent Path is on a mission to help reduce food waste and fuel hunger relief efforts with supply chain technology… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 29, 2023

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 29, 2023. Read More

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The problem with AI neural networks, and more predictions about the future of technology

Popular methods of artificial intelligence have an “explainability problem” — the inability to see exactly what’s happening between input and… Read More

Are quantum computers for real? So far, the uncertainty principle rules the day

Do full-fledged quantum computers already exist, or will it be a decade before they come into being? Will they have… Read More

Plant-based chicken startup Rebellyous Foods raises $9.5M to launch latest production tech

Seattle-based food technology company Rebellyous Foods has raised $9.5 million in new cash, which the startup plans to use to… Read More

Seattle Police Department using AI software to analyze body cam footage and officer behavior

Seattle is one of a handful of cities where police departments are using an artificial intelligence platform to sift through… Read More

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy explains the company’s current mindset in surprise debut on earnings call

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy joined the company’s earnings call with analysts and investors for the first time Thursday afternoon, explaining… Read More

Here’s how VCs are advising founders and assessing startups amid the tech downturn

Whether or not the economy is in recession is still up for debate. But the startup world is definitely in… Read More

Amazon reports $149B in revenue for holiday quarter, beating estimates, but shares fall 6%

Amazon beat revenue expectations for its fourth quarter as the company continues to navigate various headwinds. The Seattle tech giant… Read More

Tech Moves: Flying Fish adds principal; Tanium names new CEO; and more

— Seattle venture capital firm Flying Fish Partners hired Heather Gorham as principal. Gorham previously spent four years at JP… Read More

Sales software company Highspot cuts 10% of its workforce

Highspot is laying off about 100 employees, or 10% of its workforce, becoming the latest well-funded Seattle company to cut… Read More

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Research finds women are 65% more likely than men to lose jobs in ongoing wave of tech layoffs

Tech layoffs are impacting women at a disproportionately higher rate than men, representing a possible setback for the industry’s efforts… Read More

DARPA boosts Microsoft’s far-out effort to build topological quantum computer

The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is laying down a bet on Microsoft’s long-running effort to create an industrial-scale… Read More

Tiphaine Louradour launches a new stage of her career as CEO of Spaceflight Inc.

Space industry veteran Tiphaine Louradour is taking the helm as CEO of Spaceflight Inc., a launch and in-space transportation services… Read More

Crypto exchange Bittrex lays off more than 80 employees

Prominent cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex laid off employees Wednesday. The Bellevue, Wash.-based company slashed 83 positions, according to a Washington state… Read More

Microsoft Word gets ChatGPT integration with new ‘Ghostwriter’ third-party add-in

Microsoft says it plans to integrate OpenAI technologies throughout its product lineup, but one entrepreneur has already put ChatGPT into… Read More

Picnic, a food automation startup that sells a pizza-making robot, lays off employees

Food automation startup Picnic is laying off employees, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff amid the tech downturn.… Read More

Real estate startup vets land $7M for new construction project management startup

A pair of real estate startup vets are revealing a new company that aims to limit the amount of back-and-forth… Read More

Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts releases new stats on American crime, jobs, population and more

USAFacts this week released its yearly roundup of U.S. stats ahead of President Biden’s annual State of the Union address… Read More

Amazon earnings preview: Holiday quarter report will show impact of economic uncertainty

Amazon’s fourth quarter earnings report due out Thursday afternoon will reveal how the Seattle tech giant performed during its holiday… Read More

Technology and human charm power new behind-the-scenes tours at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle

Standing in the Amazon Music Lounge at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday, tour guide Joe Vella asked Alexa to play… Read More

Boeing pays tribute to its last 747 jumbo jet — and vows to keep its story going

Boeing gave its iconic 747 jumbo jet a grand sendoff today, marking the end of a 55-year era for airplane… Read More

Microsoft’s 343 Industries reportedly reorganizes after layoffs to chart future for ‘Halo’

A new report indicates that Microsoft’s layoffs earlier this month have forced significant changes at its subsidiary 343 Industries, the… Read More

Tech Moves: BECU hires first chief data officer; Amazon exec to depart; and more

— Boeing Employees Credit Union appointed Rick Eiel as its executive vice president and first chief data and analytics officer.… Read More