Articles from 2023 – Page 9 of 60

Google’s ‘Project Green Light’ uses AI to improve traffic flow, cut emissions in Seattle and elsewhere

Next time you avoid sitting at a red light in Seattle, Google’s “Project Green Light” might have something to do… Read More

Seattle fintech startup aims to help everyday investors sell call options

A new Seattle-based startup has raised $300,000 to build out an app that aims to democratize access to Wall Street… Read More

Porsche invests in Seattle startup KeySavvy, which aims to safeguard used car sales

Seattle startup KeySavvy announced a $2 million seed funding round from Porsche Ventures, the VC arm of auto giant Porsche,… Read More

OpenAI ‘GPTs’ will let users create customized, personal versions of its AI chatbot

Reporting from San Francisco: OpenAI is introducing a way for individual ChatGPT users to create customized versions of its popular… Read More

Amazon holiday ad captures the joy of friendship — and sledding — at any age

Amazon’s 2023 holiday ad campaign is intended to be a love letter to lasting friendships and joyful moments that don’t… Read More

Building a startup in the age of AI: John Stanton on capital markets, regulation, and consolidation

There’s a lot of talk about a downturn in venture capital funding these days, but John Stanton pushes back on… Read More

Amazon is mum on upcoming Seattle elections after riling up city council races 4 years ago

After repeatedly sparring with the Seattle City Council, Amazon in 2019 poured $1.45 million into the coffers of council candidates… Read More

Internal memo: Amazon Web Services plans reorg of Sales, Marketing, and Global Services team

Amazon Web Services will reorganize its Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) group to “lay the foundation for accelerated customer… Read More

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

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

Washington state senator behind wealth tax proposal responds to Bezos’ departure

Washington Sen. Noel Frame isn’t disappointed in Jeff Bezos’ decision to move to Miami, despite the potential loss of revenue… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Bezos’ big move, Convoy’s last stop, AI meets VC, and more news of the week

What should we make of Jeff Bezos’ decision to move from Seattle to Miami? It’s tempting to see the Amazon… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ move out of Washington state sparks questions about wealth taxes

Did Jeff Bezos’ decision to leave Washington state for Miami have anything to do with taxes? That’s one question to… Read More

Substance over style: Seattle startups facing fewer down rounds than Bay Area, NYC counterparts

Seattle startups are facing fewer down rounds than companies in the Bay Area and New York City, signaling a slightly… Read More

Seattle cloud giant F5 lays off 120 employees

Seattle-based application security and delivery giant F5 this week laid off 120 people, the company confirmed to GeekWire.

Brinc delivers first Lemur 2 drones to U.S. public safety agencies

Seattle-based public safety technology startup Brinc this week delivered the first production units of its Lemur 2 drones to police… Read More

Swimming from Seattle? Jeff Bezos’ big move brings us full circle from the mid-1990s

The news that Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle feels like a bookend, of sorts — not a doomsday moment for… Read More

Redfin ready for a ‘revolution’ after commissions verdict

[This story originally appeared on Real Estate News.] Redfin is on the “right side of history” in the wake of the… Read More

‘Seattle, you will always have a piece of my heart’: Jeff Bezos leaving Amazon’s hometown for Miami

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is moving away from Seattle, the city where he started an online bookseller that grew into… Read More

Seattle releases a generative AI policy to set guardrails around new tech for city employees

The City of Seattle on Thursday released its own policy governing use of generative AI tools in a bid to… Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon Alexa VP departs; Zillow exec joins Autodesk; F5 adds board member

— Longtime Seattle-based tech leader Joseph Sirosh has left Amazon. Sirosh was VP of Amazon Search and Alexa Shopping. He… Read More

Redfin revenue dips 12% in Q3 to $269M as it navigates slow housing market

Redfin met expectations for its third quarter earnings report with $269 million in revenue, down 12% year-over-year, and a net… Read More

Amazon closing its ‘Style’ physical clothing stores, will continue investing in grocery

Amazon Style is already out of fashion. Less than two years after opening its first tech-infused physical clothing store, Amazon… Read More

FTC vs. Amazon: Filing reveals more claims about Bezos’ alleged role, Project Nessie, and more

An updated version of the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust complaint against Amazon was filed Thursday morning in U.S. District Court… Read More

Seattle office space demand is lowest among U.S. cities measured in new report

The demand for office space in Seattle is the lowest among all cities measured in a new report from VTS,… Read More

Seattle grocery store PCC blames ‘lower numbers of office workers’ as it closes downtown location

Has Seattle’s office worker traffic peaked? That’s one potential takeaway from the surprise closure of PCC Community Markets’ downtown grocery… Read More

Gut microbiome startup Viome buys digital wellness startup Naring Health

Viome Life Sciences, the Seattle-area health tech startup that sells gut microbiome tests, acquired Naring Health, another company developing “personalized… Read More

Zillow Group ‘well positioned to thrive’ despite commissions trial outcome, CEO Rich Barton says

[This story originally appeared on Real Estate News.] Zillow shared some good news with investors Wednesday, reporting $496 million in revenue… Read More

The state of video games: Big releases, bigger layoffs, and an imminent crisis point

2023 has been one of the best years in recent memory if you’re a fan of video games. The release… Read More

Flexport buys Convoy’s tech; Convoy CEO Dan Lewis, other employees to join freight company

Freight company Flexport has acquired technology and a few dozen employees from Convoy, the one-time giant of the Seattle startup… Read More

New graduation requirements could get more girls taking computer science courses

More U.S. schools are offering computer science courses than ever before and the classes are more racially and ethnically diverse… Read More