Articles from 2024 – Page 10 of 56

Tech Moves: Amazon grocery exec will join Marc Lore’s Wonder; AI2 Incubator adds venture partner

Tony Hoggett, the Amazon senior vice president overseeing the company’s worldwide grocery stores business, is joining Wonder, a delivery- and… Read More

Electric boating insiders react to Pure Watercraft’s demise as court documents reveal sell-off details

More than three months into the process of liquidating the assets of Seattle-based electric boat company Pure Watercraft, the firm… Read More

Potato’s AI research assistant digs through publications for science experiment inspiration

Science can reward its practitioners with thrilling eureka moments — with an emphasis on “moments.” A lot of research is… Read More

Seattle startup Read AI raises $50M to fuel ‘copilot everywhere’ vision for enterprise software

Read AI is on a roll. The Seattle startup, which sells enterprise productivity software tools fueled by generative AI, is… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 20, 2024

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 20, 2024. Read More

BE-4 engines on Blue Origin New Glenn booster.

Space shots: A tangled web of speculation surrounds Boeing, Blue Origin and Bezos

Is Boeing thinking about unloading some of its space projects? Is Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture a potential buyer?… Read More

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Podcast: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on AI, Microsoft, Seattle tech, and the future of humanity

Our guest this week on the GeekWire Podcast is Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who says he has never been as… Read More

Report: Gravity Payments founder Dan Price charged with rape in California, denies allegations

Gravity Payments founder and former CEO Dan Price was charged with the alleged rape of a former girlfriend in Riverside… Read More

Amazon’s top grocery stores exec Tony Hoggett is leaving in big exit from senior leadership team

Tony Hoggett, the Amazon senior vice president in charge of the company’s worldwide grocery stores business, is leaving the tech… Read More

Jeff Bezos blamed for spiking Washington Post’s presidential endorsement of Kamala Harris

The Washington Post is getting out of the business of endorsing candidates for president, starting with the upcoming election between… Read More

Is the world ready for autonomous AI? Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff makes the case for agents

Marc Benioff wasn’t buying the premise of my question. Recording this week’s GeekWire Podcast episode with the Salesforce CEO (below),… Read More

It’s sad Kurt Cobain ‘never got to see GPS,’ actress Helen Mirren says of the late rock star

There are surely plenty of things in our modern world that Kurt Cobain might marvel at had he not died… Read More

Startup radar: Early stage tech companies making moves in Seattle

There’s a lot of action happening in Seattle startup land. New companies are sprouting up every week, and it can… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s comp tops $79M as stock soars; cash bonus cut in half on security woes

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was awarded more than $79 million in total compensation for the tech giant’s 2024 fiscal year,… Read More

Microsoft signs deal with ocean carbon removal project operating on Washington’s coast

Microsoft today announced a deal with a marine carbon removal startup on the northern edge of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula to… Read More

Seattle’s Electric Era deploys EV chargers at Costco after opening big, new HQ – take a look inside

When EV charging startup Electric Era moved this summer to a spacious location south of downtown Seattle, the team was… Read More

Virtual assistant for HR: Google’s AI-focused venture fund invests in Seattle startup Cascade AI

Trying to find answers to HR-related questions can be a time-consuming and stressful process for employees. A Seattle-based startup is… Read More

The top three AI challenges and trends on the mind of Microsoft Research’s president

What’s next for AI, and what are the main technical hurdles to overcome? That was one of the questions we… Read More

Crypto startup Coinme alleges Coinstar misused trade secrets for competing product at kiosks

Coinme, a Seattle-based startup that lets consumers buy and sell crypto with cash or a debit card, filed a lawsuit… Read More

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket ship lifts off from Texas launch pad

Blue Origin lofts new New Shepard capsule into space for test run before carrying crew

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture successfully sent a brand-new New Shepard rocket ship on an uncrewed shakedown cruise today,… Read More

Inside Seattle’s new Sweetgreen restaurant, where a large robot helps the humans make your salad

A worker at the new Sweetgreen restaurant location in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood bangs out orders in no time and… Read More

Bill Gates reportedly gives $50M to support Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign

Bill Gates has reportedly donated $50 million to an organization supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for president. Citing three… Read More

These wearable cameras use AI to detect and prevent medication errors in operating rooms

In the high-stress conditions of operating rooms, emergency rooms and intensive care units, medical providers can swap syringes and vials,… Read More

Seattle Public Schools sends ‘urgent’ message about grade-viewing app — here’s the backstory

Seattle Public Schools sent an email Monday evening informing families and staff that a grade-viewing app for iOS called “The… Read More

Initiative to repeal Washington’s capital gains tax pits education funding against business concerns

Christine Enslein had a financially successful career at Microsoft — so much so that she has been paying Washington state’s… Read More

Illustration: A stream of words about disinformation superimposed on image of a hand holding a mobile device

How to track what’s true as the AI war over disinformation in politics builds to a climax

Artificial intelligence is fueling an arms race between the purveyors of disinformation and those who are fighting it in this… Read More

Amazon shows seller ratings on product search results in new test

Amazon is testing a new feature on its e-commerce marketplace that spotlights seller ratings in product search results. We came… Read More

California governor visits Seattle for rally against ballot measure that aims to undo climate efforts

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee hosted California Gov. Gavin Newsom in Seattle this past weekend in an effort to get out… Read More

3D printing on the move: UW device can map a room and print custom items in desired space

Printing a new gadget or art piece from a tabletop 3D printer is all fine and good. But what if… Read More

Health tech company Medbridge acquires motion capture specialist Rehab Boost

Medbridge, a Seattle-area health technology company, has acquired Rehab Boost, a Miami, Fla.-based startup that develops motion capture technology for… Read More