Articles from 2024 – Page 13 of 56

As Americans lose billions of dollars to digital scams, startups turn to AI for solutions

It was a scam you may have heard of. The caller claimed to be a relative in trouble — in… Read More

Unsealed order in Amazon antitrust suit lets entire FTC case proceed, dismisses some state claims

A week after a federal judge in Seattle issued a sealed order on Amazon’s motion to dismiss the landmark U.S.… Read More

Seattle Kraken owner Samantha Holloway leans on tech startup experience to lead NHL franchise

You can’t exactly grow an up-and-coming professional hockey franchise in the same way that you’d scale an early stage software… Read More

Seattle startup Loot Labs raises $6M to grow digital collectibles platform Boxed.gg

Seattle-based Loot Labs, which owns and operates the collectibles platform Boxed.gg, raised a $6 million seed round investment to expand… Read More

Microsoft rebrands 343 Industries to Halo Studios, reveals new direction for ‘Halo’ franchise

In a surprise reveal, Microsoft announced a new direction for the Halo series, which includes switching out its engine and… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 29, 2024

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 29, 2024. Read More

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Talking with AI: Microsoft Copilot guest-hosts the GeekWire Podcast

We were looking for a guest expert to discuss the new Microsoft Copilot features on the show this week, when… Read More

New CEO of Ada Developers Academy on overcoming setbacks, a bigger reach and adding AI

Seattle’s Ada Developers Academy for years has been a success story for training under-represented people in tech and helping them… Read More

Tech Moves: AWS Startups gets a new leader; Zoom taps Microsoft vet as CFO

Amazon executive Jon Jones was named the new vice president and global head of AWS Startups. Jones was previously vice… Read More

How venture capital could ‘fundamentally change’ over the next decade

Venture capital as we know it today may look quite different in the near future. “I think venture capital, over… Read More

Former SeaChange investors form new angel group in Seattle backing early stage startups

A trio of Seattle-area angel investors recently launched a new group called VentureUs that aims to make pre-seed and seed… Read More

Microsoft AI CEO sees long-term memory as key to unlocking future AI experiences

Microsoft’s revamped personal Copilot, released this week, lets users engage in natural conversations with AI using their voice. It doesn’t… Read More

AWS CEO Matt Garman on the value of in-person work; investing in startups; and the ROI from AI

Amazon cloud leader Matt Garman voiced his support for Amazon’s plan to bring workers back to the office five days… Read More

Seattle startup Vieu raises $11M to reimagine B2B sales outreach, with help from AI

Goodbye, cold calls. Hello, warm introductions. That’s the promise of Vieu, a Seattle startup that wants to help companies boost… Read More

Amazon plans to hire 250,000 workers in the U.S. for the 2024 holiday season

Amazon is aiming for 250,000 U.S. hires during the 2024 holiday season, matching its target from the prior year. The… Read More

Bill Gates-backed TerraPower Isotopes produces rare, radioactive ingredient sought for cancer drugs

Nearly a decade ago, radio chemists at the nuclear power startup TerraPower saw a promising opportunity in radioactive waste from… Read More

Corporate credit card company Brex opens Seattle office with plans to double headcount

Brex officially moved into its new Seattle office as the fintech company plans to double the size of its workforce… Read More

After $6.6B round, OpenAI investor says the next step for ChatGPT maker should be to go public

The news about OpenAI’s $6.6 billion fundraising round was hot off the digital presses Wednesday morning when Brad Gerstner of… Read More

Can AI cure cancer? New alliance unites tech giants and big research orgs in quest for breakthroughs

Four national cancer research organizations, spearheaded by Seattle’s Fred Hutch Cancer Center, will work together in an unprecedented alliance to… Read More

Inventory-tracking startup Augmodo raises $5.3M to monitor store shelves via wearable tech

Augmodo, the Seattle-based startup that wants to make it easier for retailers to keep track of inventory, raised $5.3 million… Read More

Former Microsoft Xbox leader J Allard joins Amazon in latest surprise career twist

J Allard, Amazon VP? Yes, it’s true, according to the former Microsoft Xbox leader’s LinkedIn profile, which was updated Tuesday… Read More

Dementia care startup Rippl lands $23M to expand virtual services into more states

Rippl, a Seattle startup providing virtual health care for patients with dementia, announced $23 million in new funding. The company… Read More

As stolen bikes are hawked online, cyclists call out digital marketplaces and run crime-fighting efforts

On a fall day in 2021, Erin Dallin locked his cherished baby blue bicycle to a rack near the University… Read More

This new ‘business performance OS’ startup uses AI to manage productivity, automate reporting

Chris Pitchford, a Seattle tech veteran who previously co-founded Shyft and was vice president of sales at Ally, is leading… Read More

Tech Moves: Flexe taps new CTO; Talus adds head of biology; Vouched names a sales VP

— Pirasenna Thiyagarajan joined Seattle warehousing logistics and shipping startup Flexe as its chief technology and product officer. Thiyagarajan in… Read More

An ethicist’s take on Amazon’s fake review problem

When you drive a 15-year-old Subaru, you yearn for Bluetooth but you’re willing to settle for the aux input. Yet… Read More

The extent of Amazon’s ‘partial victory’ against the FTC is under wraps for now

A federal judge in Seattle granted in part, and denied in part, Amazon’s motion to dismiss the U.S. Federal Trade… Read More

This $250 wearable head device aims to train your brain with games

Consumers use all types of wearable gadgets to monitor physical activity. But what about measuring our brains? A Seattle-area startup… Read More

New Microsoft Copilot features include natural AI voice interactions and daily news summary

Microsoft is revamping its Copilot personal AI assistant with a new design and features including a daily news summary, natural… Read More

Deepfake detection startup Loti raises investment from Khosla Ventures

Seattle startup Loti announced that it raised new investment from Silicon Valley mainstay Khosla Ventures. Founded in 2022, Loti helps public figures… Read More