Articles from 2024 – Page 17 of 56

A ‘home run’ or a ‘cowardly’ decision? Amazon’s new in-person work policy elicits cheers and jeers

Some Amazon employees may not be happy, but January can’t come soon enough for many of the Seattle organizations and… Read More

‘All good here’: Hearing on OceanGate sub tragedy reveals the crew’s final messages

The last words transmitted by the crew on OceanGate’s Titan submersible before they perished in last year’s catastrophic implosion in… Read More

Amazon ‘will return to being in the office the way we were’ before the pandemic, CEO tells employees

Amazon expects employees to start working from the office in the same way as they did prior to the global… Read More

Microsoft will make 50 grants of $50k each in Washington state for its 50th anniversary

Microsoft is rolling out a “50 for 50” program to mark its own 50th anniversary. The company says it will… Read More

Microsoft unveils ‘multiplayer AI collaboration’ tool for work, trying to overcome Copilot qualms

Microsoft is aiming to address skepticism about the value of AI in its flagship productivity applications — and justify the… Read More

Why the former Tableau CEO just joined the board of a Zurich-based AI data analytics startup

Seattle-based technology investor and business leader Mark Nelson, the former Tableau CEO, has joined the board of Veezoo, a company… Read More

Coast Guard engineers examine Titan sub's aft titanium endcap

Coast Guard hearings open a new chapter in investigation of OceanGate sub tragedy

The U.S. Coast Guard is beginning two weeks of public hearings into last year’s loss of OceanGate’s Titan submersible and… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 8, 2024

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 8, 2024. Read More

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New book examines the story of Bill Gates and the evolution of his public image

[Editor’s Note: This week’s guest host, Ross Reynolds, is an interviewer and moderator who is well-known in the Seattle region from his… Read More

University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce on AI, startups, and tradition vs. innovation

Artificial intelligence and startups were two of the topics addressed by Ana Mari Cauce, the University of Washington president, during… Read More

Tech Moves: SheerID adds revenue chief; Sana CFO stepping down; Seattle HR vet launches new firm

Portland, Ore.-based identity verification company SheerID named Rebecca Grimes as its new chief revenue officer. Grimes previously was chief sales and marketing… Read More

Port of Seattle reveals details of ransomware attack, says it refused to pay criminal organization

The Port of Seattle said some of its data may be at risk of being posted online after it refused… Read More

Putting the AI in Apple Cup: Send us your best images of Huskies and Cougars battling

The 2024 Apple Cup college football matchup between the University of Washington and Washington State University has a bit of… Read More

PCC is bringing its grocery market back to downtown Seattle. Will hungry tech workers follow?

PCC Community Markets announced Friday that it is returning to the base of the Seattle skyscraper it left in January.… Read More

GeekWire tried to win a piece of Microsoft and Paul Allen history at auction — here’s why we lost

There’s probably a magazine article out there somewhere about how to successfully bid on something at auction and come away… Read More

How to pick a founder: What to consider when searching for a startup partner

One of the most crucial decisions for an entrepreneur is picking the right co-founders. Having colleagues who provide complementary skills,… Read More

Wave power, carbon capture, battery materials startups land $37M in Washington state grants

Washington’s Department of Commerce announced 46 recipients of grant dollars to support the development of climate technologies and clean energy… Read More

Amazon plans pay increases and routing technology improvements for delivery firms

Amazon says it’s investing another $2.1 billion in its Delivery Service Partner program, including steps to boost financial outcomes for… Read More

Paul Allen estate sells remaining Living Computers artifacts and systems to museum near Atlanta

Living Computers: Museum + Labs will live on, in spirit, far from Seattle. The Paul Allen estate announced Thursday that… Read More

Microsoft Gaming makes another 650 job cuts in third round of Xbox layoffs this year

Microsoft continued the cost-cutting in its Xbox and video games division Thursday morning following its $68.7 billion Activision-Blizzard acquisition, laying… Read More

GeekWire summer rooftop party recap: Great Seattle views, food, friends, and a Mariners win

High above Seattle in the Slalom Hawk Tower, overlooking the sports stadiums and Elliott Bay, GeekWire once again partied with… Read More

Microsoft names new COO who played a key role in GE’s turnaround

Microsoft named General Electric’s former chief financial officer, Carolina Dybeck Happe, as its new executive vice president and chief operations… Read More

Amperity lays off 13% of staff in latest cuts for customer data startup

Seattle startup Amperity is laying off 13% of its workforce, the company confirmed Thursday. “We are streamlining our operational and… Read More

Sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia lands $130M

Sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia on Thursday announced that it completed its latest round of funding, totaling $150 million. The company… Read More

Climate tech startup program aims to help underrepresented founders find a footing

Ashley Vaughn last year found themselves in an electric vehicle driver’s nightmare. Vaughn’s Tesla died in a rural area outside of… Read More

Outreach CEO Manny Medina steps down, a decade after founding sales automation startup

Manny Medina has stepped down as CEO of Outreach, the Seattle-based sales automation software company he helped start a decade… Read More

Atlas V launch with Amazon Kuiper satellites

Market study says Amazon is spending up to $20B on Project Kuiper satellite network

A newly published market analysis of Amazon’s Project Kuiper effort to create a global satellite broadband network estimates the cost… Read More

Highline Public Schools will reopen classes — without internet — amid cyberattack recovery

Highline Public Schools announced that it will welcome students back to school on Thursday, after canceling classes for three days this week… Read More

‘You need to invest in cybersecurity’: Port of Seattle director offers advice amid ongoing outage

Nearly three weeks after identifying unauthorized activity on its network, the Port of Seattle continues to recover from a suspected… Read More

EV charging infrastructure startup OpConnect lands $5.3M to expand geographic reach

Portland, Ore.-based OpConnect raised nearly $5.26 million to expand its sales of hardware and software for electric vehicle charging stations.… Read More