Articles from 2024 – Page 20 of 56

Inside the controversial world of full-body health scans: We tested a VC-backed MRI service

There’s a recent trend of venture-backed startups offering full-body MRI scans, promising to help consumers detect potential signs of cancer… Read More

Public schools leader urges Washington state districts to devise rules limiting smartphone use

The head of Washington’s public schools on Wednesday issued a notice to districts across the state encouraging them to come… Read More

3 reasons why a Microsoft climate leader is optimistic about meeting AI’s energy demands

The increasing use of artificial intelligence and generative AI tools like ChatGPT helped stoke a roughly 30% increase in Microsoft’s… Read More

West Point grads lead new Seattle investment firm using AI-fueled model to find startups

Two longtime tech and finance executives who graduated from the United States Military Academy are leading a new Seattle-based investment… Read More

Blue Origin sends six people on suborbital space trip, marking a first for researchers

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture today provided a brief dose of spaceflight to six people, including the first researcher… Read More

Plane English: Sea-Tac Airport turns to pen and paper to replace digital displays after cyberattack

Pen and paper to the rescue. The photo above illustrates what life has been like at Sea-Tac Airport this week… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft leader joins Shopify as CTO; StraighterLine taps Seattle tech vet as CEO

— Shopify hired one of Microsoft’s top engineering leaders as its new chief technology officer. The Toronto-based e-commerce giant called Mikhail… Read More

Inside Seattle Aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion, a high-tech showcase for the tropical deep sea

Years of construction along Seattle’s waterfront is intended to bring people closer to the water and natural beauty of Puget… Read More

Betting on buckwheat: Supplement startup aims to boost immune system with ancient Himalayan crop

Jeffrey Bland started Big Bold Health six years ago with big dreams and bold objectives for his line of dietary… Read More

Wyze’s new AI feature lets users search across footage from security cameras

Wyze Labs is rolling out a new feature that uses artificial intelligence to let users search via text for specific… Read More

City of Seattle gets $17.2M in federal funding to implement building emissions policy

The City of Seattle is receiving $17.2 million from the Department of Energy to implement a landmark program that aims… Read More

Washington sees ‘overwhelmingly positive response’ to EV rebates – but critics question costs

Krista Cortese, her husband and their toddler were making due with the 2003 Mazda hatchback that they got years ago… Read More

Ex-Microsoft engineers raise $25M for legal tech startup that uses AI to help lawyers analyze data

Supio, a Seattle startup founded in 2021 by longtime friends and former Microsoft engineers, raised a $25 million Series A… Read More

Washington State Dept. of Transportation warns toll customers about using bill-pay service Doxo

The Washington State Department of Transportation is cautioning customers about using Seattle-based bill payment company Doxo to pay Good to… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle tech vet named CEO at Vouched; Sana hires chief scientific officer

— Peter Horadan, a seasoned Seattle tech executive who was an executive at Avalara and later founded an accounting software startup… Read More

Port of Seattle outage continues two days after suspected cyberattack by ‘nefarious characters’

More than two days after the Port of Seattle identified a potential cyberattack, an outage continues to impact operations at… Read More

Cyberattack at Port of Seattle is the latest example of increasing threats to critical infrastructure

Follow-up: Port of Seattle outage continues two days after suspected cyberattack by ‘nefarious characters’ A cyberattack at the Port of… Read More

Port of Seattle investigating ‘unauthorized activity’ that led to cyberattack; no timeline for outage fix

Follow-up: Cyberattack at Port of Seattle is the latest example of increasing threats to critical infrastructure The Port of Seattle… Read More

Port of Seattle says it was hit with possible cyberattack; outage affects airport, phone systems

Follow-up: Port of Seattle investigating ‘unauthorized activity’ that led to cyberattack; no timeline for outage fix … Cyberattack at Port… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 18, 2024

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 18, 2024. Read More

NASA says Boeing Starliner craft will land empty, with its crew returning months later

NASA has decided it’s too risky to have Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft return to Earth from the International Space Station with… Read More

Hybrid policy for new Starbucks CEO sparks debate over remote work, corporate jet emissions

Starbucks is taking some heat for its decision to set up a remote office for its new CEO. GeekWire earlier… Read More

This virtual reality game encourages rhythmic breathing to help with mental health

At first glance, Deepwell DTX’s Zengence (pronounced like “vengeance”) is what video game fans might call a rail shooter. At… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire’s quest for an AI theme song opened our ears to the debate rattling the music industry

For a while now, we’ve been doing an occasional GeekWire Podcast segment called “My AI,” about the latest AI tools… Read More

Portraits of Blue Origin NS-26 crew members

Blue Origin sets a date for its next flight to launch people and experiments into space

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says its next suborbital spaceflight is set for Aug. 29, with a space researcher… Read More

GoDaddy goes AI: Domain giant’s evolution is a litmus test for small business adoption

KIRKLAND, Wash. — GoDaddy is still the largest domain registrar in the world, by a wide margin. But its business… Read More

Aerial view of Amazon's satellite processing facility in Florida

Amazon says it’s devoting another $19.5M to Project Kuiper satellite facility in Florida

Amazon plans to build a secondary support facility for its Project Kuiper satellite processing center at Kennedy Space Center in… Read More

MagniX's De Havilland Dash 7 test airplane

MagniX shows off test airplane for NASA’s hybrid electric flight demonstration project

The airplane that Everett, Wash.-based magniX will use to test its hybrid electric propulsion system for a $74.3 million NASA… Read More

Does ‘Carbon Sound’ have a ring to it? How Seattle area can become the Silicon Valley of climate tech

Silicon Valley is recognized globally as *the* tech hub and is so iconic that the region itself essentially co-starred in… Read More

Tech Moves: Remitly’s new CFO; Zillow adds SVP; Aquagga CEO steps down; Proprio hires exec

Vikas Mehta knows how to assess the financial health of a business, having been a finance leader at companies including… Read More