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Articles from 2024

Seattle startup with unique approach to carbon reductions lands $2.5M

Seattle-based Climate Vault Solutions, a startup working to reduce carbon emissions, has raised $2.5 million in new investments. The business… Read More

Tech Moves: Workday CIO joins Tanium board; Madrona investor departs; City of Seattle hires CTO

Kirkland, Wash.-based cybersecurity company Tanium added two new board members: Rani Johnson and Tim Millikin. Johnson is the chief information… Read More

Washington state grants $40M to programs installing electric heat and cooling systems

The Washington State Department of Commerce on Thursday announced nearly $40 million in grants for local programs that are helping… Read More

This Spokane startup catches carbon dioxide at the source, before it escapes to the environment

CarbonQuest wants to take a bite out of carbon emissions at its source — before the greenhouse gases escape into… Read More

Amazon plans major expansion of drone deliveries after winning key FAA approval

Amazon says it will expand the range of its drone deliveries and the footprint of its drone network across the… Read More

Amazon rolls out AI-powered search features for Fire TV

Amazon is using natural language technology to give Fire TV users a new way to search for shows and movies.… Read More

Amazon makes Grubhub food delivery perk for Prime members an ongoing offer

Amazon is getting its grub on permanently. Extending a food delivery perk that was originally good for a year, Amazon… Read More

Expedia Group lays off 36 workers as part of broader cuts

Seattle-based travel giant Expedia Group is laying off 36 workers in Washington, according to a new filing with the state… Read More

Checkout with the tech out: Amid cyberattack, here’s a read on life at the library in Seattle

For a place that’s traditionally supposed to be quiet, the Broadview branch of the Seattle Public Library was exceptionally so… Read More

TraceAir, a construction software startup targeting land development projects, raises $25M

Seattle-based startup TraceAir announced a $25 million Series B funding round to boost its project management software used by home… Read More

Why did ransomware hackers target Seattle Public Library?

The ransomware attack on Seattle Public Library this past weekend isn’t the first to target public library systems. Libraries in… Read More

Former Amazon exec turns his AI knowledge into a startup advising companies on how to use the tech

After he left Amazon following more than eight years as an executive working on such things as last-mile delivery innovation… Read More

Seattle lawmakers postpone vote on new minimum wage law for food delivery drivers

The Seattle City Council will delay a planned vote on a new minimum wage law for food delivery drivers. Council… Read More

Cybersecurity attack on Seattle Public Library impacts multiple tech systems and online services

The Seattle Public Library was dealing with what it called a “ransomware event” impacting its technology systems on Tuesday, causing… Read More

Melinda French Gates announces plans for $1B in funding for reproductive and other women’s issues

Melinda French Gates announced on Tuesday that she is planning to grant $1 billion over the next two years to… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle marketing vet Lynn Girotto joins Qualtrics as chief marketing officer

Experience management technology Qualtrics hired longtime Seattle marketing leader Lynn Girotto as its new chief marketing officer. Girotto was previously chief marketing… Read More

Seattle startup Humanly acquires Teamable to boost recruiting tech

Humanly, a Seattle startup that helps companies automate their recruiting functions, announced the acquisition of Teamable, a San Francisco startup… Read More

Seattle restaurant owners sound off on delivery apps as council votes on minimum wage law

It hasn’t been an easy road to recovery for many restaurant owners since the pandemic hammered their businesses. They’ve dealt… Read More

T-Mobile will pay $4.4B to acquire majority of U.S. Cellular, boosting service in rural areas

Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless giant T-Mobile announced Tuesday it reached an agreement with U.S. Cellular to acquire “substantially all” of its… Read More

Illustration: Triton 4000/2 Abyssal Explorer submersible for Titanic dives

A year after OceanGate tragedy, billionaire plans Titanic trip in a different submersible

Less than a year after the loss of Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate’s submersible and its five-person crew during a dive to… Read More

How a funeral, a pub night and a flight led an entrepreneur to launch a mental health text service

As entrepreneurs scramble to plug chatbots and generative AI into seemingly everything, Help Texts founder and CEO Emma Payne is… Read More

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 19, 2024

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Microsoft Copilot+ PCs: Is this the AI computer revolution we’ve been looking for?

Microsoft and major PC makers this week announced a plan to incorporate artificial intelligence directly into personal computers, adding on-board… Read More

Amazon shareholder proposals on warehouse and union issues lead voting but fail to pass

Amazon shareholder resolutions related to warehouse working conditions and the company’s response to labor unions garnered the most support among… Read More

Tech Moves: Icertis adds COO and CMO; ex-Zulily CEO lands new gig; Maveron hires senior associate

Bellevue, Wash.-based contract management software company Icertis recently added two new executives: Anand Subbaraman as chief operating officer and Jay… Read More

Chatbots for teachers: Univ. of Washington releases free AI tool for quicker, better lesson plans

Teachers are spending more than 10 hours per week prepping their lesson plans, cutting into time that could be spent… Read More

Not just another coding bot: Pioneer Square Labs releases JACoB AI agent as open-source project

Would it be possible to build an AI summer intern? Kevin Leneway, principal software engineer at Pioneer Square Labs, had… Read More

Shift AI Podcast: Setting AI guidelines at work, with City of Seattle interim CTO, Jim Loter

As the interim CTO of the City of Seattle and leader of IT-related projects within the city’s departments, Jim Loter… Read More

Look, and listen: AI headphones cancel background noise and focus on one speaker after a glance

Perhaps you’ve heard the admonishment “look at me when I’m speaking to you.” But what if while wearing headphones you… Read More

Orbital selfie of Amazon Kuipersat satellite

Final test: Amazon’s Project Kuiper begins to deorbit prototype broadband satellites

After a series of successful tests, Amazon says it has begun the monthslong process of bringing two prototype satellites for… Read More

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