Articles from 2024 – Page 36 of 56

Microsoft unveils ‘Copilot + PC’ initiative in new bid to revitalize Windows with AI

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft showed new integrations between its Copilot artificial intelligence technologies and its Windows PC operating system, and… Read More

UW spinout Overland AI raises $10M for off-road self-driving tech used by U.S. military

A hot Seattle startup developing autonomous driving technology for off-road vehicles announced a $10 million seed round to fuel its… Read More

How Seattle science-fiction pioneer Vonda N. McIntyre blazed a trail for diversity

Decades before the current debates over gender and sexuality, the late Seattle science-fiction writer Vonda N. McIntyre flipped the script… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 12, 2024

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of May 12, 2024. Read More

Blue Origin New Shepard launch in West Texas

Blue Origin flies its first crew in 21 months — and writes another page in space history

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture today resumed sending people on suborbital space trips after a 21-month gap, and made… Read More

Microsoft’s gaming strategy takes another turn with reported move to bring ‘Call of Duty’ to Game Pass

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the new Call of Duty will launch on Xbox Game Pass, which marks… Read More

Podcast

The rise of ‘Technocapitalism’ and its impact on humanity, with economist Loretta Napoleoni

[Editor’s Note: This week’s GeekWire Podcast features an interview with author Loretta Napoleoni, conducted by Ross Reynolds, the longtime public… Read More

Expedia Group cites ‘violation of company policy’ for sudden ouster of two key tech leaders

Two of Expedia Group’s top engineering leaders have abruptly exited the company due to what the online travel giant called… Read More

Tidal Vision, a startup turning crab shells into a green industrial chemical, is raising fresh cash

Tidal Vision, a green chemistry company founded by a former Alaska fishing boat captain, is raising more investment to fuel… Read More

Tech Moves: Agility Robotics hires Magic Leap exec; Zuper adds CMO; and more

Daniel Diez, a longtime tech and communications leader who was most recently chief commercial officer at augmented reality company Magic… Read More

Following demise of Techstars Seattle, prominent VC launches new twist on accelerator concept

An entrepreneur and investor with roots in the defunct Techstars Seattle program plans to launch a new invite-only organization and… Read More

Lime brings new e-bikes with throttle to Seattle as company calls city a global micromobility leader

Lime is bringing the latest generation of its electric bikes to Seattle, adding the option to use a throttle rather… Read More

Too many newsletters in your inbox? Former Alexa engineer uses AI to turn content into daily podcasts

After about three years at Amazon working on Alexa voice services, Pierson Marks listened to his own internal dialogue and… Read More

What the U.S. can learn from Nordic countries on climate: Seattle summit draws global leaders

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a climate stalwart who based his past presidential run on the issue, traces his passion for… Read More

GoodShip, a freight network logistics startup led by Convoy vets, raises $8M

GoodShip raised a $8 million Series A round led by Bessemer Venture Partners that will boost its software platform that… Read More

Bump in the boom: Seattle growth slows as city falls out of top 10 fastest-growing big cities in U.S.

Seattle’s population growth suffered a bit of a bump in the boom as the city fell out the top 10… Read More

Seattle startup Nexme to be acquired by new real estate services company Finaya

Nexme, a Seattle-based startup that helps streamline tours for prospective homebuyers, announced Thursday it will be acquired by Finaya, a… Read More

Ex-Seattle Storm star Sue Bird teams with Coinbase to donate $25K to nonprofit Techbridge Girls

Retired Seattle Storm star Sue Bird is teaming with cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase to donate $25,000 to Techbridge Girls, a… Read More

AI travel planner tool from Alaska Airlines shows potential future of airfare search

AI is already changing the way people search for information online and a bigger shift could be imminent. Google this… Read More

Baird Capital president offers startups a glimmer of hope: ‘The market’s coming your way’

It has been a rough couple of years for startup founders, emerging from the pandemic only to find themselves in… Read More

Microsoft’s carbon footprint keeps growing as AI drives data center expansions

In 2020, Microsoft made an ambitious commitment to make its operations carbon negative within a decade, removing more carbon from… Read More

Nothing to see here, Amazon tells court in response to FTC’s complaints about Signal messages

At a company known for putting its most important ideas and strategies into comprehensive six-page memos, quick messages between executives… Read More

This is 40? Bill Gates crams into recreated Harvard dorm for Mark Zuckerberg’s milestone birthday

Bill Gates left Harvard to start Microsoft. Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard to concentrate on Facebook. But the two… Read More

Tech Moves: Google Cloud VP joins AWS; Unity CTO departs; PitchBook founder steps down

— Baskar Sridharan, a longtime Seattle-area software engineering leader who was most recently a vice president at Google, joined Amazon Web… Read More

WTIA names 39 startups participating in its 11th Founder Cohort

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) announced the selection Tuesday of 39 startups for the 11th iteration of its WTIA… Read More

‘She’s going to be a bigger deal’: What’s next for Melinda French Gates

Melinda French Gates is walking away from a 2,000-employee philanthropy with assets totaling more than $75 billion. But some say… Read More

Blue Origin New Shepard spaceship on launch pad in 2022

Blue Origin sets the date for its first crewed suborbital space trip in 21 months

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has set the date for the long-delayed start of its next chapter in the… Read More

Bay Area investor Vivek Ladsariya moves to Seattle, joins Pioneer Square Labs as managing director

Seattle’s venture capital ecosystem is getting some fresh Bay Area talent with the addition of Vivek Ladsariya, a veteran investor… Read More

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky steps down; senior exec Matt Garman named AWS CEO

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky is stepping down from the role, three years after returning to the company to… Read More

Students looking through microscope in lab

Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network sets up logistics site and training program

Amazon says it’s establishing a logistics facility in Everett, Wash., and partnering with a technical college in Kirkland, Wash., to… Read More