Articles from 2024 – Page 4 of 56

Tech Moves: F5 and Esper hire marketing leaders; Amperity adds chief revenue officer

— Seattle-based networking and security giant F5 hired John Maddison as chief product marketing and technology alliances officer. Maddison was… Read More

Inflection, a Seattle startup that automates marketing for B2B companies, raises $7.6M

Seattle-based startup Inflection confirmed that it raised $7.6 million in new funding from existing investors to supercharge its software that… Read More

A taste of space on Earth: Astronaut training startup raises $4M to market way-out experiences

Seattle-based Orbite says that it’s completed a $4 million funding round and sealed a strategic deal with Accor, one of… Read More

Jeff Bezos is ‘very optimistic’ about Trump — and that Blue Origin will be bigger than Amazon

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he was “very optimistic” about President-elect Donald Trump’s return to office, saying that he thinks… Read More

Amazon chipping in $10M in tips for customers who thank their delivery drivers during the holidays

The season of giving should also be a season of thanking — especially for the delivery drivers making sure packages get… Read More

Amazon expands Bedrock with new AI model marketplace, a day after unveiling its own ‘Nova’

LAS VEGAS — Unveiling Amazon’s homegrown Nova artificial intelligence models yesterday, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made a point of saying… Read More

How Amazon’s new AI-powered Kindle Scribe summarized my handwritten review of the device

Amazon is releasing its second-generation Kindle Scribe this morning, and I’ve been putting a review unit to the test for… Read More

‘Chamber of Connection’ launches in Seattle to help tech transplants and others adjust to their new city

Moving to a new city has its challenges. Moving to Seattle is often viewed as especially difficult, whether it’s because… Read More

Veeam Software, which recently relocated its HQ to the Seattle area, reaches $15B valuation

Veeam Software, a leading data protection and ransomware recovery company, announced that it is now valued at $15 billion following… Read More

A list of logistics startups in Seattle, a ‘world-class’ hub for supply chain software talent

Buoyed by longtime logistics giants such as Amazon and the rapid rise of trucking startup Convoy, the Seattle region has… Read More

Used e-bike trade-in program at Rad Power Bikes stores aims to broaden electric mobility access

Seattle-based Rad Power Bikes is partnering with Upway, a marketplace for new and pre-owned electric bikes, to allow customers to… Read More

Continental sells Seattle-based fleet management software company Zonar Systems

German conglomerate Continental announced that it sold Zonar Systems, a Seattle-based company that provides electronic fleet inspection and tracking systems… Read More

‘An easy button to get off Windows’: Amazon’s new AI moves Microsoft apps to Linux

LAS VEGAS — Amazon has a new use for AI: dumping Microsoft Windows. At the Amazon Web Services re:Invent conference… Read More

Microsoft asks FTC to address alleged information leak amid reported antitrust investigation

Microsoft wants the Federal Trade Commission to examine whether the agency violated its own rules by allegedly leaking information related… Read More

Amazon unveils ‘Nova’ AI models, looking to make its mark in the generative AI revolution

LAS VEGAS — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy returned to the AWS re:Invent stage Tuesday morning, delivering one of the company’s… Read More

A mom and son with tech roots at the University of Washington launch trip-mapping startup

When I was searching for a hotel earlier this year for a volleyball tournament, I could easily find information on… Read More

Apple makes surprise cameo at AWS re:Invent

LAS VEGAS — Benoit Dupin, Apple’s senior director of machine learning and AI, has been at AWS re:Invent before, in… Read More

Philanthropy vet launches startup to help people ‘get smart’ about climate investing and giving

President-elect Donald Trump is proposing fossil fuel champions for U.S. leadership roles. New research shows the world is off the… Read More

Seattle sushi restaurant reopening after viral TikTok video forced review of food safety standards

FOB Sushi Bar is reopening its restaurant locations in Seattle and Bellevue, Wash., on Tuesday morning, two weeks after closing… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Google director unveils investment management firm; Treasury4 names new CFO

— Manish “Manny” Sainani, a former Google product management director, recently launched Hushh Technologies, a startup that uses artificial intelligence,… Read More

Burned out on screens and social media, Seattle startup founder pictures a more tangible experience

Austin Hirsh is going through a bit of a nostalgia period. Like many people, the young tech entrepreneur is feeling… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Nov. 24, 2024

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Nov. 24, 2024. Read More

Tech vets launch their own game company and create ‘Wordle’-style puzzle with a Seattle focus

Quick, think of every five-letter word you can that has anything to do with Seattle. If several popped into your… Read More

Podcast

AI, Google Docs, and the messiness of innovation, with Microsoft Deputy CTO Sam Schillace

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, our guest is Sam Schillace, a deputy CTO at Microsoft and author of the… Read More

‘It just has to work’: Ahead of Black Friday NFL game, Amazon shows how it’s perfected live sports

While millions of Americans think of Black Friday as a prime day to launch their holiday shopping, Prime Video will… Read More

Long-duration battery startup lands $5M on journey to one day power data centers and metro areas

Skip Technology raised $5 million to help the grid-scale battery startup begin deploying prototypes for field testing. The Portland, Ore.,… Read More

GeekWire Gala early-bird rates end this week — here’s 5 sweet reasons to attend the big bash

No need to wait until Christmas, or your holiday of choice, to discover any sweet treats in your stocking. The… Read More

How this startup used AI to keep raccoons from invading my house

If you’ve never woken up to find a raccoon hanging out on your living room carpet, let me tell you… Read More

Gary Marcus and Ted Chiang at Town Hall Seattle for AI forum

How do you tame AI? Scientist sees a need for regulating bots like drugs or airplanes

Have the risks of artificial intelligence risen to the point where more regulation is needed? Cognitive scientist Gary Marcus argues… Read More

Your startup builds clean energy tech, but Trump loves fossil fuels – here are some keys to survival

President-elect Donald Trump is a champion of fossil fuels and calls President Biden’s New-Deal style programs for battling climate change… Read More