Articles from 2024 – Page 49 of 56

Can AI boost clean energy efforts? Tech and policy leaders discuss solutions in Seattle

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Sen. Maria Cantwell met in Seattle on Friday with West Coast tech executives and… Read More

Microsoft invests in startup Mistral AI, outlines broader AI principles

Microsoft outlined a series of principles for its development and deployment of artificial intelligence, including a pledge to partner with… Read More

Seattle’s Pioneer Square Labs and Silicon Valley stalwart Mayfield form AI co-investing partnership

Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs (PSL) and esteemed Silicon Valley venture capital firm Mayfield are teaming up to fund… Read More

GoDaddy launches new ‘Airo’ tools, betting on AI to unlock growth

After seeing promising results from early customer testing, GoDaddy is launching new artificial intelligence tools for small businesses that automate… Read More

New game ‘Pacific Drive’ from Seattle studio Ironwood is the last road trip at the end of the world

Pacific Drive is a survival game where your car’s survival is more important than yours. You’ve ended up stuck in… Read More

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

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

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GeekWire Podcast: Techstars Seattle’s demise leaves a gap in the startup market

Techstars Seattle helped launch more than 160 startups over the past decade, partnered with the likes of Microsoft and Amazon… Read More

Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson ‘very worried’ about fallout from food delivery shake-up

A controversial new minimum wage law for gig workers in Seattle that is drawing ire from tech giants has become… Read More

Flexport relaunches Convoy trucking marketplace after acquiring tech from Seattle startup

Convoy’s digital marketplace is back on the market following the demise of the Seattle startup and subsequent technology acquisition by… Read More

Seattle tech leaders lament departure of Techstars but remain bullish on new opportunities

Techstars Seattle is done. What does it mean for the city’s startup ecosystem? That’s a question on our minds in… Read More

Techstars CEO responds to former Seattle managing director, tells him to check his facts

Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet on Thursday criticized a blog post penned by Chris DeVore, a longtime Seattle investor who ran… Read More

Healionics lands $5.5M to complete human trial of artificial blood vessel for dialysis patients

Healionics, a Seattle-based medical technology company, raised $5.5 million in new financing aimed at helping the company complete an ongoing… Read More

Maritime marketplace and software platform OpenTug raises $3.1M

OpenTug, Seattle-based makers of marine transportation logistics software, has raised $3.1 million in seed funding, the company announced Thursday. The… Read More

Energy secretary joins Sen. Maria Cantwell in visit to Washington state’s burgeoning battery hub

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee traveled to Eastern Washington Thursday to… Read More

Computer science education bill would add new graduation requirements in Washington state

Washington state is a leader in technology. Yet Washington is falling behind when it comes to educating young people about… Read More

Finpilot, a Seattle startup using generative AI to help financial analysts with research, raises $4M

Seattle startup Finpilot raised a $4 million investment round led by Madrona to help fuel its “ChatGPT for financial questions”… Read More

Crypto startup EigenLayer, led by a former Univ. of Washington professor, raises $100M from a16z

EigenLayer, a Seattle-based blockchain infrastructure startup, raised a $100 million Series B round from Silicon Valley heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).… Read More

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‘Let’s go!’ Jeff Bezos gets revved up when Blue Origin raises up its New Glenn rocket

For the first time, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture lifted up an orbital-class New Glenn rocket on its Florida… Read More

First Mode opens a clean-tech factory that capitalizes on some extra high-tech twists

There’s not much that’s bolted down to the floor of the 40,000-square-foot factory in Seattle’s SoDo district where First Mode… Read More

Techstars Seattle is shutting down as accelerator shifts focus to cities with more VC activity

Techstars Seattle, one of the first accelerators to emerge from the Techstars program and a longstanding institution within Seattle’s tech… Read More

Remitly revenue up 44% to $944M in 2023, with more growth expected this year

Remitly’s business is on a roll. The Seattle-based digital remittance company reported its full-year results Wednesday for 2023. Total revenue… Read More

‘I’m proud of being a job hopper’: Seattle engineer’s post about company loyalty goes viral

People tell me I don’t have company loyalty. But then I ask which companies have employee loyalty. Those two lines… Read More

Tech Moves: Expedia taps execs to run new divisions; Bumble hires Microsoft vet as CTO

— Expedia Group hired two longtime leaders to run new operating divisions within the Seattle-based travel giant. Alfonso Paredes, who joined… Read More

Seattle man arrested for stealing ‘Magic: The Gathering’ cards valued at $40K

Seattle police arrested a man who allegedly stole “about $40,000 worth” of collectible cards for Wizards of the Coast’s Magic:… Read More

Former Niantic leader’s spatial computing startup aims to help retailers track shelf inventory

When Ross Finman and his wife set out to try to find baby formula during a critical shortage of the… Read More

Microsoft will bring former exclusive Xbox games ‘Grounded’ and ‘Pentiment’ to Nintendo Switch

Grounded and Pentiment are coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year, as the first two former console exclusives that… Read More

Jeff Bezos sells another $2.4B in Amazon stock, completing 50M stock sale plan

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sold more than 14 million shares over the past few days worth around $2.4 billion, according… Read More

Former Zillow execs expand mortgage startup Tomo into home search

This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. Real estate mortgage startup Tomo is moving into home search with the relaunch of… Read More

Climate efforts and downtown revitalization highlight Seattle mayor’s ‘State of the City’ address

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on Tuesday delivered his State of the City address, emphasizing the strides being made in public… Read More

New feature allows Amazon Fresh shoppers to lock in recurring time slot for grocery pickup or delivery

Amazon added a new feature to its Amazon Fresh grocery shopping experience called “Recurring Reservations,” allowing customers to plan ahead… Read More