Articles from 2024 – Page 5 of 56

Amazon employee survey reveals concerns about company’s climate leadership and enviro impacts

Amazon Employees for Climate Justice surveyed 800 of the tech giant’s workers to get feedback on Amazon’s climate impacts and… Read More

Andy Lapsa in front of propellant tank at Stoke Space factory

Uncommon Thinkers: Stoke Space CEO Andy Lapsa explores an innovative route to rocket reusability

Editor’s note: This series profiles five of the Seattle region’s “Uncommon Thinkers”: inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming industries and driving positive… Read More

Seattle tech leader Jennifer Wong launches networking app to connect parents of young kids

Jennifer Wong, founder of the Seattle NFT Museum and a former leader at Convoy and Tune, has launched an app… Read More

Flyhomes co-founder gets ‘second chance at life’ as CEO of new startup supporting caregivers

Stephen Lane‘s last startup was growing like gangbusters when his life changed in an instant. The co-founder of Seattle real… Read More

WTIA report on AI landscape in Washington highlights state’s strengths and challenges

A new report from Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) offers a deep dive on the state’s artificial intelligence ecosystems, highlighting… Read More

Entrepreneur Rand Fishkin’s latest venture: A new Seattle video game studio

SparkToro co-founder Rand Fishkin announced Monday that he raised $2.15 million for a new independent video game studio in Seattle.… Read More

Julie Sandler, managing director at Pioneer Square Labs, will shift to venture partner role

Longtime tech startup investor Julie Sandler plans to transition away from her role as managing director at Pioneer Square Labs,… Read More

Startup radar: 5 early stage tech companies to know in Seattle

From software to sustainability to space, we’re spotlighting another crop of newer startups in Seattle in the early stages of… Read More

Former Amazon Care leader raises $3.5M for startup offering virtual support for caregivers

When my ailing 86-year-old dad refused food and water last winter, the guidance from his longtime primary care doctor was… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Nov. 17, 2024

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Nov. 17, 2024. Read More

Microsoft credited with spotting sophisticated Chinese hack that hit telecoms including T-Mobile

U.S. officials say a sophisticated Chinese hack that breached the networks of telecommunication giants may not have been spotted without… Read More

An ethicist’s take: Is it OK to lie to an AI chatbot during a job interview?

If you’re secure in your job, you may not have encountered just yet how AI is “elevating” and “enhancing” the… Read More

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Podcast: Elon Musk’s problem with Microsoft; What the GeekWire 200 says about the startup scene

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we discuss Elon Musk’s suit against OpenAI, which now includes Microsoft, and assess the… Read More

Seattle lawmakers deny capital gains tax, broaden use of payroll tax revenue from big businesses

The Seattle City Council Thursday approved more than $8 billion for its latest budget, while rejecting a proposal to create… Read More

Recall arrives: Windows Insiders on Copilot+ PCs finally getting preview of key Microsoft AI feature

After a series of delays, Microsoft is releasing a new build of Windows 11 to users in its Windows Insider… Read More

Blue Origin flight sends husband and wife on their second suborbital trip to space

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent six more people to the edge of space today — including the first… Read More

GeekWire Gala early bird rates end soon — grab your ticket now to Seattle’s hot holiday party

If you’ve got a busy holiday to-do list going, make sure you bump this item to the top: secure early… Read More

Amazon doubles total Anthropic investment to $8B, deepens AI partnership with Claude maker

Amazon will invest another $4 billion in Anthropic, the startup behind the Claude chatbot and AI platform, bringing its total… Read More

Seattle area’s ‘bomb cyclone’ storm drives demand at EV charging stations – and gas pumps

A “bomb cyclone” storm with blasting winds and rain on Tuesday caused power outages for more than 640,000 utility customers… Read More

Seattle-based Frazier Healthcare Partners raises $2.3B for 11th fund

Seattle-based Frazier Healthcare Partners raised $2.3 billion for its 11th Healthcare Growth Buyout Fund.

Uncommon Thinkers: Ingrid Swanson Pultz devotes herself to improving lives through protein design

Editor’s note: This series profiles five of the Seattle region’s “Uncommon Thinkers”: inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming industries and driving positive… Read More

GeekWire 200 update: A new No. 1 rises to the top of our startup rankings

There’s a new name atop the GeekWire 200. Seattle-based sales enablement company Highspot has taken the No. 1 spot on… Read More

Ai2’s new Tulu 3 model rivals tech giants in breakthrough for open-source AI post-training

The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) is releasing a new set of open-source AI models and related resources in an… Read More

Bezos calls Musk’s latest jab ‘100% not true’ as space rivals renew social media spat

The more things change the more they stay the same — at least when it comes to the recurring social… Read More

Reading the EV tea leaves: What happens to electric vehicle sales under a Trump presidency?

For the past four years, the Biden administration revved up the adoption of electrical vehicles in the U.S., but President-elect… Read More

This startup wants to digitize and secure the way used cars are sold by private parties

KeySavvy, a Seattle startup that uses technology to reduce risk during used car transactions between private party buyers and sellers,… Read More

WTIA honors 40 years of boosting Washington’s tech sector as new CEO aims for more impact

The tech scene in Washington looked quite different than today when the Washington Technology Industry Association launched back in 1984.… Read More

Three UW students receive scholarship funds in honor of late Seattle entrepreneur Richard Tait

Three students are pursuing their dreams at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business with help from the “Richard… Read More

Tech Moves: Former leaders at Qualtrics and AWS land CEO roles; VertueLab adds board member

— Jay Choi is now CEO of Typeform, a San Francisco startup helping companies create digital forms. Choi joins Typeform… Read More

Amazon goes big with Echo Show 21 for smart home control, organization and entertainment

Amazon is introducing new and improved Echo Show smart displays, going bigger than ever on the devices that can be… Read More