Articles from 2024 – Page 8 of 56

Taskrabbit takes over on-demand moving service Dolly in latest twist for former Seattle startup

Taskrabbit has quietly absorbed the operations of Dolly, a Seattle-based on-demand marketplace for moving services. Dolly’s hiring page says the… Read More

Carbitex, makers of carbon fiber materials for footwear, raises $3.3M

Carbitex, a Kennewick, Wash.-based maker of flexible carbon fiber composites for footwear and luggage, raised $3.3 million in a recent… Read More

Former Intellectual Ventures exec named CEO of startup destroying PFAS ‘forever chemicals’

After five years, four in-the-field clean-up demos, and more than a dozen lab tests, the “forever chemical” destruction startup Aquagga… Read More

Zillow Group revenue up 17% to $581M as rentals, mortgage units drive growth

Zillow Group beat estimates for its third quarter, reporting revenue of $581 million and adjusted earnings of $127 million.

Outreach cuts 9% of workforce in latest layoffs at Seattle sales automation startup

Outreach is trimming its headcount, laying off 9% of staff in another cost-cutting move. A company spokesperson confirmed the latest… Read More

Jeff Bezos congratulates Trump on ‘extraordinary’ comeback, wishes him success in uniting America

Jeff Bezos wasted no time in sending his good wishes to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday morning, hours after Trump’s… Read More

Longtime Seattle engineering leaders raise $4.3M for new business automation AI startup Logic

A pair of veteran Seattle engineers raised $4.3 million for Logic, a new startup that aims to help companies integrate… Read More

Washington state voters reject initiatives that aimed to repeal capital gains tax and climate program

Washington state voters rejected initiatives that would have axed a capital gains tax and a program to reduce carbon emissions.… Read More

Amazon makes its live news debut as TV vet Brian Williams hosts election night coverage

Amazon’s foray into live news coverage began with a familiar voice and face. “Good evening. It’s been a while,” said… Read More

Amazon’s new holiday ad featuring a singing janitor strikes similar tune to ‘America’s Got Talent’ winner

Dreams apparently do come true, for more than one singing janitor. Amazon’s new holiday ad, titled “Midnight Opus,” tells the… Read More

WATCH: Sea-Tac Airport’s self-driving wheelchairs are getting stymied by unexpected obstacles

Walking through Sea-Tac International Airport this week, I noticed a self-driving, electric wheelchair, on its way back through the concourse… Read More

Seattle breaks into top 3 in new ecosystem ranking for early stage software startup funding

A new ranking of top U.S. ecosystems based on early stage funding data reflects Seattle’s continued strength in software-related innovation.… Read More

Will our AI creations ultimately achieve personhood? Here’s how it could happen

Some say artificial intelligence will be humanity’s greatest helper. Others warn that AI will become humanity’s most dangerous rival. But maybe there’s… Read More

‘Uber for ocean intelligence’ startup wins Bellingham Angel Investors pitch competition

Astraeus Ocean Systems, an ocean data startup that plans to field a fleet of autonomous boats to gather and analyze… Read More

Former Gates Foundation leader lands $1.8M for engineered bamboo building materials startup

Launching one’s first startup — maybe a domestic software company, for example — could certainly be daunting. But creating a… Read More

Column: To navigate the promise and peril of AI, resist the urge to fall into extreme narratives

Editor’s note: This is guest commentary from Dave Siegfried, CEO of Official AI, a Seattle startup building a marketplace designed… Read More

Bell Canada acquiring Seattle-area internet provider Ziply Fiber in $3.6B deal

Kirkland, Wash.-based fiber internet service provider Ziply Fiber agreed to be acquired by Bell Canada, a subsidiary of Canadian telecom… Read More

Expedia chairman Barry Diller on potential deal with Uber and Washington Post’s ‘blunder’

Expedia chairman Barry Diller told CNBC on Monday that a rumored acquisition of Uber is “just not going to happen.”… Read More

Tech Moves: Qualtrics taps Microsoft vet as CFO; F5 names innovation chief

— Qualtrics appointed Microsoft veteran Rachita Sundar as its chief financial officer and member of the executive leadership team. Sundar… Read More

Get in the picture: High-tech ‘Portal’ is a visual delight for those entering Seattle office building

Stepping into work never looked this good. A digital “moment of zen” has taken shape at a downtown Seattle office… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 27, 2024

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 27, 2024. Read More

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‘You can’t fact-check a feeling’: UW researcher on AI’s unexpected role in the 2024 campaign

For all the concern about deepfakes fooling the electorate, AI is having another impact on the 2024 campaign. In some… Read More

Jeff Bezos unloading $3B worth of Amazon stock in latest sale

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is selling more than $3 billion worth of Amazon shares, according to a new regulatory filing… Read More

Want a house in a neighborhood that matches your politics? Flyhomes releases tool sharing voting info

Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes has released a feature called NeighborVote that lets house hunters add politics to their search… Read More

No harsh mandates: Tech leaders on what’s working with their hybrid return-to-office policies

Return-to-office policies are often controversial and emotionally charged — but do they have to be? Two tech leaders recently shared… Read More

Report: Benioff in talks to sell Time; Salesforce CEO has called media ‘much harder’ than tech

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is in talks to sell Time to Greek media company Antenna Group, CNBC reported Friday, citing… Read More

Ultra Safe Nuclear files for bankruptcy in a procedure aimed at facilitating its sale

Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. says it has filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition as part of a court-supervised process… Read More

The winning ideas at the UW computer science school annual research showcase

Some of the top computer science engineers at the University of Washington showed off their latest work this week at… Read More

Amazon corporate headcount drops year-over-year as tech giant aims for efficiency

Amazon continues to take a cautious hiring approach with its corporate workforce, following years of huge headcount growth. The company’s… Read More

AWS tops $10B in quarterly operating profits as Jassy cites ‘reacceleration’ of cloud business

Amazon’s cloud business isn’t done growing yet. Amazon Web Services posted $10.4 billion in operating income in the third quarter,… Read More