Artificial Intelligence – Page 7 of 28

Jul 21, 2025, 3:08 PM

Madrona’s Matt McIlwain called it: A year later, Microsoft and Amazon are outpacing Apple

Speaking on CNBC this afternoon, Madrona’s Matt McIlwain noted that he had been on the business news network a year… Read More

Jul 17, 2025, 7:00 AM

PATH launches landmark AI study in Africa exploring LLMs’ potential in health diagnoses

PATH has launched the largest study of its kind in Africa, recruiting 9,000 participants to test whether artificial intelligence can… Read More

Jul 10, 2025, 10:25 AM

AI optimism pushes Microsoft above $500/share — will it be next to join the $4 trillion club?

Microsoft shares closed above $500 for the first time Wednesday — a symbolic milestone as Wall Street increasingly bets on… Read More

Jul 10, 2025, 7:25 AM

Coding is dead: UW computer science program rethinks curriculum for the AI era

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in the workplace has academic institutions wrestling with the question of how best to… Read More

Jul 9, 2025, 7:00 AM

How Smartsheet is ‘AI-ifying’ its product and company following $8.4B private equity takeover

Five months after completing its $8.4 billion take-private deal, Smartsheet is moving fast on AI — and CEO Mark Mader… Read More

Jul 7, 2025, 10:26 AM

AI companionship app Tolan raises $20M to help more people grow with a virtual alien friend

The startup behind the colorful, animated AI companions called Tolan raised $20 million in new funding and has seen significant… Read More

Jul 2, 2025, 6:13 AM

Microsoft cuts another 4% of its workforce, about 9,000 jobs, in continued efficiency push

Microsoft will reduce its global workforce by another 4% — approximately 9,000 jobs in all — not just in games… Read More

Jul 1, 2025, 12:19 PM

Tech Moves: AWS leader goes to Siemens; Wash. names broadband lead; NuScale adds to C-suite

— Joseph Williams is temporarily taking the helm of the Washington State Broadband Office (WSBO) as it’s scrambling to respond… Read More

Jul 1, 2025, 6:00 AM

Microsoft teaming with Premier League to enhance soccer fans’ digital experience using AI

Microsoft announced a new strategic partnership with the Premier League on Tuesday in which the tech giant will use its… Read More

Jun 30, 2025, 7:59 AM

Meet Olumide Soroye: Fortive’s new CEO helps industrial giant refine focus — with help from AI

Olumide Soroye’s journey to the CEO role at Everett, Wash.-based industrial giant Fortive began thousands of miles away — in Lagos,… Read More

Jun 25, 2025, 8:20 AM

‘Massive productivity booster’: Seattle developers on how Cursor is changing the way they code

Seattle software engineers say Cursor, an AI-powered code editor, is revolutionizing how they work — boosting productivity, enabling faster prototyping,… Read More

Jun 23, 2025, 12:00 PM

Seattle to deploy AI to speed up housing and small business permit process

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell issued an executive order on Monday intended to speed the permitting process for housing and small… Read More

Jun 21, 2025, 5:59 AM

Podcast: Amazon, Microsoft, and the new realities of AI at work

Amazon just told its workers that AI is coming for their jobs. Microsoft says we’re trapped in an “infinite workday.”… Read More

Jun 12, 2025, 3:00 PM

Stories on tap: Microsoft vet consoles and entertains with talks at his Seattle-area bars

People have been offering their hot takes over cold beer for centuries. James Whittaker is no different. But with distinguished… Read More

Jun 10, 2025, 3:37 PM

AWS and national lab team up to deploy AI tools in pursuit of fusion energy

Amazon Web Services is teaming up with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory — home to the world’s only facility to achieve… Read More

Jun 10, 2025, 2:53 PM

Starbucks AI assistant, powered by Microsoft, aims to help baristas focus on coffee and customers

AI is coming to your Starbucks. The tech isn’t going to make your coffee, but it might make the barista’s… Read More

Jun 10, 2025, 10:35 AM

AIM raises $50M to retrofit bulldozers and excavators to operate autonomously

AIM Intelligent Machines (AIM), a Seattle-area startup that retrofits heavy earthmoving machinery to operate autonomously, raised $50 million in new… Read More

Jun 9, 2025, 4:41 PM

Takeaways from the AI Engineer World’s Fair: The startup playbook is being rewritten in real-time

Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Patrick Ellis, CTO and co-founder of Seattle startup Snapbar. I just… Read More

Jun 9, 2025, 7:55 AM

Rooted in founder’s belief that tech can do good, ChatGPTree is an AI tool with a regenerative focus

The seed for startup founder John Vincent Lee‘s latest endeavor was planted while scrolling on TikTok, where he saw a… Read More

Jun 7, 2025, 6:18 AM

15 years, 5 big shifts: What we’ve seen in Seattle tech since starting the GeekWire Podcast

Fifteen years ago, Steve Jobs and Apple had just introduced the first iPad, Steve Ballmer’s Microsoft had been left for… Read More

Jun 4, 2025, 12:02 PM

‘Extremely rare’: UW PhD computer science grads recognized with prestigious dissertation honors

Two PhD graduates from the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering have had their dissertations… Read More

Jun 4, 2025, 9:28 AM

Amazon to invest $10B in North Carolina to fuel AI and cloud data center infrastructure

Amazon announced plans Wednesday to invest $10 billion in North Carolina to expand its data center infrastructure to support AI… Read More

May 29, 2025, 8:17 AM

Amazon inks deal with New York Times to license newspaper’s content for AI platforms

Amazon and The New York Times have agreed to a new deal in which the newspaper’s editorial content will be… Read More

May 29, 2025, 7:27 AM

AI after work: UW’s Allen School to offer new graduate certificate in modern AI methods

The need to quickly adapt to advances in artificial intelligence and its impact on the way we work and learn… Read More

May 28, 2025, 7:59 AM

Seattle musician launches startup to help indie artists with licensing and creators with content

Danny Newcomb isn’t really interested in using AI to make music. But the longtime Seattle musician is interested in the… Read More

May 27, 2025, 7:45 AM

How to land a tech job in the AI era: Founders, recruiters, professors share advice for grads

For college graduates walking across the stage and into the workforce, recent headlines may spark concern. AI is changing what… Read More

May 22, 2025, 5:45 PM

Amazon shareholder revolt loses steam

Amazon’s latest shareholder results, released Thursday, show a continued drop in support for major environmental and social proposals. Measures on… Read More

May 21, 2025, 10:08 AM

Amazon’s AI-generated ‘shopping experts’ summarize product details in new audio feature

Amazon is adding another AI twist to its shopping app with an audio feature that provides highlights and insight about… Read More

May 19, 2025, 10:38 AM

Elon and Satya, together again: Microsoft brings Musk’s xAI models to Azure, despite OpenAI feud

Microsoft is bringing the Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini AI models from Elon Musk’s xAI to its Azure AI… Read More

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May 19, 2025, 8:10 AM

Scholars explain how humans can hold the line against AI hype, and why it’s necessary

Don’t call ChatGPT a chatbot. Call it a conversation simulator. Don’t think of DALL-E as a creator of artistic imagery. Instead, think of it… Read More