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Artificial Intelligence

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

Apr 29, 2025, 9:41 AM

126,151 AI learners set a Guinness World Record in kickoff event for Microsoft skills fest

Artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm — and the Guinness World Records. A kickoff celebration for the Microsoft… Read More

Apr 20, 2025, 9:00 AM

Companies can leverage the true value of meetings with AI by building an ‘LLM for Leadership’

Are you getting more out of your meetings than ever before? You should be. Meetings remain an inevitable practice for… Read More

Apr 19, 2025, 6:15 AM

Platforms, AI, and the future of software teams: Are we seeing a new era of human creativity?

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, our guest is Marcus Fontoura, technical fellow at Microsoft and CTO for Azure Core.… Read More

Apr 15, 2025, 6:00 AM

AI for greenhouses: Seattle startup IUNU raises $20M for tech that monitors plants

IUNU, a Seattle startup using AI and machine vision to monitor greenhouse efficiency, raised $20 million in new funding, the… Read More

Apr 14, 2025, 7:00 AM

The future of media is intelligent and interactive: How AI will change how we consume content

Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Oren Etzioni, former CEO of the Allen Institute for AI, co-founder of Seattle… Read More

Apr 10, 2025, 8:18 AM

AI meets YQ: We asked Amazon Nova to analyze — and grade — Andy Jassy’s annual letters

In his 2024 Letter to Shareholders, released Thursday morning, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy introduces a new concept: Amazon’s “Why Culture,”… Read More

Apr 9, 2025, 3:04 PM

Amid tariff turmoil, Glowforge turns to Seattle for new production factory — with help from AI

Long before the stock market ups and downs and the global economic uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s ever-changing tariff… Read More

Apr 8, 2025, 10:23 AM

Proprio receives second FDA clearance for AI platform that captures key data during surgery

Proprio, a Seattle startup using artificial intelligence for improved surgical precision, received its second major clearance from the U.S. Food… Read More

Apr 3, 2025, 7:08 AM

Interview: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the tech giant’s 50th anniversary — and what’s next

Satya Nadella sees in Microsoft’s history a blueprint for its future. “That very first product of ours — that BASIC interpreter for the Altair — I think says it all,” the Microsoft CEO said in an interview with GeekWire this week, as the company prepared to mark its 50th anniversary. Read More

Mar 31, 2025, 5:00 AM

Carbon Robotics unveils ‘AutoTractor,’ a self-driving platform to boost productivity on farms

Long gone are the days on the farm where getting up at the crack of dawn to run a tractor… Read More

Mar 26, 2025, 11:45 AM

Inside Seattle’s ‘AI House’: Waterfront space designed as hub for new wave of startups

The next wave of AI startups in Seattle could be born just above the waters of Elliott Bay. “AI House,”… Read More

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