Artificial Intelligence – Page 8 of 28

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

Mar 26, 2025, 8:43 AM

Microsoft@50: Former CEO Steve Ballmer on what worked, what didn’t, and what he still believes in

On this special episode of the GeekWire Podcast — part of our Microsoft@50 series — former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer… Read More

Mar 25, 2025, 9:58 AM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has a formula to gauge the long-term success of AI investments

Ask not what Microsoft can do for AI, but what AI can do for global productivity. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella,… Read More

Nathan Myhrvold and Todd Bishop on stage at Town Hall Seattle

Mar 22, 2025, 8:00 AM

Human-level AI is a few ‘miracles’ away, Microsoft pioneer Nathan Myhrvold says

Will artificial intelligence ever catch up with human intelligence? And if it does, is humanity doomed? Intellectual Ventures CEO Nathan Myhrvold, who had the job of predicting the future of tech during Microsoft’s early years, was ready with some answers at GeekWire’s Microsoft@50 anniversary event Thursday night. Read More

Mar 17, 2025, 5:00 AM

Seattle startup Gradial raises $13M for AI marketing tech that automates content operations

Gradial, a Seattle startup that uses AI agents to help marketing operations teams increase productivity, raised $13 million in new funding,… Read More

Mar 13, 2025, 8:00 AM

Microsoft debuts new Copilot assistant for Xbox built as an AI gaming sidekick

In advance of this year’s Game Developers Conference, Microsoft revealed a new version of its AI-powered personal assistant Copilot that’s… Read More

Mar 6, 2025, 8:27 AM

Is it cheating? AI use during job interviews sparks debate over whether to restrict emerging tools

As artificial intelligence has rapidly grown into something that can make us better at our jobs, there’s ongoing debate over… Read More

Mar 5, 2025, 8:13 AM

I was biohacked at a fitness facility that uses AI and more to promote a smarter, not harder, workout

Artificial intelligence is already doing some heavy lifting for us at work. Now the technology is being used to help… Read More

Mar 5, 2025, 5:08 AM

Microsoft unveils AI agents for sales, striking back at Salesforce

Microsoft announced two AI agents for sales that double as a competitive response to Salesforce in an area where both… Read More

Mar 2, 2025, 10:00 AM

Textio co-founder discusses bias in workplace communications, and how some AI propagates it

Understanding bias in workplace communication, whether it’s in job descriptions, performance feedback or elsewhere, was a founding objective of Textio,… Read More

Feb 27, 2025, 9:52 AM

Microsoft asks Trump to loosen chip export limits to avoid giving China an AI advantage

Microsoft urged the Trump administration to change Biden-era limits on chip exports, warning that provisions of the regulations could give… Read More

Feb 26, 2025, 9:21 AM

These colorful AI aliens could be your new virtual best friend as startup lands $10M to launch Tolan

The promise and potential of artificial intelligence to be more than just a disembodied voice or text bubble took another… Read More

Feb 25, 2025, 3:00 AM

Zillow vets launch HouseWhisper, giving real estate agents an AI assistant to help with workload

Three veterans of Zillow Group who helped turn the Seattle real estate company into a tech powerhouse have joined forces… Read More

Feb 21, 2025, 9:04 AM

What’s next for the Allen Institute for AI: CEO Ali Farhadi charts a course for broader impact

Last year was one of the most productive in the history of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Ai2). The… Read More

Feb 19, 2025, 8:00 AM

Microsoft reveals new gaming-focused generative AI model ‘Muse’ that could revive classic games

In a new blog post on Wednesday, Microsoft’s research department debuted a new generative AI model called Muse that it… Read More

Feb 12, 2025, 7:30 AM

Bill Gates on Microsoft at 50, and what’s next for AI and innovation

Bill Gates talks about Microsoft’s 50th anniversary, parallels between AI and the early days of the PC, and where he sees the next big opportunities for innovation. Read More

Feb 8, 2025, 7:20 AM

Podcast: Amazon, AI, and the cloud — a reality check, with Corey Quinn of ‘Last Week in AWS’

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sounded more bullish than ever about the potential for artificial intelligence on the company’s earnings call… Read More

Feb 6, 2025, 3:20 PM

Amazon on pace for $100B+ in yearly capex; Jassy expects cost efficiencies to drive AI demand

Amazon reported $26.3 billion in capital expenditures in the fourth quarter, and the company plans to keep spending at that… Read More

Feb 6, 2025, 10:47 AM

Cheaper, smarter AI? UW, Ai2, and Stanford researchers boost model by making it ‘think’ longer

In a new demonstration of the potential to improve artificial intelligence without breaking the bank, researchers from the University of… Read More

Feb 6, 2025, 8:47 AM

Seattle’s DeltaGen raises $1.2M to market its generative AI tech for streamlining M&A deals

DeltaGen, a Seattle startup offering software that helps companies apply generative AI tools to their processes, has raised $1.2 million.… Read More