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AI travel planner tool from Alaska Airlines shows potential future of airfare search

Amazon earnings preview: Advertising and AWS expected to continue fueling profits

by Taylor Soper on April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 at 8:29 am

Amazon reports its first quarter earnings on Tuesday. Analysts will be watching for continued growth in the company’s key profit drivers: advertising and cloud computing. After dropping in price throughout… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 21, 2024

by GeekWire on April 28, 2024April 28, 2024 at 8:00 am

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of April 21, 2024.… Read More

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‘The Everything War’: Inside Amazon with author and Wall Street Journal reporter Dana Mattioli

by Todd Bishop on April 27, 2024April 27, 2024 at 9:27 am

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: A conversation with Dana Mattioli, Wall Street Journal reporter and author of the new book, “The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the… Read More

AI for AP: High school students create tool that acts as tech tutor for advanced placement courses

by Kurt Schlosser on April 27, 2024April 26, 2024 at 2:46 pm

Frustrated by inadequate resources to help students study for advanced placement courses, two Seattle-area high school teens turned to technology, and put AI to work on AP. Pradyu Kandala and… Read More

Bot or Not

AI travel planner tool from Alaska Airlines shows potential future of airfare search

As AI use surges, tech companies race to secure clean energy and preserve climate goals

AI startup’s new tool creates music for video footage without requiring text prompts

Generative AI is a dual concern for cybersecurity industry — and will drive increased labor demand

For more about the evolving relationship between humans and machines, check out Bot or Not.

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Seattle mayor joins tech leaders on Homeland Security’s new AI safety and security board

by Taylor Soper on April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 at 2:30 pm

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is among a group of 22 representatives that are part of a new Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board organized by the Department of Homeland Security.

Report: Amazon will stream NBA games in latest major sports deal for tech giant

by Taylor Soper on April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 at 2:00 pm

Amazon is making another big move into the sports world with a reported deal in place with the NBA to stream games for at least a decade. The Athletic reported… Read More

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Revised minimum wage law for delivery drivers moves forward in Seattle, set for full council vote

Uber CEO says minimum wage law in Seattle has ‘hurt the people that it’s supposed to protect’

Can tech help cities plan for disasters? 7 ideas from an urban resilience hackathon

Drawing parallels to post-World War II, Sen. Maria Cantwell says U.S. needs an ‘AI Bill for education’

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Founders with unique backgrounds unite over climate concerns and launch new venture fund

by Lisa Stiffler on April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 at 10:03 am

SNØCAP, a new climate-focused venture capital fund, is launching with $5 million to invest in startups. The team has a somewhat unusual target for its investments, aiming for startups making… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle tech vet Dave Parker named CEO of Entrepreneurs’ Organization

by Taylor Soper on April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 at 7:48 am

Veteran entrepreneur and startup advisor Dave Parker is taking over as CEO at global networking group Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Parker has been around startups for nearly three decades as a founder,… Read More

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Sued by FTC, bill payment company Doxo disputes ‘unjust’ allegations of deceptive billing

by Todd Bishop on April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 at 7:47 am

A lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission alleges that Seattle-based bill payment company Doxo has repeatedly deceived consumers into thinking it’s an official channel for the companies they’re seeking… Read More

What’s the real story of Xbox in 2024? Latest financials from Microsoft offer mixed signals

by Thomas Wilde on April 25, 2024April 26, 2024 at 5:48 am

Microsoft posted its latest earnings report on Thursday, which was broadly speaking good news for the company. For its embattled Xbox department, however, there are mixed signals. This is the… Read More

ZeroAvia opens manufacturing facility in Washington, will start selling clean aviation parts

by Lisa Stiffler on April 25, 2024April 26, 2024 at 7:26 am

Clean aviation company ZeroAvia this week celebrated a new 136,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Everett, Wash., and announced it will be selling components of its hydrogen-electric airplane engines to other commercial… Read More

Haunted by breaches, Microsoft is ‘putting security above all else,’ vows CEO Satya Nadella

by Todd Bishop on April 25, 2024April 25, 2024 at 8:34 pm

Satya Nadella has made a habit of touting the revenue growth in the company’s security technology business on Microsoft’s earnings calls. But not this time. Microsoft’s CEO took a different… Read More

Seattle startup Dropzone AI raises $16.8M to develop autonomous agents for cybersecurity

by Taylor Soper on April 25, 2024April 25, 2024 at 4:06 pm

Dropzone AI, a Seattle-based startup that uses artificial intelligence to help companies boost their Security Operations Centers (SOC), raised a $16.8 million Series A round. Dropzone’s pre-trained AI security agents… Read More

Microsoft beats expectations as quarterly profits rise 20% to nearly $22B

by Todd Bishop on April 25, 2024April 26, 2024 at 9:05 am

Updated with details from Microsoft’s earnings conference call. Microsoft posted a 17% increase in revenue, to $61.9 billion, with $21.9 billion in profits, up 20%, and earnings of $2.94 per… Read More

Intrepid Oregon Fund launches with $4M from the state to invest in climate and tech startups

by Lisa Stiffler on April 25, 2024April 24, 2024 at 11:07 pm

Portland Seed Fund managers announced the launch of the Intrepid Oregon Fund, which has $4 million to invest in early-stage startups working on climate tech as well as healthcare, medical… Read More

The UW’s Institute for Protein Design keeps boosting startups, fueling AI-powered science

by Charlotte Schubert on April 25, 2024April 25, 2024 at 12:35 pm

The University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design is on a hot streak. New studies, companies and spinouts are emerging at a rapid clip from the research hub, propelled by… Read More

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Gravitics plans to leverage space station architecture for $1.7M Space Force project

by Alan Boyle on April 25, 2024April 25, 2024 at 7:54 pm

Marysville, Wash.-based Gravitics says it will work with Rocket Lab USA and other partners to adapt its space station architecture for the U.S. Space Force under the terms of a… Read More

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Impinj stock soars 20% after beating Q1 estimates

by Taylor Soper on April 25, 2024April 25, 2024 at 8:58 am

Shares of Impinj were up 20% on Thursday following the company’s first quarter earnings release.

Amazon will stream Seattle Kraken hockey games to Prime subscribers in unique sports rights deal

by Kurt Schlosser on April 25, 2024April 25, 2024 at 8:52 am

Seattle Kraken fans will have a new place to root for the pro hockey team next season. The franchise announced an innovative new broadcast deal Thursday that will bring games… Read More

Techie-turned-lawmaker uses his Microsoft chops to challenge the status quo as a state senator

by Lisa Stiffler on April 25, 2024April 25, 2024 at 8:38 am

After a decade working in the tech sector, Joe Nguyen tackled his new role as a state senator like any good program manager. He sat down and created a process… Read More

Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal, founders of podcast ‘Acquired,’ are raising an investment fund

by Taylor Soper on April 24, 2024April 25, 2024 at 8:42 am

The hosts of the popular business and technology podcast Acquired are raising a new fund to invest in growth-stage tech companies. GeekWire spotted a new SEC filing today that revealed… Read More

Zillow CEO on NAR settlement fallout: ‘Resist the urge to chaos’

by AJ LaTrace on April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 at 2:20 pm

[This story originally appeared on Real Estate News.] SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When looking toward Zillow’s future, CEO and co-founder Rich Barton emphasized the company’s tech-influenced past — and tech-heavy present —… Read More