Latest AI (coffee) buzz: Starbucks launches ChatGPT app to help customers discover their next drink Customers can access the app by enabling it inside ChatGPT’s app directory. Start a conversation prompt with “@starbucks” to customize orders and choose a location to order from. Read More
Poof, it’s gone: Magic-themed wizard bar and restaurant in Seattle closes after one year The magic has run out for a unique pub in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. According to a post on its website… Read More
Amazon helps Seahawks take on concession blitz with cashierless tech at new Seattle stadium store The Seattle Seahawks are switching to a hurry-up offense at Lumen Field this season. But it’s not happening in the… Read More
GeekWire taste test: We put a Seattle startup’s beanless coffee up against Starbucks and others In a blind and not-that-scientific taste test, a trio of GeekWire staffers took on the tough task of slugging back… Read More
‘Way cooler than standing in line’: Mariners fans get first crack at Amazon tech in new ballpark market The Seattle Mariners and their fans would certainly be happy to have a few more walk-off wins this season. Perhaps… Read More
Inside Amazon’s first high-tech Go store in suburbia, where there’s more stuff and a made-to-order menu Amazon Go is growing beyond its traditional urban footprint, ushering in a new era for the high-tech, physical convenience stores… Read More
Inside Seattle’s Splintered Wand: Like magic, unique pub is set to open, inviting patrons to sit for a spell A few days before the official magic begins at The Splintered Wand in Seattle’s historic Ballard neighborhood, it’s clear that… Read More
Ice cream news with a twist: Jeff Bezos has his own home soft-serve machine from popular L.A. brand This week-old news doesn’t exactly qualify as a scoop, but it is ice cream related, so dig in anyway. Straight… Read More
Bulletproof raises $13M to fuel growth of ‘high performance’ food and beverage products Bulletproof 360, makers of food and beverage items designed to fuel a healthier lifestyle, has raised $13 million in a… Read More
UW grad launches Kickstarter to bring his smoothie mix to the masses and help reduce food waste Austin Hirsh is ready for his next smoothie move: the young Seattle entrepreneur with a plan to turn potential food… Read More
Atomo Coffee raises $9M and will build a Seattle roastery for its molecular brew near Starbucks HQ That’s a lot of beans. Or, lack of beans. Seattle-based Atomo Coffee has raised $9 million in new funding to… Read More
As restaurants reopen, recommendation platform Feastfox launches in Seattle to assist diners Restaurants emerging from lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could find diners lured back out by a new startup in… Read More
Tech vet ditches Seattle for wine country to create a subscription business with a packaging twist Chris Dukelow has seen a “unicorn.” As for the former CFO at Auth0, he was there for two years of… Read More
Smoothie operator: UW student’s startup rescues food waste and blends it with entrepreneurial spirit As one of the top 30 teams competing in the University of Washington’s Dempsey Startup Competition this week, Austin Hirsh… Read More
Another Seattle coffee startup looks for buzz — but with a product that eliminates caffeine in the cup You might think that caffeine fuels a lot of the innovative ideas that come out of Seattle’s tech community. But… Read More
Seattle-based OLEO, maker of CBD-infused drink mixer, raises $1.5M OLEO, the Seattle-based makers of CBD-infused mixers for beverages, has raised $1.5 million in a recent funding round and has… Read More
How Microsoft got in on the creation of the world’s first whisky formulated with AI Computer scientists have tried using artificial intelligence to write poetry and compose music, with mixed results. But have they tried… Read More
After putting down roots near Amazon HQ, burger chain Shake Shack to open location east of Seattle The popular burger chain Shake Shack has drawn a consistent crowd at its first Washington location in downtown Seattle next… Read More
PokéBar, a Pokémon pop-up with Pikachu burgers and more, is coming to Seattle next year Seattle already has poke bars. Next year it’s getting a PokéBar — to catch Pokémon rather than the traditional Hawaiian… Read More
Atomo Coffee ditches the bean and raises a nice seed: $2.6M in funding to develop molecular brew Bean there, done with that. The future of coffee got a jolt Wednesday as Atomo Coffee announced it has secured… Read More
Joe Coffee, the mobile app for indie shops, raises $750K as it plans to bring Seattle buzz to L.A. The buzz around Joe Coffee keeps building. The Seattle startup, which built a mobile order and rewards app for local… Read More
Rainier Beer goes wild again as iconic brand raises can to ‘new Seattle’ and huge influx of tech workers Before you pour another one out for all that’s been lost in Seattle, take a minute to appreciate a new… Read More
Check out this startup’s slush(ie) fund: Apptentive employees try to crowdsource a drinks machine The wacky end-of-winter weather in Seattle, which neared 80 degrees earlier this week, apparently has the employees of one startup… Read More
