Tech – Page 13 of 319

Apr 22, 2025, 7:30 AM

Meet the ‘powerhouse’ who makes sure Washington’s tech sector keeps growing

Joseph Williams is uniquely equipped to help guide and grow Washington’s tech industry. With a career that spans academia, corporate… Read More

Apr 19, 2025, 8:00 AM

Put down the phone: Don’t let tech prevent your present moment

Earlier this year I saw an amazing flamenco show in southern Spain. The memory is still vivid. I can hear… Read More

Jeff Bezos with Blue Origin New Shepard crew capsule mock-up

Apr 18, 2025, 2:25 PM

Column: Bezos lost in PR space as Blue Origin’s all-female launch backfires

Editor’s note: This guest post is written by Aaron Cohen, a longtime PR and brand executive. Cohen originally wrote about… Read More

Apr 17, 2025, 7:00 AM

Analysis: Seattle crosswalk hack more mischievous than malicious — but not entirely harmless

The audio enhancement feature at public crosswalks is normally meant to assist the visually impaired by providing notifications to alert… Read More

Apr 16, 2025, 7:12 AM

Business communications company Aircall opens Seattle-area office

Aircall has opened its newest office in Bellevue, Wash., marking the company’s ninth global location as it looks to boost… Read More

Apr 15, 2025, 4:20 PM

Washington state lawmakers propose capital gains tax increase

A new bill proposal would increase Washington’s capital gains tax by adding a 2.9% surtax on annual investment profits over… Read More

Apr 15, 2025, 3:07 PM

Microsoft pledges $1M to new PAC in latest push against proposed taxes in Washington state

Microsoft is intensifying its opposition to proposed taxes in Washington state with additional funding. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant has… Read More

Apr 15, 2025, 5:00 AM

Tableau’s new AI agents aim to bridge a data confidence gap

A new Salesforce survey released today reveals that most U.S. business leaders feel increased pressure to back their arguments with… Read More

Apr 14, 2025, 1:55 PM

CoStar CEO says Zillow has ‘overplayed its hand’ in fight over access to real estate listings

This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. CoStar CEO Andy Florance says Zillow’s move to ban certain private listings is… Read More

Apr 14, 2025, 8:00 AM

Seattle startup Juicer Energy, led by ex-OfferUp CEO, aims to boost EV charging infrastructure

Electricity is all around us. So why aren’t there enough places to charge electric vehicles? It’s a question Nick Huzar… Read More

Apr 14, 2025, 7:59 AM

GeekWire Awards: Individual tickets now on sale for annual event honoring best in Pacific NW tech

Don’t miss out on celebrating the best in Pacific Northwest tech — individual tickets for the upcoming GeekWire Awards are… 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 12, 2025, 7:00 AM

Individualist Era: The newest powerbroker in workplace technology is … you

Editor’s note: This guest post is written by Brooke Shepard, a former marketing executive at Salesforce and Tableau. This might… Read More

Apr 10, 2025, 3:56 PM

U.S. Cellular plans to lay off 86 workers in Washington state

U.S. Cellular will lay off 86 workers in Washington state starting June 2, according to a new filing with the… Read More

Apr 10, 2025, 2:43 PM

Zillow to bar publicly marketed listings not shared via MLS

This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. In a move designed to “create an even playing field,” real estate listings… Read More

Apr 9, 2025, 6:39 AM

From ‘black box to glass box’: Ai2 links AI outputs to training data in breakthrough for transparency

The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) released a new tool that links AI-generated text to training data, aiming to improve… Read More

Apr 8, 2025, 5:00 AM

Astound powers up new fiber internet near Oregon Coast — with help from AWS

Astound Broadband is bringing high-speed internet connectivity to a rural county along the Oregon Coast for the first time thanks… Read More

Apr 7, 2025, 2:17 PM

Microsoft ends employment of two workers who protested inside 50th anniversary event

[Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the circumstances under which each employee’s employment ended.] Microsoft fired a… Read More

Apr 4, 2025, 7:56 AM

Microsoft flag flies atop Space Needle to celebrate company’s 50th anniversary

Even the Space Needle is getting in on the celebration of Microsoft’s 50th anniversary. Seattle’s iconic tower raised a flag… Read More

Apr 4, 2025, 6:15 AM

Ai2 and Google Cloud join Cancer AI Alliance with a total of $20M in commitments

The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) is joining a high-profile national effort to accelerate cancer research using artificial intelligence, committing… Read More

Apr 2, 2025, 3:26 PM

Gainsight acquires Seattle startup Skilljar to bolster customer success platform

Skilljar, a Seattle startup that sells learning management software to help companies train their customers and partners, has been acquired… Read More

Mar 31, 2025, 6:03 AM

‘Nova Act’ moves Amazon further into the AI agent race

Amazon on Monday announced Nova Act, a new AI model and developer toolkit for creating agents that can perform tasks… Read More

Mar 28, 2025, 11:50 AM

Report: Las Vegas is an attractive bet for Washington state millionaires fleeing wealth taxes

The ultra-wealthy from Seattle and Washington state may not exactly be looking to gamble away their riches in Las Vegas,… Read More

Mar 27, 2025, 10:42 AM

Zenoti bets big on AI as profitable software maker expands beyond beauty sector and into gyms

Zenoti, the Seattle-area enterprise software maker that sells to spas and salons, is investing heavily in artificial intelligence as it… Read More

Mar 25, 2025, 6:36 PM

Zulily goes through another ownership change as Beyond to sell majority stake in retail site for $5M

Zulily is getting a new owner for the third time in two years. Beyond, the publicly traded company that owns… Read More

Outbound Aerospace's STeVe prototype aircraft takes off from Oregon runway for test flight

Mar 25, 2025, 10:47 AM

Outbound Aerospace achieves its first test flight and attracts more funding for airplane ambitions

Things are looking up for Outbound Aerospace’s quest to build a new kind of passenger airplane. The Seattle startup has… 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

Mar 25, 2025, 8:32 AM

Tesla drivers in Seattle join wave of trade-ins amid Musk backlash — but some are holding on

Carter Rabasa recognizes that the financials of trading in his 2020 Tesla don’t look great. But he thinks the optics… Read More

Mar 24, 2025, 12:12 PM

Pike Street Capital raises $199M to boost water flow management company Impel

Pike Street Capital Partners, a Seattle-based private equity firm focused on industrial technology companies, raised $199 million to supercharge its investment… Read More

Mar 23, 2025, 6:47 PM

Analysis: Microsoft’s Copilot for Gaming is a solution looking for a problem

Microsoft recently announced that it would bring the beta of a gaming-specific version of Copilot to the Xbox platform in… Read More