Tech – Page 21 of 319

Jul 19, 2024, 8:03 AM

Smartsheet reportedly attracting buyout interest from private equity firms

Smartsheet hired investment bankers after receiving buyout interest from private equity firms, according to a report from Reuters on Thursday.… Read More

Jul 19, 2024, 7:00 AM

Shift AI: Investing in founders in the age of AI, with Trilogy’s Amy McCullough and Yuval Neeman

How should founders approach pitching investors in today’s competitive market? What strategies are top investors using to identify and support… Read More

Jul 18, 2024, 6:00 AM

Tom Huseby, 1947-2024: Longtime startup investor and advisor remembered for his wisdom and wit

[Editor’s Note: This obituary of Tom Huseby, founder of SeaPoint Ventures and a longtime member of the Seattle tech community,… Read More

Jul 15, 2024, 10:51 AM

AI tools help journalists assess authenticity of images in immediate aftermath of Trump shooting

Journalists used artificial intelligence to check the authenticity of images from the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in… Read More

Jul 15, 2024, 8:00 AM

Alitheon gains traction with military and commercial applications for its ID system

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Seven years after it came onto the Seattle area’s tech scene, a startup called Alitheon is making… Read More

Jul 13, 2024, 8:30 PM

Satya Nadella, Jeff Bezos issue statements on shooting at Trump rally

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos joined other leaders across the country issuing statements about the shooting… Read More

Jul 11, 2024, 4:14 PM

Mozilla’s product chief sues the Firefox maker, alleging discrimination after cancer diagnosis

Update, April 2026: Steve Teixeira informed GeekWire that he and Mozilla reached a confidential settlement in December, resolving the lawsuit.… Read More

Jul 3, 2024, 2:54 PM

Jeff Bezos keeps selling Amazon stock after announcing his move out of Washington state

The news this week that Jeff Bezos plans to sell more Amazon stock is another reminder of the tech mogul’s… Read More

Jul 2, 2024, 10:22 AM

Spokane’s aerospace Tech Hub misses out on federal funding but vows to keep going

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration today awarded $504 million in grants to 12 regional Tech Hubs across… Read More

Jul 2, 2024, 7:00 AM

Blink … and it’s over: After 24 years at Seattle tech firm, Karen Clark Cole has a new user experience

Karen Clark Cole is ready to tackle her next big idea. Cole recently retired as CEO of Blink, the Seattle-based… Read More

Jul 1, 2024, 10:11 AM

Snowflake moving into larger office in Bellevue to support growth plans

Cloud computing and data giant Snowflake confirmed that it will move into a new office in Bellevue, Wash., next year… Read More

Universal Hydrogen airplane during first flight

Jun 30, 2024, 3:04 PM

Universal Hydrogen runs out of runway and shuts down, one year after first flight

California-based Universal Hydrogen — which put a hybrid prototype for a hydrogen-fueled airplane into the air last year in Moses… Read More

Jun 28, 2024, 5:28 PM

Women in Washington state earn $18,400 less per year than men — a new campaign wants to fix that

Working women in Washington earn on average $18,400 less per year than men. That disparity puts the state in 49th… Read More

Jun 28, 2024, 9:08 AM

Digital remittance company Remitly inks lease for new downtown Seattle office at Rainier Square

Remitly is moving into a new headquarters office in downtown Seattle. The digital remittance company confirmed to GeekWire that it… Read More

Jun 28, 2024, 7:16 AM

Tech ethicist on why healthcare isn’t ready for ambitious AI overhaul

Within the frothy, exuberant hype around AI’s ability to solve wide-ranging, formerly intractable problems, Alex John London is taking on… Read More

Jun 27, 2024, 2:52 PM

Seattle Public Library says personal information of some staff compromised in cyberattack

In its latest update about the ransomware attack that took out its tech systems and services last month, the Seattle… Read More

Jun 27, 2024, 6:32 AM

Doxo fires back at FTC lawsuit, asserting that it ‘centers on a disagreement about font size’

Doxo asked a federal judge to dismiss the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit against the Seattle-based bill payment company, denying… Read More

Jun 26, 2024, 3:28 PM

Amazon joins the $2 trillion club

Amazon reached a $2 trillion market capitalization on Wednesday for the first time ever, joining a short list of U.S.… Read More

Jun 25, 2024, 3:07 PM

Seattle Art Museum’s new CEO brings innovation mindset — with an openness to AI and other tech

Scott Stulen studied studio art in college. He’s a DJ and plays pickup baseball. Some of his notable accomplishments include… Read More

Jun 25, 2024, 7:31 AM

Investors hope to bring expansion team to Seattle for new tech-fueled TGL golf league

Ackerley Sports Group, a sports-focused arm of Seattle-based investment firm Ackerley Partners, is among the backers revealed this week of… Read More

Jun 20, 2024, 10:30 AM

Can you spot deepfakes? New quiz tests how well people can identify manipulated images and videos

A new quiz from Seattle-based AI nonprofit TrueMedia tests how well people can spot deepfake images, videos and audio clips,… Read More

Jun 18, 2024, 1:30 PM

KPMG and T-Mobile roll out new player-tracking app for Women’s PGA Championship

T-Mobile is helping boost the fan experience this week at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, a major women’s golf tournament… Read More

Jun 17, 2024, 9:08 AM

In commencement speech, Melinda French Gates advises Stanford grads about navigating transitions

In her commencement speech at Stanford University on Sunday morning, Melinda French Gates got personal and philosophical. French Gates acknowledged… Read More

Jun 17, 2024, 8:00 AM

Spokane’s Tech Hub places a big bet on advanced aerospace materials — will the feds follow suit?

Update: Spokane’s Tech Hub was passed over when the Economic Development Administration announced $504 million in grants on July 2,… Read More

Jun 14, 2024, 12:44 PM

Zillow Group and multiple listing firms reach settlement in ShowingTime lawsuit

This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. A settlement has been reached between Zillow Group and three multiple listing service… Read More

Amazon Project Kuiper and Vrio execs outside Seattle Spheres

Jun 13, 2024, 10:25 AM

Amazon strikes a deal for Project Kuiper satellite internet service in South America

Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite broadband network has been tapped to provide internet connectivity to customers in seven South American countries,… Read More

Jun 13, 2024, 9:46 AM

Companies are ‘still feeling their way’ on return to office as GeekWire celebrates opening of new HQ

GeekWire on Wednesday celebrated its new headquarters at the center of the universe — otherwise known as Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood.… Read More

Jun 13, 2024, 6:00 AM

Collaborative Robotics hires a former Amazon AI leader, opens Seattle office after $100M round

Collaborative Robotics, the Santa Clara, Calif., company founded in 2022 by former Amazon Robotics VP and Distinguished Engineer Brad Porter,… Read More

Jun 12, 2024, 6:47 AM

The hidden link between Seattle and Spokane: Tech companies find success on both sides of the state

Back in 1999, when F5 recruited Jeff Stockdale to build its hardware business, expanding beyond its core expertise in software,… Read More

Jun 11, 2024, 1:33 PM

Stoke Space scores a success in first test firing of engine for reusable Nova booster

Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space says it has successfully completed the first hot-fire test of the engine that will power the… Read More