Tech – Page 11 of 314

Nov 20, 2024, 8:08 PM

WTIA honors 40 years of boosting Washington’s tech sector as new CEO aims for more impact

The tech scene in Washington looked quite different than today when the Washington Technology Industry Association launched back in 1984.… Read More

Nov 19, 2024, 6:47 AM

Microsoft unveils its own Cloud PC: ‘Windows 365 Link’ device will sell for $349 to businesses

Microsoft will offer its own device that automatically connects to Windows 365, the subscription service that lets business users stream… Read More

Nov 19, 2024, 5:30 AM

Microsoft and Atom Computing leap ahead on the quantum frontier with logical qubits

Microsoft and Atom Computing say they’ve reached a new milestone in their effort to build fault-tolerant quantum computers that can… Read More

Nov 18, 2024, 6:00 AM

Microsoft turns a new page in the book business with its own publishing imprint

Microsoft will attempt to find the sweet spot between the speed of social media and the lasting impact of books… Read More

Nov 14, 2024, 10:48 AM

University of Washington computer science professor wins $100K Infosys Prize

Shyam Gollakota, a University of Washington computer science professor and Seattle-based health tech startup founder, won a $100,000 award as… Read More

Nov 13, 2024, 9:52 PM

Gilead Sciences to close Seattle office; shutdown impacts 72 employees

Biopharma giant Gilead Sciences will shut down its office in Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood, the company confirmed to GeekWire on Wednesday.… Read More

Nov 13, 2024, 8:00 AM

Get your GeekWire Gala tickets as festive holiday party returns to Seattle on Dec. 12

The hap-happiest time of the year can also be the geekiest — so make sure your plans include the upcoming… Read More

Nov 12, 2024, 8:40 AM

Uncommon Thinkers: Zap’s Uri Shumlak wrestles with fusion energy in pursuit of carbon-free power

Editor’s note: This series profiles five of the Seattle region’s “Uncommon Thinkers”: inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming industries and driving positive… Read More

Nov 6, 2024, 1:22 PM

Zillow Group revenue up 17% to $581M as rentals, mortgage units drive growth

Zillow Group beat estimates for its third quarter, reporting revenue of $581 million and adjusted earnings of $127 million.

Nov 4, 2024, 2:05 PM

Column: To navigate the promise and peril of AI, resist the urge to fall into extreme narratives

Editor’s note: This is guest commentary from Dave Siegfried, CEO of Official AI, a Seattle startup building a marketplace designed… Read More

Nov 4, 2024, 10:18 AM

Bell Canada acquiring Seattle-area internet provider Ziply Fiber in $3.6B deal

Kirkland, Wash.-based fiber internet service provider Ziply Fiber agreed to be acquired by Bell Canada, a subsidiary of Canadian telecom… Read More

Nov 4, 2024, 8:32 AM

Expedia chairman Barry Diller on potential deal with Uber and Washington Post’s ‘blunder’

Expedia chairman Barry Diller told CNBC on Monday that a rumored acquisition of Uber is “just not going to happen.”… Read More

Nov 1, 2024, 12:00 PM

No harsh mandates: Tech leaders on what’s working with their hybrid return-to-office policies

Return-to-office policies are often controversial and emotionally charged — but do they have to be? Two tech leaders recently shared… Read More

Nov 1, 2024, 11:56 AM

Report: Benioff in talks to sell Time; Salesforce CEO has called media ‘much harder’ than tech

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is in talks to sell Time to Greek media company Antenna Group, CNBC reported Friday, citing… Read More

Nov 1, 2024, 10:59 AM

Ultra Safe Nuclear files for bankruptcy in a procedure aimed at facilitating its sale

Seattle-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. says it has filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition as part of a court-supervised process… Read More

Oct 31, 2024, 3:40 PM

Amazon corporate headcount drops year-over-year as tech giant aims for efficiency

Amazon continues to take a cautious hiring approach with its corporate workforce, following years of huge headcount growth. The company’s… Read More

Oct 31, 2024, 10:46 AM

OpenAI’s ChatGPT search engine challenges Google and Microsoft, and further upends the web

Artificial intelligence pioneer OpenAI launched its own ChatGPT search engine on Thursday, positioning itself as a challenger to search titan… Read More

Oct 31, 2024, 8:39 AM

Rover acquires cat-sitting marketplace to further expand its growth across Europe

Rover has gotten its paws on another pet-sitting marketplace. The Seattle-based pet-care company announced the acquisition Thursday of Cat in… Read More

Oct 30, 2024, 3:49 PM

On first earnings call, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol details plan to ‘bring order’ to mobile ordering

Improving the mobile ordering experience at Starbucks is high on Brian Niccol’s to-do list as he takes the CEO reins… Read More

Oct 30, 2024, 1:48 PM

Remitly stock spikes 19% after first profitable quarter; revenue up 39%

Shares of Remitly surged in after-hours trading as the Seattle-based digital remittance company reported its first profitable quarter.

Oct 30, 2024, 1:16 PM

Microsoft beats expectations with nearly $25B in quarterly profits, as AI revenue boosts cloud growth

Microsoft beat Wall Street’s expectations across its key financial metrics for its first quarter of fiscal 2025, as artificial intelligence… Read More

Oct 30, 2024, 7:10 AM

Univ. of Washington selected for new federally funded Northwest innovation training hub

The University of Washington is part of a new federally selected Northwest Region Hub to support the commercialization and deployment… Read More

Oct 29, 2024, 4:54 PM

How AI is reshaping the University of Washington computer science school

Artificial intelligence is taking center stage at the University of Washington’s computer science school. The Paul G. Allen School of… Read More

Oct 29, 2024, 3:42 PM

Seattle Public Schools issues statement explaining its stance on grade-viewing app

Seattle Public Schools responded Monday night to GeekWire’s request for more information about the message it sent last week informing… Read More

Oct 29, 2024, 3:07 PM

F5 confirms new round of job cuts, continuing annual pattern of workforce reductions

F5 continued its practice of trimming its workforce after the completion of its fiscal year, confirming Tuesday that it has… Read More

Oct 28, 2024, 5:30 PM

Jeff Bezos says ‘no quid pro quo of any kind’ in decision to end Washington Post endorsements

Jeff Bezos is defending his decision as owner of The Washington Post to end the newspaper’s tradition of endorsing candidates… Read More

Oct 25, 2024, 1:47 PM

Report: Gravity Payments founder Dan Price charged with rape in California, denies allegations

Gravity Payments founder and former CEO Dan Price was charged with the alleged rape of a former girlfriend in Riverside… Read More

Oct 25, 2024, 10:43 AM

Jeff Bezos blamed for spiking Washington Post’s presidential endorsement of Kamala Harris

The Washington Post is getting out of the business of endorsing candidates for president, starting with the upcoming election between… Read More

Oct 25, 2024, 10:26 AM

Is the world ready for autonomous AI? Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff makes the case for agents

Marc Benioff wasn’t buying the premise of my question. Recording this week’s GeekWire Podcast episode with the Salesforce CEO (below),… Read More

Oct 22, 2024, 4:15 PM

Bill Gates reportedly gives $50M to support Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign

Bill Gates has reportedly donated $50 million to an organization supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for president. Citing three… Read More