Former Amazon Care leader raises $3.5M for startup offering virtual support for caregivers
Former Amazon Cares leader raises $3.5M for a startup serving caregivers for dementia and Alzheimer's patients.
SparkToro co-founder raises $2.1M for new Seattle game developer Snackbar Studio
Snackbar Studio's first game is tentatively titled The Snackbar at the End of the World. (Snackbar Studio image) SparkToro co ...
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Julie Sandler, managing director at Pioneer Square Labs, will shift to venture partner role
Longtime tech startup investor Julie Sandler plans to transition away from her role as managing director at Pioneer Square ...
Startup radar: 5 early stage tech companies to know in Seattle
From software to sustainability to space, we're spotlighting another crop of newer startups in Seattle in the early stages of ...
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SparkToro co-founder Rand Fishkin announced Monday that he raised $2.15 million for a new independent video game studio in Seattle. In a post on the official SparkToro blog, Fishkin wrote… Read More ...
An ethicist’s take: Is it OK to lie to an AI chatbot during a job interview?
Image via DALL-E via the prompt: "A person on a computer, interacting with a chatbot." If you’re secure in your job, you may ...
Podcast: Elon Musk’s problem with Microsoft; What the GeekWire 200 says about the startup scene
This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we discuss Elon Musk's suit against OpenAI, which now includes Microsoft, and assess the ...
Microsoft credited with spotting sophisticated Chinese hack that hit telecoms including T-Mobile
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Microsoft Build developer conference in Seattle in May 2019. (GeekWire Photo / ...
Amazon doubles total Anthropic investment to $8B, deepens AI partnership with Claude maker
Amazon will invest another $4 billion in Anthropic, the startup behind the Claude chatbot and AI platform, bringing its total ...
Blue Origin flight sends husband and wife on their second suborbital trip to space
Blue Origin sent six more people to the edge of space, including the first married couple to make two trips together to the ...
GeekWire Gala early bird rates end soon — grab your ticket now to Seattle’s hot holiday party
The scene from a previous GeekWire Gala in downtown Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo) If you've got a busy holiday to-do list ...
Seattle lawmakers deny capital gains tax, broaden use of payroll tax revenue from big businesses
Seattle council members approved a city budget, nixed spending restrictions on the JumpStart tax and defeated a capital gains ...