Amazon installs historic Elephant Car Wash sign on Seattle HQ campus, blocks from original home – GeekWire
The Elephant Super Car Wash sign atop its new perch at the corner of 7th Avenue and Blanchard Street on...
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Seattle cybersecurity startup that aims to protect machine learning-based code lands $13.5M – GeekWire
Protect AI CEO and co-founder Ian Swanson. (Protect AI Photo) Protect AI, a Seattle startup that sells cybersecurity tech tailored...
Microsoft’s new chief sustainability officer will draw on skills from White House, VC and law background – GeekWire
Melanie Nakagawa, Microsoft’s chief sustainability officer. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft today announced that Melanie Nakagawa will start next month as its...
Microsoft’s new chief sustainability officer will draw on skills from White House, VC and law background – GeekWire
Melanie Nakagawa, Microsoft’s chief sustainability officer. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft today announced that Melanie Nakagawa will start next month as its...
Karat, Common Room, Aduro hire execs; longtime Microsoft cloud leader departs – GeekWire
Amy Sennett (left) and Scott Bonneau recently joined Karat. (Karat Image) — Karat, a Seattle-based startup that helps companies conduct technical...
Amazon Games will publish the next ‘Tomb Raider’ – GeekWire
2018’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider. (Square Enix Image) Amazon Games announced Thursday that it will be the global publisher...
Microsoft delays timeframe for 9 office buildings in massive HQ redevelopment – GeekWire
A Microsoft rendering shows the ultimate vision for the redeveloped headquarters. (Microsoft Image) Microsoft is pushing back the timeframe for...
Redfin launches new feature that shows zoning data on home detail pages – GeekWire
(Redfin Photo) Redfin announced Monday that it added the zoning data of more than 70 million homes on its platform,...
What to know if you’re attending our big holiday party – GeekWire
It’s time to party! We are looking forward to seeing everyone Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the GeekWire Gala as we...
Zillow acquires real estate marketing company VRX Media to boost listing services – GeekWire
(Zillow Image) Zillow Group announced Thursday that it acquired Milwaukee, Wis.-based marketing service VRX Media, a move that broadens its...
Can the Kindle Scribe replace the yellow notepad? – GeekWire
Kindle Scribe: Amazon’s first e-reader that lets users write on the screen. (GeekWire Photos / Todd Bishop) For many years,...
Rad Power Bikes lays off employees for the third time this year – GeekWire
(Rad Power Bikes Photo) Rad Power Bikes is conducting its third round of layoffs this year, citing an effort to reduce...
Amazon expands customer return drop-off footprint in new deal with Staples – GeekWire
Amazon customers can return products at some Staples stores, including this location in the Seattle region. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor...
Keyplay, a new Seattle startup led by veteran entrepreneur Adam Schoenfeld, raises $3M – GeekWire
Keyplay founding team, from top left, clockwise: Founding account executive Katie Ferris; Founding Engineer Chris Tice; Director of Content Camille...
OpenAI’s ChatGPT bot sparks excitement and concern from investors, entrepreneurs, researchers – GeekWire
(Bigstock Image) “Extremely impressive.” “Incredibly rich.” “Super exciting.” That’s how tech leaders are describing ChatGPT, the new conversational chatbot model...
Microsoft vs. Sony on ‘Call of Duty’ – GeekWire
Microsoft President Brad Smith. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Microsoft says it has offered Sony a 10-year contract to...
Microsoft raising base price of first-party Xbox games from $60 to $70 – GeekWire
(Xbox Photo) Microsoft plans to increase the base price for some of its first-party, internally-produced video games in 2023. Xbox’s...
Seattle public sector bidding startup DemandStar acquired by GTY Technologies – GeekWire
DemandStar CEO Ben Vaught. (DemandStar Photo) Holdings company GTY Technologies acquired DemandStar, a Seattle startup that offers a public sector...
Rad Power Bikes launches RadTrike, a three-wheeled model of its e-bike – GeekWire
The new RadTrike from Rad Power Bikes will start shipping in January 2023. (Rad Power Bikes Photo) Rad Power Bikes...
Microsoft reaches ‘Call of Duty’ deal with Nintendo amid standoff with Sony over Activision acquisition – GeekWire
A scene from “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II,” available for Xbox, PlayStation and Windows. Microsoft says it has reached...
Xbox partners with relaxation app to offer immersive soundscapes – GeekWire
(Microsoft Image) If you use video games to relax or relieve stress, a new collaboration between Microsoft Xbox and Calm,...
Meet Allison Arzeno, the data science whiz leading insurance tech company Assurance IQ – GeekWire
Allison Arzeno, CEO of Assurance, at her office at the company’s downtown Seattle office. (GeekWire Photos / Taylor Soper) It’s...
Seattle startup Pebble, which helps create health benefit plans for small businesses, lands $12M – GeekWire
Pebble co-founders Manoj Pinna (left) and Vinay Reddy. (Pebble Photo) Seattle health benefits startup Pebble publicly launched Wednesday and announced...
Anglo American follows through on $200M combination agreement with First Mode – GeekWire
Anglo American’s first zero-emission haul truck was unveiled in May. (Anglo American Photo) Seattle-based First Mode and the Anglo American...
Pentagon splits giant cloud contract among Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle – GeekWire
The Pentagon. (Flickr Photo / David B. Gleason cc2.0) Correction: This story previously misstated the total value of the contracts....
GitHub hires chief product officer; ex-RealSelf leader joins Oggvo; ex-Adaptive CFO lands at Capella Space – GeekWire
Maureen Ezekwugo. (Oggvo Photo) — Maureen Ezekwugo is now CEO of Oggvo, which develops customer review management software for small-...
Seattle camper rental service Cabana lands $3M to expand fleet – GeekWire
(Cabana Photo) Seattle-based Cabana is fueling up on cash to service growing demand, announcing Thursday that it landed $3 million...
