Taylor Soper
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Former Intuit CEO Brad Smith joins Amazon board
Brad Smith, the former Intuit CEO and current president of Marshall University, has joined the Amazon board of directors. The Seattle-based company revealed the news in an SEC filing Wednesday.… Read More → Read More
Washington Research Foundation gives $1.2M to help UW, WSU researchers commercialize their tech
Washington Research Foundation, a Seattle-based nonprofit that funds research and scholarship in Washington state, awarded more than $1.2 million for entrepreneurship training programs at the University of Washington and Washington… Read More → Read More
Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes to acquire assets from ‘buy before you sell’ company
Seattle-based real estate startup Flyhomes this week announced it plans to acquire certain assets from Home Sale Assured, a Chicago-area company that helps homeowners move into a new home without needing… Read More → Read More
Is Seattle an AI hub? City is missing from national conversation about the new tech economy
Seattle tech leaders say their city is a hub for AI innovation. But you wouldn’t know it after scanning recent lists highlighting the most promising AI startups. There were two… Read More → Read More
Seattle-based Breakers, a new fund led by Annie Luchsinger, eyes early-stage startups
Breakers is breaking into the venture capital scene. The new Seattle-based fund led by former Anthos Capital investor Annie Luchsinger recently emerged as it looks to back early-stage tech startups… Read More → Read More
Biotech company Absci lays off 30 employees, about 15% of staff
Publicly traded biotech company Absci is laying off 30 employees, or approximately 15% of its workforce. → Read More
Adam Wiener, Redfin president of real estate services, is departing
Longtime Redfin executive Adam Wiener is leaving the Seattle-based real estate giant, nearly 16 years after he joined the company. Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman announced the news in a memo… Read More → Read More
Cloud automation startup SkyKick lays off 140 employees
Seattle-based cloud automation and migration startup SkyKick laid off 140 employees, including 98 in the U.S. Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect that 140 employees were laid off,… Read More → Read More
Seattle-area startup Hyperproof lands $40M for risk and compliance software
Hyperproof, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that helps companies comply with state and international privacy and data protection law, raised a $40 million round led by Riverwood Capital. → Read More
Tech Moves: Amazon names new leader of Amazon Music; Zendesk hires Google vet as CMO
— Amazon appointed Ryan Redington as GM of Amazon Music, leading the tech giant’s streaming audio business. Redington, a 15-year veteran of Amazon who was previously VP of Music Industry, will… Read More → Read More
Amazon Web Services hires former Flex and Intel exec Raejeanne Skillern as new CMO and VP
Raejeanne Skillern, a former executive at Flex and Intel, joined Amazon Web Services as its new chief marketing officer and vice president, GeekWire has learned. AWS announced Skillern’s role internally… Read More → Read More
Behind the scenes with FOX as it uses drones and robotic cameras to broadcast MLB All-Star Game
Drones will help baseball fans get closer to the action in a first-of-its-kind production feat during the MLB All-Star Game in Seattle on Tuesday. GeekWire went behind-the-scenes Monday at T-Mobile… Read More → Read More
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on making AI chips, Prime Video spend, speeding up shipping
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy spoke with CNBC for a wide-ranging interview about AI, Prime Video, and more. Here were some of the key takeaways (comments edited for brevity and clarity):… Read More → Read More
OceanGate suspends all exploration and commercial operations
Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate says it has suspended exploration and commercial operations following the loss of the company’s Titan submersible and its five-person crew during their dive to the Titanic shipwreck… Read More → Read More
Amazon now has more than 5,000 electric delivery vehicles in the U.S.
Amazon announced Thursday that it has more than 5,000 Rivian electric delivery vehicles on the road across more than 800 U.S. cities, up from 3,000 in March. → Read More
Analyst: Microsoft will join $3 trillion club next year, fueled by ‘AI monetization’
Microsoft will join Apple and hit a $3 trillion valuation by early 2024, according to Dan Ives, an analyst with Wedbush. → Read More
The new CEO of All Raise wants to change the narrative around women founders and investors
The percentage of venture capital dollars going to startups led by only female founders hasn’t surpassed 3% over the past decade, despite a bevy of initiatives and efforts helping women… Read More → Read More
More layoffs at Zulily: E-commerce company trims headcount after private equity acquisition
Zulily is laying off workers again. Several employees of the Seattle-based e-commerce retailer were let go from the company this week. The latest cuts follow an ownership change last month.… Read More → Read More
Bill Gates reportedly meeting with Xi Jinping on China trip
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of his trip to China, according to a report from Reuters. Gates said Wednesday that he landed… Read More → Read More
AI and coding: How these tech companies are using generative AI for programming
Generative AI is already changing the way software engineers do their jobs. GitHub Copilot, Amazon CodeWhisperer, ChatGPT, Tabnine, and various other AI coding tools are quickly gaining traction, helping developers… Read More → Read More