Kurt Schlosser
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Seattle, WA, United States
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Army vet and extreme marathon man Gavin Woody brings grit and grind back to role as a startup CEO
The next time a work colleague or your boss tells you they “gotta run,” maybe it’s because they’re headed to another meeting or out to lunch. When Gavin Woody has… Read More → Read More
Univ. of Washington researchers use origami folds to control descent of tiny robotic microfliers
Tiny robots developed at the University of Washington might look like leaves that could have fallen from a tree, but the control the devices use in getting to the ground… Read More → Read More
Amazon investing $40M in Seattle and elsewhere to help moderate-income families afford homes
Amazon is investing $40 million to help moderate-income families purchase homes in the Seattle area as well as other regions where the tech giant has a major presence. → Read More
Seattle testing electric sweeper for bike lanes as part of city’s move toward zero-emission fleet
The Seattle Department of Transportation has deployed a fully electric compact bike lane sweeper as part of a pilot program to test the viability of such a machine in the… Read More → Read More
Elon Musk called Bill Gates ‘categorically insane’ after dispute over Tesla stock
Walter Isaacson’s new book “Elon Musk” reveals more details about the billionaire beef between the Tesla chief and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. In an excerpt from Isaacson’s bio on CNBC,… Read More → Read More
Inside BrickCon 2023, where serious LEGO geeks have been building for this moment
If you build it, they will come. Especially if you build a train, roller coaster, coral reef, space station, warship, castle, hot rod, battle scene or countless other things out… Read More → Read More
Tech entrepreneur Robbie Cape brings a taste of startup life to Mt. Joy, his new Seattle chicken joint
The joy was on the face of Robbie Cape. And the Mt. Joy was in the mouths and bellies of those who attended the special preview of a food truck… Read More → Read More
Former Amazon exec Dave Clark abruptly resigns as Flexport CEO a year after joining logistics company
Dave Clark, the former longtime Amazon executive, has resigned as CEO of Flexport, the San Francisco-based logistics company he joined a year ago. In a surprise announcement posted on X… Read More → Read More
Artist’s giant troll sculptures bring whimsy to Seattle-area woods — and a message about waste
The giant trolls are here. A unique art project is leaving its big footprint on the Seattle area and the Pacific Northwest, bringing with it a message about waste, the… Read More → Read More
Ada Developers Academy ‘significantly’ reduces headcount, pauses admissions, names interim CEO
Seattle-based Ada Developers Academy has conducted another round of layoffs and named a new interim leader, a month after CEO Lauren Sato resigned from the tuition-free software development boot camp… Read More → Read More
Drones light up Seattle sky with baseball images and more as part of All-Star Game celebration
Seattle Mariners star Julio Rodriguez hopes to knock the lights out in Monday’s MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby. On Sunday, he showed up in the lights, as part of… Read More → Read More
Ridwell starts collecting more difficult types of plastic as recycling startup grows to seven states
Ridwell, the Seattle startup that aims to keep more trash out of landfills, is adding more types of plastic to the mix of materials that it recycles. As its collection… Read More → Read More
City of Seattle awards $545k in grants to 18 nonprofits working to expand digital literacy
The City of Seattle is awarding $545,000 in Technology Matching Fund grants to help support 18 nonprofit organizations and their projects to expand digital literacy and close the technology gap.… Read More → Read More
Seattle mayor unveils goals and timelines for plan to build a ‘downtown of the future’
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell officially rolled out his “Downtown Activation Plan” on Wednesday, providing more details on a series of initiatives aimed at helping the city’s urban core bounce back… Read More → Read More
Amazon partners with Staples to add nearly 1,000 drop-off locations for customer returns
Amazon is partnering with the office supply chain Staples to add another place where Amazon customers can drop off returns. The deal, announced Wednesday, adds nearly 1,000 locations for label-free,… Read More → Read More
Tech Moves: Open-source software company Expanso names CEO; Highspot adds exec; and more
— Seattle tech veteran David Aronchick is the new CEO of Expanso, the company he co-founded to promote adoption of the Bacalhau project. Expanso provides managed services on top of Bacalhau,… Read More → Read More
Zillow taps into AI to power new immersive features in virtual home tours
Seattle-based real estate technology company Zillow is leveraging artificial intelligence to create more immersive listings designed to stand out from the pack and help a home sell faster. The company’s… Read More → Read More
Trucking marketplace Convoy makes more layoffs, citing customer-service efficiency gains
Seattle-based trucking marketplace Convoy has conducted another round of layoffs, its fourth in the past year, the company confirmed to GeekWire on Monday. The cuts impact the company’s customer-experience operations… Read More → Read More
Danish artist to troll Northwest with giant public sculptures, backed in part by Allen Foundation
Seattle’s famous Fremont Troll and the Seattle Kraken’s blue-haired mascot Buoy are going to get some company this summer when six giant hand-built Nordic troll characters come to Seattle and… Read More → Read More
Amazon closes another Go convenience store in downtown Seattle; location was second to open
Amazon closed another of its Amazon Go convenience stores in downtown Seattle, three months after it announced that eight of the high-tech physical retail locations were closing across the U.S.… Read More → Read More