Microsoft has been testing the rollout of its Copilot AI technology to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions. (Microsoft Image) In late October, Microsoft announced that it was starting to…
After a surprise shutdown that shocked customers, Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Bench Accounting will be acquired by Employer.com. The companies made the announcement Monday morning on their websites. “Your service will…
Better weather forecasting can have significant economic and social impacts for wide-ranging sectors, including energy, agriculture and transportation. (GeekWire Photo / Brent Roraback) Working on Aurora, Microsoft’s AI foundation model…
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Artist Bailey Ambrose, right, discusses “LIDAR,” a drumming robot, with host Dominique Thomas on an episode of “Future Arts Live!,” a hybrid streaming program put on by Seattle nonprofit Future…
The New Glenn rocket executes an integrated vehicle hotfire on its Florida launch pad. (Blue Origin Photo) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it’s put its orbital-class New Glenn…
Bench Accounting CEO Jean-Philippe Durrios. (LinkedIn Photo) Bench Accounting, a Vancouver B.C.-based startup that provides online bookkeeping services for thousands of small businesses and entrepreneurs, abruptly shut down on Friday.…
From top left, clockwise: Aeone CEO Twama Nambili; Summed AI CEO Tyler Rich; Lifecrafting CEO Lakshmi Narayanee; and JustCoach CEO Shwetha Arya. (LinkedIn Photos) We’re featuring another four startups in…
Flying Fish managing partners, from left: Geoff Harris, Heather Redman, and Frank Chang. (Flying Fish Photo) Flying Fish is looking for new opportunities. The Seattle-based venture capital firm is raising…
Sen. Joe Nguyễn on the floor of the Washington State Senate on March 5, 2024. (Washington State Democrats Photo) State Sen. Joe Nguyễn will become the next director of the…
Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, speaks at the company’s first developer day in San Francisco in November 2023. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Editor’s note: This guest commentary originally appeared…
Seattle startup Singletto is marketing a medical mask that includes its Oxafence technology, which is proven to kill viruses. (Singletto Photo) COVID-19, at the moment, might feel safely in the…
(Instacart Photo) Instacart is joining Uber in an attempt to block a new ordinance in Seattle that regulates how companies can deactivate workers who deliver food, shop for groceries, and…
Certivo CEO Kunal Chopra (left) and CTO Ahmed Khan. (Certivo Photos) Longtime Seattle tech leader Kunal Chopra is heading up a new spinout from Pioneer Square Labs called Certivo, which…
The Nordstrom flagship store in downtown Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Seattle-based Nordstrom has agreed to be acquired and taken private by members of the longtime retail family…
Hello, GeekWire readers. We launched our new business advice column earlier this month, featuring different experts from the Pacific Northwest tech community, answering questions about an array of topics. It’s…
Rich Tong. Rich Tong has seen multiple technological revolutions. He believes we’re at the beginning of another one. Tong, a former Windows leader in the 1990s who later co-founded Seattle-area…
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Michael Schutzler, who plans to focus in part on music after retiring from his role as WTIA CEO, checks out Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar near the GeekWire offices in…
Tribute founders Sarah Moore, vice president of product and design (left), and CEO Sarah Haggard. (Ruby Somera Photo) Tribute, a Seattle startup fostering workplace connections, weathered the pandemic, won the…