Seattle entrepreneur, investor, and activist Nick Hanauer. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Seattle venture capitalist Nick Hanauer was a vocal supporter of implementing Washington’s capital gains tax, which passed…
A lawsuit by Uber challenges Seattle’s attempt to regulate the way it deactivates delivery drivers from its platform. (Bigstock Photo) Uber is suing the City of Seattle over a new…
Amazon and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced an agreement to settle most of the cases brought by OSHA over allegations of hazardous working conditions in the e-commerce giant’s…
Expedia Group has appointed Scott Schenkel as its new chief financial officer, effective in early February. (Expedia Photo) Expedia Group has appointed Scott Schenkel as its new chief financial officer,…
(Bigstock Photo) Do taxes that target wealthy residents drive away entrepreneurs and businesses? That’s the question being debated again in Washington state after Gov. Jay Inslee this week proposed a…
(RealSelf homepage) RealSelf, a Seattle-based cosmetic treatment review and resource platform, laid off part of its workforce last week. The layoffs affected longtime employees and senior sales leaders, according to…
“I want to create, and I want to create in a way that makes the most sense for where I am in my life and for my family,” Kabir Shahani…
Natasha Jaques, an assistant professor at the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. (UW Photo) As artificial intelligence chatbots are popping up to provide…
(BigStock Photo / Taras Rudenko) The idea of building a high-speed rail line that could carry people from Vancouver, B.C., to Portland, Ore., in roughly two hours has landed nearly…
Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi. (Databricks Photo) Databricks is the talk of the tech world this week as the San Francisco data and AI company is raising one of the largest…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveils Copilot + PCs, a linchpin of the company’s plan to reinvent Windows, during a special event in Redmond in May 2024. (GeekWire Photo / Todd…
Carbon CEO Derek Tu. (LinkedIn Photo) Perplexity, an OpenAI rival valued at $9 billion, acquired Carbon, a Seattle startup that helps companies connect external data sources to their large language…
(GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Some Amazon workers won’t be back in the office five days a week when the company’s new RTO mandate goes into effect next month.…
A prototype of the open-source SPARROW device, system, and solar array. (Microsoft Image) Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab this morning unveiled a new open-source project and AI-powered edge computing device…
Amazon Echo, Kindle, and Fire TV products in new-look packaging that uses more recycled fiber and less ink. (Amazon Photo) Some boxes delivered by Amazon will have the same look…
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee addresses the crowd at the Nordic Innovation Summit on May 13, 2024. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) A wealth tax is back on the table in…
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell said a statewide digital and cybersecurity literacy program “will help promote the adoption of technology and ensure that Washingtonians are protected from online threats.” (GeekWire File…
The banana stand near the Spheres on Amazon’s Seattle headquarters campus. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Move over, Oprah. Panos Panay is the new king of daytime giveaways. “You…
First Mode designed a two-megawatt hydrogen-fueled powerplant that was installed in this Anglo American haul truck at their platinum mine in Mogalakwena, South Africa, creating the world’s largest zero-emission vehicle.…
Microsoft recently rolled out a new Home experience for its Xbox app on Windows PC. The importance of distribution channels is one of the key trends to watch in the…