From self-driving vehicles to detecting audio deepfakes to computer vision for warehouses — companies across the Pacific Northwest are using groundbreaking advancements in AI technology to solve problems for customers. The six finalists for AI Innovation of the Year at […]
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Microsoft President Brad Smith (left) interviewed by GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop at GeekWire’s Microsoft@50 event at Town Hall in Seattle on Thursday. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Microsoft President Brad Smith warned that new tax proposals from Washington lawmakers would
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T-Mobile Park in Seattle, home of the Mariners. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Seattle Mariners fans have a new way to watch their favorite baseball team with the launch of the ROOT Sports Stream app, revealed by the franchise Friday.
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Madrona Managing Director Matt McIlwain speaks on stage at the venture capital firm’s 30th anniversary event celebration in Seattle on Tuesday. Jerry Grinstein (right, standing), the former Delta CEO who helped launch Madrona in 1995, looks on alongside his wife
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(BigStock Image) There’s a trendy new term going around startup circles that is sparking questions about how AI coding tools could change the way early stage tech companies are built. Andrej Karpathy, co-founder of OpenAI and a Stanford Ph.D., established
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We’re excited to host a special community event tonight at Town Hall Seattle as we bring together key leaders from Microsoft’s past and present to examine the impact of the Redmond technology giant, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this
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Samir Bodas, CEO of Icertis. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Bellevue, Wash.-based contract management software company Icertis raised $50 million in a new investment from existing backer B Capital, the company confirmed Wednesday. The fresh cash will be used to pay
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Spangle CEO Maju Kuruvilla. (Spangle Photo) Spangle wants to shake up digital shopping. The new startup, founded by former Bolt CEO Maju Kuruvilla, came out of stealth mode Tuesday and announced a seed investment from Seattle VC firm Madrona along
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A wall in the new University of Washington CoMotion offices includes logos for some of the 285 companies that have spun out of the program. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) The fintech incubator at the University of Washington is back.
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From left: Freightmate co-founders Jason Zhao, Bryan Lacaillade, and Rishab Gadroo. (Freightmate Photo) A new lawsuit filed by logistics giant Flexport alleges that two of its former employees stole thousands of confidential files before leaving and launching their own Seattle-area
