Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 1, 2024.
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Challenged by Amazon, reMarkable unveils new ‘Paper Pro’ color tablet
After four years of development, reMarkable unveiled the reMarkable Paper Pro, its next-generation writing tablet, featuring its first color display and adjustable embedded front-light, and promising an improved writing feel. The company, based in Oslo, Norway, has been facing growing competition from rivals including Amazon, which unveiled its competitor, the Kindle Scribe, two years ago. … Read More
Jeff Bezos and Satya Nadella show two sides of ‘Founder Mode’ debate on effective leadership
The buzz in tech circles over the past few days is all about “Founder Mode.” Sparked by a recent talk at Y Combinator from Airbnb founder and CEO Brian Chesky — and a subsequent blog post from former YC leader Paul Graham — the debate focuses on how startup founders can be most effective at growing their companies. … Read More
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft wraps up its crewless journey home from space station
It wasn’t perfect, but the propulsion system that NASA worried about did its job today as Boeing’s Starliner space capsule made an uncrewed descent from the International Space Station back down to Earth. … Read More
Amazon grows third-party grocery delivery network, inks new deal with Metropolitan Market in Seattle
Seattle-area residents who want to get their groceries delivered from Metropolitan Market have a new option. … Read More
Most of America’s AI engineers are in Silicon Valley and Seattle
If you’re looking for AI talent, look West. … Read More
A look inside a Seattle middle school that just banned cellphone use on campus
Many of the students arriving at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School on a sunny Thursday morning paused before entering the building to turn off their cellphones, lock them inside gray fabric pouches, and tuck them into their backpacks, where they would remain for the entirety of the academic day. … Read More
Tech Moves: F5 chief product officer Kara Sprague named CEO at security company HackerOne
Kara Sprague, chief product officer at F5, was named CEO at San Francisco-based cybersecurity company HackerOne. … Read More
Report: Smartsheet in talks to be acquired by private equity firms including Vista and Blackstone
Seattle-area enterprise software giant Smartsheet is in acquisition talks with a group of private equity firms including Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone, according to a report Thursday from Reuters. … Read More
RMS Titanic says ‘bittersweet’ dive reveals shipwreck’s decay — and a new treasure
RMS Titanic, the company holding the salvage rights to the wreck of the Titanic, says its latest robotic survey of the shipwreck site revealed the deterioration of the Titanic’s iconic bow, as well as the location of a long-sought statuette. … Read More
Artificial intelligence is going full circle — from fiction to science, and back again
Artificial intelligence has had an effect on nearly every facet of modern life — ranging from diagnosing diseases, to applying for a job, to deciding which movie to watch. … Read More
