4:34 PM PDT Space4:34 PM PDT Radian Aerospace updates its space plane design and hints at coming attractions
2:54 PM PDT Health/Life Sciences2:54 PM PDT AI2 Incubator spinout Modulus sells cell therapy tech assets to Boston’s Ginkgo Bioworks
1:59 PM PDT Bot or Not1:59 PM PDT As elections loom, TrueMedia.org releases AI deepfake detector to identify fake content
11:33 AM PDT Startups11:33 AM PDT Pollen Systems raises $2.4M and expands global reach of its crop analysis platform
10:24 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences10:24 AM PDT Inside the new Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, which uses DNA to ‘record biology over time’
7:45 AM PDT Startups7:45 AM PDT Read AI raises $21M from Goodwater and Madrona, adds AI summaries for email and messaging
5:00 AM PDT Tech5:00 AM PDT Tableau releases Einstein Copilot beta as part of Salesforce’s broader AI rollout
5:00 AM PDT Tech5:00 AM PDT Concur founder Steve Singh leads acquisition of Direct Travel in ongoing quest for ‘perfect trip’
3:00 AM PDT Startups3:00 AM PDT Startup building tech for patient portals spins out of Providence incubator with $20M in funding
5:03 PM PDT Microsoft5:03 PM PDT Microsoft unbundles Office and Teams globally in new attempt to appease antitrust regulators
1:39 PM PDT Startups1:39 PM PDT Vote for UX Design of the Year: Finalists help users across investing, data analysis and more
8:09 AM PDT Startups8:09 AM PDT Ag-tech startup TerraClear raises $15M to grow its end-to-end solution for ridding fields of rocks
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 24, 2024
8:49 AM PDT Startups8:49 AM PDT Seattle’s Soundry AI creates text-to-sample generator to help prompt enhanced music creation
8:05 AM PDT Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Inside a Tesla Cybertruck; how police dogs find devices; Ballmer’s comedian son
10:24 AM PDT Sustainability10:24 AM PDT University student entrepreneurs pitch planet-protecting ideas in annual ‘Environmental Innovation Challenge’
8:52 AM PDT Startups8:52 AM PDT Vote for Workplace of the Year: Startups employ various methods in their commitment to culture
6:00 AM PDT Cloud Tech6:00 AM PDT Data protection giant Veeam moves HQ to Seattle region, tops $1.5B in annual recurring revenue
12:43 PM PDT Civic12:43 PM PDT A boost for fusion power: With new law, Washington state leaders signal support for sector’s next steps
8:16 AM PDT Tech8:16 AM PDT Amazon’s palm-recognition tech gets its own mobile app, with new AI matching capability
7:00 AM PDT Tech Moves7:00 AM PDT Tech Moves: VC firm Ascend names new partner; Common Room adds board member; and more
6:30 AM PDT Tech6:30 AM PDT From timber to tech: Spokane’s startup scene is ready for its big breakthrough
6:29 AM PDT Civic6:29 AM PDT Interview: Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown on the future of the region’s innovation economy
12:20 PM PDT Startups12:20 PM PDT Pockets of opportunity: Seattle startup’s clothing line looks to end inequality in women’s workwear
10:42 AM PDT Amazon10:42 AM PDT Protesters block entrances at Amazon HQ, objecting to planned use of fossil fuels in Oregon
9:30 AM PDT Tech9:30 AM PDT Vote for Deal of the Year: Four startups raise cash and a biotech giant acquires a UW spinout
8:12 AM PDT Civic8:12 AM PDT Meet Nala, the police dog that sniffs out electronic devices to fight internet crimes against children
8:18 PM PDT Space8:18 PM PDT Three options for seeing the solar eclipse, from expensive to iffy to absolutely free
4:45 PM PDT Startups4:45 PM PDT Next Tech Titan: MotherDuck, Rec Room, Statsig, Submittable, Zuper vie for pivotal GeekWire Award
3:43 PM PDT Civic3:43 PM PDT Instacart to pay $730K to settle alleged violations of Seattle’s gig worker sick time ordinance