Kaskada data scientist Charna Parkey likes to work in areas that can ‘dramatically change the world’ Growing up, Charna Parkey was always the “tech person” in her house. In high school she started getting IT certifications,… Read More
Geek of the Week: Brightloom’s Jacqueline Nolis wrote the book on how to become a data scientist Jacqueline Nolis hasn’t just made a career out of working in data science, she wrote the book on making a… Read More
Backed by $12.5M in federal funding, Univ. of Washington leads new data science institute With $12.5 million in federal funding, the University of Washington will lead a cohort of institutions tackling foundational challenges in… Read More
Geek of the Week: Trupanion’s David Jaw uses machine learning to help facilitate better pet care Plenty of people have a pet project that they are drawn to or consider themselves particularly good at. As the leader… Read More
Geek of the Week: A star at Getty Images, Dan Gifford turned from astronomy to computer vision Growing up, Dan Gifford was encouraged to use both the creative and analytical parts of his brain in a variety… Read More
Kurvv closes $1M seed funding round for AI service designed for small businesses Artificial intelligence is a big deal for the likes of Amazon, Microsoft and Google — but what about a small… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Game expos, SharePoint Fest, Dungeons and Dragons storytelling, and more — August plays host to a number of gaming-related events in the Seattle area, with the first ones happening next… Read More
Univ. of Washington names veteran data scientist to lead booming computer science school into new era Professor Magdalena Balazinska has long been considered a leader in data management and data science at the University of Washington’s… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Board games; AI in healthcare; Harry Potter concert; and more — While next week promises to be filled with parades, fireworks, and picnics, there’s also the chance to play some… Read More
Meet the ‘Zillow Prize’ winners who get $1M and bragging rights for beating the Zestimate If the winners of the Zillow Prize decide to spend their $1 million winnings on a new house, at least… Read More
Inside the private event where Microsoft, Google, Salesforce and other rivals share security secrets REDMOND, Wash. — At first glance, the gathering inside Building 99 at Microsoft this week looked like many others inside… Read More
