Articles about Software

AWS exec explains how AI agents are driving a radical shift in the world of coding

In an era where AI is reshaping industries at breakneck speed, Doug Seven finds himself at the forefront of a… Read More

Apple Vision Pro: Why one longtime software shop is jumping head-first into spatial computing

Ken Case‘s dad worked for many years at Boeing in industrial engineering for highly complex projects such as the Boeing… Read More

Design platform Figma opens Seattle office with plans to boost engineering presence

Figma, the San Francisco startup that makes cloud-based design collaboration software, has opened a small engineering hub in Seattle. The… Read More

Data analytics startup NavigatorCRE raises $17.2M for tech that aids commercial real estate industry

Seattle-based NavigatorCRE, makers of a data analytics platform that serves the commercial real estate industry, has raised $17.2 million in… Read More

Marchex co-founder’s latest startup uses artificial intelligence to rethink and improve meetings

Nobody really likes work meetings. Pete Christothoulou thinks they’re such a problem that he’s launching a new startup to rethink… Read More

Seattle startup Modica turns shipping containers into software-driven microfactories

Watching stacks of shipping containers come and go from Seattle’s waterfront, you might wonder what’s in them, where they came… Read More

Accounting software startup Lockstep raises $10M to help businesses better manage cash flow

Lockstep, a Seattle startup using software and the cloud to improve accounting practices, has raised $10 million in a Series… Read More

Seattle startup Ganaz raises cash for workforce management software aimed at farmers

Who says farmers don’t need their own SaaS tools? Ganaz just raised $945,000 to build a platform that helps companies… Read More

Cigna-owned Express Scripts buys Seattle-area health tech startup Verity Solutions

Verity Solutions, a Kirkland, Wash.-based startup that sells drug pricing software, was snapped up by Express Scripts, a large pharmacy… Read More

Navigating Cancer raises $26M, aims to change the patient experience for oncology care

Navigating Cancer, a Seattle startup that makes software to help providers and patients manage cancer treatment, landed $26 million in… Read More

Clippy is back — for Mac! Microsoft’s infamous Office assistant gets a new virtual life

Hey, Clippy, take note. No one actually misses you. The infamous, virtual, and often annoying animated paperclip assistant, released by… Read More

Healthcare IT software maker Medstreaming raises cash to help hospitals and researchers analyze data

Medstreaming is raising investment to help hospitals and researchers analyze their data with artificial intelligence. The Redmond, Wash.-based healthcare IT… Read More

Microsoft agrees to $25M settlement following foreign bribery investigation in Hungary

Microsoft will pay more than $25 million to settle a bribery probe by the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities… Read More

Navigating Cancer lands $12M, inks McKesson partnership to help doctors engage with patients

Seattle-based startup Navigating Cancer has raised $12 million for its digital platform that lets cancer doctors interact with their patients.… Read More

Geek of the Week: Olga Zinoveva brings bright mind to Bright Machines and the future of automation

Bright Machines, a company working to transform manufacturing automation and efficiency, just launched a year ago. And software engineer Olga… Read More

Madrona makes another healthcare bet, leads $5M round in clinical software startup Ovation.io

Ovation.io, which makes cloud-based software for medical testing labs, has raised a $5 million round led by Seattle-based Madrona Venture… Read More

Two Seattle cannabis software companies merging to build bigger stake in a growing market

Dauntless, Inc., a Seattle-area software developer providing point-of-sale and tracking software to the cannabis industry, has acquired pot sales software… Read More

Microsoft has clear favorite in Office dispute as twins battle with 365 and 2019 versions of software

Somebody better call HR, there’s a squabble at the office. Or, the Office, if you will. In what seems like… Read More

Geek of the Week: Jillian Garber of Sonos tackles complex problems in software and on rock walls

When Jillian Garber was studying physics in college, she learned how to break down and approach problems in general, not just… Read More

Ganaz raises $2.1M to grow app connecting farmers with seasonal workers

For over a year, Hannah Freeman has dedicated her life to solving a big pain point for farmers and workers:… Read More

End of the road for Wanderlust Society as travel startup created by Amazon vets is shutting down

It was an interesting trip but a relatively short one for the team of technology veterans who set out to… Read More

Steve and Connie Ballmer commit $59M to case management software to help vulnerable kids

In the years since Steve Ballmer left his role as Microsoft’s chief executive, he’s dedicated his time to passion projects,… Read More

Software automation platform Azuqua lands Adobe, Zendesk and others for new partner program

Say you’re a software company needing to roll out a bunch of new features — and fast. One big customer… Read More

Geek of the Week: Hulu’s Billie Sue Chafins credits education and hard work for long career in tech

Billie Sue Chafins grew up a coal miner’s daughter in Kentucky, but with more than 20 years in tech, she… Read More

Seattle startup SORO aims to boost legal weed industry with intuitive sales and analytics apps

Growing and selling legal pot isn’t like most other businesses. There are the state regulations, which require rigorous tracking of… Read More

Expedia invests $26M in Alice, taking majority stake in hospitality technology startup

Expedia announced a $26 million investment today in Alice, a technology company that helps hotels manage operations and communicate with… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Customer-focused telecom software company Audian boasts big growth

Early in his career as an IT executive, Brandon Bazemore encountered a problem many business leaders face. He wasn’t satisfied… Read More

The Amazon Effect: Seattle is the top city, and retail the top industry, for software job growth

Seattle is the fastest-growing U.S. city for software developer jobs, according to a new report from job database Glassdoor. The… Read More

Insurance software company Vertafore leaving Seattle suburb for Denver’s ‘burgeoning tech scene’

Vertafore, the Bothell, Wash.-based insurance industry software maker, is moving its headquarters to Denver. A report in the Puget Sound… Read More

Element Data raises $1.7M to power platform that helps people make decisions using A.I.

Element Data, a Seattle startup that uses machine learning to help people and organizations make big decisions, just closed a… Read More