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Amazon Mechanical Turk workers hit by account suspensions due to apparent glitch

Some workers who participate in Amazon’s Mechanical Turk crowdsourcing marketplace say the company suspended their payments accounts without explanation due… 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. Amazon announced Tuesday that… Read More

Go back inside Seattle’s Living Computers, virtually, via 3D tour updated with links to auction items

Following the June announcement that Living Computers: Museum + Labs would stay closed for good, fans of the Seattle institution… Read More

Plane English: Sea-Tac Airport turns to pen and paper to replace digital displays after cyberattack

Pen and paper to the rescue. The photo above illustrates what life has been like at Sea-Tac Airport this week… Read More

Inside Seattle Aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion, a high-tech showcase for the tropical deep sea

Years of construction along Seattle’s waterfront is intended to bring people closer to the water and natural beauty of Puget… Read More

Port of Seattle outage continues two days after suspected cyberattack by ‘nefarious characters’

More than two days after the Port of Seattle identified a potential cyberattack, an outage continues to impact operations at… Read More

Port of Seattle investigating ‘unauthorized activity’ that led to cyberattack; no timeline for outage fix

Follow-up: Cyberattack at Port of Seattle is the latest example of increasing threats to critical infrastructure The Port of Seattle… Read More

Port of Seattle says it was hit with possible cyberattack; outage affects airport, phone systems

Follow-up: Port of Seattle investigating ‘unauthorized activity’ that led to cyberattack; no timeline for outage fix … Cyberattack at Port… Read More

Hybrid policy for new Starbucks CEO sparks debate over remote work, corporate jet emissions

Starbucks is taking some heat for its decision to set up a remote office for its new CEO. GeekWire earlier… Read More

GoDaddy goes AI: Domain giant’s evolution is a litmus test for small business adoption

KIRKLAND, Wash. — GoDaddy is still the largest domain registrar in the world, by a wide margin. But its business… Read More

Lamina1 and Weta join forces with Seattle sci-fi author to create a virtual universe

A digital content platform inspired by Seattle science-fiction author Neal Stephenson’s vision of the metaverse is collaborating with Weta Workshop,… Read More

Redfin layoffs impact real estate company’s brokerage business

Redfin laid off employees on Wednesday, GeekWire has learned. The Seattle-based company confirmed the cuts and said that fewer than… Read More

Microsoft says Windows ‘Recall’ preview will be available in October

Microsoft says it will release a preview of its new Windows Recall AI capabilities in October to users in the… Read More

Nordstrom closing corporate offices in Los Angeles and Chicago

Nordstrom is closing two corporate offices and asking some employees to relocate to its Seattle headquarters, GeekWire has learned. Nordstrom… Read More

Seattle startup Replenium accuses Albertsons of stealing trade secrets under guise of partnership

A Seattle e-commerce tech startup says Albertsons Companies ended their three-year partnership and stole the trade secrets behind its automated… Read More

Sophia the Robot looking at itself as if in a mirror

Can AI agents become conscious? Experts look ahead to artificial general intelligence

There’s no question that artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming more intelligent, thanks to software platforms including ChatGPT, Google Gemini and… Read More

Zonar Systems lays off 57 employees as parent company Continental considers restructuring

Zonar Systems, a Seattle-based company that provides electronic fleet inspection and tracking systems for public and private fleets, laid off… Read More

Salesforce integrates Tableau’s AI-powered ‘Pulse’ feature into its flagship CRM platform

Salesforce will expand one of Tableau’s key AI features to its core customer relationship management platform, in one of its… Read More

Starbucks is setting up an office in Southern California as a hybrid outpost for its new CEO

The hybrid work trend now includes the incoming CEO of Starbucks. The Seattle-based coffee giant said in a regulatory filing… Read More

Brinc will integrate Echodyne radar to help expand 911 response drones beyond visual line of sight

Two Seattle-area companies are bringing their drone and radar technologies together to help police and other law enforcement agencies win… Read More

Judge overturns jury verdict awarding $72M to Zunum in its dispute with Boeing

A federal judge in Seattle has sided with Boeing and is throwing out a jury verdict that called for the… Read More

University of Washington awarded $21M in ‘Cancer Moonshot’ funding for new cell imaging techniques

The University of Washington in Seattle will receive up to $21.1 million out of $150 million awarded to researchers across… Read More

Starbucks’ new CEO brings extensive digital experience from prior role leading Chipotle

Starbucks has a new CEO. The Seattle coffee giant on Tuesday named Brian Niccol, who led Chipotle for the past… Read More

Rooftop party! Join us for GeekWire’s annual summer event in Seattle

Calling all Mariners fans and those who enjoy sunny rooftop deck parties! We’re excited to host GeekWire’s annual summer rooftop… Read More

Product-related R&D jobs surge at Microsoft as operations roles decline, new numbers show

The number of product-related research and development roles at Microsoft increased more than 12% to 81,000 positions as of June… Read More

Generative AI vs. cancer: Absci partners with Memorial Sloan Kettering for new therapeutics

Absci Corp., a Vancouver, Wash.-based company that uses AI to develop drugs, is partnering with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center… Read More

Amazon rebrands used goods marketplace to Amazon Resale

Amazon’s used goods marketplace is now known as Amazon Resale. The company revealed the rebrand in a blog post Monday.… Read More

Expedia warns of lower travel demand but stock rises 7% after Q2 earnings

Expedia Group topped expectations for its second quarter, with $3.6 billion in revenue, up 6% year-over-year, and profits of $386… Read More

Social impact software platform Submittable acquires WizeHive, lays off staff

Submittable, a social impact platform that helps corporations, governments, and nonprofits manage programs focused on social good, announced the acquisition of… Read More

Titanic explorer’s family files $50M lawsuit targeting OceanGate and other companies

The family of Titanic explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet is seeking more than $50 million in damages in a lawsuit targeting Everett,… Read More