Toastmasters adopts AI-powered speech analytics technology from Seattle startup Yoodli – GeekWire
Toastmasters members can get real-time feedback from AI speech coach Yoodli through a new partnership. Can artificial intelligence strengthen human...
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Seattle startup Banzai to go public via SPAC and acquire marketing tech company Hyros – GeekWire
Banzai CEO Joe Davy. (Banzai Photo) Banzai, a Seattle marketing software startup, announced Thursday that it will go public after...
Amazon adds another $150M for affordable housing in Seattle area – GeekWire
New apartments rise in Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Amazon will provide $150 million to build and preserve...
This startup created baby shoes that can dissolve in water – GeekWire
Woolybubs’ shoes can be boiled after a baby outgrows them. (Woolybubs Photo). Instead of throwing out used baby shoes, a...
Microsoft tops list of best-run companies in the U.S. for third straight year – GeekWire
The Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft has one again topped a list of...
Q&A with the 19-year-old Univ. of Washington grad who just won a prestigious Marshall Scholarship – GeekWire
Univ. of Washington graduate and Marshall Scholarship recipient Daniel Chen. (Univ. of Washington Photo) Daniel Chen is only 19, but...
Why Amazon should rethink its business from scratch – GeekWire
GeekWire File Photo Amazon is resetting its business. Is it doing enough to change its mindset? In an analysis published...
LEGO fanatic has a hit on his hands with Seattle Mariners stadium build – GeekWire
Shane Deegan’s LEGO version of T-Mobile Park, home of the Seattle Mariners. (Photo courtesy of Shane Deegan) The Seattle Mariners...
Program to help save orcas by quieting vessels touts early success in Washington state – GeekWire
Orcas, also known as killer whales, swim in and around Puget Sound with the Seattle skyline in the background. (NOAA...
Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 4, 2022 – GeekWire
Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories...
Smartsheet’s chief people and culture officer is departing – GeekWire
Megan Hansen speaks during the Future of Work panel discussion at the GeekWire Summit in October. (GeekWire Photo / Dan...
Microsoft disputes FTC’s portrayal of its Bethesda game exclusives in legal fight over Activision deal – GeekWire
“Redfall,” “Starfield,” “Ghostwire: Tokyo,” and “Deathloop” are some of the Bethesda/ZeniMax games cited by Microsoft and the FTC in their...
Senators ask regulators to investigate bank and crypto ties, citing Washington state bank – GeekWire
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren at a 2019 campaign rally in Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Sen. Elizabeth Warren...
Amazon donates $3M to Seattle-area colleges to support computer science degrees – GeekWire
Bellevue College computer science program chair Fatma Cemile Serçe, center, works with students. (Bellevue College Photo) Amazon is donating $3...
