Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 25, 2023.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
Amazon, Uber, and Lyft sue seller over rogue rideshare signs — here’s what he says in response
Updated with additional details and statements from Amazon, Uber and Lyft. … Read More
Microsoft releases preview of AI-powered Windows Copilot, aiming to change how people use PCs
For more than four decades, since the 1980s, pointing and clicking has been the primary method of using a personal computer. … Read More
IBM’s $4.6B Apptio deal marks another new era for Seattle-area cloud and IT management company
IBM announced a deal Monday to buy Apptio for $4.6 billion from Vista Equity Partners, less than five years after the private equity firm acquired the Bellevue, Wash.-based cloud and IT management company for $1.9 billion, and seven years after Apptio went public at a valuation of $525 million. … Read More
Microsoft targets AI skills gap with new training program and grant challenge
Microsoft is launching a new AI Skills Initiative that includes a global grant challenge, free online courses, and a training toolkit for teachers. … Read More
Trucking marketplace Convoy makes more layoffs, citing customer-service efficiency gains
Seattle-based trucking marketplace Convoy has conducted another round of layoffs, its fourth in the past year, the company confirmed to GeekWire on Monday. … Read More
Indiana Jones and the Last Movie: Why archaeologists say he’s ancient history
As the world’s best-known fictional archaeologist goes after what may be his last ancient mystery in “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” new generations of real-life archaeologists are ready to dig in with 21st-century technologies and sensibilities. … Read More
From idea to IPO to IBM: How Apptio defied the skeptics on its 16-year journey to a $4.6B deal
Feb. 9, 2017, will go down as one of the toughest days in Apptio’s history. … Read More
Astrophysicists report solid evidence for a background hum of gravitational waves
Astrophysicists have found the best evidence yet for a low-frequency “hum” of gravitational waves rippling through the cosmos, based on 15 years’ worth of ultra-precise measurements checking the timing of radio pulses from distant stars. … Read More
Amazon’s Sparrow is leaving the nest: Trailblazing warehouse robot is ready for a wider rollout
SAN MARCOS, Texas — Just off Interstate 35, midway between San Antonio and Austin, the newest member of Amazon’s robotic fleet has been training for more than a year in a real-world pilot program, helping to move hundreds of thousands of individual products on their way to customers. … Read More
Teal acquires OwnTrail, a life-and-career social platform launched in Seattle in 2020
OwnTrail, a Seattle-based life-and-career social startup, is being acquired by Miami-based job search-and-apply platform Teal. … Read More
