Generative AI is playing an increasing role in phone scams, and fake calls related to Amazon accounts or purchases are among the leading scams in 2023. Those are two of… Read More
A new report from Seattle startup Hiya highlights the growing problem of phone fraud around the world, with 30 of 39 countries showing an increase in scam and nuisance calls… Read More
A new report from Seattle startup Hiya highlights the ongoing problem of phone fraud and spam calls. The report found that during the first quarter of this year, nearly 25%… Read More
Cybersecurity continues to be top of mind for IT professionals between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and record-breaking breaches. Investors are pouring billions of venture capital dollars into cybersecurity startups helping… Read More
Alex Algard watched in horror as the Russian army invaded Ukraine. “This is a time when we all need to step up and take action in support of Ukraine and… Read More
Seattle-based tech company Hiya says it has achieved a new milestone in the battle against spam phone calls, using artificial intelligence to detect 20% more illegal and unwanted calls than… Read More
Hiya, the Seattle startup whose tech helps block unwanted spam and fraud calls, has added Salesforce President and CMO Sarah Franklin to its board of directors, the company announced Thursday.… Read More
After a year in which the definition of “workplace” became especially fluid, our understanding of what makes for a great place to work shifted as radically as the physical spaces… Read More
— Kurt DelBene‘s second stint at Microsoft will end later this year. The former Microsoft Office president, whose recent role has included leading the company’s pandemic response, will retire at… Read More
— Brad Anderson, a longtime Microsoft corporate vice president, has joined Qualtrics as president of products and services. A 17-year veteran of the Redmond company, Anderson was most recently a key… Read More
—Digital freight startup Convoy announced Sunita Solao, previously an HR leader at Airbnb, as vice president of people and a new member of the company’s executive team. “Finding the right… Read More
— Seattle-based Hiya, a caller ID startup that spun out of Whitepages in 2016, named Hillery Nye as general counsel and John Novak as SVP of marketing. Nye served as… Read More
Seattle-area companies grabbed 13 spots on a list from Forbes on Tuesday that calls out “America’s Best Startup Employers.” The inaugural ranking from the magazine, in partnership with market research… Read More
— Cary Baker, currently chief financial officer at RealNetworks, will leave the company in February to join Seattle-based RFID maker Impinj as CFO. Baker was previously CFO at HEAT Software… Read More
Well, these are some discouraging numbers — both the unidentified robocall variety and just how many of them there are in the U.S. In its new “State of the Phone… Read More
GoDaddy is teaming with Seattle-based startup Hiya to provide an answer for when not to answer your phone. In an effort to block some of the billions of unwanted robocalls… Read More
— Home furnishing rental company Fernish hired Kristin Smith as chief operating officer. Smith was most recently COO at Dolly, a startup that helps people find movers. She was also… Read More
— A little more than a year after joining dockless bike- and scooter-sharing startup Lime as chief program officer, Scott Kubly is moving on. Kubly first jumped to Lime from… Read More
After raising a $35 million Series C round in September, Highspot is adding a prominent new leader to its team: Former Adobe and Microsoft executive Jon Perera, who will serve as… Read More
Long ago, people flipped through the yellow pages to find a mechanic. Now, there’s Wrench, and the team is looking for someone to dive in and support its app service. … Read More
Hi, Hey, Hello, Hiya. As one of the fastest growing mobile startups in the world, Hiya is changing the way people make and receive phone calls. Hiya enhances the phone… Read More
Marcelo Calbucci is getting back into the Seattle startup scene. The longtime technology entrepreneur and executive, known for his past work to galvanize the Seattle startup community, is joining Seattle-based Hiya… Read More
Nearly every major smartphone app built over the last several years has gone through countless improvements and iterations. But the native phone dialer is an exception — and now a… Read More
Dave Parker, a longtime leader in Seattle’s startup and investment community, is bringing two new projects to the city. The first is Seven Peaks Ventures. Parker is joining the Bend, Ore.,… Read More
When you look up a phone number for a business or restaurant on your smartphone, doing a quick web search or scrolling through a third-party app are likely your best options. But the… Read More
Seattle has become known as one of the nation’s hubs for technology, but the Emerald City isn’t the only region with growing tech companies in the Pacific Northwest. Powered by… Read More
ZTE is teaming up with a Seattle startup to help customers block unwanted calls. The China-based company announced today that its $399 Axon 7 smartphone will now come with Hiya’s caller… Read More
uZoom, an on-demand, one-to-one live video streaming service, announced this week that CEO Dean Graziano is stepping down from his role, to be replaced by Seattle tech veteran John Kueber. Graziano co-founded… Read More
Hiya, in its full form, is coming to the iPhone. Hiya, a Seattle startup that spun out of Whitepages in April, helps smartphone users identify callers, automatically block spam, avoid fraud,… Read More
Wistar Kay, business development manager for the Washington State Department of Commerce, has announced her retirement effective Aug. 19, and Rob Fiddick has been named to take her place. The agency’s… Read More
