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 July 7, 2024.
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Drone company looking for answers to loss of devices into lake after major July 4 tech failure
The head of the drone company in charge of a failed Fourth of July light show in SeaTac, Wash., called it a “devastating” incident, but he took some comfort in the fact that safety procedures worked as intended. … Read More
DoorDash and Uber fed up with Seattle council standstill on food delivery driver pay
DoorDash and Uber are chomping at the bit for regulatory action in Seattle. … Read More
Automated parking garage in Seattle condo tower gets even more robotic with EV charging bays
An automated parking garage beneath a luxury condo tower in downtown Seattle is calling in reinforcements, with robotic arms that now help charge electric vehicles. … Read More
New York Times Co. fights OpenAI’s request for reporters’ source materials in copyright dispute
The New York Times Co. is asking a federal judge to deny OpenAI’s request to turn over reporters’ notes, interview memos, and other materials used by journalists to produce stories that the media company alleges were used to help train the tech company’s flagship artificial intelligence models. … Read More
Mozilla’s product chief sues the Firefox maker, alleging discrimination after cancer diagnosis
Steve Teixeira, a former Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter executive in the Seattle area who became chief product officer at Mozilla Corp. … Read More
Amazon’s investment in Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus is its latest foray into fashion
Will Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus help Amazon find its fashion fit? … Read More
Get to know the brains behind Seattle’s flourishing climate tech ecosystem
The Seattle area is known for business giants, grunge icons, and much more. … Read More
Former OfferUp and Auth0 CEOs lead secretive new EV charging startup with high-powered exec team
A secretive new Seattle-area startup called Juicer Energy is aiming to turn residential properties into public EV charging stations. … Read More
Seven years later, longtime Echo Spot user sizes up the first revamp of Amazon’s tiny Alexa device
Amazon’s original Echo Spot has been sitting on the back corner of the desk in my home office for seven years, since its release in 2017. … Read More
Who’s raising? The top funding deals for Pacific Northwest startups in Q2
Tech startups spanning biotech, agriculture, healthcare, autonomous vehicles, and other industries reeled in the largest funding rounds during the second quarter this year across the Pacific Northwest. … Read More
