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 May 19, 2024.
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Seattle’s economic strength helps propel it to No. 6 in new ranking of top 1,000 global cities
A new ranking of the top 1,000 largest cities in the world puts Seattle among elite company, thanks largely to the economic strength of the city, driven by its tech sector. … Read More
Seattle resident files FTC complaint alleging Uber, DoorDash mislead customers with ‘junk fees’
A new complaint asks the Federal Trade Commission to investigate fees that Uber and DoorDash added to customer orders in Seattle following the implementation of a minimum wage law earlier this year. … Read More
U.S. Army awards $1.6M to Wave Motion for development of Jet Gun technology
Everett, Wash.-based Wave Motion Launch Corp. … Read More
Microsoft’s new ‘Team Copilot’ AI assistant runs meetings, manages projects, assigns tasks
Microsoft will test the limits of artificial intelligence in group collaboration with a new AI assistant that keeps meetings on track, takes collaborative notes, manages large projects, and assigns tasks. … Read More
Salesforce, Microsoft vets raise $8M for new AI cybersecurity startup
A new Seattle-area startup is using artificial intelligence to help overwhelmed security teams identify high priority security flaws and mitigate threats. … Read More
How Amazon’s new cloud chief Matt Garman will approach the big challenges ahead
Three executives from Amazon Web Services were meeting with a top CIA tech leader, trying to come up with a creative solution to an issue that was facing the U.S. … Read More
Not just another coding bot: Pioneer Square Labs releases JACoB AI agent as open-source project
Would it be possible to build an AI summer intern? … Read More
How Seattle science-fiction pioneer Vonda N. McIntyre blazed a trail for diversity
Decades before the current debates over gender and sexuality, the late Seattle science-fiction writer Vonda N. … Read More
Chatbots for teachers: Univ. of Washington releases free AI tool for quicker, better lesson plans
Teachers are spending more than 10 hours per week prepping their lesson plans, cutting into time that could be spent with students. … Read More
Microsoft unveils ‘Copilot + PC’ initiative in new bid to revitalize Windows with AI
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft showed new integrations between its Copilot artificial intelligence technologies and its Windows PC operating system, and previewed a new class of personal computers designed to further build AI capabilities into its longtime software platform. … Read More
