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 DeLong) — Smartsheet’s chief people and culture officer, Megan Hansen,…

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 it agreed to merge with a special-purpose acquisition company. The…

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 he’s already a freshly minted University of Washington graduate and…

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 have been busy assembling the building blocks for a potential…

Seattle soccer fan became toast of the internet with his map for where to find alcohol at the World Cup – GeekWire

Ed Ball of Seattle with beers in hand before heading to Qatar for the World Cup last month. (Twitter photo via @AlcoholinQ) Ed Ball is back in Seattle after spending…

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 dispute over Microsoft’s proposed Activision deal. Microsoft is pushing back…

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 (D-Mass.) and Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) are pressing U.S. bank…

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 1,700 units of affordable housing in Seattle and neighboring cities.…

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 this week, former Amazon executive John Rossman presents a blueprint…

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 on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 4, 2022. Sign…

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 the best-run companies in the U.S. for 2022, finishing ahead…

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 connections by improving public speaking? That’s the ambition of a…

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 Photo) A pilot program to help orca whales in Puget…

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 Portland, Ore., startup want you to boil them. Woolybubs founders…