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Amazon bolsters its gaming lineup with new ‘Lord of the Rings’ MMO

(Amazon/Embracer Press Image) A new Lord of the Rings massively-multiplayer online game is in production at Amazon Games, made in partnership with the Swedish firm Embracer Group . Amazon is in …

Gov. Inslee makes his climate pitch in bid to attract business from Nordic countries

A panel at the Nordic Innovation Summit in Seattle included, from left to right: Donna Warndof, Neste’s head of public affairs for the Americas, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee, and Christina Marku…

In search of AI’s killer app … and other notes from Google I/O

Google CEO Sundar Pichai led a keynote packed with AI news at Google I/O. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Has AI found its VisiCalc? That’s what I’m wondering after spendin…

Microsoft cutting more jobs in Seattle region, beyond global layoffs announced in January

Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., campus. (GeekWire Photo) Microsoft is making more cuts to its workforce. The company is slashing 158 jobs in Washington state, where it is headquartered, according to …

Meet the ‘pragmatic progressive’ balancing tech and business interests with social issues

Rep. Amy Walen, D-Kirkland, on the floor of the Washington State House of Representatives. (House Democratic Caucus Photo) Washington state Rep. Amy Walen went to the state’s capitol planning to …

Genemod lands $4.5M for life sciences data storage and collaboration platform

Genemod CEO and co-founder Jacob Lee. (LinkedIn Photo) Genemod , a Seattle startup developing a cloud-based platform to help life sciences companies and researchers manage their data and workflo…

Brains vs. bots in the newsroom: Can AI generate better story ideas than humans can?

Brainstorming “Bot or Not” story ideas in the GeekWire office. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Gathered around a conference room table, with one person scribbling on the whiteboard, a gathering of…

Tech Moves: Salesforce-backed Oleria hires CTO; Microsoft vet joins Lyra Health; and more

Oleria’s new CTO Siva Garudayagari. (Oleria Photo) — Salesforce-backed cybersecurity startup Oleria hired Siva Garudayagari as its chief technology officer. Garudayagari has more than 20 year…
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