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Kristen Hamilton, then CEO of Koru, on stage at GeekWire Startup Day. — Entrepreneur and startup advisor Kristen Hamilton joined the board of Toronto-based Top Hat, an education software company. Since selling Seattle-based Koru, where Hamilton was CEO and co-founder, in an unusual exit earlier this year, Hamilton has also ...

The design and power of the new Xbox Series X captured the attention of the internet in the wake of Microsoft’s surprise reveal of the next-generation console last night. RELATED: Microsoft’s next Xbox console will debut in 2020, with mini-tower design The new device, which Microsoft calls the “fastest, most ...

Qualtrics’ Plano, Texas office. (Qualtrics Photo) Qualtrics today unveiled a series of new features to beef up its “experience management” platform through the infusion of artificial intelligence, automation and machine learning. The new techs comes at a time of rapid growth for the company, and it just announced an expansion ...

The market share of iBuyers from 2015 to 2019. (Redfin Graphic) The so-called “iBuyer” movement is still young, but a new report sheds light on its growing impact on real estate. Redfin released its first-ever quarterly report focused on iBuyers — the growing and competitive group of companies that buy ...

Harbour Air’s converted all-electric seaplane rises from the Fraser River during a skip test, in preparation for its first flight test. (Harbour Air via Facebook) The cheers seemed louder than the motor when Harbour Air’s all-electric seaplane made its first flight over the Fraser River today, marking a milestone for ...

Image Credit: Ninescene, via Bigstock Security company Nyotron recently announced that it found a new vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows 10 that could be used in ransomware attacks. Nyotron released details of what it called a “potentially unstoppable” technique for bypassing one of Windows 10’s built-in protections against ransomware, the practice ...

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. 1, 2019. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Most popular ...

UW President Ana Mari Cauce. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) In the not-so-distant past, the idea of becoming president of the University of Washington was unimaginable to Ana Mari Cauce. “When you look backward it all makes sense. But looking forward, if you had asked me as little as 10 ...

An Amazon delivery van and driver. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Amazon is experiencing some shipping delays as the busy holiday season continues to heat up. As first reported by Recode, Amazon cited winter storms as well as increased demand as causes of shipping slowdowns. The company said in a ...

Bamboo Learning’s math skill on an Alexa-enabled device screen. (Bamboo Learning Image) Bamboo Learning, a Seattle startup co-founded by ex-Amazon executive Ian Freed, wants to simplify education with interactive voice lessons. And it just landed a $1.4 million seed round to make it happen. Investors in the round include Amazon’s ...