GeekWire - GeekWire Mid-Week Update

GeekWire Mid-Week Update

Top stories so far this week

Bench Accounting to be acquired by Employer.com following abrupt shutdown
After a surprise shutdown that shocked customers, Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Bench Accounting will be acquired by Employer.com.
Can Microsoft avoid the ghost of Clippy? Familiar theme emerges in Copilot rollout for Office apps
In late October, Microsoft announced that it was starting to test the integration of its Copilot AI assistant into Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions — consumer versions of Office apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote — in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.
A better weather forecast: Microsoft vets lead startup outperforming traditional sources
Seattle startup Silurian's weather forecasting tool uses artificial intelligence or AI to outperform government prediction tools.
SPONSOR MESSAGE
Navigate Uncertainty With These Money Tips

Here’s what’s true about the future – it’s uncertain.  If you feel stressed about what’s to come, and how it might affect your finances – you’re not alone.

Get money tips.

The Year in Space: Amazon’s Project Kuiper revs up to join the megaconstellation market
What will 2025 bring from the final frontier? The rise of Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite network will be one of the big stories in space.
An artist-in-residence at every tech company? Seattle nonprofit sets ‘big, hairy, audacious goal’
Sounding like veterans of the tech industry that they are hoping to better collaborate with, the co-founders of Seattle-based Future Arts have their sights set on a “big, hairy, audacious goal” (BHAG).
Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 22, 2024
See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 22, 2024.
Copyright © 2025 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.
 
Our mailing address is:
GeekWire LLC
1752 NW Market St., PMB 708
Seattle, WA 98107
 

Older messages

Can Microsoft avoid the ghost of Clippy?

Monday, December 30, 2024

Bench Accounting to be acquired following surprise shutdown ADVERTISEMENT GeekWire SPONSOR MESSAGE: GeekWire's special series marks Microsoft's 50th anniversary by looking at what's next

GeekWire's Most-Read Stories of the Week

Sunday, December 29, 2024

Catch up on the top tech stories from this past week. Here are the headlines that people have been reading on GeekWire. ADVERTISEMENT GeekWire SPONSOR MESSAGE: GeekWire's special series marks

Vancouver B.C. fintech company Bench Accounting announces sudden shutdown

Friday, December 27, 2024

Breaking News from GeekWire GeekWire.com | View in browser BREAKING NEWS Bench Accounting, a Vancouver BC-based company that provides online bookkeeping services for thousands of small businesses,

Startup radar: 4 early-stage companies in Seattle | Flying Fish raising a new fund

Friday, December 27, 2024

Washington senator with Microsoft roots gets new gig ADVERTISEMENT GeekWire SPONSOR MESSAGE: GeekWire's special series marks Microsoft's 50th anniversary by looking at what's next for a

GeekWire Startups Weekly

Friday, December 27, 2024

News, analysis, insights from the Pacific NW startup ecosystem View this email in your browser Startup radar: Early-stage companies getting off the ground in Seattle Read more » Tech Moves: Washington

You Might Also Like

A stark warning about Elon Musk

Friday, February 14, 2025

+ why chocolate prices will keep rising ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

🍿 ‘Rabbit Trap’ Falls Short Of Its Creepy Premise

Friday, February 14, 2025

Plus: Josh Ruben balances love and guts in 'Heart Eyes.' Inverse Daily Dev Patel stars in the atmospheric horror film without much atmosphere or horror. Sundance Film Festival Sundance 2025

Brain Tariffs

Friday, February 14, 2025

The Great Biopic Brain Drain // When Are Tariffs Good? Brain Tariffs By Caroline Crampton • 10 Feb 2025 View in browser View in browser The Great Biopic Brain Drain Callie Petch | Little White Lies |

The legal fight over DOGE's budget cuts.

Friday, February 14, 2025

Plus, how does Tangle decide who's on the right and left? The legal fight over DOGE's budget cuts. Plus, how does Tangle decide who's on the right and left? By Ari Weitzman & Tangle

☕ Diversing gears

Friday, February 14, 2025

DE&I rollbacks and supplier diversity. February 10, 2025 View Online | Sign Up Retail Brew It's Monday, and an excellent day to brush up on your rendition of “Singing in the Rain,” seeing as

💳 X marks the corruption

Friday, February 14, 2025

The billionaire's push to kill the CFPB followed his social media company's deal that might have been scrutinized by the agency. 🔥️‍ Today's Lever Story (full article here and attached

Gift of the Day: Amy Sedaris’s Favorite Flowers

Friday, February 14, 2025

Pink and purple carnations that last a long time. The Strategist Gifts Every product is independently selected by editors. If you buy something through our links, New York may earn an affiliate

☕ Made you look

Friday, February 14, 2025

Marketers took Super Bowl teasers to a new level this year. February 10, 2025 View Online | Sign Up Marketing Brew Presented by The Points Guy It's Monday. If you hit “snooze” on everything,

Ex-Ai2 scientists form stealthy AI startup, with former Ai2 CEO Oren Etzioni

Friday, February 14, 2025

Google Cloud hires Microsoft exec | Mark Cuban asks Bill Gates for input on Luka Dončiċ trade ADVERTISEMENT GeekWire SPONSOR MESSAGE: SEA Airport Is Moving from Now to WOW!: Take a virtual tour of

Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s new tariff fight

Friday, February 14, 2025

Plus, Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl show. View in browser|nytimes.com Ad Morning Briefing: Asia Pacific Edition February 11, 2025 Author Headshot By Emmett Lindner Good morning. We're covering