Companies are increasingly under pressure to automate workflows and digitally serve their employees, especially in view of the trends towards remote working. The first response to an internal support ticket, a survey conducted by Zendesk, takes an average of 24.2 hours foundInternal support teams receive an average of 492 tickets …
Read More »Urbint raises $ 20 million for AI that predict power grid risk
Urbint, a startup that develops AI-based solutions for infrastructure and supply security, announced today that it has raised a $ 20 million round. The company will use the capital to scale products and expand into new markets and countries with the aim of achieving "quantifiable" improvements in the well-being of …
Read More »Telemedicine startup Bright.md brings in more money as interest in virtual health care increases
(Bright.md image) Startup in Portland, Oregon Bright.md has officially completed a $ 16.7 million investment round for its AI virtual health service. GeekWire previously reported the first Series C funding in March. Bright.md was founded in 2014 and sells software that enables healthcare systems to treat patients remotely. The SmartExam …
Read More »Tech Moves: Hiya adds startup vets; Bellevue College appoints the former governor as interim president. and more
John Novak (left) and Hillery Nye. (Hiya photo) – – Hiya from Seattle, is a caller ID startup that emerged from whitepages in 2016 Hillery Nye as General Counsel and John Novak as SVP of marketing. Nye worked as an external consultant for Microsoft and as the founder and director …
Read More »Android 10 had the fastest acceptance rate of all Android versions so far
For a long time, Google had trouble getting device manufacturers to update older devices to the latest version of Android. However, the company announced today that it has had initial success, with Android 10 having the fastest adoption rates of any Android version. According to Google, Android 10 was installed …
Read More »Facebook is reportedly considering banning political ads before the election
Facebook is reportedly considering banning political advertising ahead of the US election this year. Bloomberg reported The news this afternoon says that the idea is being discussed internally, but is not yet a policy. Sources also confirmed the discussion to The New York Times. The move would dramatically escalate Facebook's …
Read More »Boeing resumes production of 737 MAX jets at a low rate, taking into account workplace safety
The first 737 MAX 8 aircraft will be assembled at Boeing's Renton facility in 2015. (Boeing Photo) Boeing claims to have resumed 737 MAX production at its Renton, Washington facility. More than a dozen initiatives have been taken to improve product quality and workplace safety amid the coronavirus pandemic. Production …
Read More »The researchers are revising their schedule for the rise of the coronavirus in Washington State
This visualization shows the ways in which variants of the coronavirus are said to have reached the USA and Europe. (Nextstrain graphic) Epidemiologists believe that the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States involving a Snohomish County traveler who fell ill in mid-Januarymay not have been the one …
Read More »The Last of Us Part II – Tips and Tricks for Surviving the Apocalypse
Sony's Last of Us Part II will be released on June 19 on PlayStation 4 as one of the last major exclusive products to be released before PlayStation 5 launches in the fall. I went through the game a couple of times and played some roles on the most difficult …
Read More »Amazon sponsors a virtual concert for the COVID-19 relief with Pearl Jam, Macklemore and others
(Everything in Wa picture) Update, June 4, 4:25 p.m. PT: All in Wa announced Thursday that it was moving a coronavirus relief virtual benefit concert to June 24 to honor events across the country after the police killed a black man in Minneapolis. "We recognize the pain and injustice facing …
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