We gave the same prompt to a human, Microsoft Bing, and OpenAI’s new GPT-4 – GeekWire

Alandra Markman writes poetry upon request at the West Seattle Farmers Market in January. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Are robots more poetic than humans? That was my question as I saw Alandra Markman seated on the sidewalk with an ...

Twitch CEO Emmett Shear steps down after 16 years leading Amazon-owned streaming giant – GeekWire

Twitch co-founder and CEO Emmett Shear is resigning, 16 years after he helped launch the game streaming platform owned by Amazon. Shear said he wants to spend more time with his newborn son, writing that “I feel ready for this ...

Qualtrics to go private in $12.5 billion deal with Silver Lake – GeekWire

(Qualtrics Photo) Experience management company Qualtrics will become a private company again. Silver Lake plans to buy the company in a $12.5 billion deal that includes Canada’s largest pension fund. The sale represents a 73% premium on Qualtrics’ stock price ...

Historic financial failure offers clues to what’s next for Silicon Valley Bank – GeekWire

Seattle-based Washington Mutual remains the biggest bank failure in U.S. history. (Bigstock Image) The government takeover and subsequent acquisition of Washington Mutual in 2008 could serve as a potential blueprint for the future of Silicon Valley Bank. The economic forces ...

Zulily lays off employees for the second time in a year amid revenue declines – GeekWire

(GeekWire File Photo / Taylor Soper) Zulily laid off an undisclosed amount of corporate employees as the Seattle-based online retailer and its parent company Qurate navigate declining revenue. A company spokesperson confirmed the layoffs but declined to provide details on ...