Taylor Soper

1 week ago | geekwire.com | Taylor Soper

Inspectify, a Seattle startup that sells home inspection software, acquired Joule, a small company that provides energy efficiency insights from home inspection data. Inspectify has been working with Joule for the past three years to develop “Home Energy Scores” as part of its home inspection process. Heeral Prakash, who founded Joule in San Francisco in 2020, will support Inspectify as an advisor. Joule, which was bootstrapped, had one other employee.

1 week ago | geekwire.com | Taylor Soper

Curtis Costner spent Memorial Day Weekend on a trip with his father in Utah. As they passed through the so-called Silicon Slopes, he saw signs of a growing tech economy. “There’s a lot of talent, a lot of infrastructure,” Costner said. “The state seems friendly and supportive and they would value what we do.”He can’t say the same about his home state. Costner is president of Sands Costner, a digital marketing firm based in Tacoma, Wash., and one of many businesses affected by a sweeping new tax.

1 week ago | geekwire.com | Taylor Soper

For college graduates walking across the stage and into the workforce, recent headlines may spark concern. SF Standard: Sorry, grads: Entry-level tech jobs are getting wiped outNew York Times: I’m a LinkedIn Executive. I See the Bottom Rung of the Career Ladder Breaking. Wall Street Journal: The ‘Great Hesitation’ That’s Making It Harder to Get a Tech JobAI is changing what it means to get a foot in the door in tech. But while the ground is shifting, new grads may be uniquely positioned to adapt.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Taylor Soper

8 hours agoThis new iOS 18.5 feature just made my job way easierFrom clunky adapters to $80 apps, I’ve tried every call-recording method. Apple’s iOS 18.5 update finally delivers the fix. As a journalist, I live and die by my interviews. And for years, recording phone calls has been the most annoying part of my workflow. I’ve tried it all.

2 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Taylor Soper

Silicon Valley data intelligence company Alation announced the acquisition of Numbers Station, an 18-person startup with roots in Seattle that helps customers use natural language to automate data analysis. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2021, Numbers Station came out of research at Stanford University on applying AI to data problems. Two years later, the company raised $17.5 million in a Series A round led by Seattle venture firm Madrona.