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06-12-26 -
Tech Moves: Microsoft exec departs Azure; Xealth gets first CRO; Slalom names...
— Microsoft technical fellow Marcus Fontoura is leaving the company after serving as Azure Core’s chief technology officer for more… Read More
06-12-26 -
Oregon data center battery maker ZincFive to go public via SPAC deal valued a...
Oregon-based nickel-zinc battery manufacturer ZincFive is headed to the Nasdaq via a $600M SPAC merger with SparkLabs Group to fund increased manufacturing to meet growing demand. Read More
06-12-26 -
As graduates push back on AI, UWs Nobel-winning commencement speaker takes di...
Nobel laureate Mary Brunkow will be the featured speaker at Saturday's 151st commencement. She's a scientist, not a tech executive — and unlike other graduation speakers this season, she's not planning to sell students on AI. Read More
06-12-26 -
Opinion: SpaceX is no Tesla
Seattle AI veteran Oren Etzioni argues that SpaceX's record-setting IPO valuation prices in three unproven bets at once — and that the Tesla playbook doesn't apply at this starting point. Read More
06-12-26 -
What we learned in Cleveland about Seattles future: Advice from a Rust Belt c...
What can Seattle learn from Cleveland's fall and comeback? GeekWire's John Cook and Seattle angel investor Charles Fitzgerald spent several days in Cleveland, talking with civic, business and political leaders — including the city's mayor and th...
06-11-26 -
With $54M and a SpaceX playbook, Seattles Endurance races to tap deep-sea vol...
With $54M and a SpaceX playbook, Seattle's Endurance races to tap deep-sea volcanic power Read More
06-11-26 -
Amperity founders take on co-CEO roles, say theyll carry the soul of the star...
The Seattle-based customer data startup announced this week that co-founders Derek Slager and Kabir Shahani will serve as co-CEOs, taking over leadership of the company less than two years after Amperity hired former Salesforce executive Tony Alik...
06-11-26 -
Bezos AI startup Prometheus raises $12B at $41B valuation, and the CEOs expla...
Prometheus, the AI startup co-led by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, raised $12 billion in Series B funding at a roughly $41 billion valuation. The co-CEOs discussed the company's plans in their first joint interview. Read More
06-11-26 -
Inside Limes Seattle warehouse, where 15,000 bikes and scooters are prepped f...
In a sprawling facility south of downtown in Georgetown — a space that serves as the base of operations for the company's presence in the Seattle region — Lime is rolling out new devices, doing regular maintenance on its existing fleet, and p...
06-11-26 -
Former AWS CEO Adam Selipsky to lead new $10B AI data center venture
Former Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky is returning to the world of cloud infrastructure as co-founder and CEO of… Read More
06-11-26 -
Amazon claims data centers are 7-times more water-efficient than rivals as Se...
Amazon is working to rewrite the narrative around data center's environmental toll as local communities begin shutting the door on rapid AI expansion. Read More
06-11-26 -
How the SpaceX IPO effect could send the Seattle areas space industry to a hi...
A rising tide lifts all spaceships: Starcloud, Gravitics and other Northwest space ventures look forward to taking advantage of what SpaceX and Starship will have to offer. Read More
06-11-26 -
This cannot continue: Microsoft Xbox CEO calls for reset amid reports of loom...
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees that Microsoft's gaming business will end the fiscal year at about a 3% profit margin, saying years of heavy spending without revenue growth "cannot continue" — as Bloomberg and The Verge reported ma...
06-11-26 -
Silicon Valley venture capitalist and LA billionaire reportedly weighing Seah...
The list of potential buyers for the Seattle Seahawks is starting to look like an NFL Pro Bowl roster of billionaires, venture capitalists and global business leaders. Read More
06-10-26 -
Two-hour learning? AI-powered Alpha School lands in Seattle region
Alpha School, an AI-powered private school chain that has students complete core academics in two hours a day, plans to open a campus in Kirkland this fall and will run summer programs on Microsoft's Redmond campus. Read More
06-10-26 -
Tumbler tussle: Seattles MiiR sues Tesla, alleging copied cup design
In a lawsuit filed May 28 in U.S. District Court in Seattle, MiiR alleges Tesla's On The Road Tumbler infringes on a design patent covering MiiR's tumbler lid and copies the overall look of its stainless steel 360 Traveler Tumbler. Read More
06-10-26 -
Bill Gates goes to Capitol Hill in Epstein case as his ventures feel the effects
Bill Gates appeared voluntarily behind closed doors before House Oversight Committee investigators on Wednesday to answer questions about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, part of a larger turn in his image that has been rippling through the ...
06-10-26 -
Microsofts Brad Smith: Graduates jeering AI are telling us what we need to hear
Microsoft President Brad Smith, in a new blog post and a GeekWire interview, argues that AI will reshape work rather than eliminate it, and says the company's own future depends on people staying employed. He acknowledges the tension with the tech...
06-10-26 -
Ex-Icertis executives raise $7.5M for Rivvun, a startup that recovers lost co...
Two former executives from enterprise software giant Icertis have teamed up to launch a new Seattle startup aimed at a multi-trillion-dollar corporate headache. Read More
06-10-26 -
This is Seattles position on AI: City Council votes unanimously to pause big ...
The Seattle City Council voted 9-0 to halt applications for data centers larger than 20 megavolt-amperes for one year, while the city studies their impact on the power grid, water supply, utility rates, and economy. The moratorium takes effect as ...
06-09-26 -
Founders on the frontiers of space and robotics show off their gadgets and te...
Carbon Robotics, Overland AI, Starcloud and Starfish Space get their share of the spotlight at a DeepTech session featuring AI chips, satellites and more. Read More
06-09-26 -
City at your fingertips: Seattle powers up first digital wayfinding kiosk nea...
The first of dozens of IKE Smart City digital wayfinding kiosks planned for downtown and around Seattle was unveiled on Tuesday at the busy intersection of First Avenue and Pike Street. Read More
06-09-26 -
After lagging behind, Gov. Ferguson pushes for statewide school cellphone ban...
After moving slowly on cellphone rules at schools, Washington's leaders are now pushing for all-day bans on their use for K-12 students by fall 2027. Read More
06-09-26 -
Seattle slips in ranking of best U.S. cities for foreign investment, fueling ...
The fourth annual list compiled by British newspaper Financial Times and stock market index Nikkei ranks Seattle 13th among 95 U.S. cities — a drop of 11 places from last year's second-place position. Read More
06-09-26 -
Golden Analytics lands $14M seed extension and opens AI platform to public beta
The Bellevue startup founded by former Tableau product chief Francois Ajenstat raised a $14 million seed extension led by Insight Partners, bringing its total seed funding to $21 million, and opened its AI analytics platform to public beta two mon...
06-09-26 -
Meet ArchAstro: Ex-Stripe, Microsoft and Meta vets assemble powerhouse team f...
ArchAstro just emerged from stealth with an artificial intelligence network designed to automate complex, cross-company software deployments and integrations. Read More
06-09-26 -
Expeditors cuts 230 tech jobs in Seattle region, ending decades-long policy a...
The layoffs hit software developers, quality-assurance testers, project managers, business analysts and others across Expeditors' offices in downtown Seattle, Bellevue, Lynnwood and Federal Way, according to laid-off employees and others with know...
06-08-26 -
Ai2s Skylight project launches Shippy, an AI agent that dives into ocean data
Seattle's Allen Institute for AI has launched Shippy, a free AI agent built on its Skylight ocean-monitoring platform that answers maritime analysts' plain-language questions using live vessel-tracking and satellite data. Read More
06-08-26 -
Hydrogen aviation startup ZeroAvia retreats from Seattle area as it scales ba...
Highlighting the immense difficulty of decarbonizing the skies, high-profile hydrogen startup ZeroAvia — backed by Amazon and Bill Gates — has pivoted to a downscaled product line and halted Washington R&D. Read More
06-08-26 -
FCC gives Amazon Leo more leeway on its satellite deployment schedule
The Federal Communications Commission has freed Amazon from a requirement to deploy the first 1,616 satellites in its Amazon Leo… Read More
06-08-26 -
This is bold and italic and more: Microsoft Azure CTO vibe codes a text form...
Mark Russinovich created a new utility called LinkedIn Post Formatter that allows users to easily get the look they want in text on the professional networking platform. Read More
06-08-26 -
Zillow co-founder and Seattle tech icon Rich Barton takes up residence in Las...
Rich Barton, who co-founded Zillow and Expedia in the Seattle area, says he's now officially a Las Vegas resident, citing an empty nest and a new chapter. His move comes amid a heated debate over Washington's new taxes on wealthy residents. Read More
06-07-26 -
Remaster specialist Nightdive takes on classic stealth game Thief: The Dark P...
Vancouver, Wash.-based Nightdive Studios, known for remastering out-of-print PC classics, announced at the PC Gaming Show that its next project is "Thief: The Dark Project," the influential 1998 stealth game. The remaster is set for rele...
06-07-26 -
Xbox Showcase 2026: New CEOs first broadcast shows off Gears of War, Halo, Sp...
New Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma's first Xbox Games Showcase centered on upcoming releases and a return to console exclusives. Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution were confirmed as Xbox console exclusives, alongside release dates for ...
06-07-26 -
Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 31, 2026
See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of May 31, 2026. Read More
06-06-26 -
Microsoft Build decoded: Solara, Scout, AI models, GitHubs woes and more with...
This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we break down the news from Microsoft Build from Project Solara and the Scout agentic assistant to Microsoft's push to rely less on OpenAI and Anthropic, and the mounting pressure on GitHub. Read More
06-05-26 -
The big AI labs are eating the startup playbook heres where founders can sti...
Startup founders used to worry that tech giants would make their product obsolete. Now it’s even trickier: AI labs are not only encroaching on startup turf, they’re also offering tools for customers to attempt DIY solutions of their own. But ...
06-05-26 -
Tech Moves: Salesforce names president; Microsoft execs coming and going; Ama...
A pair of Microsoft security executives are on the move — one headed to Salesforce, one returning to fill the vacancy. Meanwhile, two Amazon veterans are calling it quits at the company. Read More
06-05-26 -
Zuckerbergs superyacht moves north out of Seattle, dwarfing ferries along the...
Launchpad was spotted this week making the move from Elliott Bay in Seattle. According to MarineTraffic, the vessel anchored in Port Gardner Bay near Naval Station Everett around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Read More
06-05-26 -
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman to leave Microsoft board after nearly a decade
Reid Hoffman, the LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock investor, will not stand for re-election to Microsoft's board, ending a tenure that began in 2017. He told Satya Nadella he's returning to "founder mode" to focus on his cancer drug-disc...
06-05-26 -
Etzioni on AI: Ten Commandments for AI Startups
AI researcher, entrepreneur, and investor Oren Etzioni lays out 10 commandments for AI startups — covering business models, distribution, inference costs, and avoiding dependence on any single frontier model — preceded by 10 classics that appl...
06-05-26 -
Innovegas smart glasses aim to improve sight for people with visual impairments
Innovega, a company known for its augmented-reality contact lens technology, has turned its focus to a different product for now: smart glasses for people who are visually impaired. Read More
06-05-26 -
Docusign moving downtown Seattle offices, leaving its namesake tower
Electronic signature powerhouse Docusign is reportedly moving its offices in downtown Seattle a few blocks north, leaving the tower that bears its name. Read More
06-04-26 -
Find it, fix it: Seattle startup Emphere raises $2.1M to automate software vu...
Emphere, a Seattle startup that emerged from the AI2 Incubator, raised $2.1 million in pre-seed funding to automatically fix security vulnerabilities found in popular open-source platforms, catering to software companies that sell to regulated ind...
06-04-26 -
World Cup scoreboard in the sky: Drones will fly over Seattle to put match re...
The activation, from Visit Seattle, will take place at the Space Needle to add another visual flair to an event expected to draw huge crowds to the city. Read More
06-04-26 -
Data center operator reveals plans for downtown Seattle facility as city weig...
Digital Realty has filed permits to redevelop a downtown Seattle building into a six-story data center, lab and retail project, as the City Council moves toward a one-year moratorium on new data centers. Read More
06-04-26 -
Google alert! Seattle-area teen wins Doodle contest with artwork celebrating ...
Kameirah Johnson, a senior at Lakeside School, is the winner of the 2026 Doodle for Google contest, and her work is now displayed online for the millions of people who visit the search giant. Read More
06-04-26 -
Helion hits $15.5B valuation with $465M in new cash as it aims to commerciali...
Helion is chasing the highly ambitious goal of becoming the first company to commercialize fusion energy. They already have a high-stakes agreement to supply power to a Microsoft data center by 2028 and have broken ground on a power plant. Read More
06-03-26 -
With $12M second fund, fintech startup aims to pump more cash into climate en...
Enduring Planet, a fintech company with Pacific Northwest roots, on Wednesday announced it has closed its second fund at more… Read More
06-03-26 -
Ag tech startup wins top prize as UWs Dempsey competition awards $92,500 acro...
The ag tech startup BioBead won the $25,000 grand prize at the University of Washington's 29th annual Dempsey Startup Competition for its biodegradable soil-health pellets, leading a record-breaking field of student entrepreneurs. Read More

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