09-04-25 -

WSU researchers develop an AI robot that uses a puff of air to find and pick ...
Picking strawberries may seem simple, but it has proven surprisingly difficult for even the most sophisticated of robots. Berries often… Read More

09-04-25 -

LIGO and Google create a new AI tool to supercharge the hunt for gravitationa...
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, has already won its researchers a Nobel Prize — and now artificial intelligence… Read More

09-04-25 -

Spencer Rascoff doesnt see humans dating AI, but the tech is a key wingman on...
Spencer Rascoff views AI as a suitable wingman when it comes to helping people find other people on dating apps.… Read More

09-04-25 -

Orchard Robotics, an agtech startup using AI to solve farmings data problem, ...
Orchard Robotics, an agtech startup using artificial intelligence to deliver precise data on farm operations, has raised $22 million from… Read More

09-04-25 -

JetBlue to become first airline to boost its inflight Wi-Fi via Amazons Proje...
JetBlue plans to become the first airline to sign on with Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite broadband service, promising faster and… Read More

09-04-25 -

CoreWeave to acquire OpenPipe, a Seattle-area startup that uses reinforcement...
CoreWeave said it will acquire OpenPipe, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that helps developers train AI agents using reinforcement learning. Terms… Read More

09-04-25 -

Startup spun out of Nobel Laureates lab teams with Eli Lilly to fight cancer ...
Lila Biologics, a startup that spun out of Nobel Laureate David Baker’s lab at the University of Washington, announced a… Read More

09-04-25 -

ID verification startup Vouched raises $17M as it builds AI tools for new fut...
Vouched, the Seattle startup that uses AI to help companies verify identity, raised $17 million in new funding. The Series… Read More

09-03-25 -

Tech Moves: Ring CEO lands at AllTrails; former AWS CEO joins KKR as advisor;...
— Elizabeth “Liz” Hamren is now CEO of AllTrails, a company that connects people with outdoor experiences through trail and… Read More

09-03-25 -

Absurd: Steve Ballmer responds to report that Clippers funneled money to star...
Steve Ballmer and the Los Angeles Clippers are facing scrutiny after a report alleged the team funneled $28 million to… Read More

09-03-25 -

Salesforce lays off 93 employees in Washington state as Benioff touts AI-driv...
Salesforce is laying off 93 workers in Washington, according to a notification filed Wednesday with the state’s Employment Security Department. … Read More

09-03-25 -

Amazon executives tout gigabit data speeds during test of Project Kuiper sate...
Amazon executives are showing off evidence that the company’s Project Kuiper satellite constellation is capable of transmitting data at speeds… Read More

09-03-25 -

Google antitrust ruling gives Microsoft a shaky bridge over search giants com...
A pivotal antitrust ruling aimed at addressing Google’s search monopoly may have handed Microsoft its best competitive opening in many years — but it’s still a slim one, and it’s not clear if the Redmond company will even consider it worth...

09-03-25 -

Amazon and Google alums land $7M to build a personal AI therapist for people ...
NewDays, a Seattle startup using a generative AI therapy to treat people with mild dementia, today announced $7 million in funding to expand its service. The company offers telehealth visits with clinicians once or twice a month combined with freq...

09-03-25 -

Starbucks rolls out automated counting tech for inventory, with help from Sea...
Starbucks announced Wednesday that it is partnering with Redmond, Wash.-based startup NomadGo to help streamline how its employees take stock of inventory inside stores. Starbucks is equipping workers with mobile devices and NomadGo’s so...

09-02-25 -

Latest layoffs at Oracle impact 101 employees in Washington state
Oracle is laying off more workers in Washington state. The cloud and database giant is laying off 101 employees in Seattle, according to a new filing with the Washington state Employment Security Department. This follows a separate filing from A...

09-02-25 -

Waymo to start testing and laying groundwork for driverless taxi service in S...
Waymo is ready to start “laying the groundwork for future commercial service” in the Seattle area, the autonomous vehicle company announced Tuesday. But it could still be a while before driverless taxis start shuttling people a...

09-02-25 -

Is 5 days in the office key to startup success? OpenAIs big Statsig acquisiti...
A unique aspect of Seattle-area startup Statsig — which announced its pending $1.1 billion acquisition to OpenAI on Tuesday — is the company’s policy for working at the office. Since launching four years ago, Statsig CEO Vij...

09-02-25 -

OpenAI deepens Seattle-area footprint with blockbuster $1.1B acquisition of S...
OpenAI is significantly expanding its presence in the Seattle region with its $1.1 billion acquisition of Statsig. The ChatGPT maker announced Tuesday that it plans to acquire the Bellevue, Wash.-based startup behind a product development platform...

09-02-25 -

Amazons Lens Live mobile shopping feature uses camera and AI to find real-tim...
Amazon is adding enhanced camera-shopping capabilities to its app with the release of “Lens Live,” a new feature that builds on its Amazon Lens experience. Using a mobile device camera while in the Amazon app, shoppers can tap ...

09-02-25 -

Paramount and Microsoft-owned Activision reach deal for Call of Duty live-act...
Another huge video game franchise is coming to the big screen as Paramount and Microsoft-owned Activision have reached a deal for a “Call of Duty” feature film. Paramount said in a news release Tuesday that it will develop, pro...

09-02-25 -

OpenAI acquires Statsig for $1.1B, names CEO to key role in surprise exit for...
OpenAI will acquire Statsig for $1.1 billion in an all-stock deal that appears as much about landing its founder and CEO as a new technical leader as it does about bringing the Seattle-area product testing startup into the ChatGPT maker’...

09-02-25 -

Amazon cuts off Primes shared free delivery perk for invitees outside main ho...
Amazon is ending a Prime perk that let subscribers share their free delivery with one other person outside their household. In an email to Prime subscribers and an update to its customer service page, reported by The Verge on Tuesday, Amazon notes...

09-01-25 -

Alexa+ in the real world: How Im using Amazons new assistant, and where it co...
Riding my bike Saturday afternoon, I spotted a poster for the upcoming Ballard Makers Market & Bar Hop — the kind of event I knew my family might enjoy. I pulled over and took a photo. Normally, that might have been the end of it: anothe...

09-01-25 -

Photos: Seattle tech leaders out in force for epic Sounders Leagues Cup champ...
Before the Seattle Sounders topped Inter Miami in dramatic fashion to capture their first Leagues Cup championship, a smattering of tech execs roamed the pitch at Lumen Field on Sunday before the big match. We spotted several Seattle-area tech lea...

09-01-25 -

We lift as we climb: Seattle nonprofit SEA619 offers a new pathway for Black ...
A new Seattle nonprofit is aiming to provide a structured pathway for Black startup founders, offering support that includes networking, mentorship and guidance on raising venture capital funding. SEA619 is designed as a three-stage journey starti...

08-31-25 -

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 24, 2025
See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 24, 2025.… Read More

08-30-25 -

The Idea Mans Last Big Idea: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in his own words
This week on the GeekWire Podcast: In light of his estate’s launch of the new $3.1 billion Fund for Science and Technology, we revisit a classic 2011 interview with the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to explore the “Idea ...

08-30-25 -

Grin and gadget: Can a startups $120 electric flosser finally change my denta...
I’ve been told by dentists and dental hygienists for the better part of my life that I could do a better job of flossing my teeth. It took an interview with a startup founder and the chance to try a unique product for me to finally consi...

08-29-25 -

Protesters deny planting listening devices inside Microsoft execs office; com...
A group that infiltrated Microsoft’s headquarters building this week disputed the company’s account of the incident — describing their sit-in as nonviolent and saying the “listening devices” allegedly left behind were pho...

08-29-25 -

Away for the Day: Another Seattle middle school tries policy to curb cellphon...
Add Seattle’s Whitman Middle School to the list of schools trying new procedures to limit the distractions caused by cellphones and other smart devices. The school for grades six through eight in the Crown Hill neighborhood is implementi...

08-29-25 -

Startup Radar: Hiring and HR tools, dementia care, AI for financial advisors,...
We’re back with Startup Radar, spotlighting another exciting cohort of Seattle-area founders at the helm of up-and-coming early stage companies. This batch spans smart home hardware, dementia care, hiring, HR, and AI assistants. We&#...

08-28-25 -

How a frustrated salon owner sparked a pivot to 911 call centers for this Sea...
From searching your files to scheduling haircuts to supporting emergency response — it’s been a heck of an entrepreneurial journey for Max Keenan and James Liu. The young founders just raised $14 million for Aurelian, a Seattle-based c...

08-28-25 -

Seattles Climate Pledge Arena switching to reusable cups from Portland startup
Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle is switching to a reusable cup program facilitated by Bold Reuse, a Portland-based startup, in the venue’s ongoing bid to eliminate waste at sports and entertainment events. The new cups will debut Saturda...

08-28-25 -

Tech Moves: Google VP departs; T-Mobile shakeup; Nvidias new product leader; ...
— Marketing vet Brian Hall has left Google for a new, undisclosed position. Hall, who made headlines after he was sued by Amazon when he joined Google five years ago, shared hints about his new role on LinkedIn. “I’ll...

08-28-25 -

Seattle startups Clarify, Dropzone AI, Statsig, land on Madronas latest IA40 ...
A new report from local venture capital firm Madrona features three Seattle-based startups among the top 40 private artificial intelligence companies globally. The annual Intelligent Applications 40 (IA40) list provides an overview of the leading ...

08-28-25 -

Times 100 most influential people in AI includes tech leaders with Seattle an...
Time magazine revealed the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence with its third annual TIME100 AI list on Thursday, and some notable tech leaders with Seattle and Pacific Northwest roots made the cut. They include: Time said it as...

08-28-25 -

Climate tech companies dominate PNW funding with the three biggest investment...
The three biggest investments so far this year in Pacific Northwest companies have gone to businesses working to decarbonize the economy. Clean energy, climate and sustainability tech companies netted nearly 40% of investment dollars in 2025 acros...

08-27-25 -

In an age of billionaire backlash, Paul Allens lasting legacy stands out in S...
I spotted a sticker on the wall of a Seattle bar restroom recently. It stuck with me — more than it did on that bathroom wall — because I peeled it off and kept it. “Billionaires are the reason everything sucks,” t...

08-27-25 -

How this Seattle tech investor uses AI and builds in public to get a competit...
Yohei Nakajima isn’t just investing in AI startups — he’s a hardcore user and early adopter of the transformative technology. Nakajima, the Seattle-area venture capitalist at Untapped Capital, started experimenting w...

08-27-25 -

Filing: Rec Room layoffs impact 141 employees at Seattle gaming startup
A major round of layoffs at Rec Room impacted 141 employees at the Seattle-based startup according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing on Wednesday from the Washington State Employment Security Department. Rec Room announced...

08-27-25 -

Tech leaders help celebrate Indias new consulate in downtown Seattle
Tech company leaders joined top politicians to help celebrate the official opening of India’s new consulate in Seattle on Tuesday. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, and Sen. Maria Cantwell joined Vinay Kwatra, th...

08-27-25 -

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allens final act: New $3.1B foundation bets big on ...
Even in the final years of his life, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen was as excited as ever about what the future would bring for science, technology, and the world — telling GeekWire in a 2017 interview, “It really is a golden age of what’s...

08-26-25 -

Microsoft President Brad Smith reclaims his office to address infiltration, p...
REDMOND, Wash. — A few hours after his office was infiltrated and occupied by a group protesting Microsoft’s technology contracts with Israel, the company’s president, Brad Smith, stood beside his desk addressing a hastily called press confe...

08-26-25 -

Protesters occupy Microsoft presidents office at Redmond HQ in latest action ...
Protesters infiltrated the Microsoft building in Redmond where CEO Satya Nadella and other top executives have their offices Tuesday afternoon, occupying the office of Microsoft President Brad Smith and resisting security guards before being remov...

08-26-25 -

A new Adventr for Seattle tech vet: Matt Fisher joins interactive media startup
Seattle-area tech veteran Matt Fisher is joining immersive media startup Adventr as a late-stage co-founder to help the company evolve how people use AI to create and interact with games, videos, music, movies and more. With previous stints at Ama...

08-26-25 -

Back-to-school math in Seattle: 19 new cameras will target speeders with $237...
Summer is speeding by, and the return to school in Seattle next week would be a good time to slow down, especially in 19 new spots across the city where Speed Zone Safety Cameras have been added. The Seattle Department of Transportation shared a r...

08-26-25 -

Uber to pay $15M in record labor settlement with Seattle, impacting more than...
Uber Eats has agreed to pay $15 million to more than 16,000 delivery workers in Seattle after reaching a settlement with the city’s labor standards office over allegations that the tech giant violated laws regulating worker pay. A majori...

08-26-25 -

Paul Allen family gifting $10M to 930 arts and culture organizations in Washi...
Arts and culture organizations across Washington state will benefit once again from a $10 million gift from the philanthropic foundation created by Paul Allen, the late Microsoft co-founder. In partnership with ArtsFund, Allen Family Philanthropie...

08-26-25 -

AI sidekick for scientists: Ai2 aims to spark big discoveries with Asta open-...
Yes, ChatGPT can draft a tricky email. But can a general-purpose AI assistant for the masses contribute to a big scientific breakthrough, without hallucinating or screwing up the lab results? The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) isn’t holding its br...