Amazon rolled out new agentic AI tools to proactively help sellers manage inventory and create ads — even as surveys and regulators highlight strains in its lucrative marketplace. Read More
As investors continue to pour money into AI startups in the U.S., Seattle ranks fourth in the nation in AI… Read More
The Redmond tech giant revealed the investment as President Donald Trump visits the U.K. this week. It's the latest sign of Microsoft's appetite to expand its cloud and AI capacity. Read More
The Seattle-based biotech company aims to make new drug discovery faster and cheaper by using AI to simulate the results from hypothetical lab tests. Read More
Envive, a Seattle-based startup that builds AI agents for online retailers, raised $15 million in a Series A round led… Read More
Wyze has unlocked another smart home innovation, turning to biometrics to help power a new door lock. The Wyze Palm… Read More
Pulumi CEO Joe Duffy said he pulled a third of his 130-person workforce to build Neo, which he described as “an extension of your team,” capable of handling infrastructure provisioning, security, and compliance work that can traditionally take days or weeks. Read More
Ethosphere, a new Seattle startup building voice AI for retail operations, raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed round led by… Read More
Neuroscientists are zeroing in on how special kinds of brain cells help us see things that aren't actually there. Read More
— Ravi Soin has joined Smartsheet as chief information security officer. Soin was previously at Edifecs, where he served on… Read More
Tin Can has struck a chord — with parents, kids, and now venture capitalists. The Seattle startup behind a landline-style… Read More
LumiThera's key innovation is a device for use by ophthalmologists that improves vision and slows its loss, with a focus on patients with dry age-related macular degeneration. Read More
Seattle's tech community has seen similar women-focused spaces. It could be the right time for a new physical space with the AI boom underway. Read More
Apple has officially absorbed the founding team of WhyLabs, the Seattle startup it acquired in a secretive deal. GeekWire first… Read More
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This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Mark Briggs, an executive coach, AI strategist, and author from the Seattle region, explains why your "personal operating system" needs an upgrade, and how to use AI to get more time back in your day. Read More
Once a scrappy startup lab, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is now a global leader in cancer research. As it turns 50, the Seattle institution faces federal funding cuts that could slow progress. Read More
Artificial intelligence and other technological trends are smoothing the way for commercial space ventures ranging from startups to multibillion-dollar companies. Read More
A Palestinian software engineer at Amazon says he was suspended this week after calling on colleagues to protest the company's role in the "Project Nimbus" contract with Israel. Amazon cast the situation as a workplace conduct matter, not a political speech issue. Read More
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell made it clear that his city still holds the edge when it comes to innovation and culture. Read More
Mark Michael, CEO of Seattle-based DevHub, started playing piano right before the pandemic. Five years later, his focus has sharpened and he gets a high from powering through live performances. Read More
At RustConf 2025 in Seattle, Microsoft, Amazon, and the broader developer community marked key milestones for Rust — an open-source programming language that has quickly gone from cult favorite to critical infrastructure. Read More
A commitment by Microsoft to offer stripped-down versions of its productivity suites without the Teams communication service has been accepted by the European Commission — resolving a high-profile antitrust case against the Redmond company. Read More
Nine months after the launch of its first satellite, Bellevue, Wash.-based Xplore is sharing a hyperspectral view of North Korean… Read More
Microsoft and OpenAI announced a non-binding memorandum of understanding Thursday afternoon, signaling that they’ve agreed in principle on changing and continuing one of the defining partnerships of the AI era. Read More
There are all kinds of sexy, new clean energy technologies on the horizon. Atom-smashing fusion devices replicating the power of… Read More
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell today announced a “responsible AI plan” that provides guidelines for the municipality’s use of artificial intelligence… Read More
CoMotion, the office that handles technology transfer at the University of Washington, has laid off three employees amid broader financial challenges at the Seattle-based institution. Read More
Seattle-based security and application delivery giant F5 will pay $180 million to acquire CalypsoAI, a startup founded in 2018 that… Read More
Microsoft is preparing to go deeper into “human-to-human-to-AI collaboration,” one of the company’s top AI executives said this week — signaling plans for a broader rollout of features to let people work with each other and AI at the same time. Read More
A personal letter apparently written by former Microsoft tech leader Nathan Myhrvold was included in Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday book, made public this week by the House Oversight Committee. Read More
Treasury4, a Spokane, Wash.-based startup that sells software for treasury management, acquired TreasuryGo, a Seattle-area company offering similar financial technology… Read More
The testing of the Link light rail "Crosslake Connection" signals a major development in how future commutes could change for workers at Microsoft, Amazon and elsewhere. Read More
Breathe easy, computer science majors. Everything’s going to be just fine. Leading professors at the University of Washington’s Paul G.… Read More
Amazon is getting into the augmented reality glasses market, according to a report from The Information. The Seattle-based tech giant… Read More
Zoox will offer free rides on and around the Las Vegas Strip as it awaits regulatory approval for paid service. Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith continued his critique of state and local policymakers in Washington, warning that a tax-first agenda risks undermining the region's economic foundation. Read More
One of the more intriguing aspects of Nuance Labs is that the nascent startup with big dreams decided to build in Seattle. Read More
Waymo vehicles have hit the streets in the Seattle area. A week after announcing that the company was ready to… Read More
AI will transform healthcare in the next 1-2 years by connecting directly to personal medical records to give patients new levels of health insights, current and former Microsoft execs predicted Tuesday. Read More
Xnurta, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that uses AI to help brands and agencies manage their advertising on Amazon and other… Read More
In a memo to staff, Microsoft said the change is grounded in data showing that in-person collaboration boosts energy, empowerment, and results, especially for AI-era innovation. Read More
Who needs analytics? Sometimes in football you have to trust your gut in real time, and Seattle Seahawks coach Mike… Read More
— Adriana Gil Miner, a longtime Seattle-area marketing leader, has joined Atlanta-based cybersecurity company Pindrop as its new chief marketing officer.… Read More
Nebius Group N.V., a spinoff of Russian tech giant Yandex that provides computing power, signed a deal with Microsoft worth… Read More
The ongoing trickle of smaller layoffs marks a departure from the traditional corporate mantra of "cut once, cut deep." Microsoft's approach has naturally left some employees feeling nervous about whether their job will be next. Read More
— Deborah (Deb) Gracio is taking over next month as director of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Gracio has been… Read More
Glowforge is closing its Seattle manufacturing facility and laying off workers, less than a year after moving production of some… Read More
Find Ventures is closing due to funding challenges, six years after the startup program launched to support early stage tech… Read More
A former Microsoft AI strategist is running for Congress in Illinois, positioning himself as a much-needed technology expert for a… Read More