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07-23-26 -
Tech Moves: Agility Robotics gets CFO; Microsoft security departure; Zaps leg...
Agility Robotics names a CFO ahead of its plans to go public, moving its current CFO/COO into an operations-focused role. Microsoft loses another security leader while Zap Energy gets a chief legal officer. Read More
07-23-26 -
BioLife Solutions to be acquired by Repligen in $1.5B cell therapy deal
BioLife Solutions, a Bothell, Wash.-based company developing tools for cell and gene therapy, is being acquired for $1.5 billion by the life sciences corporation Repligen. Read More
07-23-26 -
Amazon puts Luna gaming service inside its Prime Video app, hoping people fin...
Amazon's cloud gaming service will now be available in a tab inside the Prime Video app for Fire TV users in the U.S. and U.K. The company's gaming chief says one of Luna's biggest challenges is that Prime members don't know it's included with the...
07-23-26 -
Microsoft 2.5: New security business chief Hayete Gallot on the companys push...
Hayete Gallot, who rejoined Microsoft in February to lead its security business, is pushing the company toward "agentic security" — systems that spot threats and act on them without waiting for a human. She's doing it while building a ...
07-22-26 -
Startup Spotlight: MediaPact wants to reinvent digital ads for the AI era
As AI reshapes online search and advertising, Seattle startup MediaPact is building a marketplace to help brands and publishers strike direct sponsorship deals. Founder Lacie Thompson discusses launching the company, using AI to build without codi...
07-22-26 -
Amazon cuts jobs in AGI group as it puts more focus on customer-facing AI
Amazon confirmed layoffs in its artificial general intelligence organization, the group behind its Nova models, as the company sharpens its AI focus toward tools for business customers. The cuts follow a year of leadership turnover in the group an...
07-22-26 -
Game developer Harebrained Schemes kicks off its new indie era with survival-...
The latest game from Seattle-based developer Harebrained Schemes, and its first since its return to independence in 2023, is a dark sci-fi/horror adventure where the player must constantly change and enhance their body in order to survive. Read More
07-22-26 -
Microsoft 2.5: A new series on the people shaping the companys future
Mary Jo Foley is launching a GeekWire series profiling the people and priorities behind Microsoft's evolution. It's a look at what she calls the "Microsoft 2.5" era, where cloud and AI dominate but the company still can't walk away from ...
07-22-26 -
Microsoft commits $60M to Genesis Mission to help power Dept. of Energys AI-f...
The commitment includes Azure compute credits and a new internal program office, called SPARK, to coordinate the company's work with DOE's 17 national laboratories. Read More
07-22-26 -
New Markdown rival: Open-source DGML format aims to turn docs into data that ...
Docugami, the Kirkland, Wash., startup led by XML co-creator Jean Paoli, is open-sourcing DGML, a format that turns business documents into structured, verifiable data for AI. The company is releasing it under an open-source license and partnering...
07-22-26 -
The greenest goodbye: Human composting and the science of becoming soil
In 2020, Recompose was the first U.S. company to develop the technology needed for the commercial composting of human bodies, disrupting a funeral industry that had been largely unchanged for decades. Now 14 states have legalized the climate-frien...
07-22-26 -
Mars Society and South Seattle College strike a deal to build a simulated spa...
Partnership would give the Pacific Northwest a role in research missions aimed at blazing a trail to the moon and Mars. Read More
07-22-26 -
Interlune extracts helium-3 from ordinary helium, demonstrating a process it ...
Seattle startup uses cryogenic distillation to produce helium-3 for quantum computing and other applications — initially on Earth, and eventually on the lunar surface. Read More
07-21-26 -
Seattle judge deals blow to Kalshi, rejects prediction markets federal defense
A King County Superior Court judge granted Washington state a preliminary injunction against Kalshi, ruling the prediction market platform is likely running illegal online gambling. The judge rejected Kalshi's argument that federal oversight by th...
07-21-26 -
Grammy-winning artist and entrepreneur Diplo invests in Seattle startup Copper
Seattle startup Copper is getting a high-profile boost from Grammy-winning artist and entrepreneur Diplo, who has invested in the company as it expands its consumer rewards platform. Copper, which says it has more than 4 million members, helps use...
07-21-26 -
The little chips that could: How Impinj has survived 26 years in a market tha...
More than a quarter-century after Impinj was founded, CEO Chris Diorio and team rang the Nasdaq opening bell Tuesday to mark the Seattle RFID chipmaker's 10th anniversary as a public company. GeekWire chronicles the company's ups and downs, and wh...
07-21-26 -
TerraByte AI expands its Earth Search Engine with satellite imagery partnersh...
Startup upgrades 'Earth Search Engine' to open new paths to high-resolution satellite imagery and data-driven insights. Read More
07-21-26 -
Seattles Clarify acquires S.F. startup Seam AI, joining forces to challenge C...
Clarify, the Seattle-based AI startup that has raised more than $22 million to take on Salesforce and other CRM incumbents,… Read More
07-21-26 -
Next-gen battery startup Sila raises $300M to expand manufacturing plant in W...
Sila, a startup producing next-generation battery materials, on Tuesday announced $300 million from investors, which will help fund the expansion of its Moses Lake, Wash., manufacturing plant. Read More
07-20-26 -
Jimothy keeps on giving: Amazon and others match winning bid for raccoon art,...
A painting of the short-spined raccoon by prolific Seattle artist Ryan Henry Ward attracted a winning bid of $6,543.21 in an informal Instagram auction this weekend, with all proceeds directed to the Ballard Food Bank. Read More
07-20-26 -
Protesters confront Microsoft CSO over carbon goals and AI, disrupting climat...
A fireside chat with Microsoft Chief Sustainability Officer Melanie Nakagawa, moderated by GeekWire reporter Lisa Stiffler at a PNW Climate Week closing event, was derailed by protesters raising concerns about data center energy impacts. Read More
07-20-26 -
Veteran Microsoft security executive joins AWS amid broader reshuffle in Redmond
Rudra "Rudy" Mitra, who led Microsoft's Purview data-security business, is joining Amazon Web Services as vice president of security services. His move is part of a broader reshuffling of Microsoft's security leadership this year under n...
07-20-26 -
UK data center startup Nscale bets big on Bellevue for U.S. engineering hub a...
AI infrastructure company Nscale is expanding its presence in Bellevue with a new U.S. engineering headquarters, adding to the Eastside's growing role as a hub for artificial intelligence talent and cloud computing infrastructure. Read More
07-20-26 -
8-bit Jimothy: Viral sensation raids trash cans, eludes paparazzi in Seattle ...
Jimothy, the short-spined Seattle raccoon, has become a global sensation whose likeness has been immortalized in artwork, clothing, songs and tattoos — and now a video game created in the creature's hometown. Read More
07-19-26 -
Etzioni on AI: Uncle Sam wants a stake in leading AI companies what could pos...
Although bipartisan momentum is building for the federal government to take equity positions in major AI firms, this strategy risks compromising regulatory neutrality unless strict guardrails and sunset clauses are established. Read More
07-19-26 -
Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of July 12, 2026
See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of July 12, 2026. Read More
07-18-26 -
AI weapons under scrutiny as activists plan weekend protest at Andurils Seatt...
Activists plan a Sunday protest outside Anduril's Seattle office over AI-powered military technology, as the defense company expands its presence in Washington. Read More
07-18-26 -
Silicon Valley icon Vinod Khosla: What kind of Seahawks owner will he be?
Silicon Valley legend Vinod Khosla's family is leading a group that's buying the Seattle Seahawks for a record $9.6 billion. We dug into hours of his talks and interviews to answer the big questions on this week's GeekWire Podcast. Read More
07-17-26 -
Ditch your smartphone for a flip phone for a month? This group wants Seattlei...
In one of the world’s biggest technology hubs, a growing group of Seattle residents is trying something counterintuitive: spending a month with fewer digital distractions by trading smartphones for “dumb phones Read More
07-17-26 -
Seattle indie hit Stardew Valley is coming to Magic: The Gathering
Stardew Valley, the blockbuster farming sim from solo Seattle developer Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone, is coming to Magic: The Gathering via a three-part Secret Lair drop from Renton-based Wizards of the Coast — with original pixel art fr...
07-17-26 -
Icertis CEO is departing; contract management company names CFO and board mem...
Anand Subbaraman is departing as CEO of Icertis less than a year after taking the role. CFO Rajat Bahri and board member Jim Moffatt will serve as interim co-CEOs while the Bellevue company searches for a permanent leader. Read More
07-17-26 -
Departing AWS exec Dave Brown is reportedly joining Meta, as Facebook parent ...
Dave Brown, the senior AWS executive whose departure Amazon announced this week, is joining Meta to work on its data center build-out, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The move comes as Meta weighs whether to launch a cloud business of i...
07-17-26 -
Seattle Sounders FC pay tribute to S. Soma Somasegar, beloved tech leader and...
The Seattle Sounders honored the late S. "Soma" Somasegar before Thursday night's match against the Portland Timbers, recognizing the Microsoft and Madrona leader, startup mentor, and Sounders minority owner whose impact extended far bey...
07-17-26 -
Seattle regions office market shows signs of life as AI companies bring stabi...
A new report finds the Seattle-area office market is on steadier footing, helped by AI companies opening engineering hubs across the region. Technology firms accounted for 42.5% of leasing activity in the second quarter. Read More
07-16-26 -
Whatnot acquires Madrona-backed AI startup Shaped to boost live shopping reco...
Last year, Whatnot announced plans to significantly expand its Seattle engineering hub after leasing new downtown office space following a $225 million funding round. Read More
07-16-26 -
Tech Moves: Former Amazon exec joins F5; Microsoft security CVP departs; Qual...
F5 names former Amazon executive as its chief people officer; Rudra Mitra departs as a Microsoft CVP after more than 27 years; and Qualtrics adds leaders. Read More
07-16-26 -
Recycler rescues mysterious trove of rare aerospace hardware, and sets out to...
Instead of obsolete laptops, gaming consoles or a mess of tangled cords, a drop-off at a Bellevue, Wash., electronics recycler turned up experimental 1970s microprocessors and early flight-control cables that were more like the ultimate tech time ...
07-16-26 -
The code AI forgot: logcat.ai raises $2.55M to put agents to work on device o...
Seattle startup logcat.ai has raised $2.55 million in pre-seed funding to build AI agents for debugging and developing device operating systems. Founded by two former Esper engineers, the company is going after the low-level Android and Linux soft...
07-15-26 -
AWS EC2 and AI leader Dave Brown to exit, replaced by Amazon exec and Microso...
Dave Brown is leaving Amazon Web Services after nearly 19 years, departing at the end of July for a new role outside the company. Dave Treadwell, a longtime Amazon executive who spent 27 years at Microsoft, will take over AWS Compute and ML Servic...
07-15-26 -
JPMorgan Chase bets on Seattle to build its AI control layer
JPMorgan Chase is building out a new AI software infrastructure team, with a major presence in Seattle, focused on running AI across its data centers and outside providers in a way that controls costs, protects its intellectual property, and avoid...
07-15-26 -
M&Ms, solar panels and plain language: Inside the climate strategy of Slaloms...
Sustainability Spotlight: Four years ago, Meagan Breidert shifted her career into climate work to tackle "big, challenging, complex problems" — landing a role as Slalom's senior director of sustainability and impact. In this profile, B...
07-14-26 -
Startup Spotlight: Hedgehog bets that open-source networking will power the n...
Founded in 2022 by CEO Marc Austin, a Cisco networking veteran, Hedgehog develops open-source software designed to make private AI data centers operate more like hyperscale clouds. Read More
07-14-26 -
As General Fusion makes historic Nasdaq debut, report shows global funding su...
General Fusion’s stock is trading up after it became the first fusion energy company to go public on a major… Read More
07-14-26 -
Vieu launches AI-ready map of business relationships, challenging tech incumb...
Vieu, a Seattle startup founded by former Microsoft leaders, launched its "Business Graph" — a live map of business relationships built from observed signals like shared work history and board affiliations, rather than the self-reporte...
07-14-26 -
Apptio co-founders reunite to launch enterprise AI startup Thira with $21M in...
Apptio co-founders Sunny Gupta and Kurt Shintaffer launched Thira, a Bellevue-based enterprise AI startup, with $21 million in seed funding led by Madrona. Thira is building AI agents to autonomously handle IT support tickets and other back-office...
07-14-26 -
Salesforces Tableau renews Fremont office lease, signaling long-term Seattle ...
The renewal continues Tableau's long association with Fremont, where the company added offices over the years to accommodate its rapid growth before its $15.7 billion acquisition by Salesforce in 2019. Read More
07-14-26 -
Motorola leads $125M round for Brinc, fueling 911 drone expansion amid U.S. i...
Seattle-based 911 drone maker Brinc raised $125 million led by Motorola Solutions, at a valuation the company says has nearly doubled from a year ago. The funding will support expanded manufacturing and a new Seattle headquarters and factory later...
07-13-26 -
Grunge meets slop: An AI time traveler visits 1992 Seattle when music, not te...
The AI-generated video is an interesting study in how technology that's very much being built and hyped in Seattle can be used to illustrate what the city sort of looked like more than three decades ago. Read More
07-13-26 -
Tech Moves: Remitly CMO departs; Temporal names EVP; Veeam and Qualtrics lead...
Rina Hahn leaves role as Remitly's CMO; Temporal promotes Preeti Somal to EVP amid reorganization; and Veeam and Qualtrics make leadership changes. Read More
07-13-26 -
Venture funding drops in Seattle area as AI boom reshapes startup world
Seattle-area startups raised $2.7 billion in the first half of 2026, down 40% from a year ago, even as U.S. venture funding hit a record $412.7 billion. The disconnect: AI mega-rounds are driving the national boom, and Seattle's biggest deals were...

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