NanoString announced Wednesday that it will be acquired by Bruker, ending the company’s restructuring process that included a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. Bruker, a Massachusetts-based publicly traded life sciences research… Read More
Google and Amazon workers held protests on Tuesday in Seattle and other tech hubs, demonstrating in opposition to the tech giants’ role in a cloud services contract with the Israeli… Read More
SPOKANE, Wash. — The “great migration” got a head start here. Long before the rise of remote work spurred many tech workers to move to more affordable and livable parts… Read More
A new partnership between universities in the U.S. and Japan backed by $110 million from tech corporations aims to boost advancements in artificial intelligence. The agreement will establish research partnerships… Read More
A new Q1 report from Kidder Mathews shows regional vacancy rates in the Seattle area rising to 15.1%, up from 13.9% at the end of 2023, the ninth consecutive quarterly… Read More
Seattle’s AI2 Incubator launched a new online forum called Harmonious for discussing research papers and advances related to artificial intelligence, saying the aim was to cut through the glut of… Read More
It’s a big year for artificial intelligence, telecom advances, and tools designed to make these emerging technologies safe and transparent, judging from the finalists in the category of Innovation of… Read More
Google’s growth plans east of Seattle appear to be on pause, according to a new report from real estate firm Broderick Group. Broderick’s Q1 market update reveals details about Google’s… Read More
Microsoft and Quantinuum say they’ve demonstrated a quantum computing system that can reduce the error rate for data processing by a factor of 800. “Today signifies a major achievement for… Read More
Tableau is releasing a new artificial intelligence tool that aims to make its advanced data analysis and visualization features more accessible to a broader set of users. Einstein Copilot in… Read More
Steve Singh is one step closer to the “perfect trip.” The Seattle-based business leader and investor, former CEO of companies including Concur and Docker, is leading a group of investors… Read More
Amazon released a new mobile app for its Amazon One palm-recognition technology, letting users sign up for the service on their phones by taking a photo of their palm to… Read More
Four big startup fundraising rounds and one major acquisition in the biotech space make up the finalists in this year’s Deal of the Year category at the 2024 GeekWire Awards.… Read More
The finalists for CEO of the Year at the 2024 GeekWire Awards include software veterans working on a variety of enterprise problems, from helping companies manage contracts, to better analyzing… Read More
Technology can transform lives and strengthen communities when wielded for good. And the Pacific Northwest is home to an impressive share of organizations and individuals leading the charge to make… Read More
The U.S. Justice Department’s landmark antitrust lawsuit Thursday morning against Apple, which accuses the company of illegally maintaining an iPhone smartphone monopoly, reads at times like a technology history lesson.… Read More
MacKenzie Scott’s philanthropy Yield Giving announced on Tuesday the 361 organizations that will receive grants of $1 million to $2 million following an open call process. The total sum being… Read More
The voting is now open for the 2024 GeekWire Awards, and this is your chance to have a hand in honoring the best in Pacific Northwest tech. With more than… Read More
After being tapped by Sergey Brin to run special projects at Google, Varun Puri found himself at Google X playing de facto speech coach for many of his colleagues. Helping people… Read More
NanoString, the Seattle-based biotech company that initiated a Chapter 11 bankruptcy process last month, announced late Sunday it agreed to a deal with healthcare investment firm Patient Square Capital.
Chalk up another milestone for Stratolaunch, the air-launch venture created by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen: The company’s mammoth airplane deployed a winged test vehicle for its first rocket-powered… Read More
OpenAI announced Friday that it is bringing CEO Sam Altman back to the board of directors following his dramatic ouster in November. OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT, conducted an independent review… Read More
Redfin wants to help answer homebuyer questions in a more efficient way with the assistance of AI. The real estate giant is rolling out a new generative AI-powered virtual assistant… Read More
CNBC no longer produces The Profit. But Marcus Lemonis is still trying to turn around businesses. Lemonis, who starred on the reality show for eight years, recently became executive chairman… Read More
Beyond, the publicly traded company behind Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock, confirmed Thursday that it has acquired brand assets from Zulily, the online retailer that shut down last year.… Read More
FOLLOW-UP COVERAGE: Beyond pays $4.5M to acquire Zulily brand, plans to relaunch retailer later this year … Zulily’s rebirth: Reality TV star Marcus Lemonis on what’s next for e-commerce company… Read More
Jeff Bezos is back on top of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index for the first time since 2021, overtaking Elon Musk as the richest person in the world with a net… Read More
Pharma giant Pfizer, fresh off its $43 billion acquisition of Seagen, said it will shut down construction on a new 270,000 square-foot manufacturing facility Seagen was building north of Seattle… Read More
Kineta announced Thursday that it is laying off 64% of its workforce, or seven employees — including its CEO Shawn Iadonato — as it undergoes a restructuring process.