Articles from 2025 – Page 21 of 58

Microsoft poaches more Google DeepMind talent as Dave Citron joins as new corporate VP

Dave Citron, a former senior director of product at Google DeepMind, has joined Microsoft’s AI group as corporate vice president… Read More

UiPath hires former F5 executive as CMO, relocates Bellevue offices to Lincoln Square

AI automation giant UiPath announced Monday that it hired Seattle-based marketing vet Michael Atalla as its new chief marketing officer… Read More

Who are the bold innovators? Submit a nomination for GeekWire’s Uncommon Thinkers Awards

Do you know an innovative and bold thinker in the Seattle area making a notable impact in the world? That… Read More

Majority of Washington state school districts will limit student access to cellphones, smart devices

A majority of school districts in Washington state will have policies in place this school year to limit students’ use… Read More

Seattle’s proposed business tax overhaul could ease costs for tech startups — until they scale

Seattle voters will decide this November on a major overhaul of the city’s business-and-occupation (B&O) tax. Supporters pitch it as… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 17, 2025

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 17, 2025. Read More

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Booms, busts, and Seattle’s place in the AI era, with Jeff Shulman of the UW Foster School

What’s at stake for Seattle in times of dramatic change? University of Washington Foster School of Business marketing professor Jeff… Read More

Microsoft calls protest a ‘destructive’ act by outsiders; group alleges police brutality in arrests

Microsoft and protesters offered sharply conflicting accounts of a demonstration that led to 20 arrests on the company’s Redmond campus… Read More

EV charging startup Electric Era raising fresh cash amid industry headwinds

Seattle startup Electric Era is raising more cash to fund its DC fast-charging systems that include giant batteries to help… Read More

Eyes, and AI, on the road: UW grad’s platform scans for pavement defects to speed repair, lower costs

The road to startup success is often a bumpy one. Aatish Parson prefers it that way, for now, as the… Read More

Longtime Bungie CEO Pete Parsons steps down after more than two decades at ‘Destiny’ maker

Pete Parsons, the gaming industry veteran who has led Destiny maker Bungie for the past decade, announced Thursday he’s stepping… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle Chamber CEO joins Washington Roundtable; Meta, F5 leaders depart

— Rachel Smith, president and CEO of the Seattle Metro Chamber, is leaving her role at the business advocacy organization… Read More

Amazon Autos now selling used Hertz vehicles, expanding inventory beyond Hyundai partnership

Your next used car purchase could be a former rental car that you find on Amazon. Hertz Car Sales is… Read More

After public ask for funding, B.C.’s General Fusion lands $22M from investors

More than three months after announcing layoffs and issuing a public letter asking for money, General Fusion today shared that… Read More

Seattle’s Allen Institute provides stem cells for historic experiments in space

Seattle’s Allen Institute will play a key role in a groundbreaking space mission this weekend. The Allen Institute for Cell… Read More

20 arrested at Microsoft headquarters in latest protest over Israel tech contracts

Editor’s Note: This post has been changed to reflect an updated count of the number of arrests. See follow-up story:… Read More

Seattle is a global AI hub — but where are the superstar startups?

In one of the biggest technological waves ever, the Seattle startup and venture capital community is missing out on the… Read More

B.C. healthy longevity company Molecular You raises $5M to expand biomarker testing

Molecular You, a Vancouver, B.C., healthy longevity company, announced today that it has raised $5 million from investors. The company… Read More

Robotics startup FieldAI, backed by Gates and Bezos, hits $2B valuation after latest funding

FieldAI, a robotics startup backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and others, raised $405 million in recent funding rounds as… Read More

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Google’s Pixel 10 launch sends T-Mobile’s satellite phone service into the data zone

T-Mobile subscribers who buy one of the phones in Google’s newly announced Pixel 10 lineup will be able to explore… Read More

TeamSense, a Seattle-area startup that helps track employee absences, raises more cash

Seattle-area startup TeamSense, a software platform used by employers for absence reporting and employee communications, is raising fresh investment. The… Read More

Battery company Group14 raises $463M, bolsters global footprint amid clean tech headwinds

Next-gen battery materials manufacturer Group14 Technologies today announced $463 million of new funding. The Woodinville, Wash.-based company has raised more… Read More

Microsoft and NFL extend partnership, bringing AI and cloud tools to football sidelines and beyond

Microsoft is extending its longtime partnership with the National Football League, integrating AI and cloud tools into assorted workflows from… Read More

Protesters set up temporary encampment at Microsoft to pressure company on Israel contracts

Protesters took over part of Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., campus for more than an hour Tuesday — escalating their efforts to… Read More

Former Gates Foundation leader takes helm of Washington Research Foundation

The Washington Research Foundation today announced Orin Levine as its new president and CEO, effective Oct. 6. Levine has worked… Read More

Tech Moves: Key AWS chip engineer to depart; former longtime Microsoft leaders take new roles

— Rami Sinno, director of engineering at Amazon Web Services’ Annapurna Labs — ground zero for the tech giant’s silicon… Read More

Excel + AI: Microsoft brings new ‘COPILOT’ function directly into spreadsheet cells

Microsoft is building generative AI directly into the cells of Excel, attempting to bring one of the defining apps of… Read More

CLEAR to launch biometric ‘eGates’ at Seattle airport to speed security in time for World Cup

Security company CLEAR is partnering with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to launch new biometric “eGates” at select airports across… Read More

Despite status as a global tech hub, Seattle passengers still can’t hail a driverless ride

While taxi customers in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Austin and Atlanta can hail rides from driverless vehicles, passengers eager… Read More

Bill Gates-backed AI competition offers $1M to accelerate Alzheimer’s research

A $1 million global competition that aims to accelerate Alzheimer’s disease research using AI launched today with support from Bill… Read More