Articles from 2025 – Page 22 of 58

Seattle health-tech startup Kevala acquired by Residex in bid to enhance senior care with AI

Seattle-based Kevala, a startup that helps healthcare facilities find and manage workers, has been acquired by Residex, a Denver company… Read More

From MSNBC to ‘MS NOW’: Legacy of Microsoft’s news experiment echoes in network’s new name

Who’d have thought MS would outlast NBC? Except it’s not the MS it once was. A plan to rebrand the… Read More

Washington’s data center boom fuels tax windfalls — and energy struggles

Among Grant County’s corn, hay and potato fields, 29 data centers have created an unlikely economic boom, helping drive annual… Read More

George R.R. Martin and Neil Clarke sitting at a table during panel discussion at Seattle Worldcon 2025

‘Game of Thrones’ creator and other science fiction writers trace twists and turns at Seattle Worldcon

If you were to track the milestones in the career of George R.R. Martin, the science-fiction and fantasy writer whose… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 10, 2025

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 10, 2025. Read More

Football nerd: Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald blends tradition and innovation

With the Seahawks heading to the Super Bowl, we’re resurfacing our interview with head coach Mike Macdonald, who talked to GeekWire about his data-driven approach to the game, Microsoft’s AI scouting tools, and why he thinks being a geek “sounds like a winning formula.” Read More

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Building an AI-first company: What these two business leaders learned from top experts

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, our guests are Adam Brotman and Andy Sack, co-authors of AI First: The Playbook… Read More

Microsoft launches formal review into alleged use of its Azure cloud in Palestinian surveillance

Microsoft, under continued pressure over the use of its technology by the Israeli military, said Friday that it’s launching a… Read More

Photos: Inside the Allen Institute for AI’s new HQ in Seattle’s first mass-timber office building

It was a big news week for Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Ai2), including the announcement of a new… Read More

New filing: T-Mobile lays off 121 employees in Washington

T-Mobile laid off 121 workers in Washington, according to a filing with the state Employment Security Department posted on Friday. GeekWire previously… Read More

Reports of stricter Microsoft return-to-office policy add to post-layoff uncertainty

Is Microsoft about to shake up its workforce again? A new report this week by The Verge is adding to… Read More

Worker foot traffic rises in Seattle after Amazon’s RTO shift, but wider office vacancies spark concern

More than half a year after Amazon called its corporate and tech workforce back to the office five days a… Read More

Startup radar: Seattle founders tackle cooking, golfing, online shopping, and AI coding agents

From the golf course to the kitchen, we’re back with another fun spotlight on up-and-coming startups out of the Seattle… Read More

Jackie Bezos, mother of Amazon founder, dies at 78

Jackie Bezos, the mother of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, died on Thursday at her home in Miami at age 78.… Read More

Pioneer Collective to open new co-working space at development along Ship Canal in Seattle

The Pioneer Collective is opening a new co-working space in Seattle at West Canal Yards, a waterfront development located in… Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet adds to C-suite; Gradial and Zeno Power name senior leadership

— Smartsheet’s leadership shakeup continues with the appointment of Stephanie Berner as its new chief customer officer. Berner comes to… Read More

Nintendo’s popular new ‘Mario Kart’ cow draws a protest letter from PETA

The moos turned to boos over the depiction of a popular new video game cow character. People for the Ethical… Read More

AI Toolbox: PSL’s Kevin Leneway on why he’s loving Cursor and Midjourney

The pace of innovation in AI is unprecedented, and it’s difficult to keep up with the latest tools, models, and… Read More

Allen Institute for AI lands $152M from Nvidia and NSF to lead national AI project

Is this the Allen Institute for AI’s breakout moment? The U.S. National Science Foundation and chip powerhouse Nvidia will provide… Read More

How AI is being used to boost efficiency and security at truck terminal gates

Outpost, the Austin-based operator of truck terminals across the U.S., announced Thursday that it’s rolling out a gate automation platform… Read More

Oracle lays off 161 employees in Seattle as part of broader reported cuts impacting cloud business

Oracle is laying off 161 workers in Seattle, according to a filing with the Washington state Employment Security Department. The cloud and… Read More

Funko names Netflix vet as new CEO a week after pop culture collectibles maker reported $41M loss

Everett, Wash.-based Funko, makers of pop culture collectibles, named Josh Simon as the company’s new CEO. The move comes on… Read More

Panelists seated at table for session about AI at Seattle Worldcon 2025

Sci-fi fans voice real-world concerns about how AI is changing the information ecosystem

Worries about the dark side of artificial intelligence are stirring up a lot of buzz at the world’s premier science-fiction… Read More

Paul Allen estate to sell Portland Trail Blazers to group led by Carolina NHL team owner

The owner of the Carolina Hurricanes NHL team has reportedly reached an agreement to buy the Portland Trail Blazers NBA… Read More

Amazon rolls out expansion of same-day groceries to 1,000 cities, includes perishable items

Amazon is now offering shoppers in more than 1,000 cities free, same-day delivery of groceries — including perishable goods such… Read More

On a mission to ‘kill Google Chrome,’ UW students join Y Combinator to launch AI-powered browser

Two computer science students on leave from the University of Washington are building what they call the “world’s most intelligent… Read More

F5 laying off 106 employees in Washington state as part of changes to product org

Security and application delivery giant F5 is laying off 106 employees at the company’s offices in Seattle and Liberty Lake,… Read More

New fund in Portland aims to back early stage startups across the Pacific Northwest

Founder First Fund, a new VC firm based in Portland, Ore., is raising its inaugural fund to back pre-seed and… Read More

T-Mobile layoffs hit IT org at wireless giant

Follow-up: T-Mobile lays off 121 employees in Washington T-Mobile laid off an undisclosed amount of employees within its IT organization,… Read More

Redmond, Wash., police roll out more public safety tech with license plate reader cameras

The Redmond Police Dept. is deploying Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) across the city as a means to respond more… Read More