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Articles from 2025

Microsoft cuts 830 jobs in Washington state — less than 10% of latest global layoffs

It looks like Microsoft’s latest job cuts won’t hit its home state quite as hard. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant… Read More

Trump bill’s clean energy cuts spark outcry from climate tech industry and Washington leaders

As Congress wrestles over the deeply polarizing domestic policy bill championed by President Trump, Washington state leaders and entrepreneurs are… Read More

Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike moving its ‘strategic technology hub’ into new Redmond space

CrowdStrike is moving into new office space in Redmond, Wash., the cybersecurity software company confirmed on Wednesday. The company is… Read More

Microsoft cuts another 4% of its workforce, about 9,000 jobs, in continued efficiency push

Microsoft will reduce its global workforce by another 4% — approximately 9,000 jobs in all — not just in games… Read More

Next-gen battery materials manufacturer Group14 lays off workers in Washington state

Next-gen battery materials manufacturer Group14 Technologies laid off an undisclosed number of workers as tariff uncertainties and new federal policies… Read More

Tech Moves: AWS leader goes to Siemens; Wash. names broadband lead; NuScale adds to C-suite

— Joseph Williams is temporarily taking the helm of the Washington State Broadband Office (WSBO) as it’s scrambling to respond… Read More

Flyhomes sells home search tech to The Real Brokerage, sharpens focus on mortgage business

Flyhomes has sold its consumer home search technology and related assets to The Real Brokerage, marking a major shift for… Read More

Rocket Companies completes Redfin acquisition; new pricing program is first perk of partnership

Rocket Companies completed its acquisition of Redfin on Tuesday, bringing together the nation’s largest mortgage lender with the tech-enabled Seattle… Read More

Seattle startup Circulate Health raises $12M for pricey ‘blood-cleaning’ longevity service

Circulate Health, a Seattle healthy longevity startup, today announced $12 million in seed funding. The company is partnering with two-dozen… Read More

Amazon tops 1 million robots: Here’s what they do

Amazon has deployed its 1 millionth robot, a milestone that brings its robot workforce closer than ever to matching its… Read More

Microsoft teaming with Premier League to enhance soccer fans’ digital experience using AI

Microsoft announced a new strategic partnership with the Premier League on Tuesday in which the tech giant will use its… Read More

AI vs. MDs: Microsoft AI tool outperforms doctors in diagnosing complex medical cases

Microsoft today announced an artificial intelligence tool that outperformed a panel of medical doctors in diagnosing complicated cases. The Microsoft… Read More

19 startups graduate from Creative Destruction Lab’s latest accelerator in Seattle

A new cohort of early stage companies recently graduated from Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), the nonprofit that runs a startup accelerator… Read More

Intuit acquires tech from Seattle startup Relevvo, which helps B2B sales teams connect with buyers

Financial technology giant Intuit acquired technology from Seattle startup Relevvo, which built an AI-powered platform to help B2B companies connect… Read More

Meet Olumide Soroye: Fortive’s new CEO helps industrial giant refine focus — with help from AI

Olumide Soroye’s journey to the CEO role at Everett, Wash.-based industrial giant Fortive began thousands of miles away — in Lagos,… Read More

GeekWire Week in Review

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 22, 2025

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of June 22, 2025. Read More

Blue Origin New Shepard liftoff

While Jeff Bezos wraps up wedding bash, his Blue Origin venture sends six on a space trip

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture launched six more travelers to the edge of the final frontier today, even as… Read More

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The front lines of creativity: Journalist and educator Hanson Hosein on AI and solo storytelling

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, our guest is Hanson Hosein — an Emmy Award-winning journalist, filmmaker, and communication strategist… Read More

Newlywed Jeff Bezos sells $5.4 billion worth of Amazon stock

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is selling more than $5.4 billion worth of Amazon shares, according to a new regulatory filing made public… Read More

UW astronomer Zeljko Ivezic with picture of Rubin Observatory

University of Washington celebrates Rubin Observatory’s debut — and looks ahead

It’s been more than two decades since the University of Washington helped kick off the effort to get the Vera… Read More

Tech Vets: Christopher Pavel connects innovators to the military problems they can help solve

[Editor’s note: “Tech Vets: Profiles in Leadership and Innovation,” is a GeekWire series showcasing U.S. military veterans leading companies within the Pacific… Read More

MediScan AI raises $1.4M to help medical professionals evaluate patient records

MediScan AI, a Seattle startup using artificial intelligence to help medical professionals evaluate patient records, raised $1.4 million in funding,… Read More

Customer data startup Amperity moves to new downtown Seattle office with room to grow

Amperity, the Seattle-based startup that helps companies collect and manage customer data, moved to a new office in downtown Seattle.… Read More

Bold or boneheaded? Seattle’s proposed tax hike on big business draws fire as Amazon stays silent

Supporters call it bold. Critics call it boneheaded. A new effort to raise taxes on large businesses in Seattle is… Read More

Check out the new GeekWire 200: Our ranking of Seattle-area startups gets an AI-driven reboot

The GeekWire 200, our quarterly ranking of the top privately held technology startups in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, has… Read More

Seattle startup Klutch raises $8M to bring AI coworkers to construction sites

Archie handles zoning and permit reviews. Bob captures site data from texts and photos. Petra manages vendor scoring. Hailey helps… Read More

Tech Moves: Avanade AI chief steps down; Amazon vet joins Shipium; Tanium names CMO

— Florin Rotar is leaving Avanade after a 25-year career at the Seattle-area IT services and consulting firm. Rotar joined Avanade… Read More

Seattle-area teams take top two spots in student entrepreneurs global pitch competition

Two teams of Seattle-area high school students took the top two prizes at the 2025 TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) Global… Read More

Centific, a Seattle-area AI services startup and Nvidia partner, lands $60M

Centific, a Redmond, Wash.-based startup founded in 2020 that helps organizations manage data pipelines to power advanced AI systems, raised… Read More

CalmWave raises $4.4M for tech that targets non-actionable patient alarms in hospital ICUs

Seattle health-tech startup CalmWave, working to eliminate unnecessary alarms attached to patients in hospital intensive care units, raised $4.4 million… Read More

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