Articles from 2025 – Page 32 of 58

‘If something’s broken … you solve it’: Why this startup founder is running for Bellevue City Council

Pradnya Desh is an attorney, a former U.S. diplomat, a college board trustee, and a startup founder and CEO. Now… Read More

Washington’s capital gains tax collection tops $560M in 2024, up 34% from previous year

Net payments from Washington’s capital gains tax rose last year to $560.6 million, up from $418.6 million in 2023, according… Read More

DoorDash pays $175M to acquire Symbiosys, an adtech startup with roots in Seattle region

Food delivery giant DoorDash announced the acquisition of Symbiosys, an advertising tech startup founded by a former Google leader and… Read More

Seattle City Council considers ban on tech that landlords use to allegedly set higher rents

The Seattle City Council today is considering legislation to stop the use of software that allegedly allows for collusion among… Read More

GeekWire 200 survey: CEOs cautious about hiring as AI boosts productivity for Seattle startups

Startups are taking a cautious approach to hiring as AI tools supercharge productivity, according to a new survey of CEOs from… Read More

Is Costco’s online shipping really free? New lawsuit challenges ‘$0.00’ claim at checkout

A new lawsuit accuses Costco Wholesale of misleading online shoppers by implying it offers free shipping while quietly inflating product… Read More

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Integrate wins $25M Space Force contract for super-secure project management tool

Seattle-based Integrate has been awarded a $25 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to support the deployment of its… Read More

AWS and national lab team up to deploy AI tools in pursuit of fusion energy

Amazon Web Services is teaming up with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory — home to the world’s only facility to achieve… Read More

Starbucks AI assistant, powered by Microsoft, aims to help baristas focus on coffee and customers

AI is coming to your Starbucks. The tech isn’t going to make your coffee, but it might make the barista’s… Read More

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Xplore reveals colorful hyperspectral views captured by its planet-watching satellite

Bellevue, Wash.-based Xplore has released the first hyperspectral images from its XCUBE-1 satellite, six months after the shoebox-sized spacecraft was… Read More

UW President Ana Mari Cauce reflects on decade of growth as she steps down amid funding threats

It hasn’t been an easy decade to oversee one of America’s leading research institutions and the academic hub for Seattle’s… Read More

AIM raises $50M to retrofit bulldozers and excavators to operate autonomously

AIM Intelligent Machines (AIM), a Seattle-area startup that retrofits heavy earthmoving machinery to operate autonomously, raised $50 million in new… Read More

Coffee, cloud and clean energy: LevelTen unites Starbucks and Workday for Texas solar deal

Starbucks and software company Workday are joining up to support the construction of a 350 megawatt solar power installation in… Read More

Takeaways from the AI Engineer World’s Fair: The startup playbook is being rewritten in real-time

Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Patrick Ellis, CTO and co-founder of Seattle startup Snapbar. I just… Read More

Lessons from a startup shutdown: Seattle founder on product-market fit, finding value, and self-worth

Privacy Dynamics had signs of startup success. Revenue approached $1 million, happy customers ran billions of records through its platform,… Read More

Rooted in founder’s belief that tech can do good, ChatGPTree is an AI tool with a regenerative focus

The seed for startup founder John Vincent Lee‘s latest endeavor was planted while scrolling on TikTok, where he saw a… Read More

As data center demand soars, Amazon expands use of recycled waste water to cool its cloud

Amazon Web Services is more than halfway to its 2030 goal of being “water positive” — meaning it replenishes more… Read More

Xbox Ally vs. Nintendo Switch 2: Microsoft enters a handheld console war that lacks actual competition

This isn’t quite what we expected to see last year, but the ROG Xbox Ally still marks a new chapter… Read More

Microsoft reveals new handheld Xbox Ally gaming PC in partnership with Asus

Follow-up: Xbox Ally vs. Nintendo Switch 2: Microsoft enters a handheld console war that lacks actual competition After months of… Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 1, 2025

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of June 1, 2025. Read More

Zillow co-founder Rich Barton on the ‘provocation marketing playbook’ that can boost your brand

Here’s a marketing tip for companies on a tight budget: be provocative. That’s the strategy Zillow used in its early… Read More

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15 years, 5 big shifts: What we’ve seen in Seattle tech since starting the GeekWire Podcast

Fifteen years ago, Steve Jobs and Apple had just introduced the first iPad, Steve Ballmer’s Microsoft had been left for… Read More

Tech Moves: Dating giants add Seattle tech vets to boards; SeekOut and Slalom name new leaders

— Bala Vishwanath is now chief marketing officer for SeekOut, a Bellevue, Wash., startup that sells recruiting software. Vishwanath, a… Read More

It’s in the bag: Biodegradable plastic idea takes top prize in student startup pitch competition

A team of students creating a biodegradable plastic bag took first place in the finals of the TiE Young Entrepreneur (TYE) Seattle… Read More

Startup radar: Seattle companies apply AI to space imagery, security cameras, marketing automation

We’re back with another quick spotlight on some up-and-coming Seattle-area tech startups. Our latest cohort spans space, security, marketing, and… Read More

Elon Musk and Donald Trump in Oval Office

How the Trump-Musk feud could change the equation for SpaceX and industry rivals

The rapidly escalating spat between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, definitely adds to the challenges… Read More

Sister-led social commerce startup Nectar lands $10.6M, reveals more about marketing tech

Seattle-based social commerce startup Nectar Social is out of stealth and today announced $10.6 million in funding. Sisters Misbah Uraizee… Read More

Nintendo’s Switch 2 arrives, with long lines in Seattle and beyond for new video game console

The Nintendo Switch 2 has officially arrived, bringing with it long lines of eager gamers anxious to get their hands… Read More

Seattle doesn’t have many unicorns. Does it matter?

It’s hard to find Seattle-area startups represented on CB Insights’ list of unicorn companies. In fact, out of more than… Read More

‘Extremely rare’: UW PhD computer science grads recognized with prestigious dissertation honors

Two PhD graduates from the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering have had their dissertations… Read More