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Seattle real estate software startup MoxiWorks sells accounting product to Upfront

This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. Seattle-based MoxiWorks is doubling down on its sales and marketing solutions and selling… Read More

Amazon has a secretive new hardware group led by former Xbox leader J Allard

New job postings shed more light on what J Allard is up to at Amazon. GeekWire reported in October that… Read More

The right call? A year after school’s phone ban, educators and parents love it, but kids aren’t so sure

At a recent lunch period at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School, kids scarfed down their spaghetti and sandwiches so they… Read More

Microsoft’s carbon footprint rises 23.4% at halfway point to ambitious 2030 net-zero climate goal

Microsoft’s carbon footprint has grown 23.4% since the software and cloud giant set a goal in 2020 to shrink its… Read More

Vista Equity Partners to acquire Acumatica in latest Seattle-area enterprise software deal

Follow-up: Acumatica CEO on the secret sauce behind company’s growth — and its next chapter with Vista Vista Equity Partners… Read More

Amazon inks deal with New York Times to license newspaper’s content for AI platforms

Amazon and The New York Times have agreed to a new deal in which the newspaper’s editorial content will be… Read More

Filing: PowerLattice Technologies, a secretive startup with connections to Intel, is raising cash

A stealthy new company based in Southwest Washington called PowerLattice Technologies is raising cash, according to new SEC filings. The… Read More

AI after work: UW’s Allen School to offer new graduate certificate in modern AI methods

The need to quickly adapt to advances in artificial intelligence and its impact on the way we work and learn… Read More

Report: Electronic Arts shutters Seattle-area studio Cliffhanger Games, cancels ‘Black Panther’ game

Electronic Arts plans to shutter its subsidiary Cliffhanger Games and has canceled development on its debut project, an original video… Read More

Pilot program will steer future autonomous vehicles in Seattle away from emergency scenes

Seattle is implementing a first-in-the-nation program designed to keep autonomous vehicles away from emergency zones where vehicles like fire trucks… Read More

Invoca acquires Symbl, a Seattle startup that uses AI for conversational intelligence

Marketing tech company Invoca has acquired Symbl.ai, a Seattle startup that uses AI to analyze multimodal interactions. Terms of the… Read More

Home inspection software startup Inspectify acquires energy reporting platform Joule

Inspectify, a Seattle startup that sells home inspection software, acquired Joule, a small company that provides energy efficiency insights from… Read More

‘It’s unbelievable’: Digital agencies slam new sales tax law in Washington as legal challenge looms

Curtis Costner spent Memorial Day Weekend on a trip with his father in Utah. As they passed through the so-called… Read More

Seattle musician launches startup to help indie artists with licensing and creators with content

Danny Newcomb isn’t really interested in using AI to make music. But the longtime Seattle musician is interested in the… Read More

Can one agency reboot Washington state? Commerce chief brings tech to the task

With Washington state facing a $16 billion budget shortfall, and tech leaders sounding the alarm over new taxes and economic… Read More

How to land a tech job in the AI era: Founders, recruiters, professors share advice for grads

For college graduates walking across the stage and into the workforce, recent headlines may spark concern. AI is changing what… Read More

Tech Vets: Angie Parker flew with an Air Force radar squadron — now she tracks startups and fellow vets

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

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 18, 2025

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of May 18, 2025. Read More

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Did Elon Musk really intern at Microsoft? Plus: AI agents, job cuts, and an economic warning

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Satya Nadella’s offhand remark at Microsoft Build, about Elon Musk once interning at Microsoft,… Read More

Astrobotic CubeRover with wireless charging system undergoing testing

Astrobotic clears wireless charging system for moon missions with help from WiBotic

Astrobotic says it has completed flight model acceptance testing for a wireless charging system that incorporates technology from Seattle-based WiBotic… Read More

Drone startup surveying power lines to prevent fires wins top prize at prestigious UW competition

The grand prize in a prestigious contest for young Pacific Northwest entrepreneurs came down to four technologies Thursday night: wildfire-preventing… Read More

Did Apple just buy another Seattle startup? Clues point to secretive acquisition

Apple appears to have made another stealthy startup acquisition in Seattle. We’re hearing that the tech giant is acquiring WhyLabs,… Read More

Nearly two years later, FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal

Like a seasoned gamer navigating a tricky boss fight, Microsoft has completed one of the most high-stakes regulatory campaigns in… Read More

Groundbreaking fusion: Helion eyes rural Wash. for world’s first plant despite unproven tech

Nearly a century after construction began on Rock Island Dam — the first hydroelectric power plant on the Columbia River… Read More

Space Needle doubles the pleasure in ride to the top with new stacked, glass elevators

The Space Needle is getting doubly cool. Visitors to the iconic Seattle tower can now ride to the top in… Read More

Startup radar: Seattle companies build tech for marketing, food safety, games, and baby products

Seattle entrepreneurs are building software to help solve all kinds of problems. The latest batch of companies in our startup… Read More

Amazon shareholder revolt loses steam

Amazon’s latest shareholder results, released Thursday, show a continued drop in support for major environmental and social proposals. Measures on… Read More

Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts hires new CTO, who calls access to non-biased data ‘everything right now’

Megan Winfield has been named the new chief technology officer at USAFacts, the nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization started by former Microsoft… Read More

Tech Alliance study: R&D imbalance threatens state’s innovation sector as public investment lags

Washington ranks among the nation’s top three states in business R&D spending, but weaker public investment is threatening the innovation… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP joins Home Depot board; Impinj COO resigns; Amazon vets depart

— Hussein Mecklai has left the role of chief operating officer for Impinj. The Seattle-based RFID company disclosed his departure… Read More

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