Articles from 2025 – Page 36 of 58

Seattle’s Allen Institute launches ‘moonshot’ to create new approach to cell biology research

Human cells, like the people they create, are dynamic and complex. And while researchers can create images and videos of… Read More

Surgical care center startup Oath Surgical comes out of stealth with $10M

Oath Surgical, a new startup out of Portland, Ore., revealed more details about its outpatient surgical care business, touting the… Read More

Startup radar: Meet 4 early stage tech companies rising in Seattle

Detecting theft, helping insurance agencies, improving lab work, and finding nail salons. We’re covering all the bases with our latest… Read More

Report: Sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia aims for $150M to stay airborne through 2028

ZeroAvia, a sustainable aviation company with R&D and manufacturing operations in Everett, Wash., is trying to quickly raise a $150… Read More

Microsoft: No evidence Israeli military used its technology to harm civilians, reviews find

[Updated below with comments from the employee group No Azure for Apartheid.] Microsoft said Thursday that it found no evidence… Read More

Freight company DAT acquires Seattle fintech startup Outgo

DAT Freight & Analytics, a Beaverton, Ore.-based freight company, announced the acquisition of Outgo, a Seattle startup that sells banking… Read More

Tech Moves: Typeface hires CMO; Microsoft adds CVP; WellSaid names new CEO; Expedia’s new CISO

Benjamin Dorr is the new CEO at Seattle-area AI voice technology startup WellSaid Labs. Dorr, who joined the company last… Read More

Seahawks unbox action-packed schedule release video as NFL teams vie for social media supremacy

It’s not enough anymore for NFL teams to simply release a schedule of who they’ll be playing in the upcoming… Read More

Seattle-area company VerAvanti lands $31.5M to develop scopes to prevent strokes, heart attacks

Medical technology company VerAvanti announced $31.5 million in funding to advance its work on ultra-thin imaging scopes that can be… Read More

Bill Gates’ pledge to give 99% of wealth to global health foundation could leave climate in the cold

Bill Gates’ announcement last week that he would give 99% of his wealth to the Gates Foundation was a shot… Read More

Box tightens Microsoft ties with new Copilot integration, builds out its own suite of AI agents

Box is deepening its connection to Microsoft’s productivity platform through a new AI agent that works with Microsoft 365 Copilot,… Read More

Irrigation tech startup Verdi raises $4.7M to help farmers monitor and control water flow

Agriculture tech startup Verdi raised a $4.7 million seed round to expand its technology for smarter irrigation of crops including… Read More

Amazon lays off 100 in Devices & Services group amid ongoing tech industry cuts

Amazon is cutting about 100 jobs in its Devices & Services division, the part of the company that includes its… Read More

Exclusive: Former Apple leaders raise $16M for stealthy Seattle startup building AI inference tech

A new Seattle startup led by veteran engineers is building technology to tackle one of the biggest drivers of cost… Read More

Illustration: Lunar rover powered by nuclear battery

Zeno Power raises $50M in funding to fuel development of next-gen nuclear batteries

Zeno Power, a startup that’s headquartered in Seattle as well as Washington, D.C., today announced the completion of a $50… Read More

HashiCorp co-founder donates $3M to alma mater, University of Washington computer science school

Armon Dadgar, co-founder of HashiCorp and a University of Washington graduate, and his partner, Joshua Kalla, are giving $3 million… Read More

‘Cruel optimism’: Mass layoffs take the shine off careers in the tech sector, UW research finds

Jobs in tech have been revered as well-paid, exciting, secure roles benefiting the greater good. But with 500,000 tech layoffs… Read More

Amazon vets land $4M for Seattle data security startup Tensor9

Tensor9, a Seattle-based security and privacy startup, announced a $4 million seed round. Founded in 2023 by veterans of Amazon,… Read More

MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires who could buy the Blazers

No way. Bonkers. A real stretch. That’s the response I got in our Slack thread after floating MacKenzie Scott as… Read More

B.C. climate tech startup veritree raises $6.5M and lines up pledges to plant 100 million trees globally

Veritree, a Vancouver, B.C.-based climate tech startup supporting reforestation, announced $6.5 million in new funding on Tuesday. The company also… Read More

Microsoft will cut nearly 2,000 jobs in Washington state as part of broader layoffs

Microsoft will lay off 1,985 workers in Washington state effective July 12, part of its broader global workforce reduction announced… Read More

Who will buy the Blazers? Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s estate plans to sell NBA franchise

The estate of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced Tuesday morning that it has begun the process of selling the… Read More

Seattle-area company lands FDA clearance for drug-free treatment to address teen anxiety and trauma

Teens suffering from anxiety, panic attacks and trauma have a new, drug-free option for addressing their mental health. The Seattle-area… Read More

AI startup led by UW computer science whiz enables ‘superhuman hearing capabilities’

A new stealthy Seattle startup is taking sound technology to a whole new dimension. Hearvana was just founded by University… Read More

Seattle studio led by Big Fish founder raises more cash for mobile battler ‘Mutant Forge’

Reflection Games, an independent studio founded in 2021 by several veterans of Seattle’s Big Fish Games, is raising more cash.… Read More

Microsoft cuts nearly 3% of global workforce, about 6,000 jobs, in latest push for efficiency

Microsoft began issuing layoff notices to thousands of employees Tuesday morning, two weeks after hinting at plans to streamline its… Read More

Battery company OneD reportedly closes Washington manufacturing site, citing tariff impacts

OneD Battery Sciences has shut down its pilot manufacturing facility in the Eastern Washington town of Moses Lake, according to… Read More

‘We lit a fire’: Spencer Rascoff’s Match Group overhaul reflects broader tech reckoning

A familiar name pops up at the end of a Wall Street Journal article today about the new balance of… Read More

Bezos shifts from passive owner to active shaper at Washington Post amid its ‘identity crisis’

A detailed report from The New Yorker reveals how Jeff Bezos has evolved since buying the The Washington Post —… Read More

Appetite for invention: Seattle tech vets hatch a simple gadget to cook a tastier chicken

Not satisfied with what they considered overly complicated methods for cooking unsatisfactory chicken, Dave Atchison and Tony Smith jumped out… Read More