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Articles from 2025

U.S. Cellular plans to lay off 86 workers in Washington state

U.S. Cellular will lay off 86 workers in Washington state starting June 2, according to a new filing with the… Read More

Zillow to bar publicly marketed listings not shared via MLS

This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. In a move designed to “create an even playing field,” real estate listings… Read More

AI meets YQ: We asked Amazon Nova to analyze — and grade — Andy Jassy’s annual letters

In his 2024 Letter to Shareholders, released Thursday morning, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy introduces a new concept: Amazon’s “Why Culture,”… Read More

Fusion R&D hub aims to break ground in Eastern Washington this summer

Seattle startup Avalanche Energy plans to open a first-of-its-kind facility for commercial-scale testing of radioactive fusion technologies in Eastern Washington.… Read More

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s 2024 compensation tops $40M, driven by last year’s stock surge

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s total compensation reached $40.1 million in 2024, due largely to strong gains in the company’s stock… Read More

Amid tariff turmoil, Glowforge turns to Seattle for new production factory — with help from AI

Long before the stock market ups and downs and the global economic uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s ever-changing tariff… Read More

Startup vet Kelly Smith launches new telehealth company targeting migraines

Kelly Smith is making another startup leap as the founder of Hedfirst, a new telehealth company aiming to help patients… Read More

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Scientists unveil new wiring diagram tracing millions of connections in a bit of brain tissue

Researchers say they’ve accomplished a feat that was said to be impossible 46 years ago: mapping the cells in a… Read More

From ‘black box to glass box’: Ai2 links AI outputs to training data in breakthrough for transparency

The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) released a new tool that links AI-generated text to training data, aiming to improve… Read More

Seattle’s newest investment group aims to break down silos between angel investors, VCs, founders

Longtime Seattle-area investor Brianna McDonald is leading a new organization called Ecosystem Venture Group that blends startup investment funds with… Read More

Tech Moves: Convoy co-founder lands new trucking gig; Shipium names CFO; Graham & Walker grows

— Grant Goodale is jumping back into trucking. The Convoy co-founder announced Tuesday that he is now chief product and technology… Read More

Proprio receives second FDA clearance for AI platform that captures key data during surgery

Proprio, a Seattle startup using artificial intelligence for improved surgical precision, received its second major clearance from the U.S. Food… Read More

Public safety drone maker Brinc raises $75M, forms strategic alliance with Motorola

Seattle-based Brinc announced $75 million in new funding and a strategic alliance with Motorola Solutions, aiming to expand production and… Read More

Amazon enters real-time AI voice race with Nova Sonic, a unified voice model that senses emotion

What happens when the AI senses the frustration or joy in your voice? A new speech-to-speech AI model from Amazon,… Read More

Astound powers up new fiber internet near Oregon Coast — with help from AWS

Astound Broadband is bringing high-speed internet connectivity to a rural county along the Oregon Coast for the first time thanks… Read More

Seattle startup Avante aims to disrupt employee benefits industry

Avante officially launched Tuesday, hitting a milestone in the startup’s journey to shake up how companies manage spending on employee… Read More

Microsoft ends employment of two workers who protested inside 50th anniversary event

[Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the circumstances under which each employee’s employment ended.] Microsoft fired a… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Expedia CTO joins Varo Bank; Point B gets CEO; and more

— Rathi Murthy, former chief technology officer for Expedia, is now CTO for Varo Bank, a digital financial institution based… Read More

‘We were built for this’: Trump’s tariff moves drive tailwinds for Seattle startup FlavorCloud

President Trump’s recent tariff announcements have roiled global markets and left companies scrambling to adapt, including online retailers that ship… Read More

Climate consulting firm Earth Finance acquires Google-backed environmental data startup

Earth Finance, a Seattle-area company that helps businesses reduce their climate impacts, acquired Climate Engine, a startup that provides analysis… Read More

Heads up, startup founders: These red flags spook early stage tech investors

When investors assess a potential startup, they examine the business model, the total addressable market, the competitive moats, and many… Read More

Get paid to limit social media time: Portland startup’s app monitors usage and gives rewards

If you’ve already tried everything to reduce the amount of time you spend scrolling on social media, perhaps a Portland… Read More

GeekWire Week in Review

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 30, 2025

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of March 30, 2025. Read More

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GeekWire Podcast with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the company’s 50th anniversary

On this episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we talk with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella about the company’s 50th anniversary, and… Read More

Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella at Microsoft's 50th anniversary event in Redmond on Friday. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)

Inside Microsoft’s 50th: Iconic moments, strong memories, and the realities of the outside world

It had been eleven years since Microsoft’s three CEOs had appeared together on stage, and the public reunion Friday of Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella for the company’s 50th anniversary brought back brought a flood of memories for all three. Read More

New Glenn rocket lifts off

Space Force allocates $2.4B in national security launch contracts to Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has been awarded $2.4 billion in the U.S. Space Force’s latest round of procurement… Read More

Self-charging drones for power line inspections land top prize at UW enviro innovation contest

A team of students from the University of Washington is developing self-charging drones that use AI to survey electrical lines… Read More

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff rejoins Amazon in new VP role

Jamie Siminoff has returned to Amazon as a vice president of product overseeing the company’s home security camera arm and… Read More

Microsoft gives Copilot its own memory in new push to personalize its AI assistant

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft on Friday unveiled a series of updates to its Copilot AI assistant for consumers, including a… Read More

Gates, Ballmer, Nadella and Copilot: Microsoft CEOs past and present engage in podcast chat with AI

Maybe the fourth CEO of Microsoft will be some form of AI. Until then, artificial intelligence is left to serve… Read More

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