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Could Zillow buy Redfin? New rentals partnership brings real estate rivals closer together

Zillow Group and Redfin are long-time competitors. So when the Seattle-based real estate technology giants announced a key partnership earlier… Read More

From early days of COVID to the AI revolution, Providence leader talks healthcare transformation

“It was a very interesting time,” said Sara Vaezy, recounting the earliest days of COVID-19 and how digital health initiatives… Read More

Tech Vets: Ex-Marine who led platoon into combat uses lessons to guide his startup leadership style

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

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Starbucks is cutting 1,100 corporate positions as part of a bid to create “smaller, more nimble teams,” CEO Brian Niccol… Read More

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Feb. 16, 2025

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Feb. 16, 2025. Read More

Qualterra raises $4.5M to turn organic waste into carbon-trapping, crop-boosting biochar

There’s a pleasing circularity to Qualterra’s ag-tech operations. The Eastern Washington company takes crop and forestry wastes, applies a patented… Read More

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Microsoft’s quantum breakthrough; WA state targets Uber, Lyft; GeekWire 200; Bezos and Bond

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we discuss Microsoft’s quantum breakthrough; a Washington state bill that targets Uber and Lyft… Read More

Kapta Space, a Seattle startup working with the Department of Defense, raises $5M

Kapta Space, a radar technology startup based in Seattle, raised $5 million in a seed round led by MetaVC Partners.… Read More

Tech Moves: Zillow promotes execs; ZoomInfo CTO resigning; ESS CEO steps down

— Seattle’s Zillow Group promoted two leaders to senior vice president positions. Michael Sherman is now SVP of Zillow Rentals.… Read More

What’s next for the Allen Institute for AI: CEO Ali Farhadi charts a course for broader impact

Last year was one of the most productive in the history of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Ai2). The… Read More

Startup radar: Check out 4 up-and-coming tech companies from Seattle

We’re back with another spotlight on new startups sprouting out of the Seattle area. This time we’re featuring companies building… Read More

Amazon MGM Studios strikes deal for 007, takes over creative control of James Bond film franchise

Will James Bond finally return to action? The prospect for a new film in the long-running spy thriller series increased… Read More

Amazon to retire Chime meeting service, shift to Zoom internally as it rolls out Microsoft 365 apps

There will be no more apologies about Chime from Amazon employees to outsiders joining their meetings. That ritual of logging… Read More

Lawmakers take aim at Uber and Lyft with bill targeting surge pricing after big events

After a big sporting event or arena concert, fans flood city streets in search of a Lyft or Uber ride.… Read More

Overland AI opens new factory in Seattle to manufacture off-road autonomous vehicles

Seattle startup Overland AI is bringing manufacturing operations close to home with the opening of a 22,000 square-foot facility that will help… Read More

GeekWire 200 update: Here are the hot tech startups moving up our list for Q1 2025

The latest update to the GeekWire 200 reveals which companies are growing quickly and making moves up our list of… Read More

Tech-enabled med spa startup Pinch expands to Seattle with its in-home cosmetic procedures

Pinch, a Chicago-based, tech-enabled service that facilitates in-home medical spa treatments, has expanded to the Seattle area, the company announced… Read More

Former Intel leaders raise $21.5M for Portland startup AheadComputing

AheadComputing, a Portland, Ore.-based startup led by former Intel execs, raised $21.5 million in a seed round led by Eclipse.

Compliance software startup SingleFile raises $9M

SingleFile Technologies, a legal tech startup based in Seattle that helps companies file compliance reports with government agencies, raised $9… Read More

Last call for GeekWire Awards nominations: Help honor tech entrepreneurs, innovators and more

Time’s running out to help us select the leading entrepreneurs, innovators, deal makers and non-profit leaders across Pacific Northwest tech… Read More

Microsoft reveals new gaming-focused generative AI model ‘Muse’ that could revive classic games

In a new blog post on Wednesday, Microsoft’s research department debuted a new generative AI model called Muse that it… Read More

Microsoft quantum breakthrough promises to usher in the next era of computing in ‘years, not decades’

Microsoft says it has developed a new quantum processor based on a novel state of matter, giving it a clear… Read More

Bill Gates-backed semiconductor startup Lumotive raises $45M

Lumotive, a Redmond, Wash.-based startup that manufactures semiconductor chips tailored for 3D sensors, raised $45 million in a Series B… Read More

Airbnb pushes back on new bill that would tax short-term rentals to fund housing in Washington

Opponents rallied at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia on Tuesday to voice their displeasure for a bill being considered… Read More

‘Chilling, dramatic, horrific’: Fred Hutch leader warns of harm from Trump’s proposed funding cuts

Leaders and researchers at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center didn’t mince words on Tuesday when describing the potential impact of… Read More

Report: NetEase lays off Seattle team working on hit video game ‘Marvel Rivals’

A Seattle-based team that contributed to development on the popular online action game Marvel Rivals has reportedly been dismissed by… Read More

Seattle mayor says he has ‘grave concerns’ about Trump administration

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell expressed optimism for the city’s future while addressing concerns about the Trump administration in his annual… Read More

How Xbox lost its fans, and won them back — and more from a new book about Microsoft innovation

A new book, The Insider’s Guide to Innovation at Microsoft, finds universal business lessons in the company’s successes and also its failures, through case studies about different products and teams in various scenarios and stages of evolution.   Read More

Seattle fintech startup Strix Leviathan acquired by crypto hedge fund Parataxis

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Former Cruise CEO Marc Whitten joins Meta to run new group focused on humanoids

Marc Whitten, a longtime tech executive with roots in the Seattle region, has joined Meta to lead a new team… Read More

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