Microsoft’s new vulnerability-scanning system, codenamed MDASH, scored 88.45% on the CyberGym benchmark, surpassing single-model systems from Anthropic and OpenAI by using more than 100 specialized AI agents across multiple models. Read More
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott publicly addressed for the first time a 2018 email that Musk’s lawyers have cited as evidence Microsoft knew OpenAI was abandoning its nonprofit mission. A confidential board memo filed in the case reveals how Microsoft’s fear of falling behind Google drove the investment. Read More
What vibe coding needs is its Windows moment — the point at which a powerful but arcane technology gets a user interface so good that the machinery underneath disappears. Read More
A senior director of AI at Microsoft left to join OpenAI; a former AI2 leader has taken a role at Meta and other Pacific Northwest tech moves. Read More
LinkedIn is cutting staff across marketing, product and engineering despite record revenue. The layoffs are the latest round of tech sector job losses. Read More
Anduril, which has established operations along the Lake Washington Ship Canal, said the financing will fuel aggressive investments in manufacturing capacity, R&D and infrastructure needed to produce advanced defense systems. Read More
Amazon announced Alexa for Shopping, merging its Rufus e-commerce chatbot with Alexa+ into a unified experience, aiming to outdo ChatGPT and other general-purpose AI assistants for shopping. Read More
Sam Altman faced pointed questions about his financial ties to the Everett, Wash., fusion startup during testimony in the Musk v. Altman trial, as Congress separately raised conflict-of-interest concerns. Read More
New data from Seattle startup Boundless shows how H-1B visa reforms are favoring high-earners while creating a $100,000 barrier for startups and rural employers. Read More
Amazon Web Services is adding a feature to its Kiro AI coding tool that uses mathematical proofs to check whether software requirements contradict each other or leave gaps before AI agents start writing code. Read More
This year’s Seattle-area cohort included students across 20 teams, pitching ventures in industries including artificial intelligence, children’s nutrition, ocean plastic recycling, mental health and healthcare. Read More
Seattle-based mpathic released mPACT, a clinician-led benchmark that evaluates how leading AI models handle conversations involving suicide risk, eating disorders, and misinformation. Read More
Newly unredacted documents from the Musk v. Altman trial reveal the names Microsoft executives vetoed, endorsed, and suggested for OpenAI’s board during the November 2023 crisis around Sam Altman’s ouster as CEO. Read More
Amazon is expanding its “Amazon Now” 30-minute delivery service from tests in Seattle and Philadelphia to dozens of U.S. cities, with plans to reach tens of millions of customers by year-end. GeekWire first uncovered the service through permit filings last November. Read More
Shawn Bice, who left AWS for Microsoft’s security organization in 2022, is returning to Amazon as VP of AI Services to lead the Automated Reasoning Group under Swami Sivasubramanian’s Agentic AI organization. Read More
Satya Nadella testified for roughly two and a half hours in the Musk v. Altman trial in Oakland, revealing internal emails in which he worried about Microsoft’s dependence on OpenAI, and new details about his input regarding OpenAI’s board after the Altman firing. Read More
University of Washington students pitched 20 startups at Demo Day for DubHacks Next, a 16-week incubator that has produced 68 startups since 2022. Projects range from a manufacturing design automation tool already live in three plants to an AI audio plugin builder and a web accessibility suite. Read More
The 3D map offers a property-level sun-path visualization, tracking sunlight and the shadows cast by surrounding terrain, buildings and trees. Read More
Armada’s customers include the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, which uses its technology for wildfire connectivity, and oil and gas companies operating in remote locations. The company has also expanded its partnership with Microsoft. Read More
This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we hit the floor at the 2026 GeekWire Awards to talk with finalists about what they’re building and how AI is changing their work — plus a trivia deep dive into 15 years of GeekWire Awards history. Read More
Expedia CEO Ariane Gorin detailed the company’s AI strategy on its Q1 earnings call, describing booking integrations with ChatGPT and Claude, AI-powered customer support, and rising compute costs funded by cuts elsewhere. Read More
The shimmering scene inside Showbox SoDo — highlighted by crystal accents to mark the event’s 15th anniversary — included an especially geeky and futuristic acrobatic dance performance by members of Maison de V’s circus and dance community. Read More
More than 300 members of the Pacific Northwest tech scene packed the Showbox SoDo to honor the year’s top startups, founders, leaders and deal makers across a dozen awards categories. Read More
Beyond massive curtains inside its Everett, Wash., R&D facility, Helion is betting that a downsized testbed can answer key technology questions as the company races to meet deadlines. Read More
Microsoft is donating a private suite at Lumen Field for the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 knockout match on July 6, with GeekWire running an online auction and 100% of the proceeds going to Seattle Children’s Hospital. Read More
Ai2 says it has started using a new Nvidia-powered computing system funded through a $152 million NSF and Nvidia project to build open AI models for scientific research. The milestone comes as the Seattle nonprofit works to regain its footing after losing key researchers to Microsoft. Read More
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