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Articles from 2026

AI startup founded by ex-Accolade leaders lands $8.5M from Seattle VCs to rethink contact center operations

The company revealed more details about its “operational intelligence platform” for contact centers — the massive customer service operations that companies across healthcare, travel, and financial services rely on to handle millions of interactions. Read More

Illustration: Amazon Leo network connections creating a web around Earth

FCC clears Amazon Leo to boost satellite broadband coverage and cover polar regions

Amazon says its Gen 2 network will be important for big enterprise and government customers; FCC still has to rule on Amazon’s request for more time to put Gen 1 satellites in orbit. Read More

Harbor Health acquires Seattle dementia care startup Rippl

Rippl, a Seattle-based software startup that built a dementia care platform, has been acquired by Harbor Health, an Austin-based healthcare… Read More

Propellant tank stretching out on Stoke Space's factory floor

Stoke Space adds $350M to funding round as it gets ready for the first launch of its reusable rocket

Additional funding brings Seattle-area startup’s Series D financing to $860 million and total funds raised to $1.34 billion. Read More

Zillow tops estimates with $654M in Q4 revenue, up 18%

Despite all of the headlines Zillow faced last year involving various court cases, the company continued to outperform investor expectations in the fourth quarter. Read More

What Ring’s ‘Search Party’ actually does, and why its Super Bowl ad gave people the creeps

Ring’s Super Bowl ad for its AI-powered lost-dog feature was meant to be heartwarming. Instead, it set off a firestorm over privacy, surveillance, and what the technology could be used for next. Here’s what it actually does. Read More

Can AI pass this test? School districts start projects backed by Microsoft and Gates Foundation

Washington school districts gathered at Microsoft to launch AI projects in education, backed by grants from Microsoft and the Gates Foundation. National research presented at the event showed that even the most ambitious districts are struggling to measure whether AI is making a difference. Read More

A warning to Seattle: Don’t become the next Cleveland

Civic complacency, strained relations between government and tech, and a lack of focus on future industries could put Seattle’s long-term prosperity at risk. Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon PR leader joins Bastion; Accolade SVP steps down; Elevate Capital names partner

Former Amazon comms leader Rebekah Nicodemus heads up new U.S. office of gaming marketing agency Bastion; mpathic adds C-suite leaders as it expands AI safety tools for youth mental health; and more in our latest Tech Moves. Read More

Former GitHub CEO launches new developer platform with huge $60M seed round

Entre, valued at $300 million, has a big vision to rebuild the developer platform around AI coding agents. Read More

Seattle security startup led by husband-wife duo raises $8.4M

Clearly AI, a Seattle startup that helps companies review security and privacy risks before shipping new products, has raised $8.4 million in seed funding. Read More

Elon Musk’s xAI lands in Bellevue, joining OpenAI in growing Eastside AI corridor

Elon Musk’s xAI is setting up shop in downtown Bellevue, with job listings showing the office will go beyond infrastructure to serve as a hub for core AI model development. Read More

Zillow at 20: Real estate giant leans on AI to make homebuying hurt less

Zillow built its brand by letting people window‑shop for homes and by generating advertising revenue from real estate agents. But now, as Zillow marks its 20th anniversary on Monday, its leaders are pushing toward something bigger. Read More

Illustration: Cutaway view of lab workspace on Starlab space station

How to design a space station: Meet the Seattle company that’s helping define the look of the final frontier

Teague’s designers help the builders of commercial space stations accommodate the ups and downs of life in zero gravity. Read More

Seahawks, Satya, and scary Alexa: GeekWire’s Super Bowl LX notebook

From the Allen family legacy to the “AI Bowl,” here are GeekWire’s takeaways from Seattle’s Super Bowl triumph in the heart of Silicon Valley. Read More

Seattle startup uses clinical expertise to make AI models safer and reduce dangerous responses

The company, which was founded in 2020 in a bid to bring more empathy to corporate communication, announced Monday that it is expanding to support foundational model developers and LLM-powered application teams. Read More

GeekWire Week in Review

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Feb. 1, 2026

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Feb. 1, 2026. Read More

Illustration: Otter spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit with Earth in background

Starfish Space wins $54.5M Space Force contract for another satellite servicing vehicle

Starfish’s Otter spacecraft will conduct maneuvers in geosynchronous Earth orbit, with delivery scheduled in 2028. Read More

Super Bowl tech ad roundup: Al can kill you — or help find your lost dog

rtificial intelligence is taking over the Super Bowl LX commercials much like the technology is taking over our lives. And that’s a good thing if your dog has gone missing. Or a bad thing if you’re paranoid about Alexa bringing the garage door down on your neck. Read More

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Amazon’s big bet, a ‘MySpace for bots,’ and a conversation with AI veteran Oren Etzioni

Amazon bets $200 billion on AI infrastructure, AI agents get their own social network, and AI veteran Oren Etzioni talks agents, startups, deepfakes, and the race between the major AI research labs and big tech platforms. Read More

OpenAI inks huge lease in Bellevue, doubling down on Seattle region near Microsoft and Amazon HQs

The company is taking an additional ten floors at City Center Plaza in downtown Bellevue, boosting its footprint to nearly 300,000 square feet. Read More

First multi-coronavirus vaccine enters human testing, built on UW Medicine technology

A vaccine with University of Washington roots that fights a suite of coronaviruses including COVID-19 and related, deadly diseases is starting human clinical testing. Read More

Opinion: ‘Millionaires tax’ threatens Washington’s startup economy — here’s the math to prove it

The real story isn’t one bill — it’s the full stack of taxes that Washington is building, layer by layer, session by session, writes startup attorney Joe Wallin in a guest column responding to a recent GeekWire op-ed arguing critics should “cool it on the millionaires tax hysteria.” Read More

Why these startup founders are leaving Seattle for San Francisco

Seattle’s startup ecosystem has its strengths, and the city is a global AI hub. But for some tech entrepreneurs, the gravity of San Francisco is hard to resist — especially in the middle of an AI boom. Read More

Impinj shares slide more than 30% as RFID-maker projects rough Q1

In its earnings remarks, Impinj executives pointed to a convergence of short-term headwinds weighing on demand. Read More

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy defends $200B spending plan: ‘This isn’t some sort of quixotic top-line grab’

Amazon’s cloud unit posted its fastest growth in more than three years, but the company’s plan to spend $200 billion on infrastructure in 2026 sent shares tumbling 10% after hours. Read More

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Amazon stock sinks 10% after Q4 profit miss as Jassy signals $200B in capital spending

Amazon posted record quarterly revenue and strong cloud growth in Q4 — but its stock fell after the company revealed its capital expenditure plans for 2026. Read More

Opinion: The ‘millionaires tax’ is not an existential threat to Washington’s startup economy

Editor’s note: GeekWire publishes guest opinions to foster informed discussion and highlight a diversity of perspectives on issues shaping the… Read More

Want to own a piece of the Seahawks? Seattle startup presents its private equity idea to fans

Founded in 2019, Arrived is typically associated with helping everyday investors gain a stake in rental homes for as little as $100. Read More

Amazon names Amit Agarwal to lead seller services as Dharmesh Mehta becomes Andy Jassy’s new TA

Amazon named a new executive leader for its Selling Partner Services business, one of the most consequential parts of the company, and said the division’s current chief will become CEO Andy Jassy’s next technical advisor. Read More

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