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Proposals take aim at 3D printing tech to strengthen Washington state laws against ‘ghost guns’

Some industry leaders and hobbyists are alarmed by potential restrictions on 3D printing and CNC milling. Read More

Microsoft earnings preview: Record capital spending puts a bigger spotlight on cloud growth

Microsoft is heading into its earnings report this week facing what one analyst calls a “prove it” moment, with investors looking for signs that its massive AI bet is translating into sustained cloud growth. Read More

Tech Moves: Truveta hires president; Veeam bolsters exec lineup; Fortive names HR chief; Heard taps CTO

Dr. Johnathan Lancaster is now president of Truveta, Veeam adds to its executive lineup, and Fortive expand its C-suite. Read More

Battery company Group14 furloughs workers at Washington factory — just as rival Sila ramps up

Next-gen battery materials company Group14 last week furloughed an undisclosed number of employees at its unfinished facility in Moses Lake, Wash., as rival Sila expects to start production this spring. Read More

Ai2 cooks up open-source coding agents with tech equivalent of ‘hot plate and frying pan’

The Seattle nonprofit built its new open-source coding agent with 32 GPUs and five researchers, a fraction of the resources used by big tech companies. Read More

Amazon closing all Amazon Fresh and Go stores to focus on Whole Foods and grocery delivery

After a decade of experimentation and expansion, the company says it wasn’t able to find the right model for its Amazon-branded grocery and convenience stores. Read More

Washington proposal to tax startup exits sparks backlash from Seattle tech leaders

A new proposal to expand the capital gains tax in Washington state is drawing concern from startup leaders who say it could undercut incentives for building companies in the region. Read More

Rad Power Bikes sells for $13.2M as asset auction attracts bidders for bankrupt e-bike maker

South Florida-based Life Electric Vehicles was the winning bidder, and subject to court approval, will acquire all Rad inventory, intellectual property and more. Read More

Expedia Group lays off employees in latest cuts at Seattle travel giant

Online posts indicate that the layoffs impacted workers around the Seattle region and other locations. Read More

‘Leading nuclear project in the U.S.’: TerraPower closes in on key permits for first next-gen reactor

In perhaps a matter of weeks, Bill Gates-backed TerraPower expects to receive federal permits to build the nuclear components of its first-of-a-kind, next-gen plant in Wyoming. Read More

Microsoft unveils Maia 200 AI chip, claiming performance edge over Amazon and Google

Microsoft says its new Maia 200 chip outperforms Amazon’s and Google’s latest AI silicon on key benchmarks. The chip is already running Copilot and GPT-5.2 in production. Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 18, 2026

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 18, 2026. Read More

Microsoft and Amazon, together on housing: Tech giants find common ground in push for policy changes

Microsoft and Amazon are rivals in the cloud, but on the same page when it comes to Washington’s housing crisis — literally, in the case of a joint op-ed and full-page ad in The Seattle Times. Read More

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Microsoft’s private OpenAI emails, Satya’s new AI catchphrase, and the rise of physical AI startups

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Newly unsealed court documents reveal the behind-the-scenes history of Microsoft and OpenAI, including a surprise: Amazon Web Services was the Silicon Valley AI lab’s original partner. We tell the story behind the story, explaining how it came to light. Read More

Seattle’s ORCA transit system gets major tech upgrade with new ‘Tap to Pay’ feature

Seattle’s ORCA transit system is rolling out an upgrade that will let riders pay fares by tapping their credit card or smartphone — no dedicated ORCA card required. Read More

Light rail across Lake Washington — a major connection for Seattle-area tech hubs — to open March 28

The completed 2 Line will ultimately connect downtown Seattle to downtown Bellevue and the Redmond Technology station at Microsoft’s headquarters campus. Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon employee retiring after 20 years; former Oracle and Microsoft execs take new roles

A longtime leader for Fulfillment by Amazon retires and offers parting thoughts, while former executives with Oracle, Microsoft and LevelTen take new roles. Read More

Startup Radar: Seattle founders tackle nutrition apps, retail media, business data, and digital artifacts

Our latest Startup Radar spotlights four early stage tech startups in the region: Axel AI, DrunR, Eluum, and profileAPI. Read More

Reports: Amazon’s latest layoffs could begin next week

Amazon laid off about 14,000 workers globally in October. The company indicated that more layoffs could occur in 2026. Read More

Seattle startup Overland AI partners with CAL FIRE to use self-driving 4-wheelers for wildfire response

Overland AI is expanding its reach beyond military applications. Read More

B.C. energy company General Fusion aims to go public via a $1B SPAC deal

Less than a year after layoffs and a public plea by its CEO for new investments, General Fusion announced a $1 billion deal with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III to go public. Read More

Air Force awards $4.9M contract to Seattle-area autonomous construction startup AIM

AIM’s technology works with existing equipment and is designed for dangerous or hard-to-reach places, including areas where equipment might be dropped in by parachute. Read More

The race to replace lithium: Seattle startup lands funding for salt-powered battery technology

Seattle startup Emerald Battery Labs raised just under $1.1 million in a pre-seed round to continue scaling its sodium-ion battery technology. Read More

Satya Nadella’s new metaphor for the AI Age: We are becoming ‘managers of infinite minds’

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella riffed on some famous lines from tech leaders past this week in an appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and offered up his own trippy candidate to join the canon of computing metaphors. Read More

Portland-based chip startup AheadComputing raises $30M for CPU tech

Founded in 2024 and led by former Intel engineering leaders, AheadComputing says its CPU cores are faster and more efficient than existing options for AI-heavy workloads. Read More

Blue Origin unveils TeraWave, a global satellite network designed to handle terabits of data center traffic

Proposed 5,408-satellite constellation promises data speeds of up to 6 terabits per second — and raises questions about competition with Starlink and Amazon Leo. Read More

Code.org lays off 18 employees ‘to ensure long-term sustainability’ at education nonprofit

Following the cuts, the staff now numbers 107 at the computer science education organization. Read More

Tech Moves: Former Microsoft CVP joins Amazon; Chronus names CEO; REI hires AI leader

Amazon Quick Suite has a new vice president, Chronus named a CEO, Supio added to its C-suite, and REI got an AI lead, among other Seattle area tech moves. Read More

Illustration: Otter spacecraft near another satellite in Earth orbit

Starfish Space wins $52.5M contract to provide satellite disposal service for Space Development Agency

Seattle-area startup plans to use its Otter spacecraft to deorbit military satellites safely at the end of their operational lives. Read More

Gates Foundation, OpenAI launch $50M AI health initiative targeting 1,000 clinics in Africa

The Gates Foundation and OpenAI are launching a new partnership aimed at bringing artificial intelligence into frontline health care systems across Africa, starting with Rwanda. Read More