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Articles from 2026

Compass drops lawsuit against Zillow over home-listing policy

The two industry titans have battled in court for months over Zillow’s Listing Access Standards, a policy barring listings that are publicly marketed but not widely available via the MLS. Read More

Microsoft nixes NDAs with local governments worldwide when deploying data centers

Amid widespread blowback against the spread of data centers, Microsoft on Wednesday announced it is abandoning its practice of secrecy… Read More

Backed by Nvidia, Seattle’s Phaidra targets data center overheating with proactive AI

Phaidra, a startup using artificial intelligence to make data center operations more energy efficient, this week announced key collaborations with Nvidia, CoreWeave and Applied Digital. Read More

Seattle area ranks No. 3 among U.S. metros in new study measuring AI growth around jobs, pay and more

The new report from CoworkingCafe puts Seattle behind San Jose, Calif., (Silicon Valley) and New York City. San Francisco and Dallas round out the top five. Read More

GeekWire 200 update: A new No. 1 and plenty of newcomers join list of top Pacific Northwest tech startups

A broader trend emerged in the rankings, as startups building complex hardware across sectors like space, energy, robotics, and agriculture make up a sizable chunk of the list. It’s a notable change for a region traditionally dominated by enterprise software. Read More

From Sydney to South Lake Union: VR startup Vantari brings its ‘flight simulator for healthcare’ to Seattle

Vantari has officially moved its headquarters to Seattle as it ramps up work with health systems and device makers across North America. Read More

It’s time to vote for the GeekWire Awards finalists! Help us select the best in Pacific Northwest tech

Now in its 18th year, the GeekWire Awards is one of the most hotly anticipated events in the Seattle tech community, bringing together hundreds of geeks to celebrate innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit. Read More

Microsoft hires employees from Cove, a small Sequoia-backed AI startup that helps teams collaborate

Cove turned single-threaded chats with conversational agents into a visual workspace. Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft leader takes nonprofit CEO role; Google vet joins LinkedIn; Amazon leaders depart

Former Microsoft leader to run a nonprofit using AI to talk with animals; three Amazon leaders resign and a longtime Google engineer joins LinkedIn. Read More

Microsoft revamps Copilot structure, elevating former Snap exec as Suleyman shifts to AI models

Microsoft is reorganizing its Copilot organization, unifying its consumer and commercial AI efforts under former Snap executive Jacob Andreou while narrowing the role of Microsoft AI leader Mustafa Suleyman to focus on superintelligence and frontier models. Read More

Cybersecurity startup Native, led by AWS vets with roots in Seattle, comes out of stealth with $42M

The company lets teams define security policies once and automatically enforce them across platforms like AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Read More

Amazon rolls out 1-hour and 3-hour options in latest offering of ever-faster deliveries

It’s the latest in a sometimes-dizzying assortment of delivery options from the e-commerce giant, which currently offers Primer members same-day and next-day delivery for free. Read More

Ramp acquires Juno, a corporate travel expense startup backed by Madrona

Juno raised a $2 million seed round last year led by Seattle-based Madrona along with Bungalow Ventures. Read More

Former CrowdStrike and Bloomberg engineers raise $2M for Seattle fintech startup OpenCFO

OpenCFO, a Seattle-based startup tackling the ‘fragmented and manual’ nature of modern finance, has raised $2 million to automate financial functions for mid-sized companies. Read More

Seattle puts Microsoft Copilot expansion on hold as new mayor takes stock of AI

Five months after releasing its “responsible AI plan” providing guidelines for the technology’s use, the City of Seattle has tapped the brakes on artificial intelligence. Read More

FAQ: What the millionaires tax means for Seattle startup founders, investors, and tech workers

GeekWire spoke with legal experts and wealth advisors to learn more about how the new income tax may impact different people in Washington’s tech ecosystem. Read More

No Oscar nods for Amazon this year, but company is among tech targets from host Conan O’Brien

Amazon MGM Studios was shut out of the race this year, but the tech giant still got a mention in host Conan O’Brien’s monologue to open the show on Sunday night. Read More

Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot: Another setback for the gaming press?

Microsoft says it’s exploring ways to license guide content from creators, but the details are vague, and the GDC demo told a different story. Read More

Seattle startup Certiv launches with $4.2M to build endpoint security layer for AI agents

Seattle startup Certiv emerged from stealth with $4.2 million in funding to build security software that monitors and controls AI agents on employee computers. The company is led by serial entrepreneur Jason Needham, whose previous startups were acquired by Apple and VMware. Read More

GeekWire Week in Review

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 8, 2026

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of March 8, 2026. Read More

Podcast

How AI is changing the business and art of video — from ‘chaos machine’ to creative catalyst

Seattle creative studio leaders Brice Budke and Zeek Earl discuss how AI is transforming video production — and what still requires human creativity, taste, and intuition. Read More

Big tech dodged Washington state’s data center rules – but didn’t escape a sales tax bill

Big tech scored a big win with the defeat of data center regulations, but it lost a significant tax break for the facilities with Thursday’s 11th-hour passage of a Senate bill. Read More

Report: TerraPower leadership faces tough questions about Gates, Myhrvold and Epstein ties

TerraPower employees questioned CEO Chris Levesque about connections between sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and company board leaders Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold, according to The Seattle Times. Read More

Taylor Soper named director of Seattle’s AI House after remarkable run at GeekWire

Taylor Soper is leaving GeekWire after more than 13 years as a reporter and editor to become director of AI House at AI2 Incubator. We’ll miss him deeply, but we’re excited to see what he does next. Read More

The ‘Tesla exemption’ no more: Rivian and Lucid break through Washington state’s dealership wall

At the start of next year, Washington state shoppers will for the first time be able to visit showrooms for Rivian and Lucid Motors, take a test drive and buy an EV. Read More

Here’s the pitch: UW students get in the room with key investors to share their AI startup ideas

Seven teams comprising 67 undergraduate and graduate students from across campus disciplines laid out their startup business plans at Pioneer Square Labs in Seattle to conclude a 10-week program. Read More

Allen Institute for AI CEO Ali Farhadi steps down as nonprofit navigates shifting AI landscape

Ali Farhadi is stepping down as the CEO of the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), after a two-and-a-half-year tenure that brought growing recognition to the Seattle-based nonprofit research institute as a key player in the world of open source artificial intelligence. Read More

Seattle’s downtown paradox: Commercial engine sputters amid improved safety and visitor growth

Seattle is witnessing a curious role reversal in its economic narrative. While the city finally gains ground on perennial challenges like crime and transportation, its traditional growth engine — the tech sector and downtown employment — is beginning to sputter. Read More

USAFacts taps former DataKind CEO Lauren Woodman as new president

Woodman is the second president in the Bellevue, Wash.-based organization’s 10-year history and will report to founder Steve Ballmer when she starts April 20. Read More

Microsoft EVP Rajesh Jha retiring after 35 years in latest exit from senior leadership team

“When I think about the pantheon of leaders who have truly shaped this company, Rajesh stands firmly among them,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said. Read More

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