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Articles from 2026

‘Wildly productive weekend’: Former Amazon exec’s vibe coding post sparks debate over viral AI tools

A weekend vibe-coding project by the startup leader and former Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO sparked debate over the speed, scalability, and real‑world value of increasingly popular AI development workflows. Read More

Meta laying off 331 workers in Washington state as part of broader cuts to Reality Labs division

The heaviest hit facility is the Reality Labs office in Redmond, followed by the Spring District office in Bellevue, according to a state filing. Read More

Bill to tax short-term rentals returns in Washington state — along with Airbnb opposition

Senate Bill 5576 would allow counties, cities and towns to impose a tax of up to 4% on short-term rentals used by vacation guests on platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo. The bill failed to advance during the 2025 session. Read More

Seattle startup that brings hedge fund investing capabilities to anyone raises $1.2M

The company aims to give everyday investors access to strategies traditionally reserved for hedge funds and ultra-wealthy clients. Read More

Fire at Rad Power Bikes retail facility in California is latest trouble for Seattle startup

The Seattle-based e-bike company did not share a cause for the fire, which happened when the store was closed. Read More

Satya Nadella, Sam Altman

The Microsoft-OpenAI Files: Internal documents reveal the realities of AI’s defining alliance

Internal emails, texts, slide decks, and deposition testimony show how Microsoft went from being sidelined at OpenAI’s founding to wielding decisive influence over the AI lab that launched the generative AI era — and how that power is now being tested as OpenAI emerges as a platform company with leverage of its own. Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Pinterest CMO joins Microsoft AI; Anthropic hires former Microsoft India leader; ex-Amazon HR director joins Goodwill

Longtime Pinterest CMO Andréa Mallard is joining Microsoft AI — and Amazon marketing leader Claudine Cheever took Mallard’s role at Pinterest. Read More

Pioneer Collective expanding its co-working space in downtown Seattle

TPC is taking over 6,600 square feet of space directly above its current location in the historic Guiry Schillestad Building at 2101 1st Ave. Read More

Engineers in the field: Washington state bets on AI to help save the future of farming

A new initiative called Growing with AI will bring together the state’s tech giants and diverse farming community to tackle pressing challenges in the agriculture industry. Read More

Washington lawmakers target ‘addictive’ social media feeds in revived push for youth safeguards

This story first appeared in the Washington State Standard. Avery Ping had a knack for noticing who in a room might… Read More

Travel startup founder trades banking for basecamps, and makes bucket-list treks more inclusive

Preeti Suri is co-founder and CEO of Bellevue, Wash.-based AdventureTripr, a travel marketplace leveraging technology and AI to help facilitate multi-day outdoor excursions. Read More

Vega Cloud enters receivership, with millions in debt, in surprise turn for Spokane tech standout

Once a fast-growing cloud management startup with millions in revenue, Vega Cloud has entered receivership, saying it can no longer pay its debts. In the tight-knit Spokane tech community, Vega Cloud had been seen as a startup with the potential to make it big. Read More

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 11, 2026

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 11, 2026. Read More

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‘The start of a very long journey’: NASA’s Artemis moon rocket makes the slow trip to its launch pad

SLS rocket is rolled out in preparation for sending humans around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. Read More

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Amazon fixes Alexa ordering bug, Microsoft rethinks AI data centers, and cameras capture every fan

Amazon fixes an Alexa voice-ordering bug after a listener spotted a misleading comment on the GeekWire Podcast. We dig into the limits of voice commerce, Microsoft’s new “community first” approach to AI data centers, and what it says about growing backlash over power and water use. Read More

AI research boost: University of Washington expands infrastructure with $10M in federal funding

Sen. Patty Murray said the funding will help provide a counterweight to AI development driven primarily by private capital. “If just billionaires are creating and using AI for their own projects that make money, then we lose out on most of the benefits of AI,” Murray said. Read More

Rocket engines at Aerojet Rocketdyne in Redmond

Rocketdyne redux: Seattle area’s oldest rocket factory to get new ownership under old name

Redmond facility will become part of Rocketdyne joint venture created by $845 million deal involving L3Harris and AE Industrial Partners. Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP jumps to Google; Seattle engineers launch new startup; GitHub names VP

Microsoft loses an exec to Google while GitHub names a new VP, plus leadership changes at Seattle-area companies Avante and Atana. Read More

What Microsoft has learned about housing, and why it’s urging the state to unlock commercial land

Microsoft is supporting a Washington state bill to open up underused commercial land for housing, asserting that the larger crisis is solvable only if lawmakers unlock land faster, streamline permitting, and treat housing as a connected system rather than a series of one-off projects. Read More

‘A new era of software development’: Claude Code has Seattle engineers buzzing as AI coding hits new phase

More than 150 techies packed the house at a Claude Code meetup event in Seattle on Thursday evening, eager to trade use cases and share how they’re using Anthropic’s fast-growing technology. Read More

Microsoft campus library closes in broader shift to AI-powered ‘digital learning experiences’

Microsoft is closing its traditional employee libraries, including the longtime Redmond facility where authors gave talks and employees browsed books. The company calls it a shift to AI-powered learning. Read More

Meta layoffs hit Seattle-area VR studio Camouflaj, developer behind ‘Batman’ game

A series of layoffs across Meta’s virtual reality division has affected the Bellevue, Wash.-based studio. Read More

Seattle-area startup MontyCloud raises Series B round to boost cloud operations software

Founded in 2018, MontyCloud builds software that helps companies run and control their cloud infrastructure automatically, from fixing bugs to optimizing spend. Read More

Seattle skyscraper renamed to JPMorganChase Center as banking giant relocates tech team

The financial services corporation now occupies 128,000 square feet at the building, previously known as the Russell Investments Center. Read More

Seattle-area startup Included acquired by Phenom in HR software deal

Included launched five years ago in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the widespread move by companies nationwide to better support racial and ethnic diversity throughout their operations. Read More

Big tech takes a backseat to big science in Washington governor’s annual address

While AI is generating all the buzz, it was Washington state’s climate tech and healthcare innovation that got shoutouts in Gov. Bob Ferguson’s State of the State address. Read More

Magnitude 12s: Seahawks fans will be measured for seismic activity during playoff game in Seattle

It’s the latest scientific study with a sports tie-in from the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, which monitored earth shaking during the Mariners’ playoff run last fall. Read More

Gates Foundation will cut up to 500 positions by 2030 to help reach ‘ambitious goals’

“Ensuring as much of every dollar as possible flows toward impact is critical to achieving our ambitious goals to save and improve millions more lives over the next 20 years,” Mark Suzman, CEO of the Gates Foundation, said in a statement. Read More

Forget burying unwanted carbon — this Washington startup is turning it into protein, fuel and a frost deicer

OCOchem, a clean tech startup turning carbon dioxide into industrial chemicals, has raised $2.15 million and continues signing new partnerships. Read More

Office vacancy hits another record in downtown Seattle despite new tech leases

Seattle’s commercial real estate market continues to struggle amid remote work and broader pressures including tech layoffs and companies using AI to operate with leaner teams. Read More

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