9:41 PM PDT Space9:41 PM PDT Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes on pad during test; Jeff Bezos vows to rebuild
10:27 AM PDT Civic10:27 AM PDT City of Seattle selects new CTO: Shannon Smith is longtime public-sector tech executive
10:19 AM PDT Geek Life10:19 AM PDT Zuckerberg brought a ‘Wingman’: Meta CEO’s $100M yacht support vessel is also docked in Seattle
9:54 AM PDT Startups9:54 AM PDT Tech Moves: Amazon’s healthcare business gets new leader; Scott McFarlane leaves helm of Avalara
8:28 AM PDT Startups8:28 AM PDT Possible Finance rebounds, rebuilds, and reaches profitability as founders reunite for a new chapter
5:01 PM PDT Geek Life5:01 PM PDT Who gives a Zuck? Seattle does, apparently: Meta CEO’s giant yacht brings gawkers to Lake Union
3:32 PM PDT Space3:32 PM PDT Blue Origin readies New Glenn rocket to launch 48 Amazon Leo satellites after FAA clearance
2:54 PM PDT Amazon2:54 PM PDT Snowflake commits $6B to Amazon Web Services over 5 years in latest AI infrastructure deal
9:26 AM PDT Education9:26 AM PDT Seattle teens to take on real-world ocean science challenges in underwater robotics championship
8:02 AM PDT Startups8:02 AM PDT CodeIntegrity raises $5M to put permanent guardrails on unpredictable AI agents
7:08 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences7:08 AM PDT Eli Lilly to acquire Seattle-area biotech in $1.5 billion bet on next-generation shingles vaccine
6:24 AM PDT Amazon6:24 AM PDT Amazon offers its AI shopping tech to outside retailers in new phase of agentic commerce race
7:42 PM PDT Tech7:42 PM PDT Watch: Zuckerberg’s superyacht arrives in Seattle just as Meta cuts 1,400 local jobs
10:39 AM PDT Facebook10:39 AM PDT Meta cuts nearly 1,400 jobs in Seattle area, 20% of local workforce, in sweeping AI revamp
9:00 AM PDT Sustainability9:00 AM PDT No dirt, no tractor, no problem: Canopii aims to tuck robotic farms into tennis court-sized urban spaces
7:00 AM PDT Sustainability7:00 AM PDT Climate progress at 30,000 feet: Alaska Airlines’ Ryan Spies on the flight path to sustainable aviation
2:05 PM PDT Education2:05 PM PDT New tune for Code.org’s Hadi Partovi: CEO of piano education venture with unique method and big ambitions
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 17, 2026
8:19 AM PDT Podcast SpaceX IPO filing reveals Starlink’s impact, Bezos sounds off on CNBC, and Gemini owes John a beer
4:26 PM PDT Startups4:26 PM PDT Robot pizza startup runs out of dough: Picnic shuts down, sells assets to mystery buyer
2:21 PM PDT Games2:21 PM PDT What’s next for Bungie? Rumored layoffs and end of ‘Destiny 2’ updates raise questions about studio’s future
12:04 PM PDT Startups12:04 PM PDT Tech Moves: Xbox names CTO; Smartsheet gets first AI chief; Amazon VP departs for DoorDash
9:50 AM PDT Science9:50 AM PDT Bellevue teens targeting salmon die-offs and mental health win big at international science fair
9:16 AM PDT Civic9:16 AM PDT The view from Bellevue: Seattle has the foundation for future growth — if it can fix its taxes
5:02 PM PDT Microsoft5:02 PM PDT A ‘final season’ at Microsoft for Yusuf Mehdi: Longtime exec plans to leave after one last year
