10:16 AM PDT Microsoft10:16 AM PDT ‘It’s kind of like the ’90s are back’: Microsoft previews unified AI ‘Copilot’ initiative
9:01 AM PDT Social Media9:01 AM PDT TikTok plans major growth in Seattle area as it looks to take on Amazon with e-commerce feature
8:27 AM PDT Tech8:27 AM PDT Analyst: Cisco’s $28B deal to buy Splunk a ‘poker move’ to fend off Microsoft, Amazon, other giants
10:20 PM PDT Startups10:20 PM PDT More layoffs at Outreach: Seattle sales software startup cuts 12% of staff
1:00 PM PDT Geek Life1:00 PM PDT On the record: New vinyl Hi-Fi lounge in Seattle skips the algorithm and gets back to music basics
10:52 AM PDT Startups10:52 AM PDT Bean Box is the latest startup using crowdfunding as it looks to charge up coffee subscription service
8:59 AM PDT Tech8:59 AM PDT AI Gets Real at the GeekWire Summit: Speakers revealed for Oct. 19 at former Cinerama theater
8:55 AM PDT Tech8:55 AM PDT Seattle cybersecurity company WatchGuard acquires risk detection service CyGlass
8:29 AM PDT Amazon8:29 AM PDT Amazon previews Alexa ‘Let’s Chat’ feature for Echo devices, building on generative AI technology
7:42 AM PDT Startups7:42 AM PDT Puget Sound Venture Club, Seattle’s oldest angel group, merges with Alliance of Angels
7:18 AM PDT Startups7:18 AM PDT Seattle startup MotherDuck raises $52.5M at a $400M valuation to fuel DuckDB analytics platform
9:37 PM PDT Games9:37 PM PDT Could Microsoft acquire Valve? Xbox leak highlights interest in potential bid
9:27 PM PDT Startups9:27 PM PDT Seattle biotech startup Deverra Therapeutics raising cash to develop cellular immunotherapies
5:00 PM PDT Tech5:00 PM PDT ‘Starter Villain’: Sci-fi supervillain tale aims a satirical laser at tech billionaires
3:14 PM PDT Amazon3:14 PM PDT Should Amazon be ‘pumped’ to land Panos Panay? A closer look at longtime Microsoft devices leader
11:21 AM PDT Amazon11:21 AM PDT Amazon to hire 250k U.S. holiday workers, up 100k from last year, projecting strong shopping season
7:55 AM PDT Startups7:55 AM PDT Amazon vets raise $12.5M for Griptape, a Seattle startup that helps companies build AI apps
6:00 AM PDT Amazon6:00 AM PDT Amazon adds RFID capability to ‘Just Walk Out’ to enable cashierless shopping for clothing and more
4:07 PM PDT Startups4:07 PM PDT PDM Automotive lands fresh cash for cataloging platform as auto parts market expands
10:51 AM PDT Tech Moves10:51 AM PDT Tech Moves: Remitly exec to step down; Yoky Matsuoka named CEO of new Panasonic division
10:40 AM PDT Amazon10:40 AM PDT Report: Departing Microsoft exec Panos Panay set to lead Amazon’s Alexa and Echo business
10:22 AM PDT Bot or Not10:22 AM PDT Agility Robotics will mass-produce humanoid warehouse robots in new Oregon factory
9:00 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences9:00 AM PDT Interview: Seattle Children’s new research leader Vittorio Gallo on AI, neuroscience, art and more
8:50 AM PDT Sustainability8:50 AM PDT Clean aviation startup ZeroAvia lands more cash from Amazon, Bill Gates, Alaska Airlines
7:40 AM PDT Microsoft7:40 AM PDT Longtime Microsoft hardware leader Panos Panay is leaving the company after 19 years
3:54 PM PDT Space3:54 PM PDT Stoke Space puts its test rocket through a successful hop in central Washington state
