2:05 AM PDT Amazon2:05 AM PDT Amazon pledges $1B to data center communities, warns that local opposition threatens U.S. AI lead
2:03 PM PDT Space2:03 PM PDT SpaceX’s rideshare launch kicks off milestone mission for Starfish Space’s first Otter space vehicle
12:00 PM PDT Startup Spotlight12:00 PM PDT Startup Spotlight: Porchlight uses AI to help foster human connection in senior care
10:25 AM PDT Startups10:25 AM PDT Tech Moves: Amazon GM departs for Scala; Flyhomes appoints 3 leaders; Heinz Marketing names COO
9:35 AM PDT Tech Moves9:35 AM PDT Longtime Microsoft research leader Peter Lee and former LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky to depart
8:20 AM PDT Artificial Intelligence8:20 AM PDT New JPMorganChase Seattle tech leader: How AI is changing what the bank looks for in engineers
7:26 AM PDT Amazon7:26 AM PDT Kindle gets a clicker: Amazon unveils $35 page-turning remote and refreshes its e-reader lineup
6:14 PM PDT Space6:14 PM PDT Starcloud’s AI computing payload will get a ride to lunar orbit on Firefly’s space vehicle
4:50 PM PDT Education4:50 PM PDT UW moves Global Innovation Exchange program to Microsoft’s campus in rent-free deal
3:04 PM PDT Artificial Intelligence3:04 PM PDT Seattle Times journalists picket over AI, calling for job protections in contract talks
1:33 PM PDT Civic1:33 PM PDT Report: Downtown Seattle lost 13,000 jobs in a year, while Bellevue’s tech hub boomed
10:48 AM PDT Artificial Intelligence10:48 AM PDT ‘Agents are very harsh customers’: Microsoft exec warns many apps will lose pricing leverage
10:00 AM PDT GeekWire 200 Highlights10:00 AM PDT There’s a new No. 1 on the GeekWire 200 as AI and hardware reshape our Pacific Northwest startup index
8:02 AM PDT Tech8:02 AM PDT Meet the X-BAT: Full specs on the new AI-piloted fighter jet to be built in Washington state
8:00 AM PDT Tech8:00 AM PDT Shield AI selects Seattle area to build X-BAT autonomous fighter jet, plans to add 4,000 jobs by early 2030s
7:59 AM PDT Startups7:59 AM PDT Kanu AI emerges from stealth with $11.7M to turn employee workflows into custom software
5:00 AM PDT Tech5:00 AM PDT Pay-i rebrands as Ascerta and raises $18M to help enterprises track AI business value
10:06 PM PDT Space10:06 PM PDT Fresh figures suggest Washington’s space industry has doubled its economic impact … again
10:33 AM PDT Space10:33 AM PDT ‘I’m not sure we’d make the same decision’: A rocket maker’s reality check for the Seattle region
9:11 AM PDT Amazon9:11 AM PDT ‘Losing a piece of my life’: As Amazon’s Mechanical Turk shuts down, gig workers recall the HITs
8:00 AM PDT Startups8:00 AM PDT Meadow AI lands $7M to scale ‘digital secret shopper’ platform for physical retailers and restaurants
6:04 AM PDT Sustainability6:04 AM PDT Climate Week NYC: Amazon’s Kara Hurst on AI data centers; Earthshot’s Jason Knauf on climate optimism
11:15 PM PDT Space11:15 PM PDT Washington governor sets up space council to boost business ventures targeting the final frontier
10:49 AM PDT Real Estate10:49 AM PDT Seattle-based sales tech company Outreach to move HQ to Adobe’s campus in Fremont neighborhood
10:14 AM PDT Tech10:14 AM PDT Seattle outranks major global cities to land at No. 4 in report that cites economy, quality of life, and more
8:02 AM PDT Sustainability8:02 AM PDT Nimbus Aerospace tests quarter-scale prototype in Oregon as hybrid-electric race ramps up
6:15 AM PDT Sustainability6:15 AM PDT ‘It’s not a lost cause’: Seattle Aquarium CEO Meg McCann on saving the ocean one visitor at a time
4:10 PM PDT Artificial Intelligence4:10 PM PDT An ethicist’s take: What philosophy teaches us about the limits we should be setting on AI agents
