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11:38 AM PDT Civic11:38 AM PDT City of Seattle awards $455k in ‘Technology Matching Fund’ grants to support digital equity efforts
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10:15 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences10:15 AM PDT From computer to lab to market: Nobel winner David Baker lands $7M for new protein program
10:00 AM PDT Space10:00 AM PDT Got space junk? Portal and Paladin team up to create an orbital trash disposal service
8:04 AM PDT Startups8:04 AM PDT Portland cybersecurity startup Eclypsium raises $25M to secure AI infrastructure
7:09 AM PDT Startups7:09 AM PDT AI enters the chat: New Seattle dating app relies on tech to facilitate meaningful human connections
11:50 AM PDT Sustainability11:50 AM PDT Microsoft nixes NDAs with local governments worldwide when deploying data centers
10:41 AM PDT Sustainability10:41 AM PDT Backed by Nvidia, Seattle’s Phaidra targets data center overheating with proactive AI
10:31 AM PDT Artificial Intelligence10:31 AM PDT Seattle area ranks No. 3 among U.S. metros in new study measuring AI growth around jobs, pay and more
10:00 AM PDT GeekWire 200 Highlights10:00 AM PDT GeekWire 200 update: A new No. 1 and plenty of newcomers join list of top Pacific Northwest tech startups
8:00 AM PDT Startups8:00 AM PDT From Sydney to South Lake Union: VR startup Vantari brings its ‘flight simulator for healthcare’ to Seattle
7:45 AM PDT Tech7:45 AM PDT It’s time to vote for the GeekWire Awards finalists! Help us select the best in Pacific Northwest tech
1:18 PM PDT Microsoft1:18 PM PDT Microsoft hires employees from Cove, a small Sequoia-backed AI startup that helps teams collaborate
11:48 AM PDT Startups11:48 AM PDT Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft leader takes nonprofit CEO role; Google vet joins LinkedIn; Amazon leaders depart
10:00 AM PDT Artificial Intelligence10:00 AM PDT Microsoft revamps Copilot structure, elevating former Snap exec as Suleyman shifts to AI models
9:47 AM PDT Startups9:47 AM PDT Cybersecurity startup Native, led by AWS vets with roots in Seattle, comes out of stealth with $42M
3:00 AM PDT Amazon3:00 AM PDT Amazon rolls out 1-hour and 3-hour options in latest offering of ever-faster deliveries
4:49 PM PDT Startups4:49 PM PDT Ramp acquires Juno, a corporate travel expense startup backed by Madrona
4:23 PM PDT Startups4:23 PM PDT Former CrowdStrike and Bloomberg engineers raise $2M for Seattle fintech startup OpenCFO
2:43 PM PDT Artificial Intelligence2:43 PM PDT Seattle puts Microsoft Copilot expansion on hold as new mayor takes stock of AI
12:03 PM PDT Civic12:03 PM PDT FAQ: What the millionaires tax means for Seattle startup founders, investors, and tech workers
8:42 AM PDT Geek Life8:42 AM PDT No Oscar nods for Amazon this year, but company is among tech targets from host Conan O’Brien
6:14 AM PDT Startups6:14 AM PDT Seattle startup Certiv launches with $4.2M to build endpoint security layer for AI agents
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 8, 2026
9:16 AM PDT Podcast How AI is changing the business and art of video — from ‘chaos machine’ to creative catalyst
12:42 PM PDT Civic12:42 PM PDT Big tech dodged Washington state’s data center rules – but didn’t escape a sales tax bill
10:22 AM PDT Sustainability10:22 AM PDT Report: TerraPower leadership faces tough questions about Gates, Myhrvold and Epstein ties
