9:29 AM PDT Startups9:29 AM PDT Taylor Soper named director of Seattle’s AI House after remarkable run at GeekWire
8:05 PM PDT Civic8:05 PM PDT The ‘Tesla exemption’ no more: Rivian and Lucid break through Washington state’s dealership wall
5:02 PM PDT Education5:02 PM PDT Here’s the pitch: UW students get in the room with key investors to share their AI startup ideas
1:23 PM PDT Artificial Intelligence1:23 PM PDT Allen Institute for AI CEO Ali Farhadi steps down as nonprofit navigates shifting AI landscape
11:32 AM PDT Civic11:32 AM PDT Seattle’s downtown paradox: Commercial engine sputters amid improved safety and visitor growth
8:49 AM PDT Microsoft8:49 AM PDT Microsoft EVP Rajesh Jha retiring after 35 years in latest exit from senior leadership team
9:35 PM PDT Tech Moves9:35 PM PDT Atlassian layoffs impact 63 workers in Washington as CTO steps down
3:28 PM PDT Tech3:28 PM PDT Born as Wave in the Seattle area, Astound Broadband is merging with GFiber as new internet provider
2:25 PM PDT Startups2:25 PM PDT Startup Radar: Seattle-area founders use AI for medical records, gaming, mortgages, search, and more
12:08 PM PDT Startups12:08 PM PDT Tech Moves: Microsoft Research gets a new leader; Amazon head joins AI startup; JPMorgan exec departing
10:49 AM PDT Microsoft10:49 AM PDT Microsoft’s brief in Anthropic case shows new alliance and willingness to challenge Trump administration
8:08 AM PDT Civic8:08 AM PDT Washington House passes 9.9% ‘millionaires tax’ as business leaders warn of ‘seismic shift’
1:48 PM PDT Geek Life1:48 PM PDT I pitched in to a new community effort to buy the Seattle Seahawks — so far I’m on the hook for $79M
10:28 AM PDT Microsoft10:28 AM PDT Microsoft’s return-to-office policy creates a return to slower commutes, traffic analysis shows
9:09 AM PDT Amazon9:09 AM PDT Judge blocks Perplexity’s AI bot from shopping on Amazon in early test of agentic commerce
9:02 AM PDT Startups9:02 AM PDT Tim Chen’s Essence VC firm is raising a new fund to back more infrastructure startups
8:39 AM PDT Amazon8:39 AM PDT I got my hair cut at the one-of-a-kind Amazon Salon in London: See before and after photos
7:58 AM PDT Startups7:58 AM PDT Opinion: You couldn’t pay me to leave Washington state, and I’d pay more to stay
7:00 AM PDT Startups7:00 AM PDT Seattle-area startup turns industrial emissions into high-performance battery materials
12:58 PM PDT Startups12:58 PM PDT Jay Graber steps down as Bluesky CEO, moves into chief innovation officer role at social media platform
10:52 AM PDT Microsoft10:52 AM PDT Microsoft’s new Copilot Cowork integrates Anthropic’s Claude in rollout of new E7 licensing tier
9:32 AM PDT Civic9:32 AM PDT New free, on-demand EV service launches in Redmond to shuttle riders to light rail
8:20 AM PDT Sustainability8:20 AM PDT Contractors sue Modern Hydrogen, alleging the Bill Gates-backed startup left their final invoices unpaid
7:38 AM PDT Geek Life7:38 AM PDT A whole new ballgame for trading cards: Startup uses robots and AI to sort and analyze collections
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of March 1, 2026
9:37 AM PST Podcast GeekWire Podcast on location at OpenAI in Bellevue, with CTO of Applications Vijaye Raji
4:48 PM PST Tech4:48 PM PST Rad Power Bikes’ new owner wants to rehire employees, open stores and return e-bike brand to glory days
