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2:00 PM PST Real Estate2:00 PM PST Washington state bill targets private real estate listings and would require some public marketing
10:57 AM PST Real Estate10:57 AM PST Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman departs after leading Seattle real estate giant for 20 years
10:34 AM PST Amazon10:34 AM PST Amazon supersizes its Walmart rivalry with new big-box retail concept
9:54 AM PST Startups9:54 AM PST Tech Moves: Acumatica hires CPO; former Amazon manager named new mayor of Bellevue
9:33 AM PST Geek Life9:33 AM PST Will Seahawks fans have reason to cheer against 49ers? Stadium cameras will capture the reaction
9:13 AM PST Startups9:13 AM PST From bitcoin ATMs to M&A: Seattle startup Coinme to be acquired by Polygon Labs
5:31 AM PST Artificial Intelligence5:31 AM PST Microsoft responds to AI data center revolt, vowing to cover full power costs and reject local tax breaks
10:01 AM PST Amazon10:01 AM PST Google makes a big move into agentic commerce, raising questions about Amazon’s retail dominance
8:10 AM PST Artificial Intelligence8:10 AM PST 5 new proposals to regulate AI in Washington state, from classrooms to digital companions
8:00 AM PST GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PST Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Jan. 4, 2026
8:23 AM PST Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Alexa’s next act, Microsoft’s retail play, Google’s AI Inbox, and a smart bird feeder fail
4:09 PM PST Tech4:09 PM PST Ex-Expedia employee gets 4 years for planting spy cameras across Seattle campus in voyeurism case
3:34 PM PST Microsoft3:34 PM PST Microsoft’s big lease renewal in Redmond helps buoy Eastside office market near Seattle
1:28 PM PST Startups1:28 PM PST Rad Power Bikes rider’s DIY solution for potential battery fire sparks broader safety discussion
1:16 PM PST Startups1:16 PM PST Tech Moves: AWS VP switches roles; Seattle’s new economic development head; Microsoft Teams exec departs
10:39 AM PST Microsoft10:39 AM PST Bill Gates says there’s ‘no upper limit’ on AI, citing opportunity and risk
10:33 AM PST Sustainability10:33 AM PST Seattle-area nuclear company TerraPower signs deal with Meta for up to 8 reactors
9:57 AM PST Tech9:57 AM PST Bill Gates makes nearly $8B payout to Melinda French Gates as part of divorce settlement
8:39 AM PST Civic8:39 AM PST Microchipped at work? Washington state bill aims to ban employers from using ‘dehumanizing’ tech
2:15 PM PST Startups2:15 PM PST ‘Once-in-a-generation’ opportunity: Amazon and Boeing execs help launch sustainable aviation accelerator to fuel innovation
1:14 PM PST Startups1:14 PM PST Rad Power Bikes closing stores in Vancouver, B.C., and Florida; 7 more will remain open
12:57 PM PST Startups12:57 PM PST Here’s where Seattle ranks among U.S. cities based on capital raised
10:06 AM PST Artificial Intelligence10:06 AM PST Ai2 CEO Ali Farhadi named to ‘AI Power List,’ with a nod to institute’s open-source focus
7:47 AM PST Startups7:47 AM PST Startup’s radar tech in a handheld scanner could change how police conduct weapons searches
7:04 AM PST Microsoft7:04 AM PST Microsoft debuts Copilot Checkout, joining AI shopping race vs. Amazon, Google and OpenAI
6:38 AM PST Amazon6:38 AM PST Former Amazon execs raise $15M for agentic commerce startup that uses AI to generate custom storefronts
5:01 AM PST Health/Life Sciences5:01 AM PST Seattle’s Alpenglow moves 3D microscope tech from lab to clinic to help modernize cancer diagnostics
