3:22 PM PDT Amazon3:22 PM PDT ‘It’s culture’: Amazon CEO says massive corporate layoffs were about agility — not AI or cost-cutting
2:23 PM PDT Real Estate2:23 PM PDT Zillow posts $676M in Q3 revenue as rentals and mortgage businesses power growth
1:22 PM PDT Amazon1:22 PM PDT Amazon stock soars 11% after topping Q3 estimates with $180B in revenue, $21B in profits
11:47 AM PDT Civic11:47 AM PDT The ‘enormous barrier’ that threatens economic growth in the Pacific Northwest
9:42 AM PDT Artificial Intelligence9:42 AM PDT Inside the UW Allen School: Six ‘grand challenges’ shaping the future of computer science
8:30 AM PDT Civic8:30 AM PDT Slowly but surely, high-speed rail backers believe Cascadia mega-project will become a reality
7:00 AM PDT Startups7:00 AM PDT Fresh off $225M raise, live shopping company Whatnot will boost Seattle headcount in Amazon’s backyard
1:53 PM PDT Microsoft1:53 PM PDT Microsoft beats expectations, reports nearly $35B in Q1 capital spending amid Azure outage
10:56 AM PDT Microsoft10:56 AM PDT Microsoft’s Azure reports cloud outage, disrupting global customers including Alaska Airlines
9:16 AM PDT Civic9:16 AM PDT Microsoft’s Brad Smith makes nuanced AI pitch: Huge potential, real concerns, and a Jon Stewart clip
8:50 AM PDT Transportation8:50 AM PDT Beta’s unique electric airplane flies into Seattle to wow state officials and aviation experts
8:33 AM PDT Microsoft8:33 AM PDT With earnings on tap, Microsoft touches $4 trillion again after reaching OpenAI deal
8:20 AM PDT Startups8:20 AM PDT Worth a mention: Seattle tech vets take on Google Alerts with Alertmouse, a startup to track who’s talking about you
5:02 AM PDT Startups5:02 AM PDT Radical’s full-size prototype for a stratospheric drone makes first flight
4:00 AM PDT Startups4:00 AM PDT Seattle startup TestSprite raises $6.7M to become ‘testing backbone’ for AI-generated code
6:22 PM PDT Amazon6:22 PM PDT Filing: Amazon cuts more than 2,300 jobs in Washington state as part of broader layoffs
1:57 PM PDT Amazon1:57 PM PDT Amazon layoffs reaction: ‘Thought I was a top performer but guess I’m expendable’
10:14 AM PDT Sustainability10:14 AM PDT Bill Gates urges world to ‘refocus’ climate goals, pushes back on emissions targets
9:22 AM PDT Civic9:22 AM PDT Ferguson’s AI balancing act: Washington governor wants to harness innovation while minimizing harms
9:00 AM PDT Startups9:00 AM PDT Helion gives behind-the-scenes tour of secretive 60-foot fusion prototype as it races to deployment
8:52 AM PDT Artificial Intelligence8:52 AM PDT A tale of two Seattles in the age of AI: Harsh realities and new hope for the tech community
8:49 AM PDT Artificial Intelligence8:49 AM PDT Microsoft gets 27% stake in OpenAI, and a $250B Azure commitment
7:00 AM PDT Civic7:00 AM PDT Cascadia’s AI paradox: A world-leading opportunity threatened by rising costs and a talent crunch
3:14 AM PDT Amazon3:14 AM PDT Amazon confirms 14,000 corporate job cuts, says push for ‘efficiency gains’ will continue into 2026
10:03 PM PDT Tech10:03 PM PDT Filing: Meta’s AI layoffs hit Washington offices in Bellevue, Seattle, Redmond
12:33 PM PDT Amazon12:33 PM PDT Amazon reportedly set to lay off up to 30,000 corporate employees in massive workforce cut
11:40 AM PDT Tech11:40 AM PDT Office equipment from former Zulily HQ in Seattle donated to Goodwill for use across facilities
9:09 AM PDT Artificial Intelligence9:09 AM PDT Seattle studio PSL encodes its playbook into Lev, an AI co-founder that helps turn ideas into companies
9:27 PM PDT Tech Moves9:27 PM PDT Tech Moves: Ex-Starbucks CTO retires; Microsoft vet joins Oracle Cloud; Amazon hardware leader departs
