8:16 AM PDT Startups8:16 AM PDT Bill Gates’ pledge to give 99% of wealth to global health foundation could leave climate in the cold
8:10 AM PDT Microsoft8:10 AM PDT Box tightens Microsoft ties with new Copilot integration, builds out its own suite of AI agents
5:00 AM PDT Startups5:00 AM PDT Irrigation tech startup Verdi raises $4.7M to help farmers monitor and control water flow
8:13 PM PDT Amazon8:13 PM PDT Amazon lays off 100 in Devices & Services group amid ongoing tech industry cuts
3:20 PM PDT Startups3:20 PM PDT Exclusive: Former Apple leaders raise $16M for stealthy Seattle startup building AI inference tech
1:22 PM PDT Space1:22 PM PDT Zeno Power raises $50M in funding to fuel development of next-gen nuclear batteries
10:58 AM PDT Philanthropy10:58 AM PDT HashiCorp co-founder donates $3M to alma mater, University of Washington computer science school
9:48 AM PDT Tech9:48 AM PDT ‘Cruel optimism’: Mass layoffs take the shine off careers in the tech sector, UW research finds
8:31 AM PDT Tech8:31 AM PDT MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires who could buy the Blazers
5:27 PM PDT Startups5:27 PM PDT B.C. climate tech startup veritree raises $6.5M and lines up pledges to plant 100 million trees globally
12:14 PM PDT Microsoft12:14 PM PDT Microsoft will cut nearly 2,000 jobs in Washington state as part of broader layoffs
10:51 AM PDT Sports Tech10:51 AM PDT Who will buy the Blazers? Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s estate plans to sell NBA franchise
10:48 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences10:48 AM PDT Seattle-area company lands FDA clearance for drug-free treatment to address teen anxiety and trauma
9:35 AM PDT Startups9:35 AM PDT AI startup led by UW computer science whiz enables ‘superhuman hearing capabilities’
9:31 AM PDT Games9:31 AM PDT Seattle studio led by Big Fish founder raises more cash for mobile battler ‘Mutant Forge’
7:31 AM PDT Microsoft7:31 AM PDT Microsoft cuts nearly 3% of global workforce, about 6,000 jobs, in latest push for efficiency
3:06 PM PDT Sustainability3:06 PM PDT Battery company OneD reportedly closes Washington manufacturing site, citing tariff impacts
10:04 AM PDT Tech10:04 AM PDT ‘We lit a fire’: Spencer Rascoff’s Match Group overhaul reflects broader tech reckoning
9:08 AM PDT Tech9:08 AM PDT Bezos shifts from passive owner to active shaper at Washington Post amid its ‘identity crisis’
8:00 AM PDT Geek Life8:00 AM PDT Appetite for invention: Seattle tech vets hatch a simple gadget to cook a tastier chicken
10:28 AM PDT Microsoft10:28 AM PDT OpenAI and Microsoft reportedly renegotiating partnership to allow for potential IPO
8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 4, 2025
8:07 AM PDT Startups8:07 AM PDT ‘YIMBY AI’ wins Seattle climate hackathon with idea to support development of backyard units
7:29 AM PDT Podcast AI boom and D.C. hot mics: OpenAI and Microsoft go to Washington, Amazon surveys the field
10:16 AM PDT Social Media10:16 AM PDT New Expedia feature uses AI to help travelers plan and book trips based off shared Instagram Reels
10:05 AM PDT Microsoft10:05 AM PDT Tech Moves: Microsoft AI adds CVP; WatchGuard CEO steps down; Amazon vet joins Hims & Hers
9:22 AM PDT Geek Life9:22 AM PDT ‘We are sticklers in Seattle,’ ‘Jeopardy’ host says to contestant who wrongly put ‘s’ on Pike Place Market
7:59 AM PDT Startups7:59 AM PDT This Seattle founder just sold his third startup — here’s his advice for other entrepreneurs
7:20 AM PDT Startups7:20 AM PDT Bold move in beauty: Technology is the foundation of Boise startup’s viral makeup maker
