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May 26, 2026, 10:39 AM

Meta cuts nearly 1,400 jobs in Seattle area, 20% of local workforce, in sweeping AI revamp

A new state filing shows Meta is eliminating nearly 1,400 positions across its Seattle, Bellevue and Redmond offices, about 20% of its local workforce, as part of a companywide restructuring impacting 8,000 jobs. Read More

Sep 2, 2022, 1:27 PM

Judge rejects Facebook’s attempt to declare Washington state campaign ad law unconstitutional

A judge in Seattle sided with Washington state’s attorney general on Friday and rejected Facebook parent company Meta’s argument that… Read More

Jun 7, 2022, 8:42 AM

Facebook user’s quest to recover hacked business account highlights lack of customer service

When Tiffany White had her Facebook accounts hacked and couldn’t log in, she lost a lot. The Seattle-area entrepreneur spent… Read More

Jan 11, 2022, 10:40 AM

Facebook parent Meta delays full return to office to late March, ensuring two years of remote work

In case it wasn’t already clear, the tech industry’s Great COVID-19 Remote Work Experiment is destined to last a full… Read More

Dec 28, 2021, 10:11 AM

Christmas was so Meta: Big jump in Oculus app installs signals a tipping point for VR

New installations of the Oculus mobile app jumped more than 150% over the Christmas weekend, compared to past years, according… Read More

Dec 7, 2021, 2:10 PM

News publishers, including Seattle group, sue Google and Facebook over market dominance

A group of 30 newspaper publishers, including Seattle-based Robinson Newspapers, have sued Google and Facebook over the way the social… Read More

Nov 13, 2021, 8:59 AM

When algorithms go bad: Zillow, Amazon, Facebook and the pitfalls of rampant automation

The downfall of Zillow’s iBuying business is a reminder of the downsides of relying too much on automation and machine… Read More

Oct 30, 2021, 9:46 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Facebook’s virtual reality, Amazon’s new reality, and Microsoft’s big milestone

This week on the GeekWire Podcast … We dissect Amazon’s earnings, offering our take on Andy Jassy’s take on the… Read More

Oct 28, 2021, 12:20 PM

Facebook is now Meta: Social media giant rebrands to focus on the future amid criticism in the present

Facebook announced a name change on Thursday intended to bring together everything that it works on under a single brand… Read More

Oct 19, 2021, 7:36 PM

Facebook is reportedly getting a new name — what’s your best guess?

Face? Metaverse? Horizon? Facebook is getting a new company name, according to a report from The Verge, which noted that… Read More

Oct 19, 2021, 8:00 AM

Facebook uses a Seattle storefront loaded with QR codes to drive offline shoppers to online businesses

In the heart of Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood on Sunday, the streets were busy with people visiting a variety of shops,… Read More

Oct 14, 2021, 12:13 AM

Washington Attorney General says Facebook knowingly lied in lawsuit testimony

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson accused a Facebook employee of knowingly providing false information during testimony over the company’s purported… Read More

Sep 16, 2021, 10:43 AM

Carpenters’ union halts work on Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Facebook expansions in Seattle area

Construction work on several major tech company expansion projects, including those by Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Facebook, slowed to a… Read More

Sep 10, 2021, 6:00 AM

Rep. Jayapal: Biden administration supports Amazon-busting ‘Ending Platform Monopolies Act’

Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s Amazon-busting legislation, the “Ending Platform Monopolies Act” that would potentially force the company’s dismantling, has earned Biden… Read More

Sep 9, 2021, 5:01 PM

Rep. Adam Schiff rips Amazon and Facebook for ‘directly profiting’ on COVID-19 misinformation

Rep. Adam Schiff, in separate letters to bosses of tech giants Amazon and Facebook, criticized the efforts of both companies… Read More

Sep 7, 2021, 6:30 AM

Interview: Rep. Pramila Jayapal on why her new legislation might make Amazon an illegal monopoly

Few lawmakers have gotten Amazon’s attention like the one who hails from the company’s hometown, Rep. Pramila Jayapal. The 7th… Read More

Aug 12, 2021, 2:42 PM

Facebook focuses on ‘data, not dates’ as it, too, pushes office return to January 2022

A new day, another new year return-to-office plan. Facebook joined the growing list of companies that are pushing back the… Read More

Jul 24, 2021, 8:38 AM

How Facebook works: Comparing its engineering process to Google, Microsoft, and Amazon

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees recently that the company’s long-term goal is to “bring the metaverse to life” —… Read More

Jul 9, 2021, 10:30 AM

New presidential order will push for net neutrality, limit large mergers, restrict non-compete clauses

In an effort to promote more business and labor competition, President Biden today will issue a sweeping executive order to… Read More

Jun 17, 2021, 11:09 AM

Google settles with Washington AG for $423K over political ads

Without conceding it broke state law, Google paid the Washington attorney general’s office $423,659 to settle a lawsuit over the… Read More

Jun 11, 2021, 2:42 PM

New federal antitrust legislation puts Amazon, Big Tech on notice and on target

Federal lawmakers introduced a wave of legislation Friday that collectively seeks to change the way large tech companies such as… Read More

Jun 2, 2021, 8:00 AM

Q&A: Facebook’s new chief in Seattle on 23 years at Microsoft and the future of engineering centers

Rajeev Rajan first came to the Seattle area as a Microsoft intern in 1994, and ended up staying with the… Read More

Jan 9, 2021, 7:50 AM

‘This has not happened before’: Tech historian on Trump, social media, and an unprecedented moment in American history

Twitter’s decision Friday to join Facebook in permanently suspending President Trump’s account underscored the fundamental role of social media in… Read More

Jun 29, 2020, 12:34 PM

Microsoft is reportedly suspending advertising on Facebook and Instagram

Microsoft has paused advertising on Facebook and Instagram worldwide due to concerns about content surfaced alongside ads, according to Axios.… Read More

Jun 29, 2020, 8:46 AM

Starbucks pauses all social media advertising over hate speech concerns

Starbucks is the latest big company to rethink advertising on Facebook, announcing Sunday it will stop paying for content across… Read More

May 9, 2020, 10:31 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Tech job market flips; Surface Earbuds arrive; Gates Foundation CEO on COVID-19

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. COVID-19 has upended the tech startup hiring market: There… Read More

Bob Ferguson
Apr 14, 2020, 12:10 PM

Washington AG sues Facebook for violating state political ad law

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a new lawsuit against Facebook claiming the social network continues to violate state laws… Read More

Mar 3, 2020, 1:02 PM

The hidden history of Microsoft and Facebook, and what it says about the social network’s future

Could Microsoft’s renaissance give Facebook a blueprint for its own? That’s one of the questions I asked veteran tech journalist… Read More

Feb 29, 2020, 11:16 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: The inside story about Facebook; International Women’s Day; and more

— Facebook dominates the social media space and is one of the most recognizable entities in the world today. It… Read More

Jan 30, 2020, 3:05 PM

In first-ever Super Bowl ad, Facebook is ready to rock … with Chris Rock and Rocky

Rock and Rocky. Seems like Facebook picked a good way to roll into the Super Bowl ad game for the… Read More

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