https://www.geekwire.com/2026/helion-funding-round-grows-to-500m-amid-uncertainty-over-fusion-startups-microsoft-timeline/ 2026-09-15T21:00:45Z GeekWire en Helion funding round grows to $500M amid uncertainty over fusion startup's Microsoft  timeline 2026-09-15T21:00:40Z Sustainability, Funding, Fusion, Helion, Helion Energy https://www.geekwire.com/2026/terry-myerson-retires-truveta-ceo/ 2026-09-15T20:58:58Z GeekWire en Terry Myerson retires as Truveta CEO, with co-founders stepping in to lead $1B health data startup 2026-09-15T20:51:14Z Health/Life Sciences, Tech Moves, Jay Nanduri, providence, Rod Hochman, Ryan Ahern, Terry Myerson, Truveta https://www.geekwire.com/2026/uncommon-thinkers-2026-last-call-for-nominations-for-seattles-boldest-innovators/ 2026-09-15T19:35:34Z GeekWire en Uncommon Thinkers 2026: Last call for nominations for Seattle’s boldest innovators 2026-09-15T19:35:04Z Tech, GeekWire Awards, GeekWire Events, Innovation, innovators, Pacific Northwest tech, Seattle business, seattle startups, Seattle Tech, Technology, Uncommon Thinkers https://www.geekwire.com/2026/sen-maria-cantwell-warns-of-autonomous-ai-swarms-as-she-calls-for-federal-guardrails/ 2026-09-15T16:20:00Z GeekWire en Sen. Maria Cantwell warns of autonomous AI ‘swarms’ as she calls for federal guardrails 2026-09-15T16:19:53Z Artificial Intelligence, agentic AI, AI, AI models, autonomous agents, maria cantwell, Politics, U.S. Senate https://www.geekwire.com/2026/goldman-sachs-plants-flag-in-bellevue-opening-hub-for-125-ai-and-cloud-engineers/ 2026-09-15T15:30:13Z GeekWire en Goldman Sachs plants flag in Bellevue, opening hub for more than 125 AI and cloud engineers 2026-09-15T15:28:58Z Tech, AI, artificial intelligence, Bellevue, Bellevue tech, Cloud Computing, engineering, Engineering Centers, fintech, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Seattle, Washington state https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seattles-nuance-labs-raises-50m-to-give-ai-models-human-expression-and-nuance/ 2026-09-15T15:13:35Z GeekWire en Seattle's Nuance Labs raises $50M to give AI models human expression and nuance 2026-09-15T15:13:28Z Artificial Intelligence, Startups, AI, edward zhang, fangchang ma, Funding, karren yang, nuance labs https://www.geekwire.com/2026/providence-to-receive-1-1b-from-nike-co-founder-to-build-womens-health-hospital-in-oregon/ 2026-09-15T15:03:50Z GeekWire en Providence to receive $1.1B from Nike co-founder to build women's health hospital in Oregon 2026-09-15T15:00:00Z Health/Life Sciences, Nike, Phil Knight, Philanthropy, providence, Providence Heart Institute, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center https://www.geekwire.com/2026/americas-machinists-are-retiring-and-two-startup-founders-in-their-20s-want-to-save-what-they-know/ 2026-09-15T15:02:50Z GeekWire en America's machinists are retiring, and two startup founders in their 20s want to salvage what they know 2026-09-15T14:59:48Z Artificial Intelligence, Startups, Boeing, Diamond Machine Works, Foundations, Neuramill, Nick Khormaei, Nistha Mitra, Oracle, siemens, SpaceX https://www.geekwire.com/2026/buywander-raises-21m-as-retail-returns-startup-expands-nationwide-from-new-seattle-hq/ 2026-09-14T19:52:45Z GeekWire en BuyWander raises $21M as retail returns startup expands nationwide from new Seattle HQ 2026-09-15T11:00:00Z Startups, Brock Kowalchuk, BuyWander, Jordan Allen https://www.geekwire.com/2026/agilitys-new-digit-5-robot-lifts-50-pounds-works-20-hours-a-day-and-operates-alongside-people/ 2026-09-15T13:10:37Z GeekWire en Agility's new Digit 5 robot lifts 50 pounds, works 20+ hours a day and operates alongside people 2026-09-15T11:00:00Z Artificial Intelligence, agility robotics, Churchill Capital Corp XI, Digit, humanoid robots, Peggy Johnson, Robotics, spac https://www.geekwire.com/2026/gates-foundation-bets-1b-on-ai-to-boost-global-health-agriculture-and-education/ 2026-09-15T05:43:22Z GeekWire en Gates Foundation bets $1B on AI to boost global health, agriculture and education 2026-09-15T05:37:25Z Philanthropy, AI equity, Bill Gates, Foreign aid, Gates Foundation, Global Health, Goalkeepers report, Jeffrey Epstein, Kiddom Atlas, MahaVISTAAR, mark suzman, OpenAI, Penda Health https://www.geekwire.com/2026/the-warning-signs-are-flashing-new-regional-partnership-calls-for-cohesive-seattle-area-tech-strategy/ 2026-09-14T23:39:57Z GeekWire en 'The warning signs are flashing': New regional partnership calls for cohesive Seattle-area tech strategy 2026-09-14T23:34:25Z Civic, Microsoft, Brad Smith, challenge seattle, Chris Gregoire, Jamie Pedersen, JumpStart payroll tax, Katie Wilson, Millionaires tax, Partnership for a Competitive Puget Sound https://www.geekwire.com/2026/monday-morning-surprise-valve-software-suddenly-launches-its-wireless-vr-headset-steam-frame-for-1059/ 2026-09-15T05:51:32Z GeekWire en Monday-morning surprise: Valve Software suddenly launches its wireless VR headset Steam Frame for $1,059 2026-09-14T19:01:54Z Games, Steam, Steam Frame, Valve, virtual reality, VR https://www.geekwire.com/2026/temporal-raises-550m-hits-12-55b-valuation-as-agentic-ai-wave-fuels-massive-growth/ 2026-09-14T17:08:28Z GeekWire en Temporal raises $550M, hits $12.55B valuation as agentic AI wave fuels massive growth 2026-09-14T17:08:21Z Startups, AI, Funding, Maxim Fateev, Samar Abbas, temporal https://www.geekwire.com/2026/this-software-engineer-is-taking-google-to-the-u-s-supreme-court-to-clarify-patent-law/ 2026-09-14T16:41:23Z GeekWire en This software engineer is taking Google to the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify patent law 2026-09-14T16:41:16Z Google, Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Federal Circuit, HoloLens, Jeff Kohler, Jon McMichael, Kimberly Moore, patent eligibility, patent law, Patent trolls, patents, Section 101, Software Patents, Supreme Court, Toshiko Takenaka, YouTube https://www.geekwire.com/2026/tech-moves-microsoft-amazon-and-kestra-promotions-gradial-names-cmo-yoodli-adds-vp/ 2026-09-14T19:15:57Z GeekWire en Tech Moves: Microsoft, Amazon and Kestra promotions; Gradial names CMO; Yoodli adds VP 2026-09-14T14:56:28Z Startups, Tech Moves, Amazon Web Services, American Astronomical society, Fermi Explorer, gradial, Kam Ghaffarian, Kestra Medical Technologies, Microsoft, Microsoft Elevate, Microsoft Frontier Company, PATH, Seattle Metro Chamber, Silvia Candiani, University of Washington, Yoodli https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-floats-rules-for-its-own-ai-models-as-industry-debates-a-slowdown/ 2026-09-14T14:37:57Z GeekWire en Microsoft floats rules for AI models as industry weighs slowdown 2026-09-14T14:31:18Z Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft, AI safety, Anthropic, artificial intelligence, Dario Amodei, Microsoft AI, Mustafa Suleyman, OpenAI, Satya Nadella https://www.geekwire.com/2026/sophia-space-sli-300m-deal-computing-constellation/ 2026-09-14T04:02:48Z GeekWire en Sophia Space and SLI set the terms for a $300M deal that will finance an orbital computing constellation 2026-09-14T04:00:00Z Space, Startups, financing, orbital data center, Satellite, Satellites, SLI, Sophia Space