https://www.geekwire.com/2026/this-is-way-mo-fun-boxy-baby-blue-ojai-spotted-in-seattle-adding-to-robotaxi-test-fleet/ 2026-08-07T18:03:37Z GeekWire en This is way mo' fun: Baby blue Waymo 'Ojai' spotted in Seattle, adding to robotaxi test fleet 2026-08-07T17:40:52Z Sustainability, Transportation, autonomous vehicle, EV, Ojai, Robotaxi, Waymo https://www.geekwire.com/2026/as-washington-states-ai-task-force-winds-down-the-debate-over-how-much-to-regulate-is-far-from-settled/ 2026-08-07T17:40:54Z GeekWire en As Washington state’s AI task force winds down, the debate over how much to regulate is far from settled 2026-08-07T17:39:58Z Civic, AI House, AI policy, AI regulation, Colorado AI Act, companion chatbots, federal preemption, Jacob Colker, Jai Jaisimha, Mia Gregerson, Nick Brown, prior authorization, Ryan Calo, startups, Transparency Coalition, Trump administration, University of Washington, Washington AI Task Force, Washington State Legislature, Yuki Ishizuka https://www.geekwire.com/2026/etzioni-on-ai-murphys-law-of-ai/ 2026-08-07T14:02:33Z GeekWire en Etzioni on AI: Murphy’s Law of AI 2026-08-07T14:02:24Z Tech, AI agents, AI safety, AI security, AI Security Institute, Anthropic, Armadin, Certiv, CodeIntegrity, cybersecurity, Dario Amodei, Hugging Face, Jason Needham, Kevin Mandia, Meta, OpenAI, Oren Etzioni https://www.geekwire.com/2026/startup-spotlight-hitchpiggy-wants-to-turn-empty-car-seats-into-a-new-rideshare-marketplace/ 2026-08-06T22:52:45Z GeekWire en Startup Spotlight: HitchPiggy wants to turn empty car seats into a new rideshare marketplace 2026-08-06T22:52:04Z Startup Spotlight, Startups, HitchPiggy, Msrketplace, rideshare, startups, Transportation https://www.geekwire.com/2026/salesforce-cutting-59-jobs-across-seattle-and-bellevue-offices/ 2026-08-06T22:01:36Z GeekWire en Salesforce cutting 59 jobs across Seattle and Bellevue offices 2026-08-06T22:01:29Z Tech, layoffs, Salesforce, Tableau https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-2-5-how-evp-charles-lamanna-is-helping-turn-microsoft-into-the-copilot-company/ 2026-08-07T14:09:12Z GeekWire en Microsoft 2.5: How EVP Charles Lamanna is helping turn Microsoft into the ‘Copilot company’ 2026-08-06T14:41:27Z Microsoft, AI agents, artificial intelligence, Charles Lamanna, Copilot, Copilot super app, Dynamics 365, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft 2.5, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Work IQ https://www.geekwire.com/2026/this-startup-just-raised-6m-for-an-ai-tutor-that-helps-kids-figure-it-out-themselves/ 2026-08-06T14:14:40Z GeekWire en This startup just raised $6M for an AI tutor that helps kids figure it out themselves 2026-08-06T14:12:35Z Startups, AI tutoring, Amy McCullough, artificial intelligence, E3n, Edan Shahar, edtech, Education, Educational Records Bureau, Erik Selberg, Startup funding, Test Innovators, trilogy equity partners, Wild Zebra https://www.geekwire.com/2026/zillow-revenue-climbs-18-but-layoff-costs-push-company-to-a-loss-amid-executive-changes/ 2026-08-05T22:51:31Z GeekWire en Zillow revenue climbs 18% but layoff costs push company to a loss, amid executive changes 2026-08-05T22:48:36Z Real Estate, Cassandra Knight, Earnings, FTC, Jeremy Hofmann, Jun Choo, layoffs, mortgages, Real Estate, Redfin, restructuring, Zillow, zillow group https://www.geekwire.com/2026/disaster-hits-home-how-amazon-and-other-companies-are-responding-to-washington-state-wildfires/ 2026-08-06T17:39:54Z GeekWire en Disaster hits home: How Amazon and other companies are responding to Washington state wildfires 2026-08-05T21:44:19Z Tech, Amazon, Amazon Disaster Relief, Boeing, F5, Microsoft, Starbucks, T-Mobile, Wildfires https://www.geekwire.com/2026/google-to-cut-52-employees-in-washington-state/ 2026-08-05T18:17:21Z GeekWire en Google to cut 52 employees in Washington state 2026-08-05T17:54:15Z Tech, Google, layoffs https://www.geekwire.com/2026/the-startup-idea-that-convinced-a-uw-computer-science-legend-to-leave-google-after-27-years/ 2026-08-05T17:31:27Z GeekWire en The startup idea that convinced a UW computer science legend to leave Google after 27 years 2026-08-05T17:23:01Z Tech, Allen School, alphabet, artificial intelligence, Demis Hassabis, Discovery Loop, Google, Google DeepMind, Jeff Dean, Khosla Ventures, Oriol Vinyals, Quoc Le, Radical Ventures, Sanjay Ghemawat, startups, Sundar Pichai, University of Washington https://www.geekwire.com/2026/washington-states-next-gen-ferry-era-kicks-off-with-3-new-hybrid-boats-in-1-15b-deal/ 2026-08-05T17:21:19Z GeekWire en Washington state’s next-gen ferry era kicks off with 3 new hybrid boats in $1.15B deal 2026-08-05T17:21:11Z Sustainability, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, electric ferries, Washington State Ferries https://www.geekwire.com/2026/live-dating-show-reveals-seattles-relationship-with-tech-is-still-complicated/ 2026-08-05T16:54:25Z GeekWire en Live dating show reveals Seattle's relationship with tech is still complicated 2026-08-05T16:29:21Z Geek Life, comedy, culture, Dating, Love Isn't Blind https://www.geekwire.com/2026/zillow-layoffs-hit-91-jobs-in-washington-state-with-senior-roles-bearing-the-brunt/ 2026-08-05T14:46:06Z GeekWire en Zillow layoffs hit 91 jobs in Washington state, with senior roles bearing the brunt 2026-08-05T14:44:06Z Real Estate, artificial intelligence, Cloud HQ, layoffs, Real Estate, remote work, WARN notice, Washington Employment Security Department, Zillow, zillow group https://www.geekwire.com/2026/he-it-but-rarely-she-when-ai-models-write-kids-stories-about-animals-female-characters-vanish/ 2026-08-05T14:25:11Z GeekWire en He, it, but rarely she: When AI models write kids' stories about animals, female characters vanish 2026-08-05T14:25:02Z Artificial Intelligence, AI, gender, large language model, University of Washington 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