https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seattle-tech-week-takeaways-ai-startups-and-the-best-insights-and-quotes-we-heard/ 2026-07-31T18:52:50Z GeekWire en Seattle Tech Week notebook: AI, startups, and the best insights and takeaways we heard 2026-07-31T17:44:36Z Tech, AI House, Anthropic, artificial intelligence, ascend, Ben Gaffney, Brian Hall, clarify, flexe, karl siebrecht, Ken Horenstein, Kirby Winfield, Madrona, Manos Koukoumidis, Mistral AI, Molly Klein, Nizar Tarhuni, OpenAI, Oumi, Pack Ventures, Patrick Thompson, Perk Events, Pitchbook, sabrina albert, Seattle Tech Week, startups, University of Washington, Venture capital https://www.geekwire.com/2026/moving-faster-than-planned-ai-drug-developer-accipiter-bio-quietly-tops-up-seed-round-with-10-5m/ 2026-07-31T16:15:21Z GeekWire en Moving faster than planned, AI drug developer Accipiter Bio quietly tops up seed round with $10.5M 2026-07-31T16:15:13Z Health/Life Sciences, Startups, Accipiter Biosciences, David Baker, Flying Fish Partners, Funding, Protein design, Takeda https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-product-rd-jobs-decline-for-second-straight-year-new-filing-shows/ 2026-07-31T15:33:56Z GeekWire en Microsoft R&D jobs drop for second straight year as total headcount falls for first time in a decade 2026-07-31T15:28:00Z Microsoft, Amy Coleman, amy hood, artificial intelligence, capital expenditures, fiscal year 2026, headcount, Microsoft earnings, Microsoft Frontier Company, Microsoft jobs, Microsoft layoffs, Microsoft R&D, voluntary retirement, Workforce https://www.geekwire.com/2026/whats-his-angle-teen-frustrated-by-plastic-protractor-reimagines-the-classic-classroom-tool/ 2026-07-31T14:39:32Z GeekWire en What's his angle? Teen frustrated by plastic protractor reimagines the classic classroom tool 2026-07-31T14:39:24Z Geek Life, Startups, Crowdfunding, Education, engineering, Hardware, Kickstarter, Math, protractor, Redmond, Wenxin Fang https://www.geekwire.com/2026/new-map-traces-washington-states-tech-universe-to-a-few-key-hubs-and-shows-whats-at-risk/ 2026-07-31T14:46:24Z GeekWire en New map traces Washington state's tech 'universe' to a few key hubs, and shows what's at risk 2026-07-31T13:00:00Z Startups, AI House, Allen Institute for AI, Amazon, Anthropic, artificial intelligence, GeekWire 200, Google, karat, Microsoft, Nick Ellingson, Nvidia, OpenAI, outreach, pictory, Pitchbook, Read AI, Seattle Tech Week, startups, University of Washington, Washington Technology Industry Association, WTIA, Yoodli https://www.geekwire.com/2026/world-of-warcraft-meets-dungeons-dragons-and-more-from-wizards-of-the-coast-at-gen-con/ 2026-07-30T21:12:00Z GeekWire en 'World of Warcraft' meets 'Dungeons & Dragons,' and more from Wizards of the Coast at Gen Con 2026-07-30T23:00:00Z Games, dark sun, Dungeons & Dragons, greyhawk, Wizards of the Coast, world of warcraft https://www.geekwire.com/2026/aws-is-booming-but-amazons-free-cash-flow-turns-negative-on-record-ai-spending/ 2026-07-30T21:40:47Z GeekWire en AWS is 'booming,' but Amazon's free cash flow turns negative on record AI spending 2026-07-30T20:54:34Z Amazon, AI, Amazon Web Services, Andy Jassy, Anthropic, AWS, capital spending, Cloud Computing, Earnings, free cash flow, Jeff Bezos, Trainium https://www.geekwire.com/2026/startup-spotlight-this-seattle-area-plumber-wants-to-unclog-retail-with-ai-powered-delivery/ 2026-07-30T20:14:34Z GeekWire en Startup Spotlight: This Seattle-area plumber wants to unclog retail with AI-powered delivery 2026-07-30T20:14:26Z Startup Spotlight, Startups, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, Jeremy Bernier, MODRA, retail tech, Seattle startup, startup spotlight https://www.geekwire.com/2026/this-game-studio-wants-kids-to-help-nasa-build-the-first-lunar-colony/ 2026-07-30T17:21:54Z GeekWire en This game studio wants kids to help NASA build the first lunar colony 2026-07-30T17:21:39Z Games, August Interactive, lunar landing, NASA, Video Games https://www.geekwire.com/2026/which-microsoft-businesses-are-growing-and-shrinking-according-to-obscure-table-in-regulatory-filing/ 2026-07-30T17:17:57Z GeekWire en Which Microsoft businesses are growing and shrinking, according to obscure table in regulatory filing 2026-07-30T17:14:32Z Microsoft, Earnings, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Office, Satya Nadella, Windows https://www.geekwire.com/2026/salesforce-hires-ex-microsoft-exec-to-lead-agentforce-engineering-amid-string-of-departures/ 2026-07-30T16:05:26Z GeekWire en Salesforce hires ex-Microsoft exec to lead Agentforce engineering amid string of departures 2026-07-30T15:56:54Z Microsoft, Tech Moves, cybersecurity, Hayete Gallot, Naseem Tuffaha https://www.geekwire.com/2026/k2-space-raises-500m-big-satellites/ 2026-07-30T15:33:29Z GeekWire en K2 Space raises $500M to boost its drive to build big, powerful satellites 2026-07-30T15:33:20Z Space, Startups, K2 Space, Satellite, Satellites https://www.geekwire.com/2026/off-the-train-into-a-vw-bus-amazon-helps-fund-free-shuttle-service-for-bellevue-light-rail-riders/ 2026-07-30T15:29:43Z GeekWire en Off the train, into a VW bus: Amazon helps fund free shuttle service for Bellevue light rail riders 2026-07-30T15:29:36Z Sustainability, Transportation, Amazon, Bellevue, electric vehicle, light rail, Link light rail https://www.geekwire.com/2026/remitly-launches-global-card-to-turn-cross-border-money-transfers-into-everyday-banking/ 2026-07-30T13:47:43Z GeekWire en Remitly launches Global Card to turn cross-border money transfers into everyday banking 2026-07-30T13:00:00Z Tech, debit card, fintech, Remitly, Remitly Global Card https://www.geekwire.com/2026/interlune-vermeer-moon-construction-equipment/ 2026-07-30T13:10:55Z GeekWire en Interlune builds on partnership with equipment company to lay the groundwork for moon infrastructure 2026-07-30T13:00:00Z Space, Interlune, Moon, Space outposts, Vermeer https://www.geekwire.com/2026/sophia-space-caltech-ai-patent-orbital-data-centers/ 2026-07-30T15:26:29Z GeekWire en AI plus IP: Sophia Space and Caltech secure a patent for orbital data centers that use passive cooling 2026-07-30T04:00:41Z Space, artificial intelligence, Caltech, data centers, orbital data center, Patent, Satellite, Satellites, Sophia Space https://www.geekwire.com/2026/watch-a-venture-capitalists-passionate-speech-a-rallying-cry-really-about-seattle/ 2026-07-30T17:29:56Z GeekWire en Watch: A venture capitalist's passionate speech — a rallying cry, really — about Seattle 2026-07-30T00:39:38Z Startups, AI House, Jacob Colker, Seattle, startups https://www.geekwire.com/2026/a-bigger-role-for-swami-amazons-agentic-ai-chief-gets-broader-mandate-to-shape-emerging-tech/ 2026-07-30T00:13:44Z GeekWire en A bigger role for Swami: Amazon's agentic AI chief gets broader mandate to shape emerging tech 2026-07-29T23:38:25Z Amazon, agentic AI, Amazon AGI, Amazon Quick, AWS, AWS Context, KIRO, Matt Garman, neurosymbolic AI, NOVA, Pieter Abbeel, Shawn Bice, Swami Sivasubramanian https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-azure-tops-100b-in-annual-revenue-as-record-ai-spending-cuts-into-cash-flow/ 2026-07-30T17:48:44Z GeekWire en Microsoft Azure tops $100B in annual revenue as record AI spending cuts into cash flow 2026-07-29T20:51:34Z Tech, amy hood, Anthropic, artificial intelligence, Azure, capital expenditures, Cloud Computing, data centers, Earnings, Satya Nadella https://www.geekwire.com/2026/vc-is-changing-dramatically-whats-a-founder-to-do/ 2026-07-29T21:16:34Z GeekWire en VC is changing dramatically — what’s a founder to do?  2026-07-29T19:00:23Z Startups, AI, Anthropic, ascend, Aviel Ginzburg, Carta, Flying Fish Partners, fundraising, Heather Redman, Kirby Winfield, OpenAI, Peter Walker, seed funding, SpaceX, spark capital, startups, Tin Can, Venture capital https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-earnings-preview-wall-street-looks-for-more-cloud-growth-as-ai-spending-hits-a-record/ 2026-07-29T17:57:09Z GeekWire en Amazon earnings preview: Wall Street looks for more cloud growth as AI spending hits a record 2026-07-29T17:45:57Z Amazon, Cloud Tech, alphabet, Amazon Nova, Andy Jassy, Anthropic, artificial intelligence, AWS, capital expenditures, Cloud Computing, data centers, Earnings, Graviton, Jeff Bezos, Microsoft, OpenAI, Prime Day https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seattle-lands-another-1b-startup-heres-the-latest-arrival-in-the-industrial-ai-boom/ 2026-07-29T16:47:58Z GeekWire en Seattle lands another $1B startup: Here's the latest arrival in the industrial AI boom 2026-07-29T16:10:50Z Startups, AI, Anduril, Defense, Engineering Centers, Nominal, Seattle, startups https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seattle-tech-week-space-frontier/ 2026-07-29T16:32:33Z GeekWire en Seattle Tech Week highlights how unorthodox routes can lead to careers on the space frontier 2026-07-29T15:41:18Z Space, Careers, Education, Seattle Tech Week