https://www.geekwire.com/2026/etzioni-on-ai-bill-gates-has-the-right-diagnosis-but-the-wrong-prescription/ 2026-08-26T22:03:51Z GeekWire en Etzioni on AI: Bill Gates has the right diagnosis but the wrong prescription 2026-08-26T22:03:43Z Artificial Intelligence, AI policy, AI regulation, artificial intelligence, automation, Bill Gates, caregiving, ElliQ, future of work, home health aides, Human Reserved, Intuition Robotics, Opinion, Oren Etzioni, robot tax, Stanford AI Index, Stanford Digital Economy Lab https://www.geekwire.com/2026/t-mobile-to-cut-77-jobs-in-washington-state-impacting-corporate-and-retail-positions/ 2026-08-26T19:34:21Z GeekWire en T-Mobile to cut 77 jobs in Washington state, impacting corporate and retail positions 2026-08-26T19:34:14Z Tech, layoffs, T-Mobile https://www.geekwire.com/2026/washington-to-receive-up-to-339m-in-landmark-17b-settlement-over-meta-social-media-addiction-claims/ 2026-08-26T16:17:03Z GeekWire en Washington to receive up to $339M in landmark $17B settlement over Meta social media addiction claims 2026-08-26T16:16:56Z Meta, Attorney General Nick Brown, Courts, Facebook, Instagram, Lawsuits, Social Media https://www.geekwire.com/2026/flipboard-acquires-portland-startup-graze-in-bid-to-re-orient-the-attention-economy/ 2026-08-26T16:26:39Z GeekWire en Flipboard acquires Portland startup Graze in bid to 're-orient the attention economy' 2026-08-26T16:02:37Z Startups, Acquisiiton, ActivityPub, BlueSky, Custom Algorithms, Devin Gaffney, Flipboard, graze, Mike McCue, Open Social, Portland, Social Media Startups https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-acquires-ducklabs-adding-the-team-behind-duckdb-amid-broader-shakeup-in-cloud-data/ 2026-08-26T15:28:54Z GeekWire en Amazon to acquire DuckLabs, adding the team behind DuckDB amid broader shakeup in cloud data 2026-08-26T15:19:04Z Amazon, acquisitions, Amazon Web Services, Andy Warfield, Cloud Computing, data analytics, Databases, Databricks, DuckDB, DuckDB Foundation, DuckLabs, Hannes Mühleisen, jordan tigani, Mark Raasveldt, MotherDuck, Open Source, snowflake https://www.geekwire.com/2026/not-dead-yet-the-race-to-give-spent-ev-batteries-a-second-life-on-the-grid-and-beyond/ 2026-08-26T13:49:19Z GeekWire en Not dead yet: The race to give spent EV batteries a second life on the grid and beyond 2026-08-26T13:38:47Z Sustainability, batteries, Crusoe, data centers, electric vehicle, electric vehicles, Moment Energy, Pacific Northwest Battery Collaborative, Redwood Energy, Redwood Materials, reuse, second-life batteries https://www.geekwire.com/2026/i-am-very-concerned-bill-gates-says-the-world-needs-a-plan-to-deal-with-ai-and-he-has-three-ideas-to-start/ 2026-08-26T08:21:37Z GeekWire en 'I am very concerned': Bill Gates says the world needs a plan to deal with AI, and he has three ideas to start 2026-08-26T07:27:57Z Tech, AI policy, AI regulation, AI safety, Anthropic, artificial intelligence, automation, Bill Gates, ChatGPT, Claude, Donald Trump, Dwarkesh Patel, Elon Musk, future of work, Gates Foundation, Microsoft, OpenAI, Redwood Research, robot tax, Ryan Greenblatt, white house https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seattles-ai-weed-wars-one-startup-maps-them-another-zaps-them/ 2026-08-26T17:47:57Z GeekWire en Seattle’s AI weed wars: One startup maps them, another zaps them 2026-08-25T23:54:01Z Startups, Agricultural Robotics, agtech, artificial intelligence, carbon robotics, computer vision, precision agriculture, seattle startups, TerraClear https://www.geekwire.com/2026/jeff-bezos-remembers-dolly-parton-a-recipient-of-his-100m-courage-and-civility-award/ 2026-08-25T22:37:01Z GeekWire en Jeff Bezos remembers Dolly Parton — a recipient of his $100M 'Courage and Civility' award 2026-08-25T22:36:54Z Geek Life, Dolly Parton, Jeff Bezos, Philanthropy https://www.geekwire.com/2026/wizards-of-the-coast-reveals-first-look-at-warlock-the-next-video-game-based-on-dungeons-dragons/ 2026-08-26T21:14:04Z GeekWire en Wizards of the Coast offers first look at ‘Warlock,’ the next video game based on ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ 2026-08-25T21:36:52Z Games, Dungeons & Dragons, Wizards of the Coast https://www.geekwire.com/2026/xbox-layoffs-fallout-south-of-midnight-creator-compulsion-games-successfully-goes-independent/ 2026-08-25T19:23:45Z GeekWire en Xbox layoffs fallout: ‘South of Midnight’ creator Compulsion Games successfully goes independent 2026-08-25T19:23:38Z Games, Microsoft, Compulsion Games, Microsoft, South of Midnight, Video Games, Xbox https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-eyes-fully-automated-delivery-stations-to-bring-robotics-to-the-last-mile/ 2026-08-25T18:58:46Z GeekWire en Report: Amazon eyes 'fully automated' delivery stations to bring robotics to the last mile 2026-08-25T16:53:55Z Amazon, artificial intelligence, Boxbot, delivery stations, last mile, Project Tetromino, Robotics, warehouse automation https://www.geekwire.com/2026/airline-security-in-the-cloud-pnnl-tech-analyzes-checked-bags-during-flight-to-skip-layover-lines/ 2026-08-25T16:02:23Z GeekWire en Airline security in the cloud: PNNL tech analyzes checked bags during flight to skip layover lines 2026-08-25T16:02:16Z Tech, Airlines, pacific northwest national laboratory, PNNL, Travel https://www.geekwire.com/2026/university-of-washington-and-seattle-biotech-win-245m-patent-judgment-against-guardant/ 2026-08-25T15:24:01Z GeekWire en University of Washington and Seattle biotech win $245M patent judgment against Guardant 2026-08-25T15:18:13Z Health/Life Sciences, Startups, Biotechnology, DNA sequencing, Genomics, Guardant Health, Intellectual Property, patents, Seattle biotech, seattle startups, TwinStrand Biosciences, University of Washington, UW https://www.geekwire.com/2026/homebuilding-ai-startup-digs-raises-25-3m-and-partners-with-building-products-giant/ 2026-08-24T21:34:17Z GeekWire en Homebuilding AI startup Digs raises $25.3M and partners with building products giant 2026-08-25T10:30:00Z Startups, AI, Builders FirstSource, digs, Funding, home, Ryan Fink, Ty Frackiewicz https://www.geekwire.com/2026/immersive-gamebox-brings-controller-free-gaming-to-new-location-south-of-seattle-this-week/ 2026-08-24T22:54:22Z GeekWire en Immersive Gamebox brings controller-free gaming to new location south of Seattle this week 2026-08-24T22:54:13Z Games, Geek Life, Gaming, Immersive Gamebox https://www.geekwire.com/2026/washington-state-pioneered-a-privacy-model-for-the-nation-when-will-it-finally-pass-the-law-at-home/ 2026-08-24T17:07:14Z GeekWire en Washington state pioneered a privacy model for the nation — when will it finally pass the law at home? 2026-08-24T17:07:05Z Civic, artificial intelligence, automated decision-making, data minimization, Data privacy, epic, IAPP, Microsoft, Nick Brown, People's Privacy Act, policy, privacy legislation, Reuven Carlyle, Shelley Kloba, TechNet, Washington Legislature, Zack Hudgins https://www.geekwire.com/2026/how-the-ftcs-last-minute-settlement-with-zillow-and-redfin-reshapes-their-100m-rentals-deal/ 2026-08-24T18:04:43Z GeekWire en How the FTC's last-minute settlement with Zillow and Redfin reshapes their $100M rentals deal 2026-08-24T16:15:25Z Real Estate, Anthony Trenga, Antitrust, apartment listings, ApartmentGuide, Apartments.com, CoStar, Daniel Guarnera, Federal Trade Commission, HotPads, Lawsuits, Real Estate, Redfin, Rent.com, Rentals, Rocket Companies, Trulia, washington attorney general, Zillow https://www.geekwire.com/2026/why-mckinstry-leader-matt-allen-is-betting-on-clean-nuclear-geothermal-and-smarter-buildings/ 2026-08-24T14:22:44Z GeekWire en Why McKinstry leader Matt Allen is betting on clean nuclear, geothermal and smarter buildings 2026-08-24T14:21:44Z Sustainability, Clean energy, Climate change, McKinstry