https://www.geekwire.com/2026/startup-spotlight-local-crew-uses-video-and-ai-to-cut-out-in-person-home-repair-estimates/ 2026-09-17T15:35:01Z GeekWire en Startup Spotlight: Local Crew uses video and AI to cut out in-person home repair estimates 2026-09-17T14:54:27Z Startups, Apps, Local Crew, Saad Nadeem, startup spotlight https://www.geekwire.com/2026/portland-startup-antfly-raises-2m-to-streamline-data-infrastructure-for-ai-agents/ 2026-09-15T18:57:37Z GeekWire en Portland startup Antfly raises $2M to streamline data infrastructure for AI agents 2026-09-17T12:00:00Z Startups, agentic AI, AI, AJ Roetker, Antfly, Funding, James McDermott, Portland https://www.geekwire.com/2026/oracle-cuts-359-washington-jobs-in-latest-ai-driven-layoffs-seattle-offices-not-closing/ 2026-09-16T20:02:05Z GeekWire en Oracle cuts 359 Washington jobs in latest AI-driven layoffs; Seattle offices 'not closing' 2026-09-16T20:00:47Z Tech, layoffs, Oracle https://www.geekwire.com/2026/how-uws-solar-vehicle-team-harnessed-the-sun-and-hard-work-to-shine-on-the-national-stage/ 2026-09-16T16:40:34Z GeekWire en How UW’s solar vehicle team harnessed the sun and hard work to shine on the national stage 2026-09-16T16:40:25Z Education, Geek Life, Aerodynamics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, solar car, University of Washington https://www.geekwire.com/2026/as-ai-energy-concerns-surge-uw-microsoft-and-e8-back-new-data-center-incubator/ 2026-09-16T15:47:47Z GeekWire en UW, Microsoft and E8 back climate tech incubator targeting data centers as AI energy concerns surge 2026-09-16T15:15:06Z Sustainability, climate tech, CoMotion Labs Climate Tech Incubator, data centers, E8, E8 Angels, Microsoft https://www.geekwire.com/2026/from-school-nuggets-to-insect-kibble-how-the-next-generation-of-faux-meats-aims-to-win-over-skeptics/ 2026-09-16T13:03:19Z GeekWire en From school nuggets to insect kibble: How the next generation of faux meats aims to win over skeptics 2026-09-16T13:03:11Z Sustainability, alternative proteins, Anne Carlson, Christie Lagally Bradburn, Jiminy's, Rebellyous Foods, Rohan Shirwaiker https://www.geekwire.com/2026/interlune-raises-5m-for-initiatives-that-go-beyond-mining-the-moon/ 2026-09-16T01:44:39Z GeekWire en Interlune raises $5M for initiatives that go beyond mining the moon 2026-09-16T01:11:08Z Space, Startups, infrastructure, Interlune, mining, Moon, space startups https://www.geekwire.com/2026/helion-funding-round-grows-to-500m-amid-uncertainty-over-fusion-startups-microsoft-timeline/ 2026-09-16T15:23:45Z 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/ 2026-09-16T03:18:49Z 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