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Microsoft unveils $2.5B ‘Frontier Company’ to embed AI engineers inside customers

“Microsoft Frontier Company” is a $2.5 billion initiative that will embed engineers inside customer organizations to build and run their AI systems. The move follows similar efforts by Amazon, OpenAI and Anthropic, and expands work Microsoft was already doing through its consulting arm and partners. Read More

Seahawks partner with Accenture to revamp team’s tech capabilities and boost fan engagement

The deal pairs one of the world’s largest technology consulting firms with the NFL’s reigning Super Bowl champions, with Accenture bringing data and AI capabilities to bear on the franchise’s business operations and fan engagement. Read More

AI is not your strategy: Author and business advisor Brian Evergreen explains why vision comes first

Brian Evergreen, a former Microsoft AI leader and author of Autonomous Transformation, argues that most companies are approaching AI backward — starting with the technology instead of a vision for what they want to create. In a live GeekWire Podcast recording, he explains how leaders can adjust their approach. Read More

XBOW, the unicorn with a Seattle mailbox, raises another $35M for its autonomous hacking platform

XBOW, the cybersecurity startup founded by GitHub Copilot creator Oege de Moor, added $35M from NVIDIA, Samsung, SentinelOne, and others, bringing its Series C to $155M. The billion-dollar company lists Seattle as its HQ — but its address is a mailbox at a Pioneer Square coworking space, and its founder lives in Malta. Read More

Iridius, led by Microsoft and AWS vets, raises $8.6M to crack AI’s regulatory compliance bottleneck

Seattle startup Iridius, founded by former Microsoft and AWS leaders, is building software that embeds regulatory compliance into AI systems as they run. Accenture is both an investor and a strategic partner. Read More

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GeekWire AI summit takeaways: Token budgets, watermelon metrics, and the $5k weekend coder

Todd and John unpack takeaways from the GeekWire AI Summit, from token budgets and the surprising cost of vibe-coding to OpenAI shutting down Sora and why the chat era may be over. Plus: light rail trivia. Read More

Beyond the chatbot: At GeekWire summit, AI leaders say the era of autonomous agents is already here

The debate over whether AI will transform industries is over. At GeekWire’s Agents of Transformation summit in Seattle, founders, executives and others had moved on to harder questions — what’s working, what isn’t, and how fast everything is moving. Read More

Accenture to acquire Seattle network data company Ookla in $1.2B deal

Ziff Davis has agreed to sell its Connectivity division — which includes Ookla, the Seattle-based network analytics company known for its flagship Speedtest app — to Accenture in a $1.2 billion deal announced Tuesday. Read More

GeekWire’s AI summit to feature key leaders from Amazon, Microsoft, and more, on March 24 in Seattle

GeekWire announces the first wave of speakers for its Agents of Transformation summit on March 24 in Seattle, including leaders from AWS, Microsoft, Outreach, and AI startup Vercept. Read More

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Amazon’s big bet, a ‘MySpace for bots,’ and a conversation with AI veteran Oren Etzioni

Amazon bets $200 billion on AI infrastructure, AI agents get their own social network, and AI veteran Oren Etzioni talks agents, startups, deepfakes, and the race between the major AI research labs and big tech platforms. Read More

GeekWire’s new AI summit will explore how agents are transforming business and work

We’re excited to announce a new GeekWire event for 2026: “Agents of Transformation: Inside the AI Shift.” This half-day summit… Read More

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Real revenue, actual value, and a little froth: Read AI CEO David Shim on the emerging AI economy

Read AI CEO David Shim talks with GeekWire’s John Cook about the realities of the AI boom — solid fundamentals with some froth at the edges, rising demand for AI assistants, the growing value of cross-team intelligence and multi-platform tools, and the potentially controversial emergence of digital work twins. Read More

After another major outage, Alaska Airlines taps Accenture to audit technology systems

Alaska Airlines will conduct a full audit of its technology systems, part of a broader push to improve reliability after two major IT outages in recent months. Read More

The new AI executive assistants: Smarter, faster, still not as good as the real thing

A new generation of AI executive assistants is taking on tasks like scheduling, travel, and email — but they’re still far from matching human judgment. GeekWire’s new Agents of Transformation series explores where the technology truly stands. Read More

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Microsoft unveils $2.5B ‘Frontier Company’ to embed AI engineers inside customers

Seahawks partner with Accenture to revamp team’s tech capabilities and boost fan engagement

AI is not your strategy: Author and business advisor Brian Evergreen explains why vision comes first

XBOW, the unicorn with a Seattle mailbox, raises another $35M for its autonomous hacking platform

Iridius, led by Microsoft and AWS vets, raises $8.6M to crack AI’s regulatory compliance bottleneck

GeekWire AI summit takeaways: Token budgets, watermelon metrics, and the $5k weekend coder

Beyond the chatbot: At GeekWire summit, AI leaders say the era of autonomous agents is already here

Accenture to acquire Seattle network data company Ookla in $1.2B deal

GeekWire’s AI summit to feature key leaders from Amazon, Microsoft, and more, on March 24 in Seattle

GeekWire’s new AI summit will explore how agents are transforming business and work

Real revenue, actual value, and a little froth: Read AI CEO David Shim on the emerging AI economy

After another major outage, Alaska Airlines taps Accenture to audit technology systems

The new AI executive assistants: Smarter, faster, still not as good as the real thing

Tech Moves: Protect AI founders get roles at Palo Alto; F5 board chair to retire; new Chainguard hires

Tech Alliance study: R&D imbalance threatens state’s innovation sector as public investment lags

Tech Moves: Meta leader for Pacific NW steps down; Phase Genomics adds to C-suite

Tech Moves: DocuSign hires trust and security chief; Opendoor beefs up leadership; Avanade names chair

Accenture and Avanade ink lease for big new downtown Seattle office space

Avanade tech consulting company acquires 600-person New York firm, bolstering Accenture and Microsoft joint venture

The supermarket of the future, driven by Kinect sensors, touchscreens & digital displays

‘Don’t be afraid to move’ and other tips for women, from women, on how to rise up the ranks in tech