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Tech Moves: Xbox names CTO; Smartsheet gets first AI chief; Amazon VP departs for DoorDash

Microsoft promoted Scott Van Vliet to Xbox CTO, while Smartsheet elevated Drew Gardner to the newly created role of chief AI officer. Amazon saw some departures and arrivals, including a VP’s exit for DoorDash. Read More

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Cleveland’s mayor, Seattle’s future: A conversation about what happens when a city’s economy shifts

GeekWire brought Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Seattle tech veteran Charles Fitzgerald together on the phone Thursday after a guest column warning Seattle not to repeat Cleveland’s past mistakes sparked a big response — including from Bibb himself. What followed was a constructive conversation about what cities should do when the ground shifts beneath them. Read More

Fred Hutch leaders raise $10M for new AI startup aiming to expedite drug discovery

The Seattle-based biotech company aims to make new drug discovery faster and cheaper by using AI to simulate the results from hypothetical lab tests. Read More

Fred Hutch turns 50: Seattle cancer center rose from scrappy roots to global pioneer — but giant funding cuts loom

Once a scrappy startup lab, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is now a global leader in cancer research. As it turns 50, the Seattle institution faces federal funding cuts that could slow progress. Read More

Time’s ‘100 most influential people in AI’ includes tech leaders with Seattle and Pacific NW roots

Time magazine revealed the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence with its third annual TIME100 AI list on Thursday,… Read More

Tech Moves: AWS leader goes to Siemens; Wash. names broadband lead; NuScale adds to C-suite

— Joseph Williams is temporarily taking the helm of the Washington State Broadband Office (WSBO) as it’s scrambling to respond… Read More

Tech Moves: Wizards of the Coast VP departs; Seeq hires CFO; nLight adds board member; and more

— Magical minds from the Renton, Wash., tabletop gaming company Wizards of the Coast are casting new career paths. Jess… Read More

Layoffs hit Seattle’s Fred Hutch Cancer Center amid federal funding uncertainty

Seattle-based Fred Hutch Cancer Center laid off employees this week, impacting the nonprofit’s HIV-related work and IT department. The center,… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2025 revealed: Community ‘alive and well’ at annual celebration of best in tech

The strength of the Seattle region’s tech community — from the diversity of companies and innovations, to the connections between… Read More

Feds may reinstate cancelled funding for signature women’s health study led by Fred Hutch

Days after the Department of Health and Human Services canceled contracts for an historic women-focused health initiative, the agency appears… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Health Innovation of the Year field is dominated by finalists battling cancer

The GeekWire Awards finalists for Health Innovation of the Year are dominated by ventures that aim to outwit cancer with… Read More

‘Chilling, dramatic, horrific’: Fred Hutch leader warns of harm from Trump’s proposed funding cuts

Leaders and researchers at the Fred Hutch Cancer Center didn’t mince words on Tuesday when describing the potential impact of… Read More

Can AI cure cancer? New alliance unites tech giants and big research orgs in quest for breakthroughs

Four national cancer research organizations, spearheaded by Seattle’s Fred Hutch Cancer Center, will work together in an unprecedented alliance to… Read More

Tech Moves: Nintex founder named CEO at WellSaid Labs; F5 hires CISO; Slalom appoints execs

— Brian Cook, former CEO of Nintex and founder of Incredible Capital, is now CEO of WellSaid Labs, a Seattle startup… Read More

Can AI and a chatbot help smokers quit? New app from Fred Hutch offers personal coaching

Just in time for new year’s resolutions, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is releasing a free app that employs an… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet named CEO at EnterpriseDB; Adaptive CCO departs; Temporal hires ex-Hashicorp EVP

— Kevin Dallas, a longtime Seattle-area tech and finance executive, was named CEO and board member of Bedford, Mass.-based enterprise… Read More

Affini-T Therapeutics shutting down Seattle lab

Affini-T Therapeutics, a cell therapy company spun out of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center that aims to treat solid tumors, is… Read More

Fred Hutch partners with video game streamers to raise money, fight medical disinformation

In an effort to fight online medical disinformation and raise money for research, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is tapping… Read More

Fred Hutch research: Bacteria may make tumors more aggressive

Bacteria that colonize tumors may contribute to cancer progression, suggests new research from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. The oral bacterium… Read More

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center receives ‘transformative’ $710.5M gift from the Bezos family

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center on Wednesday announced an enormous philanthropic gift of $710.5 million from Jackie and Mike Bezos, the… Read More

Largest gift in Fred Hutch history: $78M from Stuart and Molly Sloan will support precision oncology

A gift of $78 million will seed a new institute at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and support research into precision… Read More

Dr. Anthony Fauci stops in Seattle for Fred Hutch Q&A, throws first pitch at Mariners game

Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical advisor and a leader of the country’s COVID-19 response, made a pit stop in… Read More

Tech Moves: USAFacts picks Microsoft and Amazon vet as CTO; Zillow CMO departs; and more

— Tanuja Korlepra, a former Amazon and Microsoft product management leader, has been named chief technology officer of USAFacts, the… Read More

‘The future of cancer care’: Seattle institutions connect research, clinics under Fred Hutch name

Cancer research in the Seattle region will become more integrated with area clinics and hospitals under a new effort announced… Read More

Biotech vet Phil Greenberg on his new cancer-fighting startup and immunotherapy’s next phase

Philip Greenberg has been trying to stop cancer for decades. With Affini-T Therapeutics, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center investigator… Read More

Tech Moves: OfferUp names new CTO; Amazon data center leader departs; and more

— Mobile marketplace OfferUp hired former Splunk VP of Engineering Melissa Binde as its new CTO. Binde previously held senior… Read More

Tech Moves: Leafly announces new board ahead of SPAC merger; Amazon vets depart; and more

— Leafly announced its new six-member board of directors whose appointments will be effective after its pending SPAC merger with… Read More

Tech Moves: Highspot adds executives; Blue Origin vets depart; Disney hires former Microsoft exec

— Enterprise sales startup Highspot appointed four new executives: Arvind Prakash as VP of product management. Most recently VP of… Read More

Tech Moves: Lyft hires CFO from Amazon; Tomo adds CMO; Gopuff taps more Seattle talent

— Tomo, a new real estate startup led by ex-Zillow leaders, announced Sarah Makar as CMO. She is also a… Read More

Tech Moves: Cloudentity names new CEO; Leafly appoints CFO; SeekOut adds Tableau vet; Tomo hires ex-Zillow economist

— Seattle startup Cloudentity appointed CloudCoreo co-founder Jason Needham as its new CEO and a member of the board. Needham… Read More

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