Microsoft and Amazon both beat cloud expectations this week, and Microsoft’s headcount fell for the first time since 2016. Also on the show: Satya Nadella builds a dashboard out of a Morgan Stanley analyst’s own report, Jeff Bezos names Amazon’s fourth pillar and AI House’s Jacob Colker makes the case for Seattle tech. Read More
GeekWire’s Todd Bishop reports from Seattle Tech Week 2026, where more than 250 events made artificial intelligence the dominant topic. Insights and quotes from executives at OpenAI, Mistral AI, PitchBook, Madrona, Ascend and others. Read More
The Washington Technology Industry Association’s new “Tech Universe Map” charts the founder lineage of 625 companies, showing that Microsoft and the University of Washington account for the largest share. A WTIA executive says the hubs forming next are mostly out-of-state companies with engineering centers here. Read More
Founders, investors and operators at the Seattle Tech Week kickoff describe what they’re building, from an AI system that runs a professional cricket team’s logistics to voice AI for counting bottles behind a bar. Read More
