After nearly seven years at the helm of the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, Magda Balazinska’s term is ending and the school’s vice director, Dan Grossman, will take charge as interim director. 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
More than a quarter-century after Impinj was founded, CEO Chris Diorio and team rang the Nasdaq opening bell Tuesday to mark the Seattle RFID chipmaker’s 10th anniversary as a public company. GeekWire chronicles the company’s ups and downs, and what’s next. Read More
The University of Washington’s CoMotion program announced 10 startups that secured UW-licensed intellectual property over the past year. Eight are in healthcare, spanning diagnostic tools, medical devices and new therapeutics. The other two focus on K-12 education or climate change. Read More
Seattle-based Overland AI won a Marine Corps contract to produce more than a dozen autonomous ground vehicles, which the startup says makes it the first ground autonomy company to serve as the prime contractor on a military production deal. Read More
Legacy Survey of Space and Time is expected to find millions of asteroids and perhaps shed light on dark matter and dark energy, with an assist from University of Washington astronomers. Read More
Sky Yang is the founder of SnapMatePhoto, a Seattle-based digital marketplace connecting customers with photographers for graduation portraits, weddings, maternity shoots, and more. Read More
A University of Washington team is helping scientists tell their own stories with a free tool that converts dense, jargon-heavy publications into short, accessible videos. Read More
Microsoft names chief digital safety officer; Remitly’s chief product and technology officer departs; and an AWS leader joins Synthesia to oversee its new Seattle office. Read More
Mind Children Robotics, a Seattle-area startup co-founded by AGI researcher Ben Goertzel, is building Codey — a child-sized social robot priced under $10,000 and aimed at classrooms, hospitals and senior care. The company plans its first pilots in South Korea. Read More
The University of Washington is developing an interdisciplinary AI minor, open to students across all majors and co-led by an anthropologist and a computer scientist. Set to launch in spring 2027, it’s part of a broader push to expand AI education across the university. Read More
Two University of Washington alumni who built companies out of everyday frustrations — hard-to-recycle household waste and the struggle to focus while working alone — have been recognized with the Allen School’s 2026 Alumni Impact Awards. Read More
Jeff Dean, Google’s chief scientist and a UW alum, returned to campus Friday with an optimistic but clear-eyed message about AI for Allen School graduates — many of them headed into the industry to help shape the future of technology. Read More
Nobel laureate Mary Brunkow will be the featured speaker at Saturday’s 151st commencement. She’s a scientist, not a tech executive — and unlike other graduation speakers this season, she’s not planning to sell students on AI. Read More
The ag tech startup BioBead won the $25,000 grand prize at the University of Washington’s 29th annual Dempsey Startup Competition for its biodegradable soil-health pellets, leading a record-breaking field of student entrepreneurs. Read More
Expedia names SVP in global advertising; a Microsoft AI technical lead departs for Uber; and the CEO of the sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia steps down. Read More
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
Researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design have engineered larger, virus-like protein cages to one day deliver larger genetic payloads. Read More
VueBuds, a prototype developed by University of Washington researchers, have embedded a rice-grain-sized camera into each earbud of a standard pair of Sony wireless earbuds. Read More
University of Washington students pitched 20 startups at Demo Day for DubHacks Next, a 16-week incubator that has produced 68 startups since 2022. Projects range from a manufacturing design automation tool already live in three plants to an AI audio plugin builder and a web accessibility suite. Read More
Speakers at the Women in Tech Regatta in Seattle said AI is at risk of repeating longstanding patterns of exclusion, from biased hiring tools to gaps in who’s shaping AI strategy. Read More
This year’s Geeks Give Back honorees are advancing AI innovation and providing education and research in our rapidly evolving media landscape. Read More
Breakthrough Prize goes to University of Washington professor — and hundreds of other researchers — for decades of work on Muon g-2 experiments. Read More
University of Washington’s CoMotion Labs selects its second climate tech cohort. Meet the eight startups tackling EV adoption, biochar and sustainable packaging. Read More
The new cafe in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood draws on Chinese cafe culture for its menu and aesthetic while leaning into the “third place” and serving as a deliberate departure from the corporate world both founders left behind. Read More
The Washington Research Foundation is investing $7 million in Nobel laureate David Baker’s UW lab to turn AI-designed proteins into real-world tools. Read More
Seven teams comprising 67 undergraduate and graduate students from across campus disciplines laid out their startup business plans at Pioneer Square Labs in Seattle to conclude a 10-week program. Read More
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