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University of Washington

HashiCorp co-founder donates $3M to alma mater, University of Washington computer science school

Armon Dadgar, co-founder of HashiCorp and a University of Washington graduate, and his partner, Joshua Kalla, are giving $3 million… Read More

‘Cruel optimism’: Mass layoffs take the shine off careers in the tech sector, UW research finds

Jobs in tech have been revered as well-paid, exciting, secure roles benefiting the greater good. But with 500,000 tech layoffs… Read More

UW develops bike-mounted sensor system to track close-passing cars and map safer cycling routes

Sharing the road and giving enough space may be the best way for drivers to help keep cyclists safe. But… Read More

Tech Moves: Google VP joins Tenable; Semperis hires Microsoft vet; DexCare names CEO; and more

— Longtime Microsoft leader Eric Doerr is now chief product officer for Tenable, a Maryland-based cybersecurity company. Doerr most recently… Read More

Nobel winner David Baker on moving from the ‘lunatic fringe’ to the protein design revolution

University of Washington biochemist David Baker is a hot ticket. Baker, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in October,… Read More

LSST Camera after installation

Scientists process test images at Rubin Observatory in preparation for ‘First Look’

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has begun generating test images of the night sky, thanks to the Simonyi… Read More

University of Washington students step into the ‘VC mindset’ — and compete on a global stage

It’s not easy figuring out the ins and outs of venture capital without founding a startup or landing a gig… Read More

Geeks Give Back: These community builders help strengthen Seattle’s tech ecosystem

Being part of a community is what the GeekWire Awards are all about — the chance to come together to… Read More

Self-charging drones for power line inspections land top prize at UW enviro innovation contest

A team of students from the University of Washington is developing self-charging drones that use AI to survey electrical lines… Read More

From Nobel buzz to hiring halt: Trump funding cuts hobble UW protein design startup machine

Since 2014, UW Medicine’s Institute for Protein Design has spun off 10 startups, and the institute’s director, University of Washington… Read More

Google research scientist with UW ties designs ‘Loss of Pulse Detection’ feature for smartwatch

In a race against time, a smartwatch might be the best defense. More specifically, the time concern is the loss… Read More

UW’s CoMotion relaunches Seattle fintech incubator with new partner Curinos

The fintech incubator at the University of Washington is back. The UW’s CoMotion innovation arm announced Tuesday that it is… Read More

College students get a taste of startup life inside dynamic UW entrepreneurship class

Best class ever? That was my thought after watching eight teams pitch their startup ideas on Wednesday in Seattle, the… Read More

Newborn jaundice detection tool wins grand prize at University of Wash. health innovation challenge

A trio of students from the University of Washington won the grand prize at the UW’s Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge… Read More

Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology lands $10M to support ‘DNA Typewriter’ technology

The Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology is receiving a $10 million grant to support the training of new scientists and… Read More

Tech Moves: UW professor wins prestigious honor; T-Mobile board shuffle; and more

— Mary-Claire King, a groundbreaking innovator in genetics, has received The National Academy of Sciences’ most prestigious metal, the Public… Read More

Podcast

‘Open source will win’: Allen Institute for AI CEO Ali Farhadi on the new era of artificial intelligence

It has been a wild few weeks and an eventful few months in AI: DeepSeek, OpenAI, Stargate, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Salesforce,… Read More

What’s at stake for Washington’s flagship research institutions in the legal battle over NIH funding

The fight now unfolding over the Trump administration’s sudden limit on National Institutes of Health grant funding could have deep… Read More

University of Washington selects Robert Jones as its 34th president, succeeding Ana Mari Cauce

The University of Washington, one of the nation’s top research universities and an academic linchpin of the Seattle region’s tech… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: DeepSeek reality check; Amazon, Bezos, and the Post; lost in the Microsoft garage

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we dive deep into DeepSeek, the AI project shaking up the tech world, to… Read More

UW study of how AI models portray teens finds strong negative associations

A University of Washington study on how artificial intelligence systems portray teenagers found that the systems’ reliance on media coverage… Read More

UW initiative ‘Society + Technology’ aims to foster broad collaboration at critical intersection

A new initiative at the University of Washington called Society + Technology, born out of a task force first assembled… Read More

Seattle creates downtown climate innovation hub to bolster clean energy sector

The City of Seattle, the University of Washington, the climate community organizer 9Zero, and a climate tech investment nonprofit called… Read More

University of Washington researchers craft method of fine-tuning AI chatbots for individual taste

As artificial intelligence chatbots are popping up to provide information in all sorts of applications, University of Washington researchers have… Read More

Uncommon Thinkers: Hanna Hajishirzi’s open approach to AI challenges the industry’s norms

Editor’s note: This series profiles five of the Seattle region’s “Uncommon Thinkers”: inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming industries and driving positive… Read More

A mom and son with tech roots at the University of Washington launch trip-mapping startup

When I was searching for a hotel earlier this year for a volleyball tournament, I could easily find information on… Read More

Uncommon Thinkers: Ingrid Swanson Pultz devotes herself to improving lives through protein design

Editor’s note: This series profiles five of the Seattle region’s “Uncommon Thinkers”: inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming industries and driving positive… Read More

Three UW students receive scholarship funds in honor of late Seattle entrepreneur Richard Tait

Three students are pursuing their dreams at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business with help from the “Richard… Read More

The winning ideas at the UW computer science school annual research showcase

Some of the top computer science engineers at the University of Washington showed off their latest work this week at… Read More

AI overwhelmingly prefers white and male job candidates in new test of resume-screening bias

As employers increasingly use digital tools to process job applications, a new study from the University of Washington highlights the… Read More

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