Tech – Page 10 of 319

Aug 13, 2025, 7:38 PM

Oracle lays off 161 employees in Seattle as part of broader reported cuts impacting cloud business

Oracle is laying off 161 workers in Seattle, according to a filing with the Washington state Employment Security Department. The cloud and… Read More

Aug 13, 2025, 7:19 AM

F5 laying off 106 employees in Washington state as part of changes to product org

Security and application delivery giant F5 is laying off 106 employees at the company’s offices in Seattle and Liberty Lake,… Read More

Aug 12, 2025, 3:57 PM

T-Mobile layoffs hit IT org at wireless giant

Follow-up: T-Mobile lays off 121 employees in Washington T-Mobile laid off an undisclosed amount of employees within its IT organization,… Read More

Aug 12, 2025, 8:13 AM

Ai2 unveils MolmoAct: Open-source robotics system reasons in 3D and adjusts on the fly

The Allen Institute for AI released a new AI robotics system that uses novel approaches to help robots navigate messy… Read More

Aug 11, 2025, 7:42 AM

‘Gaslit’ and ghosted: New tech grads face AI-driven hurdles in search for jobs

Learning to code and working hard hasn’t been quite enough to land the coveted tech jobs and six-figure starting salaries… Read More

Aug 9, 2025, 11:39 AM

FTC reaches $100M settlement with Assurance IQ over alleged deceptive health insurance marketing

The Federal Trade Commission reached a $100 million settlement with Assurance IQ, the now-defunct Seattle-area insurance technology startup acquired by… Read More

Aug 7, 2025, 1:23 PM

Expedia stock soars 15% as B2B momentum fuels revenue growth

Expedia Group topped estimates for its second quarter earnings with $3.8 billion in revenue, up 6% year-over-year, and adjusted net… Read More

Aug 6, 2025, 1:23 PM

Zillow revenue up 15% to $655M as mortgage and rentals business drive growth

Zillow beat estimates for its second quarter with $655 million in revenue, up 15% year-over-year. GAAP net income was $2… Read More

Aug 6, 2025, 10:36 AM

OpenAI to provide ChatGPT to federal agencies for $1, and Seattle’s Slalom will assist worker training

OpenAI is providing U.S. federal government agencies access to ChatGPT Enterprise for $1 per agency for the next year, the… Read More

Aug 5, 2025, 6:03 PM

Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader retiring; Apptio co-founder Sunny Gupta will take over enterprise giant

After leading Smartsheet for nearly two decades, Mark Mader is leaving the Bellevue, Wash.-based enterprise software giant. The company announced… Read More

Aug 5, 2025, 1:56 PM

‘Open-weight’ debate: Allen Institute for AI says OpenAI needs to go further to be truly open

OpenAI’s new models may be “open-weight,” but a leading artificial intelligence research institute says they aren’t nearly open enough, asserting… Read More

Aug 5, 2025, 1:41 PM

Seattle-based Avail acquired by Upstack in tech consultancy deal

Seattle-based tech consulting firm Avail Partners has been acquired by Upstack, a New York City-based IT advisory platform that helps… Read More

Aug 5, 2025, 10:46 AM

Titan sub investigators blame OceanGate for safety lapses and say fatal disaster was ‘preventable’

In a report issued today, the U.S. Coast Guard panel investigating the loss of OceanGate’s Titan submersible and its occupants… Read More

Aug 4, 2025, 9:07 AM

Microsoft study shows jobs most — and least — impacted by generative AI

AI may be coming for your job — but not if you’re operating machinery, building tires, or replacing roofs. A… Read More

Aug 1, 2025, 6:38 AM

Starbucks pioneered mobile ordering. Now the coffee giant is ditching pickup-only stores.

I stopped by one of Starbucks’ mobile-focused pickup-only locations in Seattle this week after the company announced that it was… Read More

Jul 31, 2025, 3:50 PM

Amazon Web Services profits squeezed as AI arms race drives spending surge

An increase in Amazon Web Services spending cut into the cloud giant’s profits in the second quarter as AWS raced… Read More

Jul 31, 2025, 7:09 AM

‘Take things into your control’: Tips for immigrant entrepreneurs navigating the U.S. visa process

If it’s not hard enough to launch a tech startup, add to that navigating the U.S. immigration process — which… Read More

Jul 30, 2025, 3:49 PM

Microsoft plans record $30 billion in quarterly capital spending to meet surging AI demand

Microsoft plans to invest more than $30 billion in capital expenditures in the upcoming quarter — a new high —… Read More

Jul 30, 2025, 3:15 PM

Impinj stock surges 20% after Q2 revenue tops estimates at $97.9M

Shares of Impinj soared more than 20% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the RFID company topped estimates for its Q2… Read More

Jul 30, 2025, 1:40 PM

F5 stock rises 8% as quarterly revenue grows 12% to $780M

Shares of F5 were up more than 8% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the Seattle-based security and application delivery giant… Read More

Jul 30, 2025, 9:30 AM

CoStar sues Zillow over photos, claims ‘systematic infringement’

This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. CoStar has filed suit against Zillow, accusing the nation’s leading home search site… Read More

Jul 29, 2025, 12:18 PM

San Francisco hype and Seattle responsibility: A fresh look at location and language in AI job posts

Ten years after she first analyzed how San Francisco and Seattle differed in the language used in tech job posts,… Read More

Combined image of hand-held quantum chip and satellite in orbit

Jul 23, 2025, 7:46 PM

Pacific Northwest tech pioneers team up in quantum realms and on the space frontier

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Quantum physics and outer space may seem as different as two tech frontiers can be, but the… Read More

Jul 22, 2025, 12:00 PM

Uncommon Thinkers 2025: Nominate Seattle area’s bold innovators driving positive change

It’s time to recognize the Seattle area’s boldest innovators as nominations are now open for GeekWire’s 2025 Uncommon Thinkers Awards.… Read More

Jul 21, 2025, 6:06 PM

Rover to acquire Australia-based pet sitting marketplace Mad Paws

Seattle-based Rover is set to acquire Mad Paws, a pet-sitting company that describes itself as Australia’s leading online pet ecosystem.… Read More

Jul 21, 2025, 5:44 PM

Avalara files for IPO as tax software giant aims to go public again

Avalara is going public — again. The tax software giant confidentially filed for an IPO on Monday, signaling plans to… Read More

Jul 21, 2025, 8:04 AM

Sweet-talk the bots: New research shows how LLMs respond to human persuasion tricks

New research from the Wharton School’s Generative  AI Labs shows how large language models can be coaxed into ignoring safety guardrails… Read More

Jul 20, 2025, 10:17 PM

Alaska Airlines grounds flights across U.S. due to IT outage

Alaska Airlines grounded all flights nationwide on Sunday evening due to an IT outage.

Jul 17, 2025, 2:38 PM

Zillow to Compass: We’re not legally required to work with you

This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. Zillow says a lawsuit filed by Compass is focused on protecting Compass, not… Read More

Jul 17, 2025, 8:44 AM

Spatial computing startup Augmodo raises $37.5M for high-tech badges worn by retail store workers

Augmodo, a Seattle startup developing wearable tech for retail store employees, raised $37.5 million in a new investment round. A… Read More