Tech – Page 2 of 318

Jun 16, 2026, 7:56 AM

SpaceX leapfrogs Amazon and briefly tops Microsoft in market value on Cursor acquisition news

Shares of SpaceX surged Tuesday, pushing the Elon Musk-led company above Amazon and into a neck-and-neck race with Microsoft for the title of the world’s fourth-most valuable public company less than a week after its blockbuster $75 billion IPO. Read More

Jun 14, 2026, 8:00 AM

Etzioni on AI: Backlash against AI-generated text mirrors the anti-GMO movement

The anti-AI-content movement will likely go where the anti-GMO movement went: a loud opening act, a long taper, and a quiet ending in which the product is everywhere. Read More

Jun 12, 2026, 8:12 AM

Opinion: SpaceX is no Tesla

Seattle AI veteran Oren Etzioni argues that SpaceX’s record-setting IPO valuation prices in three unproven bets at once — and that the Tesla playbook doesn’t apply at this starting point. Read More

Jun 11, 2026, 8:16 AM

Bezos’ AI startup Prometheus raises $12B at $41B valuation, and the CEOs explain what they’re doing

Prometheus, the AI startup co-led by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, raised $12 billion in Series B funding at a roughly $41 billion valuation. The co-CEOs discussed the company’s plans in their first joint interview. Read More

Jun 10, 2026, 5:28 PM

Silicon Valley venture capitalist and LA billionaire reportedly weighing Seahawks bids

The list of potential buyers for the Seattle Seahawks is starting to look like an NFL Pro Bowl roster of billionaires, venture capitalists and global business leaders. Read More

Jun 10, 2026, 12:58 PM

Tumbler tussle: Seattle’s MiiR sues Tesla, alleging copied cup design

In a lawsuit filed May 28 in U.S. District Court in Seattle, MiiR alleges Tesla’s On The Road Tumbler infringes on a design patent covering MiiR’s tumbler lid and copies the overall look of its stainless steel 360 Traveler Tumbler. Read More

Jun 9, 2026, 5:20 PM

‘This is Seattle’s position on AI’: City Council votes unanimously to pause big new data centers

The Seattle City Council voted 9-0 to halt applications for data centers larger than 20 megavolt-amperes for one year, while the city studies their impact on the power grid, water supply, utility rates, and economy. The moratorium takes effect as soon as Mayor Katie Wilson signs it. Read More

Jun 9, 2026, 10:14 AM

Seattle slips in ranking of best U.S. cities for foreign investment, fueling concerns about business climate

The fourth annual list compiled by British newspaper Financial Times and stock market index Nikkei ranks Seattle 13th among 95 U.S. cities — a drop of 11 places from last year’s second-place position. Read More

Jun 9, 2026, 6:35 AM

Golden Analytics lands $14M seed extension and opens AI platform to public beta

The Bellevue startup founded by former Tableau product chief Francois Ajenstat raised a $14 million seed extension led by Insight Partners, bringing its total seed funding to $21 million, and opened its AI analytics platform to public beta two months after coming out of stealth. Read More

Jun 8, 2026, 10:54 PM

Expeditors cuts 230 tech jobs in Seattle region, ending decades-long policy against layoffs

The layoffs hit software developers, quality-assurance testers, project managers, business analysts and others across Expeditors’ offices in downtown Seattle, Bellevue, Lynnwood and Federal Way, according to laid-off employees and others with knowledge of the situation. Read More

Jun 8, 2026, 6:28 AM

Zillow co-founder and Seattle tech icon Rich Barton takes up residence in Las Vegas

Rich Barton, who co-founded Zillow and Expedia in the Seattle area, says he’s now officially a Las Vegas resident, citing an empty nest and a new chapter. His move comes amid a heated debate over Washington’s new taxes on wealthy residents. Read More

Jun 5, 2026, 7:16 AM

Innovega’s smart glasses aim to improve sight for people with visual impairments

Innovega, a company known for its augmented-reality contact lens technology, has turned its focus to a different product for now: smart glasses for people who are visually impaired. Read More

Jun 5, 2026, 6:06 AM

Docusign moving downtown Seattle offices, leaving its namesake tower

Electronic signature powerhouse Docusign is reportedly moving its offices in downtown Seattle a few blocks north, leaving the tower that bears its name. Read More

Jun 1, 2026, 8:09 AM

Zuckerberg’s yacht leaves Seattle’s Lake Union, anchors in Elliott Bay

After several days docked on Lake Union, drawing crowds and hecklers, Mark Zuckerberg’s superyacht slipped back through the Ballard Locks and is now anchored in Elliott Bay. Why it’s in Seattle remains unclear. Read More

May 31, 2026, 8:00 AM

Etzioni on AI: Wall Street is quietly betting on AI to beat inflation

The U.S. bond market is keeping long-term inflation expectations remarkably low, begging a massive macro question: is the smart money right to bet that an AI productivity miracle will save us from a $36 trillion national debt? Read More

May 29, 2026, 8:32 AM

Bellevue’s AI boom: CoreWeave doubles down on office space

Livingston, N.J.-based CoreWeave, which rents infrastructure to companies training and running large-scale artificial intelligence models, is expanding its engineering hub with dozens of open roles in the region. Read More

May 29, 2026, 8:20 AM

Still ringing a bell: F5 marks its 30th year in business

Seattle-based F5 marked 30 years in business Friday by ringing the Nasdaq opening bell. The application-delivery and security company has grown to $3.1 billion in annual revenue and outlived nearly all the marquee customers and the three investment banks listed in its 1999 IPO prospectus. Read More

May 26, 2026, 7:42 PM

Watch: Zuckerberg’s superyacht arrives in Seattle just as Meta cuts 1,400 local jobs

The Meta CEO’s 387-foot Launchpad passed through the Ballard Locks toward Lake Union on Tuesday, the same day the company disclosed nearly 1,400 layoffs in Washington state. Read More

May 26, 2026, 10:51 AM

Etzioni on AI: The Pope can talk, but only we can walk

In a guest op-ed, AI researcher and UW professor emeritus Oren Etzioni responds to Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical on AI, arguing that moral pronouncements — however eloquent — accomplish little unless people change their own behavior. Read More

May 24, 2026, 7:26 AM

Etzioni on AI: The Virgin Unicorns

Twelve AI labs have raised more than $29 billion at a combined valuation approaching $130 billion, without shipping anything a customer can buy. Oren Etzioni examines what history says about how this story ends. Read More

May 21, 2026, 9:44 AM

Opinion: Washington state’s tax debate is missing half the equation

Washington’s tax debate fixates on regressivity rankings, but overlooks how taxes shape economic behavior — and whether progressive-looking systems actually produce better outcomes for working families. Read More

May 21, 2026, 7:59 AM

AI is not your strategy: Author and business advisor Brian Evergreen explains why vision comes first

Brian Evergreen, a former Microsoft AI leader and author of Autonomous Transformation, argues that most companies are approaching AI backward — starting with the technology instead of a vision for what they want to create. In a live GeekWire Podcast recording, he explains how leaders can adjust their approach. Read More

May 20, 2026, 3:41 PM

‘One of a kind’: Tributes pour in for S. ‘Soma’ Somasegar, beloved tech mentor and friend

A consistent picture emerged: Somasegar was kind, generous with his time, humble, and a steadying presence. To many, those qualities mattered even more than the investments and decisions he made. Read More

May 20, 2026, 10:29 AM

At Tech Alliance annual luncheon, a stark analysis and a call to action

A McKinsey analysis presented at the Technology Alliance’s State of Technology luncheon warns that Washington’s nation-leading economic growth is projected to slow to the national average, driven by negative domestic migration, rising costs, and heavy reliance on a handful of giant employers. Read More

May 19, 2026, 2:15 PM

Expedia at 30, the inside story: Online travel giant navigates its third tech disruption

Expedia Group CEO Ariane Gorin, founder Rich Barton, chairman Barry Diller, and former CEO Dara Khosrowshahi tell the story of Expedia’s 30-year evolution from a small project inside Microsoft to a global travel conglomerate navigating the age of AI agents. Read More

May 19, 2026, 8:03 AM

Student rocketry team soars in U.S. competition despite losing their motor in the mail

Washington Youth Aerospace, a team made up of six ninth graders from Bellevue’s Interlake High School, finished second in the annual competition. The finals featured 100 teams from a record pool of 1,107 teams that competed in the overall challenge. Read More

May 18, 2026, 10:45 AM

Jury finds Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and Microsoft, clearing defendants in landmark AI case

A jury ruled unanimously Monday that Elon Musk waited too long to file his lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Microsoft, finding the defendants not liable on all claims after less than two hours of deliberation. Read More

May 18, 2026, 10:40 AM

Starbucks layoffs impact 252 jobs at Seattle support center, including VPs and other senior roles

A Washington Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification said that the cuts “will result in the relocation or contracting out of certain of the employer’s operations or the partners’ positions.” Read More

May 18, 2026, 6:13 AM

Etzioni on AI: Don’t let the OpenAI soap opera hide the precedent

Computer scientist and AI industry veteran Oren Etzioni argues that OpenAI’s nonprofit-to-for-profit conversion sets a dangerous precedent for American charity law, and that the real reckoning will have to come from Washington, not the Oakland courtroom. Read More

May 17, 2026, 1:17 PM

UN digital envoy warns AI influence is concentrated in a ‘few zip codes,’ calls for global action

The UN’s top digital envoy outlined a multi-stakeholder approach to AI governance at Seattle University, warning that computing power and wealth are concentrated in a handful of areas while most of the world lacks the capacity to participate. Read More