Tech – Page 9 of 319

Oct 24, 2025, 4:43 PM

Alaska Airlines will ‘diagnose our entire IT infrastructure’ after latest outage disrupts 49,000 passengers

Alaska Airlines already tried to shore up its IT infrastructure after an outage in July forced the Seattle-based company to ground flights across the country. Apparently, it wasn’t enough. Read More

Oct 24, 2025, 7:42 AM

Alaska Airlines cancels 360 flights, says significant IT outage was due to ‘failure’ at a data center

The impact of the outage was evident at Sea-Tac Airport on Thursday evening, where long lines wrapped around the concourse and a maze of suitcases piled up in the baggage claim area. Read More

Oct 23, 2025, 6:15 PM

Alaska Airlines grounds U.S. flights after another IT outage

Updated at 8:40 p.m. Pacific. Alaska Airlines said it’s recovering from an IT outage and “actively restoring operations” as of… Read More

Oct 23, 2025, 8:12 AM

The new AI executive assistants: Smarter, faster, still not as good as the real thing

A new generation of AI executive assistants is taking on tasks like scheduling, travel, and email — but they’re still far from matching human judgment. GeekWire’s new Agents of Transformation series explores where the technology truly stands. Read More

Oct 21, 2025, 7:07 AM

Veeam to acquire Securiti AI for $1.7B, boosting company’s data protection platform

Veeam Software, the data backup and recovery company that recently moved its headquarters to the Seattle area, announced plans to… Read More

Oct 16, 2025, 11:57 AM

F5 stock drops 12% as report links major breach to state-based hackers in China

Shares of F5 fell more than 12% in Thursday trading after the company disclosed a major breach linked to nation-state… Read More

Oct 15, 2025, 8:19 AM

F5 discloses major security breach linked to nation-state hackers

The Seattle-based company disclosed the incident Wednesday in an SEC filing and a customer memo, saying the attacker maintained “long-term, persistent access” to some of its product development and engineering systems before the breach was contained. Read More

Oct 13, 2025, 4:20 PM

Co-working company Kiln opening first Washington state location in tech-heavy Seattle neighborhood

The company confirmed a new lease of in Seattle’s Fremont Lake Union Center. The opening is planned for fall 2026. Read More

Oct 12, 2025, 6:20 PM

Seattle vs. Toronto: As Mariners and Blue Jays battle on the field, which city has the better tech hub?

Seattle and Toronto are squaring off on the baseball diamond this week in the American League Championship Series. But how do the two cities fare in a battle over tech bragging rights? Read More

Oct 6, 2025, 5:34 PM

Qualtrics to acquire healthcare data giant Press Ganey Forsta in $6.75B deal

Qualtrics is making its largest acquisition ever with a $6.75 billion deal to buy Press Ganey Forsta in a bid boost the company’s experience management platform. Read More

Oct 6, 2025, 8:30 AM

Raj Singh named Smartsheet CEO, returning to his enterprise tech roots in the Seattle area

The co-founder of Concur and former Accolade CEO takes over Smartsheet amid industry shifts, private-equity ownership, and new opportunities to reshape enterprise software with AI. Read More

Oct 2, 2025, 2:52 PM

Smartsheet cuts jobs shortly after departure of longtime CEO

Smartsheet has cut more than 120 jobs amid a leadership transition and its $8.4B private equity takeover, as the Bellevue-based software company accelerates its push into artificial intelligence. Read More

Sep 25, 2025, 8:58 AM

Starbucks closes tech-infused flagship roastery in Seattle as part of broader shake-up at coffee giant

Starbucks closed its flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, nearly 11 years after the location opened as an… Read More

Sep 20, 2025, 8:18 AM

Zillow targeted in class-action lawsuit alleging home search giant inflated costs for homebuyers

This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. The law firms that filed one of the original class-action lawsuits challenging… Read More

Sep 12, 2025, 12:18 PM

Amazon suspends engineer who urged colleagues to oppose Israel contract, citing conduct policy

A Palestinian software engineer at Amazon says he was suspended this week after calling on colleagues to protest the company’s role in the “Project Nimbus” contract with Israel. Amazon cast the situation as a workplace conduct matter, not a political speech issue.
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Sep 11, 2025, 8:49 AM

University of Washington’s CoMotion tech transfer office lays off 3 employees

CoMotion, the office that handles technology transfer at the University of Washington, has laid off three employees amid broader financial challenges at the Seattle-based institution. Read More

Sep 10, 2025, 5:00 PM

Epstein ‘birthday book’ includes apparent letter from former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold

A personal letter apparently written by former Microsoft tech leader Nathan Myhrvold was included in Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday book, made public this week by the House Oversight Committee. Read More

Sep 6, 2025, 7:00 AM

Seattle’s traveling math magician on why problem-solving matters more than ever in the age of AI

Jenny Quinn travels with math in her backpack. She unpacks it piece by piece: bright, 3D-printed shapes that click together… Read More

Sep 3, 2025, 6:35 PM

Salesforce lays off 93 employees in Washington state as Benioff touts AI-driven efficiencies

Salesforce is laying off 93 workers in Washington, according to a notification filed Wednesday with the state’s Employment Security Department. … Read More

Sep 2, 2025, 4:20 PM

Latest layoffs at Oracle impact 101 employees in Washington state

Oracle is laying off more workers in Washington state. The cloud and database giant is laying off 101 employees in… Read More

Aug 28, 2025, 9:35 AM

Time’s ‘100 most influential people in AI’ includes tech leaders with Seattle and Pacific NW roots

Time magazine revealed the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence with its third annual TIME100 AI list on Thursday,… Read More

Aug 25, 2025, 11:52 PM

Pfizer lays off 100 employees in Seattle area

Pfizer laid off 100 employees in Bothell, Wash., according to a filing with the state Employment Security Department posted on Monday. The… Read More

Aug 25, 2025, 2:15 PM

Alaska Airlines adds facial recognition tech at automated bag drop kiosks in Seattle and Portland

Alaska Airlines announced the launch of optional facial ID verification at automated bag drop units at airports in Seattle and… Read More

Aug 25, 2025, 10:01 AM

Who are the bold innovators? Submit a nomination for GeekWire’s Uncommon Thinkers Awards

Do you know an innovative and bold thinker in the Seattle area making a notable impact in the world? That… Read More

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Aug 20, 2025, 9:30 AM

Google’s Pixel 10 launch sends T-Mobile’s satellite phone service into the data zone

T-Mobile subscribers who buy one of the phones in Google’s newly announced Pixel 10 lineup will be able to explore… Read More

Aug 19, 2025, 8:38 AM

CLEAR to launch biometric ‘eGates’ at Seattle airport to speed security in time for World Cup

Security company CLEAR is partnering with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to launch new biometric “eGates” at select airports across… Read More

Aug 15, 2025, 2:01 PM

Photos: Inside the Allen Institute for AI’s new HQ in Seattle’s first mass-timber office building

It was a big news week for Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Ai2), including the announcement of a new… Read More

Aug 15, 2025, 11:35 AM

New filing: T-Mobile lays off 121 employees in Washington

T-Mobile laid off 121 workers in Washington, according to a filing with the state Employment Security Department posted on Friday. GeekWire previously… Read More

Aug 14, 2025, 4:09 PM

Jackie Bezos, mother of Amazon founder, dies at 78

Jackie Bezos, the mother of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, died on Thursday at her home in Miami at age 78.… Read More

Aug 14, 2025, 3:33 PM

Pioneer Collective to open new co-working space at development along Ship Canal in Seattle

The Pioneer Collective is opening a new co-working space in Seattle at West Canal Yards, a waterfront development located in… Read More