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Google and Amazon workers protest tech giants’ contract with Israel as war in Gaza continues

Google and Amazon workers held protests on Tuesday in Seattle and other tech hubs, demonstrating in opposition to the tech… Read More

Destination Spokane: How remote work and new arrivals are changing one tech community

SPOKANE, Wash. — The “great migration” got a head start here. Long before the rise of remote work spurred many… Read More

UW joins $110M U.S.-Japan academic partnership for AI that includes support from NVIDIA, Amazon

A new partnership between universities in the U.S. and Japan backed by $110 million from tech corporations aims to boost… Read More

Seattle office market continues to struggle as vacancy rates rise for ninth consecutive quarter

A new Q1 report from Kidder Mathews shows regional vacancy rates in the Seattle area rising to 15.1%, up from… Read More

Seattle’s AI2 Incubator launches online forum for spotlighting research and discussing AI advances

Seattle’s AI2 Incubator launched a new online forum called Harmonious for discussing research papers and advances related to artificial intelligence,… Read More

AI and telecom breakthroughs dominate ‘Innovation of the Year’ category for 2024 GeekWire Awards

It’s a big year for artificial intelligence, telecom advances, and tools designed to make these emerging technologies safe and transparent,… Read More

Google reportedly pausing Kirkland Urban office buildout in Seattle area

Google’s growth plans east of Seattle appear to be on pause, according to a new report from real estate firm… Read More

Microsoft and Quantinuum report a way to turn down the noise in quantum computing

Microsoft and Quantinuum say they’ve demonstrated a quantum computing system that can reduce the error rate for data processing by… Read More

Tableau releases Einstein Copilot beta as part of Salesforce’s broader AI rollout

Tableau is releasing a new artificial intelligence tool that aims to make its advanced data analysis and visualization features more… Read More

Concur founder Steve Singh leads acquisition of Direct Travel in ongoing quest for ‘perfect trip’

Steve Singh is one step closer to the “perfect trip.” The Seattle-based business leader and investor, former CEO of companies… Read More

Amazon’s palm-recognition tech gets its own mobile app, with new AI matching capability

Amazon released a new mobile app for its Amazon One palm-recognition technology, letting users sign up for the service on… Read More

From timber to tech: Spokane’s startup scene is ready for its big breakthrough

SPOKANE, Wash. — Jack Githens didn’t plan to stay here after college. A senior at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Githens… Read More

Vote for Deal of the Year: Four startups raise cash and a biotech giant acquires a UW spinout

Four big startup fundraising rounds and one major acquisition in the biotech space make up the finalists in this year’s… Read More

Vote for CEO of the Year: These software veterans are taking on a variety of problems

The finalists for CEO of the Year at the 2024 GeekWire Awards include software veterans working on a variety of… Read More

Geeks Give Back at the GeekWire Awards: Meet three groups wielding tech for good causes

Technology can transform lives and strengthen communities when wielded for good. And the Pacific Northwest is home to an impressive… Read More

DOJ suit over Apple iPhone cites failures of Amazon Fire Phone and Microsoft Windows Phone

The U.S. Justice Department’s landmark antitrust lawsuit Thursday morning against Apple, which accuses the company of illegally maintaining an iPhone… Read More

MacKenzie Scott issues $640M in grants to 361 nonprofits through open call process

MacKenzie Scott’s philanthropy Yield Giving announced on Tuesday the 361 organizations that will receive grants of $1 million to $2… Read More

2024 GeekWire Awards finalists revealed: Vote now for the best in Pacific Northwest tech

The voting is now open for the 2024 GeekWire Awards, and this is your chance to have a hand in… Read More

Shift AI Podcast: Building confidence through AI with Varun Puri, CEO of Yoodli

After being tapped by Sergey Brin to run special projects at Google, Varun Puri found himself at Google X playing… Read More

Healthcare investment firm Patient Square Capital agrees to acquire NanoString assets for $220M

NanoString, the Seattle-based biotech company that initiated a Chapter 11 bankruptcy process last month, announced late Sunday it agreed to… Read More

Stratolaunch carrier airplane releases TA-1 test vehicle

Stratolaunch’s air-launched test vehicle goes supersonic in its first powered flight

Chalk up another milestone for Stratolaunch, the air-launch venture created by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen: The company’s mammoth… Read More

OpenAI reinstates Sam Altman to its board, and adds former Gates Foundation CEO

OpenAI announced Friday that it is bringing CEO Sam Altman back to the board of directors following his dramatic ouster… Read More

Redfin rolls out new AI assistant tool that answers homebuyer questions

Redfin wants to help answer homebuyer questions in a more efficient way with the assistance of AI. The real estate… Read More

Zulily’s rebirth: Reality TV star and new owner Marcus Lemonis on how online retailer will return to its roots

CNBC no longer produces The Profit. But Marcus Lemonis is still trying to turn around businesses. Lemonis, who starred on… Read More

Beyond pays $4.5M to acquire Zulily brand, plans to relaunch online retailer later this year

Beyond, the publicly traded company behind Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock, confirmed Thursday that it has acquired brand assets… Read More

Zulily set to relaunch under new owner Beyond, now led by Marcus Lemonis of ‘The Profit’ fame

FOLLOW-UP COVERAGE: Beyond pays $4.5M to acquire Zulily brand, plans to relaunch retailer later this year … Zulily’s rebirth: Reality… Read More

Mental health startup Cognito raises $2M to provide more services in Canada

Cognito, a Victoria, B.C.-based startup that provides virtual mental health services, raised $2 million in seed funding.

Jeff Bezos bumps Elon Musk from billionaires top spot with net worth of $200.3B

Jeff Bezos is back on top of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index for the first time since 2021, overtaking Elon Musk… Read More

Pfizer to close Seagen manufacturing plant in Seattle area following $43B acquisition

Pharma giant Pfizer, fresh off its $43 billion acquisition of Seagen, said it will shut down construction on a new… Read More

Seattle biotech company Kineta lays off majority of staff, including its CEO

Kineta announced Thursday that it is laying off 64% of its workforce, or seven employees — including its CEO Shawn… Read More