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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

Cannabis resource company Leafly will be delisted from Nasdaq

Seattle-based company Leafly will be delisted from the Nasdaq after failing to meet minimum requirements for net income.

Healthcare M&A: AI2 Incubator spinout MajorBoost acquired by SuperDial

San Francisco health tech startup SuperDial acquired MajorBoost, a Seattle startup that helps healthcare teams use AI to automate phone… Read More

T-Mobile to acquire digital advertising leader Vistar Media for $600M

T-Mobile reached a $600 million deal to acquire Vistar Media, a leading provider of solutions for digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising,… Read More

Take note in 2025: Why the new year is the time to revolutionize your personal organization

How do you take notes? What do you do with them? If you’re like most people, your system might feel… Read More

UW and computer science student reach truce in spat over ‘HuskySwap’ scheduling app

The University of Washington resolved a disagreement with a computer science student who went viral on LinkedIn for calling out… Read More

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T-Mobile makes satellite texting available through SpaceX’s Starlink for LA amid fires

T-Mobile has opened up direct-to-cellular emergency texting over SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network on a temporary basis in areas affected by… Read More

Seattle cybersecurity company WatchGuard snaps up threat analysis startup ActZero

Seattle cybersecurity company WatchGuard Technologies has acquired ActZero for an undisclosed sum, the parties announced this week. WatchGuard has bought… Read More

Healthcare M&A: Transcarent paying $621M to acquire Seattle-based health benefits firm Accolade

Seattle-based Accolade is set to go private again in a deal to be acquired by Transcarent that brings together two… Read More

Seattle biotech firm Athira Pharma will pay $4M to settle allegations related to research misconduct

Seattle-area biotech company Athira Pharma agreed to pay $4.07 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by… Read More

Apple inks giant new lease for 193,000 square-foot Seattle office previously occupied by Meta

Apple is taking a big bite out of the Seattle commercial estate market with a new 193,000 square-foot lease in… Read More

Seattle’s Getty Images will buy Shutterstock, creating company worth $3.7B

Seattle’s Getty Images is acquiring Shutterstock to create a business worth approximately $3.7 billion, the companies announced Tuesday. The deal… Read More

Washington AG sues T-Mobile over data breach that impacted more than 2M residents

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a consumer protection lawsuit against T-Mobile on Monday, claiming that the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless… Read More

Inrix data: Seattle-area traffic got 9% worse last year amid rise in return-to-office

As more Seattle-area employees returned to the office last year, the city’s roadways got significantly more clogged with vehicles. Congestion… Read More

Zoom lands in Microsoft’s backyard with new Bellevue office

Zoom is the latest tech company to open a satellite office in the Seattle region, planting a flag nearby rivals… Read More

Seattle venture capital firm Flying Fish raising new ‘Opportunity Fund’

Flying Fish is looking for new opportunities. The Seattle-based venture capital firm is raising money for a new “Flying Fish… 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

Databricks, set to raise massive $10B funding round, looks to grow Seattle-area footprint

Databricks is the talk of the tech world this week as the data and AI company raises $10 billion at… Read More

GeekWire Gala recap: A sweet night in Seattle as community comes together for annual holiday bash

That was sweet! The Seattle tech community came together in a big way Thursday night at the annual GeekWire Gala,… Read More

GeekWire Gala FAQ: Here’s what to know before attending our big holiday party tonight in Seattle

Tonight’s the night for the GeekWire Gala, our annual holiday extravaganza in Seattle, featuring food, drinks, music, dancing, karaoke, games… Read More

Billionaire businessman and tech investor David Bonderman, co-owner of Seattle Kraken, dies at 82

David Bonderman, the billionaire investor and businessman who co-founded private equity firm TPG and was a co-owner of the Seattle… Read More

Last chance for GeekWire Gala tickets — join us this week at Seattle’s geekiest holiday party

Like a seasoned holiday shopper, you’ve proven you’re a top-notch procrastinator. But time’s up, and now you need to grab… Read More

Industrious to open new co-working space in Seattle near tech-heavy South Lake Union

Co-working company Industrious is opening its fifth Seattle-area location with a space in Dexter Landing, an office development near the… 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

Hidden AI revolution: Why leaders must address covert adoption of new tech

As a parent of young teens during the emergence of social media and smartphones in the early 2010s, I failed… Read More

Smartsheet revenue up 17% to $286.9M in Q3 as enterprise giant preps to go private

Smartsheet reported its third quarter earnings, with revenue rising 17% to $286.9 million and GAAP net income of $1.3 million,… Read More

Redmond, Wash., police partnering with Brinc on drone tech as part of first responder program

The Redmond (Wash.) Police Dept. is partnering with Seattle-based drone provider Brinc and California-based Skydio as part of the department’s… Read More

Jeff Bezos is ‘very optimistic’ about Trump — and that Blue Origin will be bigger than Amazon

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he was “very optimistic” about President-elect Donald Trump’s return to office, saying that he thinks… Read More

Veeam Software, which recently relocated its HQ to the Seattle area, reaches $15B valuation

Veeam Software, a leading data protection and ransomware recovery company, announced that it is now valued at $15 billion following… Read More

Continental sells Seattle-based fleet management software company Zonar Systems

German conglomerate Continental announced that it sold Zonar Systems, a Seattle-based company that provides electronic fleet inspection and tracking systems… Read More

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