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RelationalAI raises $75M, adds ex-Snowflake CEO Bob Muglia to board

RelationalAI, a Berkeley, Calif.-based startup building “knowledge graphs” for intelligent data apps, raised $75 million in a Series B round… Read More

Bezos weighs in on Musk’s Twitter takeover: ‘Did the Chinese government just gain a bit of leverage over the town square?’

Get your popcorn ready. Jeff Bezos just made his first public comments about Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter in a… Read More

Elon Musk will buy Twitter in $44 billion deal, promises to add features and defeat spam bots

Follow-up: Bezos weighs in on Musk’s Twitter takeover: ‘Did the Chinese government just gain a bit of leverage over the… Read More

Parents: Don’t let the college admissions process ruin your child’s high school experience

In the Seattle area, college competitiveness is heating up. As the population boom of high-paid tech workers continues in the… Read More

Funding news: Lightspeed, Andreessen Horowitz back $22M round for Seattle studio One More Game

— One More Game landed $22 million to fuel development of its first title, Spellcraft. The company, launched in 2019… Read More

Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Collection reportedly sold to aviation enthusiast in the Walton family

Three and a half years after his death, another one of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s passion projects — the extensive… Read More

Eviation makes a deal to sell Cape Air 75 electric airplanes; first flight test now set for summer

A Seattle-area venture called Eviation has struck a deal with Massachusetts-based Cape Air for the purchase of 75 Eviation Alice… Read More

Google now employs more than 7,200 in Washington state — up from 4,500 workers just prior to the pandemic

The pandemic may have disrupted hiring patterns in tech, and pushed some workers out of coastal metro areas. But Google… Read More

Yoodli opens up its free website to improve public speaking — and adds in some games

Six months after coming out of stealth mode, a Seattle AI startup called Yoodli is raising the curtain on a… Read More

Meet the 3 outstanding tech efforts being honored with GeekWire’s Geeks Give Back Award

Pacific Northwest leaders who are wielding tech for good causes are doing great things — and we’re excited to celebrate… Read More

Vote for Workplace of the Year at the GeekWire Awards: Edifecs, Icertis, F5, Flyhomes, Uplevel

Happiness at the job isn’t just kombucha on tap and trendy lounges. For the past two years, companies have balanced… Read More

Starbucks is getting into the ‘NFT business,’ according to Howard Schultz

Frappuccinos, pumpkin spice lattes, and now … NFTs? Yes, Starbucks is apparently getting into the world of NFTs. That’s the… Read More

Overwatch raises $11M for airborne imaging systems with built-in artificial intelligence

Overwatch Imaging, an Oregon venture that makes airborne imaging systems for piloted aircraft and drones, has closed on an $11.15… Read More

Vote for CEO of the Year: GeekWire Awards finalists find growth opportunities in uncertain times

Building and running a company is no easy task in the best of times, let alone amid the ongoing uncertainty… Read More

Innovation of the Year: 5 technology breakthroughs named finalists in GeekWire Awards

From fuel cells to fusion energy, there’s a common theme among many of the finalists for Innovation of the Year… Read More

AR/VR eyewear company Innovega strikes deal with global supplier of technology for visually impaired

Innovega Inc., a Bellevue, Wash., company that uses disposable contact lenses in combination with high-tech glasses to create a digitally… Read More

Securing the metaverse: Microsoft exec Charlie Bell calls on industry to learn lessons of the early web

Charlie Bell has the metaverse on his mind. That alone is a notable takeaway from a post this morning by… Read More

Elon Musk, are you out there? SpaceX Starlink internet service gets more reliable, and portable

Note: Starlink has since introduced a portability feature for a $25 monthly premium. ORLAND, Calif. — Looking north into the… Read More

T-Mobile continues 5G push with new innovation center for developers in Bellevue near HQ

T-Mobile is amping up its 5G blitz with a series of investments targeted at smaller companies and developers, including a… Read More

U.S. tech companies with close ties to Ukrainian developers grapple with impact of Russian attacks

Scalr‘s connections to Ukraine run deep. The Seattle-based cloud tech startup’s co-founder and chief technology officer, Igor Savchenko, is a… Read More

WeWork reopening location in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood that it closed last year

WeWork is reopening a co-working space in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood that the company shut down last June. The location at… Read More

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson to retire; Howard Schultz returns as interim chief

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, a longtime tech exec who led the coffee giant since 2017, will retire next month, the… Read More

Seattle entrepreneur creates list of corporations boycotting Russia, and those that are not

Alex Algard watched in horror as the Russian army invaded Ukraine. “This is a time when we all need to… Read More

Walmart to hire nearly 200 in Seattle as part of expansion of its Global Tech team

Walmart announced a big push Tuesday to expand its Global Tech team by more than 5,000 employees, with nearly 200… Read More

Bill Gates leads $84M funding round to boost Kymeta antenna venture’s push into new markets

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is doing it again: He’s the lead investor in a new $84 million funding round for… Read More

Coming and going? New tech hubs emerge, but Seattle ranks as most-desired city for college grads

As Seattle has established itself as a so-called “superstar” city among established tech hubs, recent reports and data sets are… Read More

Intellectual Ventures is awarded $6.5M in trade secrets case against two researchers

An arbitrator has awarded Intellectual Ventures more than $6.5 million in attorney’s fees and other costs in a case involving… Read More

Amazon’s stock split: Here’s what employees and investors need to know

Editor’s note: This guest post is written by Lars Phillips, a financial advisor for Seattle-area firm Avier Wealth Advisors. Disclaimer… Read More

Last call for GeekWire Awards nominations

Do you know of top innovators, entrepreneurs and technology leaders in the Pacific Northwest that should be nominated for the… Read More

Seattle teen builds new website to aid Ukrainian refugees, two years after COVID-19 site took off

Avi Schiffmann can’t help but help. More than two years after starting a website to track the most current data… Read More