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Global financial giant JPMorgan Chase is making a significant strategic investment in Seattle, establishing a new AI software infrastructure team. This pivotal group will build an "AI control layer" to manage the bank's AI operations, aiming to control costs, protect intellectual property, and prevent vendor lock-in.
Seattle-based startup Augmodo has successfully closed a $21 million funding round, boosting its valuation to $350 million. This significant investment is set to accelerate the company’s expansion of its spatial AI
Seattle's tech sector is seeing major shifts, with Microsoft cutting 4,800 jobs and overhauling Xbox. Amidst this, the startup scene thrives, showing a surge in hardware on the GeekWire 200. AI is rapidly transforming how founders build and operate, driving efficiency and innovation across all ventures.
Seattle’s Cascade PBS has spun out Local Public, a new company building custom streaming apps for public media stations nationwide. Launched July 1, Local Public empowers stations with branded apps, fundraising tools, and data, offering a local alternative to national streaming platforms. The initiative aims to combat media consolidation and promote community-rooted content.
Seattle startup studio Conduit Venture Labs has launched Sniff, an iOS app connecting neighbors through their dogs. Founded by Amish Patel, it aims to combat urban loneliness by fostering real-world connections among pet owners in geofenced communities.
California-based K2 Space, a rapidly growing player in the aerospace sector, has announced the opening of a new satellite engineering office in the Seattle area, with Bellevue being the targeted location. The move,
Seattle angel investor Charles Fitzgerald criticizes Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson's new Economic Development Council as backward-looking, lacking startup and VC representation, and ignoring AI. He argues the council's composition and focus overlook critical drivers of future economic growth and fail to address the state's deteriorating business climate.
F5, the Seattle-based tech veteran, marks its 30th anniversary by unveiling a significant pivot into AI security, highlighted by its recent acquisition of SurePath AI. CEO François Locoh-Donou discusses the company's journey from early internet load-balancing to a modern enterprise security platform addressing the complex challenges of AI visibility and governance.
Brian Hall, a Microsoft, Amazon, and Google veteran, becomes CMO at AI platform Mistral. Amazon sees Alexa VP Aaron Rubenson retire and Kimberly Schultz join Seismic. Dropzone AI appoints Patrick Duffy as Head of Product.
Quick Verdict Seattle's implementation of an AI system to triage and route 911 medical calls, developed by Denmark-based Corti, is a deeply problematic deployment of technology in a critical public safety service.
GeekWire co-founder John Cook and angel investor Charles Fitzgerald offer lessons from Cleveland's comeback for Seattle's tech scene. They also critique Seattle's data center moratorium as 'political theater' and discuss the SpaceX IPO.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — As Seattle stands at a critical juncture, navigating the transition from the software era to the age of artificial intelligence, a recent fact-finding mission to Cleveland by GeekWire contributing
AI-powered Alpha School is launching in the Seattle region this fall, with a Kirkland campus and summer programs at Microsoft. The innovative model aims to complete core academics in just two hours daily through adaptive AI, allowing more time for project-based learning and life skills, sparking both excitement and debate in education circles.
Seattle has plummeted 11 spots to 13th in a new Financial Times-Nikkei ranking of U.S. cities for foreign investment, sparking renewed debate over the city's business climate. The significant drop from last year's second-place position has fueled concerns among tech leaders and business professionals, many of whom attribute the decline to what they perceive as anti-business policies and an escalating cost of living.
Rich Barton, co-founder of Zillow and Expedia, has officially moved from Seattle to Las Vegas, citing an empty nest and a new chapter. His departure aligns with a trend of wealthy tech leaders leaving Washington state amid a contentious debate over new taxes on high earners and capital gains.
Seattle-area startup Innovega, previously known for its augmented reality (AR) contact lens technology, has unveiled Gen One, a new pair of smart glasses designed to significantly enhance sight for the nearly 300
Seattle-area teen Kameirah Johnson won the 2026 Doodle for Google contest, with her artwork "Hair Power: The Crown That Grows from Us" featured on Google's homepage. The Renton senior's piece celebrates hair as a symbol of identity and cultural strength. She received a $55,000 scholarship, and her school, Lakeside, earned a $50,000 technology package, furthering her dreams of studying art and economics at NYU.
Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates is making a significant entry into professional sports, announcing Monday, June 1, 2026, that she is taking a minority stake in the Seattle Kraken hockey team. The
Mark Zuckerberg's superyacht arrived in Seattle the same day Meta disclosed nearly 1,400 local layoffs, signaling a complex period for the tech giant. Meanwhile, robot pizza startup Picnic shut down, and corporate America grapples with the rising costs of AI, including practices like "tokenmaxxing" that inflate expenses. These events highlight a tech industry facing both opulence and economic realities.
AI infrastructure firm CoreWeave has doubled its Bellevue office space to 36,000 square feet, signifying a major expansion of its engineering hub. This move highlights Bellevue's accelerating emergence as a premier AI development center in the Seattle region, attracting significant investment and talent. The company's growth reflects the broader trend of AI leaders converging on the Eastside.
Eli Lilly is set to acquire Seattle-area biotech Curevo Vaccine for up to $1.5 billion to bolster its infectious disease portfolio. The deal centers on Curevo's Phase 3-ready shingles vaccine candidate, amezosvatein, which demonstrated a more than 50% reduction in side effects during Phase 2 studies, aiming to boost vaccination rates among older adults.
Seattle-area startup Temporal, valued at $5 billion, is making an unconventional move by becoming the front-of-shirt sponsor for English Premier League club Crystal Palace FC starting in the 2026/27 season. This bold strategy aims to dramatically boost global brand visibility among millions of developers, leveraging the immense reach of professional football beyond traditional tech marketing. The deal also includes Crystal Palace becoming a Temporal Cloud customer, integrating the startup's workflow orchestration technology into its club operations.
TUKWILA, Wash. — Starfish Space’s Otter Pup 2 satellite is preparing for a pivotal orbital docking demonstration, nearly a year after its launch. The Seattle-area startup has redirected its mission to rendezvous with
Seattle is experiencing a stark contradiction: rapid population growth alongside significant tech layoffs. This paradox highlights growing anxieties among tech leaders about the region's long-term trajectory, despite its historical role as a global innovation hub. Concerns about complacency and intense competition from other cities are rising, urging Seattle to adapt to the evolving AI era.
Starbucks is cutting 61 tech jobs at its Seattle headquarters as part of a technology department reorganization, a recent Washington state filing confirms. The layoffs, impacting roles from cybersecurity to management, are tied to CEO Brian Niccol's turnaround strategy and new CTO Anand Varadarajan's vision.
