Expedia is monitoring potential disruptions from the ongoing U.S. government shutdown and related FAA-ordered flight cancellations. The Seattle-based company is… Read More
Singh took the stage Wednesday morning at the company’s annual conference — less than 30 days into his new role as CEO of the Bellevue-based software maker best known for helping businesses organize and track work. Read More
Microsoft announced additional investments in the United Arab Emirates as it looks to expand its data center footprint and capitalize on export licenses. Read More
Alaska Airlines will conduct a full audit of its technology systems, part of a broader push to improve reliability after two major IT outages in recent months. Read More
Hundreds of office chairs, desks, kitchen appliances, IT equipment, and more were donated by Vanbarton Group, a commercial real estate investment firm that now owns the onetime Zulily building at 2601 Elliott Ave. Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. Read More
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
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
Salesforce is laying off 93 workers in Washington, according to a notification filed Wednesday with the state’s Employment Security Department. … Read More
