Tech – Page 5 of 314

Jul 22, 2025, 12:00 PM

Uncommon Thinkers 2025: Nominate Seattle area’s bold innovators driving positive change

It’s time to recognize the Seattle area’s boldest innovators as nominations are now open for GeekWire’s 2025 Uncommon Thinkers Awards.… Read More

Jul 21, 2025, 6:06 PM

Rover to acquire Australia-based pet sitting marketplace Mad Paws

Seattle-based Rover is set to acquire Mad Paws, a pet-sitting company that describes itself as Australia’s leading online pet ecosystem.… Read More

Jul 21, 2025, 5:44 PM

Avalara files for IPO as tax software giant aims to go public again

Avalara is going public — again. The tax software giant confidentially filed for an IPO on Monday, signaling plans to… Read More

Jul 21, 2025, 8:04 AM

Sweet-talk the bots: New research shows how LLMs respond to human persuasion tricks

New research from the Wharton School’s Generative  AI Labs shows how large language models can be coaxed into ignoring safety guardrails… Read More

Jul 20, 2025, 10:17 PM

Alaska Airlines grounds flights across U.S. due to IT outage

Alaska Airlines grounded all flights nationwide on Sunday evening due to an IT outage.

Jul 17, 2025, 2:38 PM

Zillow to Compass: We’re not legally required to work with you

This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. Zillow says a lawsuit filed by Compass is focused on protecting Compass, not… Read More

Jul 17, 2025, 8:44 AM

Spatial computing startup Augmodo raises $37.5M for high-tech badges worn by retail store workers

Augmodo, a Seattle startup developing wearable tech for retail store employees, raised $37.5 million in a new investment round. A… Read More

Jul 15, 2025, 1:15 PM

Fintech giant FIS lays off 133 people at Seattle-area office

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), a global financial company offering various banking services, is laying off 133 employees at its… Read More

Jul 14, 2025, 9:01 PM

Zillow launches SkyTour, a new drone view tool for home shoppers

Zillow is putting homebuyers in the pilot’s seat with the launch of SkyTour, a feature that lets users virtually fly… Read More

Jul 14, 2025, 2:08 PM

Washington opens wildfire surveillance feeds to public as fire season ramps up

Washington state officials are now streaming surveillance camera feeds from 21 locations, allowing the public to remotely monitor for Pacific… Read More

Jul 11, 2025, 7:00 AM

Microsoft President Brad Smith on AI investments, job cuts, and the uncertain future of work

After Microsoft this week unveiled a $4 billion, five-year global initiative to help millions of people adapt to the rise… Read More

Jul 10, 2025, 5:13 PM

Job search giant Indeed lays off 92 workers from Seattle office amid integration with Glassdoor

Recruiting and job search platform Indeed is laying off 92 employees from its Seattle office as part of broader cutbacks… Read More

Jul 10, 2025, 7:25 AM

Coding is dead: UW computer science program rethinks curriculum for the AI era

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in the workplace has academic institutions wrestling with the question of how best to… Read More

Jul 9, 2025, 3:54 PM

FCC commissioner rips T-Mobile for ‘cowardly capitulation’ after axing DEI with deals pending

T-Mobile is ending policies related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as the wireless carrier awaits regulatory approval for two… Read More

Jul 9, 2025, 12:44 PM

Military tech giant Anduril lands in Bellevue, doubling footprint in Seattle region

Anduril is expanding in the Seattle area with a new office in Bellevue, Wash. The defense tech giant leased 39,851… Read More

Jul 9, 2025, 7:00 AM

How Smartsheet is ‘AI-ifying’ its product and company following $8.4B private equity takeover

Five months after completing its $8.4 billion take-private deal, Smartsheet is moving fast on AI — and CEO Mark Mader… Read More

Jul 8, 2025, 7:00 AM

This Seattle tech giant is gobbling up computer science grads from the University of Washington

Amazon doesn’t have to go far to find fresh tech talent. The Seattle tech giant is hiring more than 100… Read More

Jul 7, 2025, 1:47 PM

ByteDance lays off 65 Seattle-area workers

ByteDance, the Beijing-based parent company of TikTok, is laying off 65 workers based in Bellevue, Wash., according to a new filing… Read More

Jul 2, 2025, 1:07 PM

United joins other airlines in offering facial recognition as ID option at Seattle airport

United is the latest airline to offer TSA PreCheck Touchless ID as a service for its customers who are traveling… Read More

Jul 2, 2025, 11:40 AM

Microsoft cuts 830 jobs in Washington state — less than 10% of latest global layoffs

It looks like Microsoft’s latest job cuts won’t hit its home state quite as hard. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant… Read More

Jun 30, 2025, 7:59 AM

Meet Olumide Soroye: Fortive’s new CEO helps industrial giant refine focus — with help from AI

Olumide Soroye’s journey to the CEO role at Everett, Wash.-based industrial giant Fortive began thousands of miles away — in Lagos,… Read More

Jun 27, 2025, 5:22 PM

Newlywed Jeff Bezos sells $5.4 billion worth of Amazon stock

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is selling more than $5.4 billion worth of Amazon shares, according to a new regulatory filing made public… Read More

Jun 27, 2025, 8:06 AM

Tech Vets: Christopher Pavel connects innovators to the military problems they can help solve

[Editor’s note: “Tech Vets: Profiles in Leadership and Innovation,” is a GeekWire series showcasing U.S. military veterans leading companies within the Pacific… Read More

Jun 24, 2025, 9:54 AM

From underdog to top dog? T-Mobile completes a 12-year quest — but Verizon says not so fast

BELLEVUE, Wash. — For more than a decade, T-Mobile has branded itself as the industry outsider — the brash “Un-carrier”… Read More

Jun 23, 2025, 12:33 PM

T-Mobile claims U.S. network lead, unveils new DoorDash perk and T-Satellite launch date

BELLEVUE, Wash. — T-Mobile announced a new partnership with DoorDash, offering a free subscription to the DoorDash DashPass beginning July… Read More

Jun 17, 2025, 6:25 PM

It’s Snowflake season in Bellevue as cloud giant puts cool touches on major new office space

Even with summer heating up, it feels a lot like winter in the Spring District. Snowflake, the cloud computing and… Read More

Illustration: RTX hybrid-electric demonstrator aircraft in flight

Jun 17, 2025, 10:44 AM

AeroTEC joins forces with Pratt & Whitney to test hybrid-electric plane in Moses Lake

Seattle-based AeroTEC says it’s been selected by Pratt & Whitney Canada to lead the modification and flight test of an… Read More

Photo of Zeno Power executives standing in front of muran in Seattle office

Jun 16, 2025, 8:21 AM

Look inside Zeno Power’s ‘kitchen,’ where engineers test recipes for nuclear batteries

Researchers are fine-tuning a recipe at Zeno Power’s office-lab complex in Seattle’s South Lake Union district — but it’s not… Read More

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush peering through viewport

Jun 11, 2025, 7:06 PM

OceanGate documentaries answer some questions about sub disaster — and leave others hanging

Editor’s note: GeekWire contributing editor Alan Boyle was a consultant for “Titan,” one of the documentaries about the OceanGate tragedy.… Read More

Jun 11, 2025, 7:15 AM

Is Costco’s online shipping really free? New lawsuit challenges ‘$0.00’ claim at checkout

A new lawsuit accuses Costco Wholesale of misleading online shoppers by implying it offers free shipping while quietly inflating product… Read More