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Mar 27, 2025, 10:42 AM

Zenoti bets big on AI as profitable software maker expands beyond beauty sector and into gyms

Zenoti, the Seattle-area enterprise software maker that sells to spas and salons, is investing heavily in artificial intelligence as it… Read More

Mar 25, 2025, 6:36 PM

Zulily goes through another ownership change as Beyond to sell majority stake in retail site for $5M

Zulily is getting a new owner for the third time in two years. Beyond, the publicly traded company that owns… Read More

Outbound Aerospace's STeVe prototype aircraft takes off from Oregon runway for test flight
Mar 25, 2025, 10:47 AM

Outbound Aerospace achieves its first test flight and attracts more funding for airplane ambitions

Things are looking up for Outbound Aerospace’s quest to build a new kind of passenger airplane. The Seattle startup has… Read More

Mar 25, 2025, 9:58 AM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has a formula to gauge the long-term success of AI investments

Ask not what Microsoft can do for AI, but what AI can do for global productivity. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella,… Read More

Mar 25, 2025, 8:32 AM

Tesla drivers in Seattle join wave of trade-ins amid Musk backlash — but some are holding on

Carter Rabasa recognizes that the financials of trading in his 2020 Tesla don’t look great. But he thinks the optics… Read More

Mar 24, 2025, 12:12 PM

Pike Street Capital raises $199M to boost water flow management company Impel

Pike Street Capital Partners, a Seattle-based private equity firm focused on industrial technology companies, raised $199 million to supercharge its investment… Read More

Mar 23, 2025, 6:47 PM

Analysis: Microsoft’s Copilot for Gaming is a solution looking for a problem

Microsoft recently announced that it would bring the beta of a gaming-specific version of Copilot to the Xbox platform in… Read More

Mar 21, 2025, 11:22 AM

How to stream Seattle Mariners games with team’s new app

Seattle Mariners fans have a new way to watch their favorite baseball team with the launch of the ROOT Sports… Read More

Mar 21, 2025, 10:14 AM

Microsoft president: Proposed Washington state business taxes would weaken tech sector

Microsoft President Brad Smith warned that new tax proposals from Washington lawmakers would do “lasting damage” to the tech sector… Read More

Mar 20, 2025, 11:41 AM

FAQ: What to know if you’re attending GeekWire’s Microsoft@50 event

We’re excited to host a special community event tonight at Town Hall Seattle as we bring together key leaders from… Read More

Mar 18, 2025, 4:05 PM

How Google’s $32B deal to buy Wiz redefines the cloud security industry

Editor’s note: A version of this post originally appeared on LinkedIn. Sunil Gottumukkala is co-founder and CEO at Averlon, a… Read More

Mar 18, 2025, 8:03 AM

Pacific Science Center tries to survive as it plans makerspace expansion, eyes real estate deal

Seattle is a world-class tech hub. But the city’s Pacific Science Center, a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring the next generation… Read More

Mar 17, 2025, 8:20 AM

Trump praises Bezos for changes at Washington Post: ‘He’s trying to do a real job’

The recent changes Jeff Bezos has instituted at The Washington Post have captured the attention of President Donald Trump, who… Read More

Mar 14, 2025, 7:20 AM

GeekWire Awards: Key acquisitions and big funding rounds lead Deal of the Year category

Three major acquisitions and two significant funding rounds make up the transactions featured in the Deal of the Year category… Read More

Mar 11, 2025, 3:34 PM

GeekWire Awards: Nuclear power, quantum computing and more Innovation of the Year finalists

Technology at play in the Innovation of the Year category at the GeekWire Awards could change the way we live… Read More

Mar 11, 2025, 1:45 PM

Zillow responds to Rocket’s planned $1.75B acquisition of Redfin

Rocket Companies’ planned $1.75 billion acquisition of Seattle-based brokerage Redfin sparked questions about a potential competitive threat to fellow Seattle… Read More

Mar 10, 2025, 9:17 AM

Fleet management software company Zonar lays off staff following acquisition

Staffers at Seattle-based Zonar Systems were laid off following the company’s recent acquisition by GPS Trackit.

Mar 10, 2025, 5:31 AM

Redfin to be acquired by Rocket Companies in $1.75B deal

Follow-up: Zillow responds to Rocket’s planned $1.75B acquisition of Redfin Rocket Companies agreed to acquire Seattle-based Redfin in a $1.75… Read More

Mar 6, 2025, 8:27 AM

Is it cheating? AI use during job interviews sparks debate over whether to restrict emerging tools

As artificial intelligence has rapidly grown into something that can make us better at our jobs, there’s ongoing debate over… Read More

Mar 6, 2025, 7:43 AM

Kestra Medical Technologies raises $202M in IPO, prices shares above expected range

Kirkland, Wash.-based Kestra Medical Technologies raised $202 million in its initial public offering, pricing shares at $17.  Previously: Kestra Medical Technologies, maker… Read More

Mar 4, 2025, 8:48 AM

Vote now! Finalists revealed for 2025 GeekWire Awards, honoring best in Pacific Northwest tech

The finalists are locked in and the voting is open for the 2025 GeekWire Awards! Now’s your chance to help… Read More

Mar 2, 2025, 10:00 AM

Textio co-founder discusses bias in workplace communications, and how some AI propagates it

Understanding bias in workplace communication, whether it’s in job descriptions, performance feedback or elsewhere, was a founding objective of Textio,… Read More

Feb 27, 2025, 8:23 AM

Kestra Medical Technologies aims to raise $150M in IPO

Kirkland, Wash.-based Kestra Medical Technologies is aiming to raise about $150 million in its initial public offering, pricing shares between… Read More

Feb 27, 2025, 7:54 AM

Starbucks layoffs impact more than 600 workers in Washington state

Layoffs at Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks will impact 612 workers in Washington according to a new filing from the state’s… Read More

Feb 26, 2025, 8:20 AM

Jeff Bezos shakes up Washington Post opinion section to focus on ‘personal liberties, free markets’

Jeff Bezos is shaking up the opinion pages at The Washington Post again, telling employees Wednesday morning that the section… Read More

Feb 25, 2025, 1:11 PM

Expedia confirms layoffs at Seattle travel giant

Expedia Group confirmed that it laid off more workers as the Seattle-based travel giant looks to cut costs. “To ensure… Read More

Feb 25, 2025, 12:18 PM

Warner Bros. shuts down Seattle-area subsidiary Monolith Productions, cancels ‘Wonder Woman’

Monolith Productions, a Kirkland, Wash.-based game development studio behind Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, the F.E.A.R. series, and the upcoming Wonder… Read More

Blue Origin New Shepard booster descends to landing
Feb 25, 2025, 9:45 AM

Blue Origin’s latest suborbital space trip hits milestones – and throws in a mystery

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent its 10th crew on a quick suborbital ride to space today, extending its… Read More

Feb 24, 2025, 2:37 PM

Could Zillow buy Redfin? New rentals partnership brings real estate rivals closer together

Zillow Group and Redfin are long-time competitors. So when the Seattle-based real estate technology giants announced a key partnership earlier… Read More

Feb 24, 2025, 9:00 AM

From early days of COVID to the AI revolution, Providence leader talks healthcare transformation

“It was a very interesting time,” said Sara Vaezy, recounting the earliest days of COVID-19 and how digital health initiatives… Read More

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