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GeekWire · 57 min ago

Grunge meets slop: An AI time traveler visits 1992 Seattle when music, not tech, ruled the city

The AI-generated video is an interesting study in how technology that's very much being built and hyped in Seattle can be used to illustrate what the city sort of looked like more than three decades ago. Read More

GeekWire · 4 hr ago

Tech Moves: Remitly CMO departs; Temporal names EVP; Veeam and Qualtrics leadership changes

Rina Hahn leaves role as Remitly's CMO; Temporal promotes Preeti Somal to EVP amid reorganization; and Veeam and Qualtrics make leadership changes. Read More

GeekWire · 4 hr ago

Venture funding drops in Seattle area as AI boom reshapes startup world

Seattle-area startups raised $2.7 billion in the first half of 2026, down 40% from a year ago, even as U.S. venture funding hit a record $412.7 billion. The disconnect: AI mega-rounds are driving the national boom, and Seattle's biggest deals were in fusion, space, and cybersecurity. Read More

GeekWire · 5 hr ago

Archives to avatars: Famed historian is moved by Microsoft’s AI-powered Theodore Roosevelt at new library

With the opening of the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, N.D., earlier this month, visitors can interact with a lifelike, AI-powered avatar of Roosevelt and ask questions about his life, leadership and legacy. Read More

GeekWire · 10 hr ago

Augmodo raises $21M to push its spatial AI beyond just retail toward the broader physical workforce

Customer demand is pulling the Seattle startup's technology into warehouses, facility maintenance, delivery, and other parts of the physical workforce. Read More

GeekWire · 1 day ago

Etzioni on AI: Who disagrees with you about AI? Here’s what the research shows

Optimism comes from those with the most to gain, in the rising economies and inside the labs; doubts rise from those with the most to lose or the most to fear. Read More

GeekWire · 1 day ago

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of July 5, 2026

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of July 5, 2026. Read More

GeekWire · 1 day ago

What to know about Vinod Khosla, the Silicon Valley legend whose family is buying the Seahawks

He's obsessive about talent, fiercely loyal to the leaders he picks, and relentless when told no. Here's what Vinod Khosla's four decades in tech and investing tell us about how the venture capitalist and his family are likely to approach owning the Seahawks. Read More

GeekWire · 2 days ago

Microsoft’s reset, a new era for Seattle startups, and how AI is changing everything for founders

On this week's show, we're on the GeekWire deck for our annual founder open house, where we dig into Microsoft's latest round of layoffs — including a major Xbox shakeup — and the surprising rise of hardware companies on the GeekWire 200. Read More

GeekWire · 2 days ago

Elon Musk’s Mars illusion

A look at the science behind Elon Musk's goal of a million-person city on Mars, and why planetary scientists say terraforming the planet to make it habitable would take centuries, if it's possible at all. The revenue Musk says will pay for the Mars effort comes from Starlink, the satellite network SpaceX designs and builds in Redmond. Read More

GeekWire · 2 days ago

What’s Howard’s end? Former Starbucks CEO is ripping Washington state again

For the second time in the past 60 days, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has penned an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal that takes direct aim at the state’s political leadership, calling Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson “inept” and noting that Gov. Bob Ferguson continues to “burden businesses with one tax increase after another.” Read More

GeekWire · 2 days ago

General Fusion set to become the first publicly traded fusion stock on a major exchange

British Columbia-based General Fusion on Friday completed its deal to become first publicly traded fusion stock on a major exchange.… Read More

GeekWire · 3 days ago

Data vs. gut instinct: Seahawks coach leans into analytics to support, not drive, in-game decisions

"You don't have to do what the numbers say," Mike Macdonald said, adding that variables such as how a game is going, the feel for your own team, and gut instinct can all cancel out data suggestions. Read More

GeekWire · 3 days ago

The awkward timing of the Xbox CEO’s new Federal Reserve gig

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma was named to co-lead a Federal Reserve task force on jobs and productivity — three days after announcing 3,200 job cuts across Microsoft's gaming division. The gaming press is having a field day. Read More

GeekWire · 3 days ago

Opinion: The WALL-E Economy

HashiCorp co-founder Armon Dadgar argues that convenience-driven apps and AI are pushing us toward the dystopia depicted in Pixar's 2008 film, and makes the case for regulation and intentional living as the antidote. Read More