The startup idea that convinced a UW computer science legend to leave Google after 27 years https://www.geekwire.com/2026/the-startup-idea-that-convinced-a-uw-computer-science-legend-to-leave-google-after-27-years/

Washington state’s next-gen ferry era kicks off with 3 new hybrid boats in $1.15B deal https://www.geekwire.com/2026/washington-states-next-gen-ferry-era-kicks-off-with-3-new-hybrid-boats-in-1-15b-deal/

Live dating show reveals Seattle’s relationship with tech is still complicated https://www.geekwire.com/2026/live-dating-show-reveals-seattles-relationship-with-tech-is-still-complicated/

Zillow layoffs hit 91 jobs in Washington state, with senior roles bearing the brunt https://www.geekwire.com/2026/zillow-layoffs-hit-91-jobs-in-washington-state-with-senior-roles-bearing-the-brunt/

He, it, but rarely she: When AI models write kids’ stories about animals, female characters vanish https://www.geekwire.com/2026/he-it-but-rarely-she-when-ai-models-write-kids-stories-about-animals-female-characters-vanish/

What’s working in climate tech (and what’s not): 4 big ideas from a rooftop full of investors and founders https://www.geekwire.com/2026/whats-working-in-climate-tech-and-whats-not-4-big-ideas-from-a-rooftop-full-of-investors-and-founders/

Elon Musk says Starlink could deliver most of the world’s internet within a decade https://www.geekwire.com/2026/elon-musk-says-starlink-could-deliver-most-of-the-worlds-internet-within-a-decade/

Trending: Zillow cuts more than 500 jobs in its largest layoff of the year https://www.geekwire.com/2026/zillow-cuts-more-than-500-jobs-in-its-largest-layoff-of-the-year/

Zillow cuts more than 500 jobs in its largest layoff of the year https://www.geekwire.com/2026/zillow-cuts-more-than-500-jobs-in-its-largest-layoff-of-the-year/

Tech Moves: Salesforce/Tableau exec departs; startups AIM and Gravitics add to C-suite https://www.geekwire.com/2026/tech-moves-salesforce-tableau-exec-departs-startups-aim-and-gravitics-add-to-c-suite/

‘Some things are better without AI’: How KEXP’s new tech chief will amplify human connection https://www.geekwire.com/2026/some-things-are-better-without-ai-how-kexps-new-tech-chief-will-amplify-human-connection/

Amazon tops $3 trillion and Microsoft surges as Wall Street sets aside AI spending fears, for now https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazon-tops-3-trillion-and-microsoft-surges-as-wall-street-sets-aside-ai-spending-fears-for-now/

Trending: UW’s Allen School names Dan Grossman interim director as Magdalena Balazinska shifts gears https://www.geekwire.com/2026/uws-allen-school-names-dan-grossman-interim-director-as-magdalena-balazinska-shifts-gears/

UW’s Allen School names Dan Grossman interim director as Magdalena Balazinska shifts gears https://www.geekwire.com/2026/uws-allen-school-names-dan-grossman-interim-director-as-magdalena-balazinska-shifts-gears/

This civic activist used AI to assess how state Supreme Court candidates might rule on the millionaires’ tax https://www.geekwire.com/2026/this-civic-activist-used-ai-to-assess-how-state-supreme-court-candidates-might-rule-on-the-millionaires-tax/

Trending: Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of July 26, 2026 https://www.geekwire.com/2026/geekwire-weekly-roundup-2026-07-26/

Trending: Amazon’s next big business, Satya Nadella’s DIY app, and a VC’s rallying cry for Seattle tech https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazons-next-big-business-satya-nadellas-diy-app-and-a-vcs-rallying-cry-for-seattle-tech/

Trending: New map traces Washington state’s tech ‘universe’ to a few key hubs, and shows what’s at risk https://www.geekwire.com/2026/new-map-traces-washington-states-tech-universe-to-a-few-key-hubs-and-shows-whats-at-risk/

Amazon’s next big business, Satya Nadella’s DIY app, and a VC’s rallying cry for Seattle tech https://www.geekwire.com/2026/amazons-next-big-business-satya-nadellas-diy-app-and-a-vcs-rallying-cry-for-seattle-tech/

Seattle Tech Week notebook: AI, startups, and the best insights and takeaways we heard https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seattle-tech-week-takeaways-ai-startups-and-the-best-insights-and-quotes-we-heard/

Seattle Tech Week takeaways: AI, startups, and the best insights and quotes we heard https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seattle-tech-week-takeaways-ai-startups-and-the-best-insights-and-quotes-we-heard/

Microsoft R&D jobs drop for second straight year as total headcount falls for first time in a decade https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-product-rd-jobs-decline-for-second-straight-year-new-filing-shows/

Microsoft R&D jobs decline for second straight year as overall headcount falls for first time in a decade https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-product-rd-jobs-decline-for-second-straight-year-new-filing-shows/

Microsoft product R&D jobs decline for second straight year https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-product-rd-jobs-decline-for-second-straight-year-new-filing-shows/

Microsoft product R&D jobs decline for second straight year, new filing shows https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-product-rd-jobs-decline-for-second-straight-year-new-filing-shows/

What’s his angle? Teen frustrated by plastic protractor reimagines the classic classroom tool https://www.geekwire.com/2026/whats-his-angle-teen-frustrated-by-plastic-protractor-reimagines-the-classic-classroom-tool/

New map traces Washington state’s tech ‘universe’ to a few key hubs, and shows what’s at risk https://www.geekwire.com/2026/new-map-traces-washington-states-tech-universe-to-a-few-key-hubs-and-shows-whats-at-risk/

Trending: Salesforce hires ex-Microsoft exec to lead Agentforce engineering amid string of departures https://www.geekwire.com/2026/salesforce-hires-ex-microsoft-exec-to-lead-agentforce-engineering-amid-string-of-departures/

‘World of Warcraft’ meets ‘Dungeons & Dragons,’ and more from Wizards of the Coast at Gen Con https://www.geekwire.com/2026/world-of-warcraft-meets-dungeons-dragons-and-more-from-wizards-of-the-coast-at-gen-con/

AWS is ‘booming,’ but Amazon’s free cash flow turns negative on record AI spending https://www.geekwire.com/2026/aws-is-booming-but-amazons-free-cash-flow-turns-negative-on-record-ai-spending/