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GeekWire provides technology news, analysis, and resources for tech professionals, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts. It covers developments in the technology industry, produces events and podcasts, and offers tools such as job boards and startup rankings to support the tech community. Its mission is to inform and connect people interested in technology and startups.
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- 2011
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- GeekWire LLC Seattle business license
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- John Cook, Todd Bishop
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- Last published Oct 15
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White House vs. Microsoft, AI fighter jets, and a visit to a startup founder's Seattle recording studio
This week, we take the GeekWire Podcast to Front Burner Studios near Pike Place Market, where our host is studio co-owner Seth Paul, who's also co-founder and CEO of the Seattle security startup Qinsay. We discuss the White House crackdown on Microsoft’s green-card sponsorships, hours before President Trump honored Satya Nadella. We also talk about record Seattle startup funding and Shield AI’s plans to build AI-piloted fighter jets in Des Moines, Wash., where a city FAQ assures residents it’s not a data center. Seth tells us about the vintage console he drove from Detroit, and how he brings a musician’s…
Priyanka Kulkarni says PERM suspensions for Microsoft and other employers undermine U.S. AI leadership by restricting immigrant talent
Priyanka Kulkarni argues that U.S. leadership in AI depends on attracting and retaining global talent, and criticizes the administration’s suspension of Microsoft and others from the PERM green-card process as counterproductive because permanent residency increases worker freedom and mobility.
Live show: Amazon, Meta and the fight over the future of AI; Plus, is Seattle still the place to build?
This week: Amazon is blocking Meta's new Muse AI assistant from shopping on Amazon.com, saying the agent doesn't identify itself and violates the site's conditions of use. We explain why the standoff is an early sign of a much bigger fight over whether AI agents can use websites and apps on people's behalf, and why Amazon has so much riding on the answer. For the definitive word on the issue, we ask Muse what it has to say for itself, and get an impressively sophisticated and evenhanded answer. We recorded this week's show live at Daniel's Broiler in downtown Seattle…
Interlune raises $5M as it holds nearly $500M in government and industry purchase orders for lunar helium-3; extraction not expected until 2030
Seattle startup Interlune raised an additional $5 million to pursue lunar helium-3 mining, while holding nearly $500 million in purchase orders from the US Air Force, DOE, and quantum computing firms; the company says first extraction won't occur before 2030.
Nick Tsang says GeekWire interview by Todd Bishop is first non-aviation coverage of Skyfarer work
Nick Tsang shared that his interview with Todd Bishop and GeekWire—published last month and linked—was the first time their aviation work was covered outside the industry and that he enjoyed answering the questions.
Foundation Models Go Vertical with leaders from Open AI, Mistral, Clarify and Oumi
In this episode of Shift AI, Manos, CEO of Umi, Patrick Thompson, CEO of Clarify, Brian Hall, CMO of Mistral AI, and Ben Gaffney, Deputy General Counsel at OpenAI, join host Boaz Ashkenazy for a live panel recorded at Seattle Tech Week on who actually owns intelligence in the enterprise AI era. One panelist argues that any enterprise still treating a frontier model as its core intelligence layer is renting something it should own, and predicts that in two years we'll look back at CTOs defending that approach the way we look back at driving a Ferrari to the grocery…
Amazon's drones finally take off, inside Anduril's Seattle-area buildup, and an AirTag leads to a secret Amazon facility
This week: Amazon's Prime Air drones are finally going national, nearly 13 years after Jeff Bezos unveiled the idea on 60 Minutes. GeekWire's John Cook goes inside Anduril's unmarked Bellevue office as the defense company builds toward 1,000 Seattle-area engineers. Plus: a reporter hides an AirTag in a rare book and tracks it to a secret Amazon book-scanning facility in Las Vegas. With John Cook and Todd Bishop; edited by Curt Milton. Related stories and links Mentioned at the top Want to know what Jeff Bezos brings to Liverpool FC? Study Amazon's Leadership Principles Amazon drone delivery Amazon drone delivery…
Saray Covey announces Harell Data early-access platform connecting AI modelers with proprietary datasets from A-Alpha Bio and Adaptive Biotechnologies
Harell Data launched an early-access platform to connect AI modelers with proprietary biotech datasets so data owners and model builders can earn from training runs and model usage; initial partners include A-Alpha Bio and Adaptive Biotechnologies. The announcement links to a GeekWire article and was posted by Saray Covey.
GeekWire Podcast: Jeff Bezos-backed consortium buys minority stake in Liverpool FC; ex-Meta AI director raises $10.25M for stealth startup; Auger moves HQ to Dallas
GeekWire Podcast discusses Jeff Bezos joining a consortium that bought a minority stake in Liverpool FC, a former Meta AI director’s stealth physical-AI startup that raised $10.25M, Dave Clark’s Auger moving its HQ to Dallas and its GeekWire 200 status, and Microsoft quietly retiring its consumer AI 'blob.'
Bezos and Liverpool FC, a Meta vet's AI startup, Auger's Dallas move, and the demise of Microsoft's AI blob
This week: What should Liverpool FC fans expect from Jeff Bezos as a member of the storied club's new minority ownership group? We consult the Amazon leadership principles for the answer. Plus, a tip and an SEC filing lead to a scoop on a former Meta AI director's new startup, the GeekWire Editorial Board convenes to decide whether Dave Clark's Auger stays on the GeekWire 200 after moving its HQ to Dallas, and Microsoft quietly semi-retires its AI blob. Bezos and Liverpool FC Group including Jeff Bezos buys minority stake in Liverpool FC, with option to become controlling owner —…
KIRO hosts react as Auger — Bellevue startup founded by ex-Amazon chief Dave Clark — moves HQ to Dallas after $150M raise
KIRO hosts debated the significance of Bellevue-founded supply chain software company Auger moving its headquarters to Dallas, with hosts Ursula Reutin and Angela Poe Russell warning Seattle shouldn't shrug off the loss while producer Andrew Lanier downplayed a broader exodus. Auger, founded in 2024 by former Amazon operations chief Dave Clark, has raised $150 million and cited family, weather, and Dallas’s supply-chain talent as reasons for relocating, though Clark also warned of an anti-business climate in Seattle.
Jeff Dean says he runs or bikes to work 3–4 times weekly, plays soccer twice and does gym/yoga after leaving Google to found Discovery Loop
Former Google chief scientist Jeff Dean, 58, detailed a triathlete-like weekly fitness routine on X after leaving Google to start AI startup Discovery Loop, including running or biking to work 3–4 times weekly (8 km each way), two gym sessions, two yoga sessions, two weekly soccer games, and a longer weekend ride or run.
Overland AI opens Burlingame office to tap Bay Area AI talent, plans to double local staff
Seattle-based autonomous ground vehicle maker Overland AI is opening a Burlingame, Calif. office to access Bay Area AI and robotics talent, creating a command center for remote vehicle operations and planning to double its Bay Area staff in six months as it advances off-road navigation software.
Auger founders Dave and Leigh Anne Clark relocate HQ to Dallas while retaining 115-person Bellevue engineering hub
Auger, a supply-chain technology startup founded in 2024 by former Amazon retail CEO Dave Clark and his wife Leigh Anne Clark, has moved its headquarters to Dallas while keeping a 115-person engineering hub in Bellevue and 15 staff at the Dallas HQ. The Clarks say the move was planned to access Dallas-area supply-chain talent and reflects personal ties to the region, not Washington tax policy.
Former Amazon Operations Chief Dave Clark Moves Auger HQ to North Dallas, Keeps 115-Person Bellevue Engineering Office
Auger, a supply-chain software startup co-founded by former Amazon operations chief Dave Clark, has relocated its headquarters from Bellevue to North Dallas while retaining a 115-person engineering office in Bellevue; the 2024-founded company has raised $150 million and counts Meta, Fanatics and Kimberly-Clark as customers. Clark says the move was driven by talent, family and proximity to customers rather than taxes, and he warned that Seattle’s dominance in tech hubs isn’t guaranteed.
Elon Musk's Starlink swagger, SpaceX vs. the cloud giants, and Seattle’s tech universe revisited
This week: SpaceX reports its first quarter as a public company, and Elon Musk says Starlink could deliver a majority of the world's internet within a decade, leveraging production facilities in Redmond. Musk also explains the company's data center ambitions, calling terrestrial infrastructure a trivial problem next to reusable rockets. Plus: we bring two Washington tech universe posters into the studio, 17 years apart. The 2009 original turns up gems including Boeing's unlikely connection to Classmates.com, a 1990s forerunner to Facebook. The 2009 poster also brings back memories of Teledesic, the Craig McCaw venture backed by Bill Gates that tried…
Washington AI task force ends after two years as state enacts four of 11 recommendations, debate over stricter rules vs. compliance costs persists
Washington’s two-year AI task force produced the state’s first AI laws and recommended additional regulations, but legislators adopted only four of its eleven proposals, leaving debate between consumer/labor advocates pushing for stronger rules and tech startups warning about compliance costs unresolved.
Amazon's next big business, Satya Nadella's DIY app, and a VC's rallying cry for Seattle tech
This week: Microsoft and Amazon both reported quarterly numbers, and both stocks rose on cloud results that beat expectations. Is AI spending is paying off in real business? And in related news, Microsoft sees a rare annual headcount decline, hitting product R&D hardest. Plus: Satya Nadella builds a Power BI dashboard out of an analyst's research report, and touts it on the earnings call to make a bigger point. Jeff Bezos names Amazon's chips business as the long-awaited fourth pillar. And AI House managing director Jacob Colker delivers a much-needed pep talk for Seattle tech, calling on the region to…
Former Axon President Luke Larson Expands Vale Matcha with 20 Mobile Bars, Robot Machines and Plans for 100 Locations
Former Axon president Luke Larson is scaling Vale Matcha in Seattle with roughly 20 mobile matcha bars, plans for 100 locations, a South Lake Union café, and robot-powered self-service machines that automate drink preparation.
ABC Fitness Acquires Seattle Gym AI Startup Replify, Co-Founded by Zillow Alum Spencer Rascoff
Seattle gym-AI startup Replify, co-founded in 2023 by Spencer Rascoff and Zillow veterans, was acquired by Sherwood, Arkansas–based ABC Fitness; financial terms were not disclosed.
Starbucks scraps NomadGo’s Automated Counting after nine months across 11,300 stores, leaving startup reeling
Starbucks deployed NomadGo’s AI-powered Automated Counting across about 11,300 North American stores to speed inventory checks, but retired the system nine months later after widespread miscounts, reflection errors, Wi‑Fi failures and over-ordering that forced the startup to lay off staff. The episode highlights a gap between optimistic lab accuracy claims and unreliable real-world retail performance.
ABC Fitness acquires Seattle agentic-AI startup Replify; founders and 12-person team to join company
Seattle startup Replify, which uses agentic AI to automate calls, emails, chats and texts for fitness and wellness businesses, is being acquired by Dallas-based ABC Fitness so its AI agents can reach ABC’s global customer base.
What's going on with Seattle startup funding, a Kalshi setback, Impinj's long game, and a smartphone detox
This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Seattle startup funding drops 40% in the first half of the year while AI money floods everywhere else. We dig into the numbers and the implications for the region. Plus: a Seattle judge deals Kalshi a setback, Impinj marks a decade on the Nasdaq after a 26-year climb, and nearly 40 Seattleites trade their smartphones for flip phones for five weeks. Related Stories Venture funding drops in Seattle area as AI boom reshapes startup world Helion raises $465M at $15.5B valuation as it aims to commercialize fusion UK data center startup Nscale bets big…
Seattle Startup Developing Driverless Bulldozers and Earthmovers to Automate Heavy Machinery
A five-year-old Seattle startup is developing automation for bulldozers, earthmovers and other heavy machinery, exploring driverless solutions for construction and earthmoving operations.
Nick Ellingson launches 2026 Washington Tech Universe Map poster mapping 625 companies by founder lineages
Nick Ellingson introduces the 2026 Washington Tech Universe Map, an updated, curated wall-sized chart of 625 companies organized by founder lineages to show how Microsoft, UW, Amazon and other hubs continue to generate new startups and shape the region’s AI-era tech ecosystem.
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