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GeekWire
21 days
StitcherAI emerges from stealth with $3M and a different take on the AI spending problem
StitcherAI, founded by a pair of Seattle enterprise tech veterans, launched Tuesday with $3 million in pre-seed funding and a platform that pushes cost data into the tools where spending decisions are made, rather than relying on traditional dashboards. Read More
GeekWire
22 days
Jury finds Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and Microsoft, clearing defendants in landmark AI case
A jury ruled unanimously Monday that Elon Musk waited too long to file his lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Microsoft, finding the defendants not liable on all claims after less than two hours of deliberation. Read More
GeekWire
22 days
Starbucks layoffs impact 252 jobs at Seattle support center, including VPs and other senior roles
A Washington Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification said that the cuts "will result in the relocation or contracting out of certain of the employer’s operations or the partners’ positions." Read More
GeekWire
22 days
Gates Foundation ends an era, selling off all remaining Microsoft stock
The Gates Foundation Trust has sold its remaining 7.7 million shares of Microsoft, marking the end of an era for the Seattle-based philanthropy as it ramps up global grantmaking. Read More
GeekWire
22 days
AWS veteran Matt Wood returns to cloud giant in new role: chief AI and technology officer
Matt Wood, who spent more than 14 years helping to lead Amazon Web Services’ artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives… Read More
GeekWire
22 days
Opinion: Don’t let the OpenAI soap opera hide the precedent
Computer scientist and AI veteran Oren Etzioni argues that OpenAI's nonprofit-to-for-profit conversion sets a dangerous precedent for American charity law, and that the real reckoning will have to come from Washington, not the Oakland courtroom Read More
The Urbanist
22 days
New County Transportation Funding Measure Could Shortchange Seattle
An amendment put forward by King County Councilmember Steffanie Fain would cap Seattle's participation in a new pass-through funding program to well below the city's proportional share, resulting in millions less going to the city.
GeekWire
23 days
UN digital envoy warns AI influence is concentrated in a ‘few zip codes,’ calls for global action
The UN's top digital envoy outlined a multi-stakeholder approach to AI governance at Seattle University, warning that computing power and wealth are concentrated in a handful of areas while most of the world lacks the capacity to participate. Read More
The Urbanist
23 days
Op-Ed: Trailhead Direct Transit Is Great. It Can Be Even Better.
King County should expand its wildly popular Trailhead Direct transit shuttle service. Here are a handful of ways to enhance service and get even more hikers and bikers to regional trailheads.
GeekWire
23 days
Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 10, 2026
See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of May 10, 2026. Read More
The Urbanist
24 days
Local Officials Share Transit Aspirations for World Cup
Local leaders plugged expanded transit options for Seattle's World Cup matches this summer and shared their goal for 80% of fans to arrive without a personal vehicle. Here's what is planned.
GeekWire
24 days
What we learned about Microsoft in the OpenAI trial, and is Seattle squandering its edge?
This week on the GeekWire Podcast: As the Musk v. OpenAI trial heads to the jury, we dig into what… Read More