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Nearly two years later, FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal

Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, maker of Call of Duty and Candy Crush, closed in late 2023 and…

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Did Apple just buy another Seattle startup? Clues point to secretive acquisition

Apple’s office near downtown Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Apple appears to have made another stealthy startup acquisition…

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Groundbreaking fusion: Helion eyes rural Wash. for world’s first plant despite unproven tech

The proposed site for Helion Energy’s first fusion plant, located in Malaga, Wash., on property that includes the Rock Island…

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Startup radar: Seattle companies build tech for marketing, food safety, games, and baby products

From top left, clockwise: Starter Set CEO Jane Dashevsky; Scowtt CEO Eduardo Indacochea; Fritter CEO Beatrice Archer; and Gamebeast CEO…

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Amazon shareholder revolt loses steam

GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop Amazon’s latest shareholder results, released Thursday afternoon, show a continued decline in support for…

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Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts hires new CTO, who calls access to non-biased data ‘everything right now’

Megan Winfield. (Photo via USAFacts) Megan Winfield has been named the new chief technology officer at USAFacts, the nonpartisan, not-for-profit…

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Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP joins Home Depot board; Impinj COO resigns; Amazon vets depart

Hussein Mecklai. (Impinj Photo) — Hussein Mecklai has left the role of chief operating officer for Impinj. The Seattle-based RFID…

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