Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 13, 2026 – GeekWire
by GeekWire on Sep 20, 2026 at 8:00 amSeptember 20, 2026 at 8:00 am Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here…
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Zillow engineering SVP Toby Roberts on the future of buying and selling homes – GeekWire
Scenes from the live GeekWire Podcast recording at Atmosphere Seattle, with Zillow Senior Vice President of Engineering Toby Roberts, Real Estate At…
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Washington’s secretary of state does double duty as a tabletop trade envoy – GeekWire
Steve Hobbs, secretary of state for Washington, poses at his booth during the 2026 Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo/Thomas Wilde) If you…
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Ascend promotes Nate Bek; Microsoft Word ‘Agent Mode’ architect exits; TAF names new exec – GeekWire
Nate Bek, left, with Ascend founding general partner Kirby Winfield at the firm’s Founders Bash event Thursday night. (GeekWire Photo / John Cook)…
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Twin tech founders who left Seattle for Alaska bet on an AI agent named ‘Walter’ to cover local news – GeekWire
Twin brothers Lucas and Lee Brown co-founded Seattle’s HasOffers in 2009 and rebranded to Tune in 2014. (Instagram / Geeks in the Woods) Several…
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Gravitics is working out details for a $125M reverse takeover deal – GeekWire
by Alan Boyle on Sep 18, 2026 at 10:35 amSeptember 18, 2026 at 11:02 am An artist’s conception shows Gravitics’ Diamondback orbital carrier, which is…
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This startup wants to fix how experiments get designed – GeekWire
ModernVivo co-founders Colin Small (left) and Ian Levine (right). Seattle-based ModernVivo is using AI to help scientists design preclinical studies…
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Inside Temporal’s journey to a $12.55B valuation, and its bet on building a backbone for AI agents – GeekWire
Temporal co-founders Maxim Fateev, CTO (left), and Samar Abbas, CEO. (Temporal Photo) One of the hottest infrastructure companies in AI today is a…
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Seattle’s KEXP eyes a second physical home — in San Francisco’s historic Haight-Ashbury – GeekWire
by Kurt Schlosser on Sep 17, 2026 at 11:27 amSeptember 17, 2026 at 11:33 am The Doolan-Larson House and Storefronts in San Francisco, a potential…
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Startup Ravel raises $8.2M to help solve clothing recycling’s spandex problem – GeekWire
by Lisa Stiffler on Sep 17, 2026 at 10:33 amSeptember 17, 2026 at 10:37 am The Ravel team at its Seattle pilot facility in March 2025, from left…
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Local Crew uses video and AI to cut out in-person home repair estimates – GeekWire
Saad Nadeem, co-founder of Seattle startup Local Crew. (Photo courtesy of Saad Nadeem) Saad Nadeem doesn’t have any professional background in home…
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Portland startup Antfly raises $2M to streamline data infrastructure for AI agents – GeekWire
by Kurt Schlosser on Sep 17, 2026 at 5:00 amSeptember 15, 2026 at 11:57 am Antfly co-founders James McDermott, left, and AJ Roetker. (Photos courtesy…
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Oracle cuts 359 Washington jobs in latest AI-driven layoffs; Seattle offices ‘not closing’ – GeekWire
by Kurt Schlosser on Sep 16, 2026 at 1:00 pmSeptember 16, 2026 at 1:02 pm Oracle co-CEO Clay Magouyrk. (Oracle Photo) Oracle is laying off 359…
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How UW’s solar vehicle team harnessed the sun and hard work to shine on the national stage – GeekWire
Elijah Yan, left, and Rudy Heredia-Jantz, members of the Solar Vehicle Team at UW, with Sakura, the solar-powered vehicle the student-led team…
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UW, Microsoft and E8 back climate tech incubator targeting data centers as AI energy concerns surge – GeekWire
by Lisa Stiffler on Sep 16, 2026 at 8:15 amSeptember 16, 2026 at 8:47 am Taylor Brugh, Microsoft sustainability markets partnerships & ops lead, at…
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