The Allen Institute in Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Julie Harris has been appointed vice president of The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group at the Seattle-based Allen Institute.…
Joylux CEO Colette Courtion. (Joylux Photo) Joylux, a Seattle-based company selling electronic devices that can help women improve their vaginal health, raised $4.5 million in new capital. Joylux CEO Colette Courtion…
A worker moves packages inside an Amazon fulfillment center in Dupont, Wash. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) A new congressional report found that Amazon “knowingly puts its workers at…
The classic Seattle Seahawks logo formed by lighted drones during a halftime show over Lumen Field on Sunday night. (Seahawks Photo) The drones arrived in Seattle over the Seahawks game…
Seattle startup Nimbus Aerospace conducted a proof-of-concept flight in Phoenix this month of its planned aircraft. (Nimbus Photo) Nimbus Aerospace, a Seattle-area aviation newcomer, has successfully completed a proof-of-concept flight…
Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 8, 2024. Sign…
Clockwise from upper left: Chris Dunckley of TerraPower Isotopes (with Alexia Cosby); Stoke Space CEO Andy Lapsa; Ingrid Swanson Pultz at the Institute for Protein Design (with Clancey Wolf); and…
The scene at Showbox SoDo in Seattle on Thursday night during the annual GeekWire Gala holiday party. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) That was sweet! The Seattle tech community came…
The Stoke Space rocket engine test lights up a vertical test stand in Moses Lake, Wash. (Stoke Space Photo) Stoke Space successfully hotfired its first-stage rocket engine on a new vertical…
Bill Gates, right, gets hands on with Modern Hydrogen’s carbon black. (Gates Ventures Photo) Bothell, Wash.-based clean tech startup Modern Hydrogen raised $25 million in new funding. The company confirmed…
(Bigstock Photo) A new public-private working group organized by the Washington Department of Commerce will begin meeting this month to help attract federal funding from the CHIPS and Science Act…
(GeekWire File Photo) Tonight’s the night for the GeekWire Gala, our annual holiday extravaganza in Seattle, featuring food, drinks, music, dancing, karaoke, games and the best chance to network with…
The view from street level at one of Amazon’s new office towers in Bellevue, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Real estate brokers are excited about Amazon’s new mandate that…
Microsoft released the results of shareholder votes on Tuesday. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) None of the six outside shareholder proposals at Microsoft’s annual meeting Tuesday won enough support…
GM announced this week that it will no longer pursue the Cruise robotaxi business. (Cruise Photo) Microsoft will take an $800 million charge on its investment in the Cruise robotaxi…
OfferUp CEO Todd Dunlap. (OfferUp Photo) OfferUp, the Seattle-area company behind a popular used goods marketplace, is cutting 22% of its headcount in a bid to remain profitable as it…
Lumen Orbit’s co-founders are, from left, CEO Philip Johnston, chief technology officer Ezra Feilden and chief engineer Adi Oltean. (Lumen Orbit Photo) Bellevue, Wash.-based Lumen Orbit, a startup founded earlier this…
David Bonderman. (Photo via NHL.com) David Bonderman, the billionaire investor and businessman who co-founded private equity firm TPG and was a co-owner of the Seattle Kraken NHL team, died Wednesday…
Banzai CEO Joe Davy. (Photo via LinkedIn) Seattle-based marketing technology company Banzai International, which went public last year on the Nasdaq, announced an agreement this week to acquire OpenReel, a…
Melinda French Gates. (Jason Bell Photo) Melinda French Gates is giving $150 million to a variety of groups to help remove barriers for women in the workplace, including in the…