(BigStock Photo) Washington state lawmakers are moving ahead on legislation that aims to protect kids from the addictive impacts of social media apps. Legislative committees in both the House and…
Textio co-founder and former CEO Kieran Snyder. (Photo courtesy of Kieran Snyder) Understanding bias in workplace communication, whether it’s in job descriptions, performance feedback or elsewhere, was a founding objective…
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 Feb. 23, 2025. Sign…
Nectar Social co-founders and sisters: CEO Misbah Uraizee, sitting, and CTO Farah Uraizee. (Nectar Photo) As everything gets more virtual, younger shoppers crave tangibility and personal engagement — or at…
BigStock Photo This week on the Geekwire Podcast: Google prepares to say goodbye to Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, we get ready to say farewell to Skype; and we take a quantum…
The entrance to Google’s office at 651 N. Northlake Way, one of the buildings occupied by the tech giant in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) The Center…
From left: GeekWire editor Taylor Soper; TiE Seattle President Prashant Mishra; FUSE founding partner Brendan Wales; Madrona investor Sabrina Wu; Trilogy Equity Partners Principal Elisa La Cava; Pioneer Square Labs…
Alliance of Angels Executive Director Angie Parker. (Photo courtesy of Angie Parker) Angie Parker is the new executive director of Alliance of Angels, the Seattle-based investment group. A University of…
A meeting in Skype, the messaging and calling app that once ranked as Microsoft’s largest acquisition. (Microsoft Photo) Before Zoom, before FaceTime, and before video-calling became a default feature of…
Amazon is helping fund affordable housing at the Spring District in Bellevue, Wash. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Amazon announced that it is giving $100 million to support affordable…
This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman. (Redfin Photo) Redfin closed out 2024 with a healthy bump in revenue, but profits were lower as the…
Researchers pull kelp-covered lines into the Noctaluka near Cordova, Alaska. (Native Conservancy Photo) The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announced $5 million in grants on Thursday being awarded to six…
Mary-Claire King, a professor of medicine with the Division of Medical Genetics and of genome sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. (UW Photo) — Mary-Claire…
Sujal Patel, co-founder and CEO of Nautilus Biotechnology. (Nautilus Photo) Nautilus Biotechnology CEO Sujal Patel had to deliver tough news on a Thursday morning call with analysts. The company has laid off…
Exia Labs co-founders Serj Kazar (left) and Jonathan Pan. (Exia Labs Photo) Jonathan Pan spent five years in the U.S. Army and then ventured into the video game industry. Now…
Microsoft President Brad Smith in 2019. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Microsoft urged the Trump administration to change Biden-era limits on chip exports, warning that provisions of the regulations could…
Blue Origin’s NS-31 spacefliers include Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos’ fiancee; Gayle King, co-host of “CBS Mornings”; pop superstar Katy Perry; and Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn and Amanda Nguyen, three advocates…
A Starbucks cafe in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Layoffs at Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks will impact 612 workers in Washington according to a new filing from the state’s…
Interest rates remain high, tech IPOs are still sparse, and uncertainty looms around regulatory action and funding constraints. But startup leaders are generally optimistic about the future, according to a…
Nautilus co-founders Parag Mallick, left, and Sujal Patel. (Nautilus Photo) Nautilus Biotechnology has laid off about 16% of its workforce, reducing its headcount to 133 employees and helping provide a…