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UW DubHacks Next startup incubator produces 20 new student ventures in latest batch

University of Washington students pitched 20 startups at Demo Day for DubHacks Next, a 16-week incubator that has produced 68 startups since 2022. Projects range from a manufacturing design automation tool already live in three plants to an AI audio plugin builder and a web accessibility suite. Read More

Let there be light: Redfin powers up ‘Sunscore,’ an interactive map to track property sunlight

What’s it take to be a neighbor with a sunny disposition? Perhaps more sunlight, for starters. Seattle-based real estate brokerage… Read More

Startup building portable AI data centers for remote operations grows Seattle-area hub to 120 people

Armada's customers include the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, which uses its technology for wildfire connectivity, and oil and gas companies operating in remote locations. The company has also expanded its partnership with Microsoft. Read More

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 3, 2026

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of May 3, 2026. Read More

Inside the 2026 GeekWire Awards: Innovators reshaping how we work, build, and learn

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we hit the floor at the 2026 GeekWire Awards to talk with finalists about what they're building and how AI is changing their work — plus a trivia deep dive into 15 years of GeekWire Awards history. Read More

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Expedia Group sees reward and risk in the rise of AI-powered travel

Expedia CEO Ariane Gorin detailed the company's AI strategy on its Q1 earnings call, describing booking integrations with ChatGPT and Claude, AI-powered customer support, and rising compute costs funded by cuts elsewhere. Read More

Photos: Inside the 2026 GeekWire Awards

The shimmering scene inside Showbox SoDo — highlighted by crystal accents to mark the event's 15th anniversary — included an especially geeky and futuristic acrobatic dance performance by members of Maison de V’s circus and dance community. Read More

2026 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners — and big love for Seattle — at annual tech celebration

More than 300 members of the Pacific Northwest tech scene packed the Showbox SoDo to honor the year's top startups, founders, leaders and deal makers across a dozen awards categories. Read More

Helion makes big bet on ‘Tiny Merge’ fusion testbed to meet aggressive Microsoft timeline

Beyond the massive curtains of its Everett, Wash., R&D facility, Helion is betting that a downsized testbed can answer key technology questions as the company races to meet deadlines. Read More

Bid on the ultimate Seattle World Cup suite experience, and support a great cause

Microsoft is donating a private suite at Lumen Field for the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 knockout match on July 6, with GeekWire running an online auction and 100% of the proceeds going to Seattle Children's Hospital. Read More

Allen Institute for AI launches big computing cluster for $152M project backed by Nvidia and NSF

Ai2 says it has started using a new Nvidia-powered computing system funded through a $152 million NSF and Nvidia project to build open AI models for scientific research. The milestone comes as the Seattle nonprofit works to regain its footing after losing key researchers to Microsoft. Read More