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What’s next for Bungie? Rumored layoffs and end of ‘Destiny 2’ raise questions about studio’s future

Bungie announced it will end development on Destiny 2 with a final update on June 9. Bloomberg reports the studio plans significant layoffs, raising questions about the future of the Bellevue, Wash.-based studio amid broader cost-cutting by Sony. Read More

Seahawks’ Uchenna Nwosu, Rashid Shaheed to host Seattle All-Star Classic softball game

If you’re up for some summer fun, several members of the Seattle Seahawks are gonna trade the gridiron for the diamond. It’s been announced that outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu and wide receiver Rashid Shaheed will co-host the fifth annual annual Seattle All-Star Classic and home run derby at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma. “Anytime you can […]

Tech Moves: Xbox names CTO; Smartsheet gets first AI chief; Amazon VP departs for DoorDash

Microsoft promoted Scott Van Vliet to Xbox CTO, while Smartsheet elevated Drew Gardner to the news created role of chief AI officer. Amazon saw some departures and arrivals, including a VP's exit for DoorDash. Read More

Bellevue teens targeting salmon die-offs and mental health win big at international science fair

Lakshmi Agrawal, a senior at Interlake High School, and Anusha Arora, a sophomore who also attends Interlake, were among more than 1,700 students from roughly 60 countries who competed at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix. Read More

Seahawks’ Sam Darnold: ‘I totally understand’ why Vikings didn’t keep me

Last offseason, the Minnesota Vikings were faced with a conundrum. With their first-round pick quarterback, JJ McCarthy, fully healed, they had to choose between sitting their future and rocking with journeyman Sam Darnold or betting it all on the sophomore’s shoulders. Everyone reading this knows they put all their chips in the McCarthy basket and […]

The view from Bellevue: Seattle has the foundation for future growth — if it can fix its taxes

At a Bellevue Chamber panel, regional business leaders warned that Seattle’s aggressive tax policies threaten to undermine its world-class economic foundation. Read More

The Seahawks didn’t draft one type of player in 2026, and that’s the point

For years, the Seattle Seahawks built a clear draft identity around experience. Seattle consistently leaned toward seniors, team captains, older prospects, and players with massive collegiate résumés. The franchise historically valued maturity, durability, leadership, and prospects who had already accumulated years of starting reps before entering the NFL. That has been changing for a few […]

Seahawks News 5/22: Seahawks still the best in the NFL, some say

In Today’s Links: the Derick Hall contract situation, a quick look into the future regarding the 53-man roster, Brian Fleury’s new offense, and a smidge more. We are rocking and rolling, one day closer to pre-season football, which should be a fun watch this year. Take a look at the links nd add to the […]

Los Angeles Rams commit to Matthew Stafford beyond 2026

If you thought that the Los Angeles Rams drafting quarterback Ty Simpson in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft was a sign that Matthew Stafford’s career was quickly coming to an end, I have some bad news for you… Looks like there will be two more seasons of Stafford vs Seattle. I think […]

A ‘final season’ at Microsoft for Yusuf Mehdi: Longtime exec plans to leave after one last year

Yusuf Mehdi, one of Microsoft’s best-known and longest-serving business leaders, whose tenure has spanned 35 years from Windows 3.1 to… Read More

Can the Seattle Seahawks build the NFL’s next dynasty?

The Seattle Seahawks enter the 2026 NFL season as Super Bowl champions, albeit not necessarily favorites to repeat like we saw with their 2013 predecessors. When the Legion of Boom era Seahawks smashed up the Denver Broncos, it looked like the pieces were in place to beat the NFL’s next dynasty. It didn’t quite happen […]