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Tech Moves: Microsoft exec departs Azure; Xealth gets first CRO; Slalom names Pacific NW leader

— Microsoft technical fellow Marcus Fontoura is leaving the company after serving as Azure Core’s chief technology officer for more… Read More

Oregon data center battery maker ZincFive to go public via SPAC deal valued at $600 million

Oregon-based nickel-zinc battery manufacturer ZincFive is headed to the Nasdaq via a $600M SPAC merger with SparkLabs Group to fund increased manufacturing to meet growing demand. Read More

As graduates push back on AI, UW’s Nobel-winning commencement speaker takes different approach

Nobel laureate Mary Brunkow will be the featured speaker at Saturday's 151st commencement. She's a scientist, not a tech executive — and unlike other graduation speakers this season, she's not planning to sell students on AI. Read More

Opinion: SpaceX is no Tesla

Seattle AI veteran Oren Etzioni argues that SpaceX's record-setting IPO valuation prices in three unproven bets at once — and that the Tesla playbook doesn't apply at this starting point. Read More

What we learned in Cleveland about Seattle’s future: Advice from a Rust Belt city on the rise

What can Seattle learn from Cleveland's fall and comeback? GeekWire's John Cook and Seattle angel investor Charles Fitzgerald spent several days in Cleveland, talking with civic, business and political leaders — including the city's mayor and the governor of Ohio — to find out. Read More

Warehouse fire closes Leary, draws 100-plus firefighters

A massive warehouse fire broke out Thursday evening at Consolidated Supply Co., a plumbing supply business on NW 42nd Street on the border of Fremont and Ballard, sending a plume of dark smoke over the Ship Canal visible from across the city. Seattle Fire Department upgraded the blaze to a three-alarm fire. According to the […]

OPINION | Seattle's World Cup Plans Reach the Waterfront. Why Not the South End?

From Rainier Avenue to Beacon Hill, South End business advocates ask why neighborhoods rich in culture, food, and small businesses were left out of Seattle's World Cup spotlight.

Zahilay Outlines Affordability, Safety Priorities in First State of the County Address

From affordable housing and expanded child care to new bus routes and violence prevention funding, Zahilay used his first State of the County speech to spotlight early wins and future priorities.

With $54M and a SpaceX playbook, Seattle’s Endurance races to tap deep-sea volcanic power

With $54M and a SpaceX playbook, Seattle's Endurance races to tap deep-sea volcanic power Read More

Mediums Collective Brings Raza Pride to Capitol Hill

Amperity founders take on co-CEO roles, say they’ll carry the ‘soul’ of the startup forward

The Seattle-based customer data startup announced this week that co-founders Derek Slager and Kabir Shahani will serve as co-CEOs, taking over leadership of the company less than two years after Amperity hired former Salesforce executive Tony Alika Owens to lead the business. Read More

Bezos’ AI startup Prometheus raises $12B at $41B valuation, and the CEOs explain what they’re doing

Prometheus, the AI startup co-led by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, raised $12 billion in Series B funding at a roughly $41 billion valuation. The co-CEOs discussed the company's plans in their first joint interview. Read More