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FCC clears Amazon Leo to boost satellite broadband coverage and cover polar regions
February 11, 2026
An artist’s conception shows how additional Amazon Leo satellites would provide coverage in Earth’s polar regions. (Amazon Illustration) Amazon has won the Federal Communications Commission’s approval to go ahead with its plan to launch thousands of second-generation Amazon Leo satellites for...
Harbor Health acquires Seattle dementia care startup Rippl
February 11, 2026
Rippl co-founder and CEO Kris Engskov. (LinkedIn Photo) Rippl, a Seattle-based software startup that built a dementia care platform, has been acquired by Harbor Health, an Austin-based healthcare company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2021, Rippl provides specialized...
Stoke Space adds $350M to funding round as it gets ready for the first launch of its reusable rocket
February 11, 2026
A propellant tank takes shape at Stoke Space’s rocket factory in Kent, Wash. (Stoke Space Photo) Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space Technologies says it has added another $350 million to its previously announced Series D financing round, bringing the amount raised in the round to $860 million....
Zillow tops estimates with $654M in Q4 revenue, up 18%
February 10, 2026
(Zillow Image) This story originally appeared on Real Estate News. Despite all of the headlines Zillow faced last year involving various court cases, the company continued to outperform investor expectations in the fourth quarter. Zillow’s revenue was up 18% for Q4 of 2025 and up 16% for...
What Ring’s ‘Search Party’ actually does, and why its Super Bowl ad gave people the creeps
February 10, 2026
A screenshot from Ring’s Super Bowl ad for Search Party, showing a network of cameras activating across a neighborhood. Reuniting families with their lost pooches, what’s not to like? Well, coordinated neighborhood surveillance, for one. That sums up the reaction to the Super Bowl ad for...
Can AI pass this test? School districts start projects backed by Microsoft and Gates Foundation
February 10, 2026
Educators and administrators from Washington state school districts gather at Microsoft’s Redmond campus for the kickoff of a two-year AI community of practice, Feb. 5, 2026. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) REDMOND, Wash. — For more than three years, much of the focus on AI in education has been...
A warning to Seattle: Don’t become the next Cleveland
February 10, 2026
Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Leo_Visions on Unsplash) Consider a successful mid-sized American city. One with decades of population growth. Median household incomes on par with or exceeding New York City. A bustling port in a prime location. Bold civic architecture. A vibrant arts and cultural...
Tech Moves: Amazon PR leader joins Bastion; Accolade SVP steps down; Elevate Capital names partner
February 10, 2026
Rebekah Nicodemus. (LinkedIn Photo) — Former Amazon communications leader Rebekah Nicodemus is now the head of Bastion America, the newly launched U.S. office of Bastion, a marketing agency based in London focused on the video game industry. The company expects to have a Seattle hub while...
Former GitHub CEO launches new developer platform with huge $60M seed round
February 10, 2026
Thomas Dohmke. (Entire Photo) Thomas Dohmke, who helped scale GitHub Copilot during his tenure as CEO at GitHub, is back with a new startup that’s coming out of stealth with a hefty $60 million seed round. Silicon Valley venture firm Felicis, which led the round, called it the largest seed...
Seattle security startup led by husband-wife duo raises $8.4M
February 10, 2026
Clearly AI co-founders Emily Choi-Greene (left) and Joe Choi-Greene met at Amazon, later got married, and then launched a Seattle startup together. (Clearly AI Photo) The co-founders of cybersecurity startup Clearly AI have a built-in edge: they’re married. “There are so many benefits,” said...
Elon Musk’s xAI lands in Bellevue, joining OpenAI in growing Eastside AI corridor
February 10, 2026
Elon Musk in Seattle in 2015. (GeekWire File Photo / Taylor Soper) Elon Musk’s xAI is establishing its Seattle-area engineering center in a former Epic Games space in downtown Bellevue, Wash., following through on Musk’s announcement in September that the company planned to open an outpost in...
Zillow at 20: Real estate giant leans on AI to make homebuying hurt less
February 10, 2026
Zillow Group rang the closing bell at Nasdaq on Monday to mark its 20th anniversary. (Photo courtesy of 2026 Nasdaq, Inc. / Vanja Savic) When Jeremy Wacksman joined Zillow Group in 2009, his first job was getting the upstart real estate site onto the iPhone. Now, amid a generative AI boom, the...
How to design a space station: Meet the Seattle company that’s helping define the look of the final frontier
February 09, 2026
This cutaway view shows the interior of the Starlab space station’s laboratory. (Starlab Illustration) How do you design a living space where there’s no up or down? That’s one of the challenges facing Teague, a Seattle-based design and innovation firm that advises space companies such as Blue...
Seahawks, Satya, and scary Alexa: GeekWire’s Super Bowl LX notebook
February 09, 2026
This one’s for Paul. We were waiting for Seahawks owner Jody Allen to pay tribute to her brother, the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, when accepting the Lombardi Trophy on behalf of the team he saved and she preserved for their hometown. It didn’t happen, so we’ll say it here....
Seattle startup uses clinical expertise to make AI models safer and reduce dangerous responses
February 09, 2026
Grin Lord, co-founder and CEO of mpathic. (mpathic Photo) As millions of users — including large numbers of young people — increasingly turn to AI chatbots as their first-line “counselors” and confidants, Seattle-based startup mpathic is stepping in to ensure those digital agents don’t provide...
Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Feb. 1, 2026
February 08, 2026
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. 1, 2026. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Most popular stories on...
Starfish Space wins $54.5M Space Force contract for another satellite servicing vehicle
February 07, 2026
An artist’s conception shows Starfish Space’s Otter spacecraft in geosynchronous Earth orbit. (Starfish Space Illustration) Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish Space has been awarded a $54.5 million contract to produce another Otter satellite servicing spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force’s Space...
Super Bowl tech ad roundup: Al can kill you — or help find your lost dog
February 07, 2026
Ring says its AI-powered “Search Party” feature in security cameras is a better way to locate a lot pet than the old flyer on a telephone pole. (Screen grab via YouTube) Remember when Clydesdales were a big deal, or just saying “wassup” to your friends on the phone was funny? Well, it’s AI’s...
Amazon’s big bet, a ‘MySpace for bots,’ and a conversation with AI veteran Oren Etzioni
February 07, 2026
This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Andy Jassy tells Wall Street that Amazon is planning $200 billion in capital expenses this year, mostly to build out AI infrastructure, and investors give it a thumbs down. Microsoft’s financial results beat expectations but the company loses $357 billion...
OpenAI inks huge lease in Bellevue, doubling down on Seattle region near Microsoft and Amazon HQs
February 06, 2026
(GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) OpenAI is placing a bigger bet on the Seattle region, signing a massive new lease in Bellevue as the ChatGPT-maker expands near the headquarters of two key corporate cloud partners. The company is taking an additional ten floors at City Center Plaza in...
First multi-coronavirus vaccine enters human testing, built on UW Medicine technology
February 06, 2026
A model of a new vaccine targeting a family of coronaviruses that includes the virus that causes COVID-19. The image highlights pieces of several different viruses attached to a computer-designed nanoparticle to trigger an immune response. (Ian C. Haydon Image) A candidate vaccine that fights a...
Opinion: ‘Millionaires tax’ threatens Washington’s startup economy — here’s the math to prove it
February 06, 2026
Editor’s note: GeekWire publishes guest opinions to foster informed discussion and highlight a diversity of perspectives on issues shaping the tech and startup community. If you’re interested in submitting a guest column, email us at tips@geekwire.com. Submissions are reviewed by our editorial team...
Why these startup founders are leaving Seattle for San Francisco
February 06, 2026
Nour Gajial (left), CEO of MathGPT, and Avi Agola, co-founder of Talunt, recently left the Seattle region for San Francisco. (Photos courtesy of Gajial and Agola) Seattle’s startup ecosystem has its strengths, and the city is a global AI hub. But for some tech entrepreneurs, the gravity of San...
Impinj shares slide more than 30% as RFID-maker projects rough Q1
February 06, 2026
Seattle-based Impinj saw its stock fall more than 30% in after-hours trading Thursday as investors reacted to a weak outlook for early 2026. The RFID technology company reported fourth quarter revenue of $92.8 million, up slightly from a year earlier, and meeting estimates. Earnings per share...
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy defends $200B spending plan: ‘This isn’t some sort of quixotic top-line grab’
February 05, 2026
Amazon Web Services has accelerated its growth mode thanks in part to AI demand. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon Web Services revenue grew at its fastest pace in more than three years, up 24% to $35.6 billion in the fourth quarter, in a sign that demand for artificial intelligence...
Amazon stock sinks 10% after Q4 profit miss as Jassy signals $200B in capital spending
February 05, 2026
An Amazon delivery van parked in front of the company’s headquarters campus and The Spheres in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Amazon posted record quarterly revenue and strong cloud growth in Q4 — but its stock sunk more than 10% in after-hours trading Thursday after the company...
Opinion: The ‘millionaires tax’ is not an existential threat to Washington’s startup economy
February 05, 2026
Editor’s note: GeekWire publishes guest opinions to foster informed discussion and highlight a diversity of perspectives on issues shaping the tech and startup community. If you’re interested in submitting a guest column, email us at tips@geekwire.com. Submissions are reviewed by our editorial team...
Want to own a piece of the Seahawks? Seattle startup presents its private equity idea to fans
February 05, 2026
Members of the Arrived team sporting their Seahawks colors in Seattle, from left: Jackie Thai, Abhishek Sharma, Ryan Frazier, Alejandro Chouza, Patrick Anderson, and Korin Hedlund. (Arrived Photo) The 12s have long been celebrated in the Pacific Northwest for their vocal support of the Seattle...
Amazon names Amit Agarwal to lead seller services as Dharmesh Mehta becomes Andy Jassy’s new TA
February 04, 2026
Amazon exec Amit Agarwal is expanding his role to lead Seller Partner Services. (LinkedIn Photo) Amazon named a new executive leader for its Selling Partner Services business, one of the most consequential parts of the company, and said the division’s current chief will become CEO Andy Jassy’s...
Smartsheet layoffs: Enterprise software giant cuts staff
February 04, 2026
Smartsheet CEO Raj Singh gives a keynote speech at the Smartsheet Engage conference in Seattle in November. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Smartsheet is conducting more layoffs. Posts on LinkedIn from affected workers and others at the company shed light on the cuts. Impacted employees...
Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post slashes hundreds of jobs — including newspaper’s Amazon reporter
February 04, 2026
The Washington Post building in Washington, D.C. (Ron Cogswell Photo via Flickr) Washington Post technology reporter Caroline O’Donovan, who has covered Amazon for almost four years, was among hundreds of staffers laid off Wednesday at the Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper. O’Donovan confirmed the...
Amazon earnings preview: Wall Street looks for cloud growth after capex surge and job cuts
February 04, 2026
Will Q4 earnings put another brick in Amazon’s AI wall? (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon reports fourth-quarter earnings Thursday, capping a tech earnings season dominated by a single question: whether the industry’s AI spending binge will ultimately be worth it. The company has...
Microsoft exec Charlie Bell shifts to new role as Hayete Gallot returns from Google to lead security
February 04, 2026
Charlie Bell speaks at the GeekWire Summit in October 2022. (GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong) In today’s installment of “As the Tech World Turns” … A former Microsoft exec is returning to the company from Google to lead its security initiatives, replacing the former Amazon exec who’s...
Littlebird takes flight: Startup ships its wearable kid tracker, now with Amazon and Walmart ties
February 04, 2026
Littlebird’s hope is for its wearable technology to “disappear into real life” and not provide kids with another tech distraction. (Littlebird Photo) When Littlebird founder Monica Plath was first promoting her Seattle-based startup in 2022, the idea was a “toddler tracker” designed to give...
Interlune digs into the development of an excavator for helium-3 and construction projects on the moon
February 04, 2026
Interlune and Vermeer worked together to test a full-scale prototype of an excavator with auxiliary components. (Interlune / Vermeer Photo) Interlune is leveraging a $150,000 NASA contract to develop develop lunar trenching and excavation technology — and although the primary goal is to extract...
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