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Tech Moves: Protect AI founders get roles at Palo Alto; F5 board chair to retire; new Chairguard hires

Co-founders of Protect AI, which was acquired by Palo Alto Networks in April 2025, from left: Badar Ahmed, Daryan ...

New round of layoffs at Glowforge impacts multiple teams at Seattle laser engraver maker

Glowforge co-founder and CEO Dan Shapiro with one of the company's laser engravers in Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo /) A new ...

Starbucks pioneered mobile ordering. Now the coffee giant is ditching a pickup-only store concept.

Starbucks is ending its pickup-only store concept, including at this location in Seattle near the Space Needle. (GeekWire ...

Microsoft tries to keep its consumer Copilot out of New York Times AI copyright case

Microsoft argues its new AI Copilot isn't fair game for a New York Times copyright lawsuit, citing key differences in team, ...

Bonfire Ventures

— Two co-founders and former executives of Seattle-based Protect AI announced their new roles at Palo Alto Networks, the California cybersecurity company that acquired their startup in April. Ian ...

Amazon Alexa Fund backs Fable — the ‘Netflix of AI’ — where users create TV shows with prompts

The AI-generated Fable TV show "Exit Valley" is an animated satire set in Sim Francisco, a simulated version of Silicon ...

Microsoft reaches $4 trillion valuation — for a moment, at least — after big earnings report

Microsoft surpassed a $4 trillion market valuation for the first time after a strong earnings report, driven by AI and cloud ...

Amazon Web Services profits squeezed as AI arms race drives spending surge

Amazon Web Services is aiming to leverage its clout in the cloud for an AI advantage. (GeekWire File Photo) An increase in Amazon Web Services spending ...

Worker skills intelligence startup AstrumU shuts down after running out of capital

AstrumU founder Adam Wray. AstrumU, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that developed a worker skills data platform, is closing.

Microsoft beats expectations, reveals Azure revenue for the first time — $75 billion a year

Microsoft significantly exceeded earnings expectations for the June quarter and disclosed its standalone annual Azure revenue ...

Why these startup founders love building in Seattle

Stronghold Labs CEO Pete Schwab; Variata co-founder James Lee; Casium CEO Priyanka Kulkarni; Exia Labs CEO Jon Pan; Vercept ...

‘Take things into your control’: Tips for immigrant entrepreneurs navigating the U.S. visa process

How to go from H-1B to CEO" during Seattle Tech Week, from left: Britt Provost, Siteimprove; Hendrik Pretorius, ...