Microsoft debuts Copilot Checkout, joining AI shopping race vs. Amazon, Google and OpenAI

Microsoft is rolling out a new “Copilot Checkout” feature that lets shoppers complete purchases directly inside its AI ...

‘Once-in-a-generation’ opportunity: Amazon and Boeing execs help launch sustainable aviation accelerator to fuel innovation

Pacific Northwest leaders celebrated the launch of the Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator, which aims to make the ...

Trapped at a Tesla Supercharger: A comedy of errors and lessons learned from a first EV road trip

After a GeekWire reporter and EV newbie failed to take a few simple steps to prep for a road trip, her family endured a ...

Former Amazon execs raise $15M for agentic commerce startup that uses AI to generate custom storefronts

Spangle AI, a new Seattle startup that helps online retailers build customized shopping experiences in real-time, announced a ...

Startup’s radar tech in a handheld scanner could change how police conduct weapons searches

A Bellevue, Wash.-based startup is moving closer to commercialization of a handheld scanning device that it says could change one of the most dangerous and controversial procedures in policing: the ...

Here’s where Seattle ranks among U.S. cities based on capital raised

Seattle ranked No. 6, with nearly $2 billion raised — just 2.9% of total capital tracked across Carta. Seattle also finished ...

Ai2 CEO Ali Farhadi named to ‘AI Power List,’ with a nod to institute’s open-source focus

"From climate modeling to healthcare, Farhadi's work influences how institutions scale AI for the benefit of humanity," ...

Rubin Observatory spots an asteroid that spins fast enough to set a record

Astronomers say the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has detected an asteroid that spins faster than other space rocks of its size.

New filing: Seattle fusion startup Avalanche Energy raising fresh cash

Seattle startup Avalanche Energy has raised new funding to develop its compact fusion energy devices. A filing puts the ...

Adaptive Biotechnologies spinout raising $15M to develop clinical sequencing tech

Digital Biotechnologies Inc., a new Seattle-based subsidiary of publicly traded immune medicine company Adaptive ...

This plant-based chicken startup is bucking alt-protein trends with a new production milestone

The Rebellyous Foods team running the Mock 3 production system, from left: Founder and CEO Christie Lagally Bradburn, ...

WSU’s inflatable robotic apple-picker could take a bite out of farm labor shortages

Researchers inWashington State University's School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering said the robot can see an apple, ...