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 June 21, 2026.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
Microsoft names chief digital safety officer; Remitly’s chief product and technology officer departs; and an AWS leader joins Synthesia to oversee its new Seattle office. … Read More
“Zen,” a $200 million, 289-foot yacht reportedly owned by Chinese billionaire Wu Guangming, motored smoothly through the Ballard Locks and out to Puget Sound, drawing onlookers along the railings of the popular Seattle destination. … Read More
Virginia-based AI startup Trase is expanding its presence in the Seattle region, with plans to grow from about 20 employees in the area today to as many as 100 in the coming months. … Read More
Valve Software abruptly opened reservations for its latest Steam Machine on Monday, but due to the ongoing PC component shortage, did so at a significantly higher price than expected. … Read More
As tech giants hunt for massive amounts of clean electricity, PNNL, Nvidia and Fervo Energy are partnering to develop a new public tool that aims to eliminate the guesswork of drilling into the Earth’s molten depths. … Read More
Microsoft is promising relief to engineers who get woken up at 3 a.m. … Read More
Mind Children Robotics, a Seattle-area startup co-founded by AGI researcher Ben Goertzel, is building Codey — a child-sized social robot priced under $10,000 and aimed at classrooms, hospitals and senior care. … Read More
Amazon MGM Studios has backed away from “Artificial,” a nearly finished film about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. … Read More
Salem, Ore.-based Agility Robotics, whose two-legged Digit robots have been tested inside Amazon warehouses, is set to become the first publicly traded U.S. … Read More
Microsoft cuts data center water intensity by 90% and hits a major replenishment milestone as tech giants face growing public backlash over resource consumption. … Read More
