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 May 24, 2026.
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The Meta CEO’s 387-foot Launchpad passed through the Ballard Locks toward Lake Union on Tuesday, the same day the company disclosed nearly 1,400 layoffs in Washington state. … Read More
The $100 million Wingman is visible from the Magnolia Bridge and the Elliott Bay Trail that runs along the waterfront, but it blends in more easily at a terminal used for cruise ships. … Read More
A new state filing shows Meta is eliminating nearly 1,400 positions across its Seattle, Bellevue and Redmond offices, about 20% of its local workforce, as part of a companywide restructuring impacting 8,000 jobs. … Read More
No one knew why the $300 million, 387-foot Launchpad was in Seattle. … Read More
Five weeks after previous New Glenn launch failed, two companies founded by Jeff Bezos announce a mission that would add to Amazon’s satellite broadband constellation. … Read More
Oregon startup Canopii is tackling the food supply system by launching automated, tennis court-sized greenhouse franchises that use robots to grow 40,000 pounds of greens a year. … Read More
Blast deals a heavy blow to Florida launch pad — and to Blue Origin’s plans to send up Amazon Leo satellites and a lunar lander. … Read More
As data center backlash builds nationwide, Microsoft is pointing to Quincy, Wash., as Exhibit A in making the case that it’s a company communities can trust. … Read More
On this week’s GeekWire Podcast: Mark Zuckerberg’s superyacht arrives in Seattle the same day Meta discloses nearly 1,400 local layoffs, robot pizza startup Picnic shuts down and sells its assets to a mystery buyer, and companies grapple with the rising cost of corporate AI. … Read More
Livingston, N.J.-based CoreWeave, which rents infrastructure to companies training and running large-scale artificial intelligence models, is expanding its engineering hub with dozens of open roles in the region. … Read More
