Get caught up on the newest expertise and startup information from the previous week. Listed here are the preferred tales on GeekWire for the week of July 12, 2026.
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Stardew Valley, the blockbuster farming sim from solo Seattle developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, is coming to Magic: The Gathering through a three-part Secret Lair drop from Renton-based Wizards of the Coast — with unique pixel artwork from Barone himself. … Learn Extra
F5 names former Amazon govt as its chief folks officer; Rudra Mitra departs as a Microsoft CVP after greater than 27 years; and Qualtrics provides leaders. … Learn Extra
Dave Brown is leaving Amazon Net Companies after almost 19 years, departing on the finish of July for a brand new function outdoors the corporate. … Learn Extra
The AI-generated video is an attention-grabbing examine in how expertise that’s very a lot being constructed and hyped in Seattle can be utilized as an instance what the town form of regarded like greater than three a long time in the past. … Learn Extra
Apptio co-founders Sunny Gupta and Kurt Shintaffer launched Thira, a Bellevue-based enterprise AI startup, with $21 million in seed funding led by Madrona. … Learn Extra
JPMorgan Chase is constructing out a brand new AI software program infrastructure group, with a serious presence in Seattle, targeted on operating AI throughout its knowledge facilities and out of doors suppliers in a approach that controls prices, protects its mental property, and avoids tying its fortunes to anyone vendor. … Learn Extra
Rina Hahn leaves function as Remitly’s CMO; Temporal promotes Preeti Somal to EVP amid reorganization; and Veeam and Qualtrics make management adjustments. … Learn Extra
Dave Brown, the senior AWS govt whose departure Amazon introduced this week, is becoming a member of Meta to work on its knowledge heart build-out, based on a Wall Avenue Journal report. … Learn Extra
Common Fusion’s inventory is buying and selling up after it grew to become the primary fusion power firm to go public on a serious trade, debuting Monday on Nasdaq. … Learn Extra
Seattle-area startups raised $2.7 billion within the first half of 2026, down 40% from a yr in the past, whilst U.S. … Learn Extra
