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 March 8, 2026.
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The ‘Tesla exemption’ no extra: Rivian and Lucid break by way of Washington state’s dealership wall
In the beginning of subsequent yr, Washington state customers will for the primary time be capable of go to showrooms for Rivian and Lucid Motors, take a check drive and purchase an EV. … Learn Extra
An entire new ballgame for buying and selling playing cards: Startup makes use of robots and AI to kind and analyze collections
Gradient’s Renton, Wash., workplace house is house to 10 million sports activities and gaming playing cards, the place a crew of card geeks and engineers are utilizing expertise to upend a $15 billion U.S. … Learn Extra
Microsoft’s return-to-office coverage creates a return to slower commutes, site visitors evaluation reveals
Inrix measured journey speeds on eastbound and westbound SR 520 and southbound and northbound I-405 in the course of the weeks of Feb. … Learn Extra
Opinion: You couldn’t pay me to depart Washington state, and I’d pay extra to remain
My view on Washington’s proposed tax on very excessive incomes is straightforward: if I’ve discovered myself within the place of creating that a lot in a yr, I can afford to contribute a bit of extra to the place that helped make that circumstance attainable. … Learn Extra
Contractors sue Fashionable Hydrogen, alleging the Invoice Gates-backed startup left their remaining invoices unpaid
5 contractors are suing the Seattle-area clear power startup for greater than $363,458, alleging unpaid invoices when the corporate abruptly slowed operations late final yr. … Learn Extra
Atlassian layoffs impression 63 staff in Washington as CTO steps down
Atlassian introduced Wednesday that it’s going to lay off about 10% of its employees, or 1,600 workers, because the 24-year-old software program agency transitions to an “AI-first firm.” … Learn Extra
Washington Home passes 9.9% ‘millionaires tax’ as enterprise leaders warn of ‘seismic shift’
Some tech leaders and entrepreneurs fear the laws may undermine their sector by souring Washington’s comparatively favorable tax legal guidelines for startup founders, traders and high-wage earners. … Learn Extra
Tech Strikes: Microsoft Analysis will get a brand new chief; Amazon head joins AI startup; JPMorgan exec departing
Igor Tsyganskiy is now main Microsoft Analysis (MSR) as previous president Peter Lee takes the helm of Microsoft Science. … Learn Extra
New free, on-demand EV service launches in Redmond to shuttle riders to gentle rail
RedLink riders can entry the service by way of the Circuit app. … Learn Extra
Opinion: The flawed tax on the flawed time for Washington
Seattle entrepreneur Jesse Proudman on why he’s saddened by the state’s new earnings tax, writing that it comes on the “worst attainable second” amid the AI increase. … Learn Extra
