Get caught up on the most recent expertise and startup information from the previous week. Listed below are the preferred tales on GeekWire for the week of July 19, 2026.
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Rudra “Rudy” Mitra, who led Microsoft’s Purview data-security enterprise, is becoming a member of Amazon Internet Companies as vp of safety companies. … Learn Extra
Need to see “The Odyssey” as director Christopher Nolan supposed? … Learn Extra
A portray of the short-spined raccoon by prolific Seattle artist Ryan Henry Ward attracted a successful bid of $6,543.21 in an off-the-cuff Instagram public sale this weekend, with all proceeds directed to the Ballard Meals Financial institution. … Learn Extra
Amazon confirmed layoffs in its synthetic basic intelligence group, the group behind its Nova fashions, as the corporate sharpens its AI focus towards instruments for enterprise clients. … Learn Extra
Jimothy, the short-spined Seattle raccoon, has grow to be a worldwide sensation whose likeness has been immortalized in art work, clothes, songs and tattoos — and now a online game created within the creature’s hometown. … Learn Extra
Hayete Gallot, who rejoined Microsoft in February to guide its safety enterprise, is pushing the corporate towards “agentic safety” — programs that spot threats and act on them with out ready for a human. … Learn Extra
Seattle startup Copper is getting a high-profile increase from Grammy-winning artist and entrepreneur Diplo, who has invested within the firm because it expands its shopper rewards platform. … Learn Extra
AI infrastructure firm Nscale is increasing its presence in Bellevue with a brand new U.S. … Learn Extra
Amazon is closing its San Francisco AGI website as a part of the layoffs it made this week in its synthetic basic intelligence group, however mentioned its frontier mannequin analysis lab will proceed. … Learn Extra
Mary Jo Foley is launching a GeekWire sequence profiling the individuals and priorities behind Microsoft’s evolution. … Learn Extra
