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Microsoft's 2026 Work Trend Index finds that the biggest barrier to AI at work isn't the technology or the workers — it's the organizations around them. Only 13% of AI users say they're rewarded for experimenting with AI in their jobs. Read More

By combining massive floating power generators with onsite AI hardware, Panthalassa turns the ocean into a self-sustaining computing powerhouse — all without needing a single mile of underwater power cables. Read More

For years, the rules around cellphones in Seattle Public Schools depended largely on which school — or even which classroom — a student walked into. That ended today. Read More

A small team inside Microsoft led by Corporate Vice President Omar Shahine is building "Project Lobster," an OpenClaw-based agent designed to work around the clock on behalf of knowledge workers within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. The project already has more than 3,000 daily users inside the company. Read More

GeekWire’s STEM Educator of the Year, Fidel Ferrer, is using Project LEDO and Lego robotics to provide a safety net and sense of belonging for students of color in Portland. Read More

Seattle-based startup will build and test payload that advances its plan to bring back lunar helium-3 for use in quantum computers. Read More

Amazon launched Amazon Supply Chain Services, bundling freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping into a single offering for any business. Shares of UPS dropped nearly 10% and FedEx fell more than 9%. Read More

The people who get the most out of AI aren’t the ones with the best prompt templates. They’re the ones who treat the model as a powerful tool for advancing their work. Read More

See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of April 26, 2026. Read More

The GeekWire Podcast goes inside the Elon Musk trial against OpenAI and Microsoft, breaks down blockbuster earnings from Microsoft and Amazon, and tells the story of a tiny Seattle VC firm that hustled its way into a billion-dollar AI deal. Read More

The debate over progressive taxation in Washington state has been building for months, with the tech community largely alarmed by what it sees as a hostility toward business in the region. Read More

From giant Etch A Sketches to living fractal trees, the Seattle Universal Math Museum is on a mission to replace math trauma with joyful exploration. Read More

The agreements — which also include OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, SpaceX and the startup Reflection — will give those firms' AI systems access to the military's most classified network environments. Read More

Speakers at the Women in Tech Regatta in Seattle said AI is at risk of repeating longstanding patterns of exclusion, from biased hiring tools to gaps in who's shaping AI strategy. Read More

Convexus is a mother-daughter led civic technology platform designed to help local governments, nonprofits, and community groups move past fragmented debate and toward coordinated action. Read More

Front Office Sports reported Thursday that Zuckerberg and Cook are among at least four interested parties considering making offers for the team. They are the first serious names to emerge in a sale that could fetch upwards of $7 billion. Read More

This year's Geeks Give Back honorees are advancing AI innovation and providing education and research in our rapidly evolving media landscape. Read More

Microsoft says its voluntary retirement program will result in a $900 million charge in the current quarter. The company, which is spending record sums on AI infrastructure, said headcount dropped year over year and will decline again in fiscal 2027. Read More

Amazon Web Services growth accelerated to 28% in the first quarter — its fastest pace in nearly four years — pushing Amazon's results past Wall Street's expectations and validating, at least for now, the company's controversial $200 billion bet on artificial intelligence infrastructure. Read More

Microsoft's Azure cloud business accelerated in the March quarter, growing 40% and topping the company's own forecast, giving the tech giant a new answer to questions about its ability to translate record capital spending on AI infrastructure into stronger financial results. Read More