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 June 7, 2026.
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‘This cannot continue’: Microsoft Xbox CEO calls for reset amid reports of looming job cuts
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees that Microsoft’s gaming business will end the fiscal year at about a 3% profit margin, saying years of heavy spending without revenue growth “cannot continue” — as Bloomberg and The Verge reported major job cuts coming next month. … Read More
Expeditors cuts 230 tech jobs in Seattle region, ending decades-long policy against layoffs
The layoffs hit software developers, quality-assurance testers, project managers, business analysts and others across Expeditors’ offices in downtown Seattle, Bellevue, Lynnwood and Federal Way, according to laid-off employees and others with knowledge of the situation. … Read More
As graduates push back on AI, UW’s Nobel-winning commencement speaker takes different approach
Nobel laureate Mary Brunkow will be the featured speaker at Saturday’s 151st commencement. … Read More
Zillow co-founder and Seattle tech icon Rich Barton takes up residence in Las Vegas
Rich Barton, who co-founded Zillow and Expedia in the Seattle area, says he’s now officially a Las Vegas resident, citing an empty nest and a new chapter. … Read More
What a longtime Google AI leader told UW computer science students at their graduation
Jeff Dean, Google’s chief scientist and a UW alum, returned to campus Friday with an optimistic but clear-eyed message about AI for Allen School graduates — many of them headed into the industry to help shape the future of technology. … Read More
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Xbox: ‘We have to turn this into a sustainable business’
Microsoft has spent years subsidizing Xbox rather than profiting from it, CEO Satya Nadella acknowledged this week, as he addressed the gaming division’s need for a new approach. His comments came during a Wednesday evening taping of The New York Times’ “Hard Fork” podcast, released Friday. … Read More
Tech Moves: Microsoft exec departs Azure; Xealth gets first CRO; Slalom names Pacific NW leader
Microsoft technical fellow and Azure Core CTO Marcus Fontura is departing; Xealth named its first CRO; and Slalom recruited a PNW lead from Accenture. … Read More
Meet ArchAstro: Ex-Stripe, Microsoft and Meta vets assemble powerhouse team for cross-company AI agents
ArchAstro just emerged from stealth with an artificial intelligence network designed to automate complex, cross-company software deployments and integrations. … Read More
Microsoft’s Brad Smith: Graduates jeering AI are ‘telling us what we need to hear’
Microsoft President Brad Smith, in a new blog post and a GeekWire interview, argues that AI will reshape work rather than eliminate it, and says the company’s own future depends on people staying employed. … Read More
Bezos’ AI startup Prometheus raises $12B at $41B valuation, and the CEOs explain what they’re doing
Prometheus, the AI startup co-led by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, raised $12 billion in Series B funding at a roughly $41 billion valuation. … Read More