Rec Room shutting down: Once valued at $3.5B, social gaming platform finds profits elusive<\/a><\/h2>\nRec Room, the Seattle-based social gaming platform once valued at $3.5 billion, is shutting down on June 1, ending a decade-long run for one of the city’s most prominent startup unicorns. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nadella-200x133.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nMary Jo Foley: What the heck is going on with Microsoft lately?<\/a><\/h2>\nIn her debut column for GeekWire, longtime Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley digs into the recent wave of reorgs, hiring freezes, and leadership shakeups in Redmond, and asks whether it’s business as usual or something bigger. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260327_155543-200x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nMicrosoft VP’s memoir of growing up in India makes unexpected case for what matters in the age of AI<\/a><\/h2>\nRavi Vedula leads the data and insights organization behind Microsoft 365 and Copilot. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AWS_Data_Center_Interior_3-200x133.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nReport: Amazon buys 1,300 acres near Columbia River that could become a giant data center<\/a><\/h2>\nAmazon has purchased 1,300 acres in Boardman, Ore., for a potential $12 billion “exascale” data center campus capable of housing up to 20 buildings, the Oregonian reports. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260320_as_lindsay_ray0132_pp-200x150.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nTech Moves: C-suite exec leaves Microsoft for Alaska Airlines; Amazon leaders depart; HashiCorp CTO resigns<\/a><\/h2>\nLindsay-Rae McIntyre leaves Microsoft for Alaska Airlines, while HashiCorp’s co-founder leaves the company and two Amazon execs depart. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n![\"SLS](\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260412-sls2-1-200x113.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n‘Let’s go!’ NASA launches humanity’s first moon voyage in nearly 54 years<\/a><\/h2>\nArtemis 2 mission will send four astronauts around the moon during the ‘opening act’ of a new age of discovery. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rec-room-1-200x101.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nSnap acquires assets from Rec Room as social gaming platform announces shutdown<\/a><\/h2>\nSnap has acquired select assets from Rec Room Inc., with some employees joining the Spectacles hardware subsidiary, as the Seattle-based social gaming company shuts down its platform on June 1. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/on-apples-50th-recalling-the-tim-200x113.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nOn Apple’s 50th, recalling the time a Microsoft engineer drove Steve Jobs so crazy he invented the iPad<\/a><\/h2>\nDavid Pogue’s new book “Apple: The First 50 Years” is packed with stories about the rivalry between Apple and Microsoft. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Chik-200x200.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nTech Moves: Microsoft execs depart; TerraClear, UserTesting, EchoMark and Read AI add leaders<\/a><\/h2>\nMicrosoft’s Joy Chik is retiring after 28 years, the company’s VP of energy resigns, and a slate of Seattle-area startups add leaders. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-01-at-3.19.39-PM-200x148.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nReport puts Seattle among leading global innovation cities, but it needs more premium office space<\/a><\/h2>\nThe latest edition of commercial real estate firm JLL’s Innovation Geographies report reveals that while Seattle is outpacing traditional hubs like New York and London in talent migration, a shortage of “investment-grade” real estate is creating a bottleneck for the city’s next era of tech expansion. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nMary Jo Foley: What the heck is going on with Microsoft lately?<\/a><\/h2>\nIn her debut column for GeekWire, longtime Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley digs into the recent wave of reorgs, hiring freezes, and leadership shakeups in Redmond, and asks whether it’s business as usual or something bigger. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nMicrosoft VP’s memoir of growing up in India makes unexpected case for what matters in the age of AI<\/a><\/h2>\nRavi Vedula leads the data and insights organization behind Microsoft 365 and Copilot. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nReport: Amazon buys 1,300 acres near Columbia River that could become a giant data center<\/a><\/h2>\nAmazon has purchased 1,300 acres in Boardman, Ore., for a potential $12 billion “exascale” data center campus capable of housing up to 20 buildings, the Oregonian reports. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nTech Moves: C-suite exec leaves Microsoft for Alaska Airlines; Amazon leaders depart; HashiCorp CTO resigns<\/a><\/h2>\nLindsay-Rae McIntyre leaves Microsoft for Alaska Airlines, while HashiCorp’s co-founder leaves the company and two Amazon execs depart. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\n‘Let’s go!’ NASA launches humanity’s first moon voyage in nearly 54 years<\/a><\/h2>\nArtemis 2 mission will send four astronauts around the moon during the ‘opening act’ of a new age of discovery. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nSnap acquires assets from Rec Room as social gaming platform announces shutdown<\/a><\/h2>\nSnap has acquired select assets from Rec Room Inc., with some employees joining the Spectacles hardware subsidiary, as the Seattle-based social gaming company shuts down its platform on June 1. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nOn Apple’s 50th, recalling the time a Microsoft engineer drove Steve Jobs so crazy he invented the iPad<\/a><\/h2>\nDavid Pogue’s new book “Apple: The First 50 Years” is packed with stories about the rivalry between Apple and Microsoft. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nTech Moves: Microsoft execs depart; TerraClear, UserTesting, EchoMark and Read AI add leaders<\/a><\/h2>\nMicrosoft’s Joy Chik is retiring after 28 years, the company’s VP of energy resigns, and a slate of Seattle-area startups add leaders. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nReport puts Seattle among leading global innovation cities, but it needs more premium office space<\/a><\/h2>\nThe latest edition of commercial real estate firm JLL’s Innovation Geographies report reveals that while Seattle is outpacing traditional hubs like New York and London in talent migration, a shortage of “investment-grade” real estate is creating a bottleneck for the city’s next era of tech expansion. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nMicrosoft VP’s memoir of growing up in India makes unexpected case for what matters in the age of AI<\/a><\/h2>\nRavi Vedula leads the data and insights organization behind Microsoft 365 and Copilot. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nReport: Amazon buys 1,300 acres near Columbia River that could become a giant data center<\/a><\/h2>\nAmazon has purchased 1,300 acres in Boardman, Ore., for a potential $12 billion “exascale” data center campus capable of housing up to 20 buildings, the Oregonian reports. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nTech Moves: C-suite exec leaves Microsoft for Alaska Airlines; Amazon leaders depart; HashiCorp CTO resigns<\/a><\/h2>\nLindsay-Rae McIntyre leaves Microsoft for Alaska Airlines, while HashiCorp’s co-founder leaves the company and two Amazon execs depart. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\n‘Let’s go!’ NASA launches humanity’s first moon voyage in nearly 54 years<\/a><\/h2>\nArtemis 2 mission will send four astronauts around the moon during the ‘opening act’ of a new age of discovery. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nSnap acquires assets from Rec Room as social gaming platform announces shutdown<\/a><\/h2>\nSnap has acquired select assets from Rec Room Inc., with some employees joining the Spectacles hardware subsidiary, as the Seattle-based social gaming company shuts down its platform on June 1. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nOn Apple’s 50th, recalling the time a Microsoft engineer drove Steve Jobs so crazy he invented the iPad<\/a><\/h2>\nDavid Pogue’s new book “Apple: The First 50 Years” is packed with stories about the rivalry between Apple and Microsoft. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nTech Moves: Microsoft execs depart; TerraClear, UserTesting, EchoMark and Read AI add leaders<\/a><\/h2>\nMicrosoft’s Joy Chik is retiring after 28 years, the company’s VP of energy resigns, and a slate of Seattle-area startups add leaders. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nReport puts Seattle among leading global innovation cities, but it needs more premium office space<\/a><\/h2>\nThe latest edition of commercial real estate firm JLL’s Innovation Geographies report reveals that while Seattle is outpacing traditional hubs like New York and London in talent migration, a shortage of “investment-grade” real estate is creating a bottleneck for the city’s next era of tech expansion. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nReport: Amazon buys 1,300 acres near Columbia River that could become a giant data center<\/a><\/h2>\nAmazon has purchased 1,300 acres in Boardman, Ore., for a potential $12 billion “exascale” data center campus capable of housing up to 20 buildings, the Oregonian reports. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nTech Moves: C-suite exec leaves Microsoft for Alaska Airlines; Amazon leaders depart; HashiCorp CTO resigns<\/a><\/h2>\nLindsay-Rae McIntyre leaves Microsoft for Alaska Airlines, while HashiCorp’s co-founder leaves the company and two Amazon execs depart. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\n‘Let’s go!’ NASA launches humanity’s first moon voyage in nearly 54 years<\/a><\/h2>\nArtemis 2 mission will send four astronauts around the moon during the ‘opening act’ of a new age of discovery. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nSnap acquires assets from Rec Room as social gaming platform announces shutdown<\/a><\/h2>\nSnap has acquired select assets from Rec Room Inc., with some employees joining the Spectacles hardware subsidiary, as the Seattle-based social gaming company shuts down its platform on June 1. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nOn Apple’s 50th, recalling the time a Microsoft engineer drove Steve Jobs so crazy he invented the iPad<\/a><\/h2>\nDavid Pogue’s new book “Apple: The First 50 Years” is packed with stories about the rivalry between Apple and Microsoft. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nTech Moves: Microsoft execs depart; TerraClear, UserTesting, EchoMark and Read AI add leaders<\/a><\/h2>\nMicrosoft’s Joy Chik is retiring after 28 years, the company’s VP of energy resigns, and a slate of Seattle-area startups add leaders. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nReport puts Seattle among leading global innovation cities, but it needs more premium office space<\/a><\/h2>\nThe latest edition of commercial real estate firm JLL’s Innovation Geographies report reveals that while Seattle is outpacing traditional hubs like New York and London in talent migration, a shortage of “investment-grade” real estate is creating a bottleneck for the city’s next era of tech expansion. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nTech Moves: C-suite exec leaves Microsoft for Alaska Airlines; Amazon leaders depart; HashiCorp CTO resigns<\/a><\/h2>\nLindsay-Rae McIntyre leaves Microsoft for Alaska Airlines, while HashiCorp’s co-founder leaves the company and two Amazon execs depart. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\n‘Let’s go!’ NASA launches humanity’s first moon voyage in nearly 54 years<\/a><\/h2>\nArtemis 2 mission will send four astronauts around the moon during the ‘opening act’ of a new age of discovery. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nSnap acquires assets from Rec Room as social gaming platform announces shutdown<\/a><\/h2>\nSnap has acquired select assets from Rec Room Inc., with some employees joining the Spectacles hardware subsidiary, as the Seattle-based social gaming company shuts down its platform on June 1. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nOn Apple’s 50th, recalling the time a Microsoft engineer drove Steve Jobs so crazy he invented the iPad<\/a><\/h2>\nDavid Pogue’s new book “Apple: The First 50 Years” is packed with stories about the rivalry between Apple and Microsoft. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nTech Moves: Microsoft execs depart; TerraClear, UserTesting, EchoMark and Read AI add leaders<\/a><\/h2>\nMicrosoft’s Joy Chik is retiring after 28 years, the company’s VP of energy resigns, and a slate of Seattle-area startups add leaders. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nReport puts Seattle among leading global innovation cities, but it needs more premium office space<\/a><\/h2>\nThe latest edition of commercial real estate firm JLL’s Innovation Geographies report reveals that while Seattle is outpacing traditional hubs like New York and London in talent migration, a shortage of “investment-grade” real estate is creating a bottleneck for the city’s next era of tech expansion. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n‘Let’s go!’ NASA launches humanity’s first moon voyage in nearly 54 years<\/a><\/h2>\nArtemis 2 mission will send four astronauts around the moon during the ‘opening act’ of a new age of discovery. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nSnap acquires assets from Rec Room as social gaming platform announces shutdown<\/a><\/h2>\nSnap has acquired select assets from Rec Room Inc., with some employees joining the Spectacles hardware subsidiary, as the Seattle-based social gaming company shuts down its platform on June 1. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nOn Apple’s 50th, recalling the time a Microsoft engineer drove Steve Jobs so crazy he invented the iPad<\/a><\/h2>\nDavid Pogue’s new book “Apple: The First 50 Years” is packed with stories about the rivalry between Apple and Microsoft. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nTech Moves: Microsoft execs depart; TerraClear, UserTesting, EchoMark and Read AI add leaders<\/a><\/h2>\nMicrosoft’s Joy Chik is retiring after 28 years, the company’s VP of energy resigns, and a slate of Seattle-area startups add leaders. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nReport puts Seattle among leading global innovation cities, but it needs more premium office space<\/a><\/h2>\nThe latest edition of commercial real estate firm JLL’s Innovation Geographies report reveals that while Seattle is outpacing traditional hubs like New York and London in talent migration, a shortage of “investment-grade” real estate is creating a bottleneck for the city’s next era of tech expansion. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nSnap acquires assets from Rec Room as social gaming platform announces shutdown<\/a><\/h2>\nSnap has acquired select assets from Rec Room Inc., with some employees joining the Spectacles hardware subsidiary, as the Seattle-based social gaming company shuts down its platform on June 1. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nOn Apple’s 50th, recalling the time a Microsoft engineer drove Steve Jobs so crazy he invented the iPad<\/a><\/h2>\nDavid Pogue’s new book “Apple: The First 50 Years” is packed with stories about the rivalry between Apple and Microsoft. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nTech Moves: Microsoft execs depart; TerraClear, UserTesting, EchoMark and Read AI add leaders<\/a><\/h2>\nMicrosoft’s Joy Chik is retiring after 28 years, the company’s VP of energy resigns, and a slate of Seattle-area startups add leaders. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nReport puts Seattle among leading global innovation cities, but it needs more premium office space<\/a><\/h2>\nThe latest edition of commercial real estate firm JLL’s Innovation Geographies report reveals that while Seattle is outpacing traditional hubs like New York and London in talent migration, a shortage of “investment-grade” real estate is creating a bottleneck for the city’s next era of tech expansion. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nOn Apple’s 50th, recalling the time a Microsoft engineer drove Steve Jobs so crazy he invented the iPad<\/a><\/h2>\nDavid Pogue’s new book “Apple: The First 50 Years” is packed with stories about the rivalry between Apple and Microsoft. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nTech Moves: Microsoft execs depart; TerraClear, UserTesting, EchoMark and Read AI add leaders<\/a><\/h2>\nMicrosoft’s Joy Chik is retiring after 28 years, the company’s VP of energy resigns, and a slate of Seattle-area startups add leaders. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nReport puts Seattle among leading global innovation cities, but it needs more premium office space<\/a><\/h2>\nThe latest edition of commercial real estate firm JLL’s Innovation Geographies report reveals that while Seattle is outpacing traditional hubs like New York and London in talent migration, a shortage of “investment-grade” real estate is creating a bottleneck for the city’s next era of tech expansion. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nTech Moves: Microsoft execs depart; TerraClear, UserTesting, EchoMark and Read AI add leaders<\/a><\/h2>\nMicrosoft’s Joy Chik is retiring after 28 years, the company’s VP of energy resigns, and a slate of Seattle-area startups add leaders. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/a><\/p>\nReport puts Seattle among leading global innovation cities, but it needs more premium office space<\/a><\/h2>\nThe latest edition of commercial real estate firm JLL’s Innovation Geographies report reveals that while Seattle is outpacing traditional hubs like New York and London in talent migration, a shortage of “investment-grade” real estate is creating a bottleneck for the city’s next era of tech expansion. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n
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