Week in Review: The most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 10, 2026

They keep him up to date with the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 10, 2026.
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The most popular stories on GeekWire
Seven years after his death, the sci-fi pioneer’s last novel covers Minoan history and the Pacific Northwest.
Clarion West celebrates the posthumous publication of ‘The Curve of the World,’ an alternate version of The Odyssey by Seattle author Vonda N. … Read More

Musk v. Altman: Satya Nadella worried about Microsoft being the ‘next IBM’ in OpenAI deal
Satya Nadella testified for about two and a half hours in the Musk v. … Read More

Microsoft’s multi-agent AI system tops Anthropic Mythos in cybersecurity benchmark
Microsoft’s new vulnerability scanning system, codenamed MDASH, scored 88.45% on the CyberGym benchmark, outperforming Anthropic and OpenAI’s single-model systems by using more than 100 specialized AI agents across multiple models. … Read more

Can AI replicate an army of collaborators? These lawyers bet their new firm on it
Talairis Law Group is built on the idea that AI can handle much of the work that large law firms are used to doing — and that startups shouldn’t have to pay huge legal fees for it. … Read more

‘Strong, strong no’: New filings reveal who Microsoft likes – and opposes – on the OpenAI board
New unedited documents from Musk v. … Read More

Amazon Leo aims to double its speed as it prepares to roll out its satellite broadband network
A year into its launch campaign, Amazon Leo is ‘a few months away’ from commercial service, the VP said. … Read more

Tech Moves: Microsoft AI leader jumps at OpenAI; Former AI2 executive joins Meta; and more
Microsoft’s chief AI director has left to join OpenAI; the former leader of AI2 has taken a role in Meta and other Pacific Northwest tech moves. … Read more

Tech Moves: Microsoft names first chief design officer; resigned from T-Mobile and OfferUp
Microsoft veteran Jon Friedman has been named the tech giant’s first chief design officer; Susan Loosmore resigns as T-Mobile EVP; and OfferUp’s chief growth officer is leaving. … Read more

Are we on our way to Somewhere? Seattle’s growth masks deep concerns about its future
For three decades, Seattle’s tech industry has been an incredible economic engine, transforming the region into a global center for cloud computing, e-commerce and artificial intelligence. … Read more

Microsoft pulls Shawn Bice back to AWS to lead reliable push for AI agents
Shawn Bice, who left AWS for Microsoft’s security organization in 2022, is returning to Amazon as VP of AI Services to lead the Accountable Thinking Group under Swami Sivasubramanian’s Agent AI organization. … Read more



