Week in Review: The most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 7, 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 June 7, 2026.
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The most popular stories on GeekWire
‘This can’t go on’: Microsoft Xbox CEO calls for reset amid reports of looming job cuts
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees that Microsoft’s games business will end the fiscal year with a profit of about 3%, saying that years of high spending without revenue growth “can’t continue” – as Bloomberg and The Verge reported that there will be significant job cuts coming next month. … Read more
Expeditors cuts 230 tech jobs in Seattle region, ends decades-old anti-layoff policy
The layoffs affected software developers, quality assurance testers, project managers, business analysts and others at all of Expeditors’ offices in downtown Seattle, Bellevue, Lynnwood and Federal Way, according to the laid-off employees and others with knowledge of the situation. … Read more
As students push back on AI, UW’s first Nobel laureate is taking a different approach
Nobel laureate Mary Brunkow will be the featured speaker at Saturday’s 151st commencement. … Read more
Zillow founder and Seattle tech icon Rich Barton lives in Las Vegas
Rich Barton, who founded Zillow and Expedia in the Seattle area, says he is now an official 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 UW alum, returned to campus Friday with an optimistic but stark message about AI for Allen School graduates — many of whom are headed to 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 the Xbox instead of benefiting from it, CEO Satya Nadella admitted this week, as he spoke of the gaming division’s need for a new approach. His comments came during a recording Wednesday evening of the New York Times’ “Hard Fork” podcast, which was released on Friday. … Read more
Tech Moves: Microsoft exec leaves Azure; Xealth acquires first CRO; Slalom calls the leader of the Pacific NW
Microsoft technology partner and Azure Core CTO Marcus Fontura is leaving; Xealth named its first CRO; and Slalom hired the PNW lead from Accenture. … Read more
Meet ArchAstro: Ex-Stripe, Microsoft and Meta vets assemble powerhouse in corporate AI
ArchAstro recently broke ground with an artificial intelligence network designed to automate complex, cross-company software deployment and integration. … Read more
Microsoft’s Brad Smith: AI graduates ‘tell us what we need to hear’
Microsoft President Brad Smith, in a new blog post and interview for GeekWire, says AI will reshape work rather than eliminate it, and says the company’s future depends on keeping people employed. … Read more
Bezos’ AI startup Prometheus raises $12B at $41B valuation, and CEOs explain what they’re doing.
Prometheus, the AI startup co-led by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, has raised $12 billion in Series B funding at a valuation of $41 billion. … Read more
