Week in Review: GeekWire’s most popular stories for the week of April 26, 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 April 26, 2026.
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The most popular stories on GeekWire
Microsoft places value on its voluntary retirement program
Microsoft says its voluntary retirement plan will result in a $900 million charge in the current quarter. … Read more
Microsoft earnings preview: After $357B write-off, tech giant gets another chance
Microsoft reports Q3 financial results on Wednesday. … Read more
The Seattle mayor’s ‘greeting’ to millionaires leaving the country because of taxes is no laughing matter to some in tech.
Debate over the ongoing tax in Washington state has been building for months, with the tech community alarmed by what it sees as hostility to business in the state. … Read more
Inside the court as Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft goes to court
In the midst of the conflict between two of the most divisive tech personalities, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, Microsoft may seem like a small piece, but its actions are at the heart of the case. … Read more
Microsoft beats Wall Street expectations, reports accelerating Azure growth and $37B AI run rate
Microsoft’s Azure cloud business accelerated in the March quarter, growing 40% and beating the company’s forecast, giving the tech giant a new answer to questions about its ability to translate record spending on AI infrastructure into strong financial results. … Read more
How Seattle VC firm landed $1.1B seed round for legendary intelligence startup DeepMind
Flying Fish Partners, a Seattle-based firm with under $250 million under management, has entered a $1.1 billion seed round for Ineffable Intelligence, a new startup from AlphaGo creator David Silver. … Read more
AWS growth climbs to 28% as Amazon’s big AI bet starts to pay off
Amazon Web Services growth soared to 28% in the first quarter — its fastest pace in nearly four years — pushing Amazon’s results past Wall Street expectations and validating, at least for now, the company’s $200 billion bet on intelligence infrastructure. … Read more
Tech Moves: Former Microsoft VP to lead Inteum; Veeam, empathic add execs; Tune CEO’s new role
Angus Norton, a former Microsoft and Amazon executive, is the CEO of IP transfer company Inteum, while Veeam and Pathic named two new leaders and Peter Hamilton shared details on his technology journey. … Read more
Zap Energy’s nuclear double play: Fusion implementation adds traditional fragmentation to your system, an industry first
Fusion startup Zap Energy is adding fission to its quest for nuclear power, naming Zabrina Johal as CEO to lead the new dual-purpose effort. … Read more
AWS turns Amazon’s recruitment and supply chain technology into new AI products for other businesses
AWS is expanding its line of Amazon Connect business applications into a series of AI products for agents, including new tools for supply chain planning and high-volume recruitment built on Amazon’s experience and operations and insights. … Read more
