Week in Review: The most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 24, 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 24, 2026.
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The most popular stories on GeekWire
Watch: Zuckerberg’s superyacht arrives in Seattle just as Meta cuts 1,400 local jobs
The Meta CEO’s 387-foot Launchpad passed through the Ballard Locks on its way to Lake Union on Tuesday, the same day the company announced nearly 1,400 layoffs in Washington state. … Read more
Zuckerberg brings ‘Wingman’: Meta CEO’s $100M yacht docked in Seattle
The $100 million Wingman is visible from the Magnolia Bridge and Elliott Bay Trail along the waterfront, but blends in easily with the cruise terminal. … Read more
Meta is cutting nearly 1,400 jobs in the Seattle area, 20% of the local workforce, in the AI restructuring.
A new state filing shows Meta is eliminating nearly 1,400 positions across its Seattle, Bellevue and Redmond offices, about 20% of its local workforce, as part of a company restructuring that affects 8,000 jobs. … Read more
Who gives a Zuck? Seattle does, apparently: Meta CEO’s giant yacht brings gawkers to Lake Union
No one knew why the $300 million, 387-foot Launchpad was in Seattle. … Read more
Blue Origin prepares new Glenn rocket to launch 48 Amazon Leo satellites after FAA approval
Five weeks after the previous launch of New Glenn failed, two companies founded by Jeff Bezos announced a campaign to add to the satellite broadband constellation of Amazon. … Read more
No dirt, no tractor, no hassle: Canopii aims to install robotic farms in urban areas the size of a tennis court
Oregon startup Canopii is tackling the food delivery system by introducing franchises that live in a tennis court-sized greenhouse that uses robots to grow 40,000 pounds of greenery a year. … Read more
Blue Origin’s new New Glenn rocket explodes on pad during test; Jeff Bezos promises to rebuild
Blast is dealing with a major problem on a Florida launch pad — and Blue Origin’s plans to send Amazon Leo satellites and a lunar crew. … Read more
Microsoft has captured rural Washington as data centers ‘gone good,’ but does the model still work?
As the data center backlash builds across the country, Microsoft is pointing to Quincy, Wash., as Exhibit A in making the case that the company’s communities can trust. … Read more
Zuckerberg’s boat, the demolition of Meta, the burning of a robot pizza, and a real experiment at the expense of AI
On this week’s GeekWire Podcast: Mark Zuckerberg’s superyacht arrives in Seattle on the same day Meta unveils nearly 1,400 local layoffs, robot pizza startup Picnic closes and sells its assets to a mystery buyer, and companies grapple with the rising costs of enterprise AI. … Read more
Bellevue’s AI boom: CoreWeave is doubling down on office space
Livingston, NJ-based CoreWeave, which leases infrastructure to companies training and deploying large-scale artificial intelligence models, is expanding its engineering center with several open roles in the region. … Read more
