Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of April 26, 2026
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Microsoft puts a price on its voluntary retirement program
Microsoft says its voluntary retirement program will result in a $900 million charge in the current quarter. … Read More
Microsoft earnings preview: After a $357B wipeout, tech giant gets another chance
Microsoft reports fiscal Q3 results Wednesday. … Read More
Seattle mayor’s ‘bye’ to millionaires who leave state over taxes is no laughing matter to some in tech
The debate over progressive taxation in Washington state has been building for months, with the tech community largely alarmed by what it sees as a hostility toward business in the region. … Read More
Inside the courthouse as Elon Musk’s suit against OpenAI and Microsoft goes to trial
Amid the feud between two of tech’s most polarizing personalities, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, Microsoft might seem like a subplot, but its actions are at the heart of the case. … Read More
Microsoft tops 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 topping the company’s own forecast, giving the tech giant a new answer to questions about its ability to translate record capital spending on AI infrastructure into stronger financial results. … Read More
How a Seattle VC firm broke into the $1.1B seed round for a DeepMind legend’s superintelligence startup
Flying Fish Partners, a Seattle-based VC firm with less than $250 million under management, broke into the $1.1 billion seed round for Ineffable Intelligence, the new startup from AlphaGo creator David Silver. … Read More
AWS growth climbs to 28% as Amazon’s big AI bets start to pay off
Amazon Web Services growth accelerated to 28% in the first quarter — its fastest pace in nearly four years — pushing Amazon’s results past Wall Street’s expectations and validating, at least for now, the company’s controversial $200 billion bet on artificial intelligence infrastructure. … Read More
Tech Moves: Former Microsoft VP to lead Inteum; Veeam, mpathic add execs; past Tune CEO’s new role
Angus Norton, a former exec from Microsoft and Amazon, is CEO of IP transfer company Inteum, while Veeam and mpathic name two new leaders and Peter Hamilton shares details on his tech move. … Read More
Zap Energy’s nuclear double play: Fusion startup adds traditional fission to its lineup, in 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 hiring and supply chain expertise into new AI products for other businesses
AWS is expanding line of Amazon Connect business apps into a suite of agentic AI products, including new tools for supply chain planning and high-volume hiring built on Amazon’s own operational experience and insights. … Read More
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