Get caught up on 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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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 toward Lake Union on Tuesday, the same day the company disclosed nearly 1,400 layoffs in Washington state. … Read More
Zuckerberg brought a ‘Wingman’: Meta CEO’s $100M yacht support vessel is also docked in Seattle
The $100 million Wingman is visible from the Magnolia Bridge and the Elliott Bay Trail that runs along the waterfront, but it blends in more easily at a terminal used for cruise ships. … Read More
Meta cuts nearly 1,400 jobs in Seattle area, 20% of local workforce, in sweeping AI revamp
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 companywide restructuring impacting 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 readies New Glenn rocket to launch 48 Amazon Leo satellites after FAA clearance
Five weeks after previous New Glenn launch failed, two companies founded by Jeff Bezos announce a mission that would add to Amazon’s satellite broadband constellation. … Read More
No dirt, no tractor, no problem: Canopii aims to tuck robotic farms into tennis court-sized urban spaces
Oregon startup Canopii is tackling the food supply system by launching automated, tennis court-sized greenhouse franchises that use robots to grow 40,000 pounds of greens a year. … Read More
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes on pad during test; Jeff Bezos vows to rebuild
Blast deals a heavy blow to Florida launch pad — and to Blue Origin’s plans to send up Amazon Leo satellites and a lunar lander. … Read More
Microsoft holds up rural Washington as data centers ‘gone right,’ but does the model still work?
As data center backlash builds nationwide, Microsoft is pointing to Quincy, Wash., as Exhibit A in making the case that it’s a company communities can trust. … Read More
Zuckerberg’s yacht, Meta’s layoffs, a robot pizza flameout, and a reality check on AI expenses
On this week’s GeekWire Podcast: Mark Zuckerberg’s superyacht arrives in Seattle the same day Meta discloses nearly 1,400 local layoffs, robot pizza startup Picnic shuts down and sells its assets to a mystery buyer, and companies grapple with the rising cost of corporate AI. … Read More
Bellevue’s AI boom: CoreWeave doubles down on office space
Livingston, N.J.-based CoreWeave, which rents infrastructure to companies training and running large-scale artificial intelligence models, is expanding its engineering hub with dozens of open roles in the region. … Read More
