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 July 19, 2026.
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Veteran Microsoft security executive joins AWS amid broader reshuffle in Redmond
Rudra “Rudy” Mitra, who led Microsoft’s Purview data-security business, is joining Amazon Web Services as vice president of security services. … Read More
‘The Odyssey’ isn’t on IMAX 70mm in Seattle — is it worth a journey for the summer’s biggest film?
Want to see “The Odyssey” as director Christopher Nolan intended? … Read More
Jimothy keeps on giving: Amazon and others match winning bid for raccoon art, to benefit food bank
A painting of the short-spined raccoon by prolific Seattle artist Ryan Henry Ward attracted a winning bid of $6,543.21 in an informal Instagram auction this weekend, with all proceeds directed to the Ballard Food Bank. … Read More
Amazon cuts jobs in AGI group as it puts more focus on customer-facing AI
Amazon confirmed layoffs in its artificial general intelligence organization, the group behind its Nova models, as the company sharpens its AI focus toward tools for business customers. … Read More
8-bit ‘Jimothy’: Viral sensation raids trash cans, eludes paparazzi in Seattle creator’s video game
Jimothy, the short-spined Seattle raccoon, has become a global sensation whose likeness has been immortalized in artwork, clothing, songs and tattoos — and now a video game created in the creature’s hometown. … Read More
Microsoft 2.5: New security business chief Hayete Gallot on the company’s push into the agentic era
Hayete Gallot, who rejoined Microsoft in February to lead its security business, is pushing the company toward “agentic security” — systems that spot threats and act on them without waiting for a human. … Read More
Grammy-winning artist and entrepreneur Diplo invests in Seattle startup Copper
Seattle startup Copper is getting a high-profile boost from Grammy-winning artist and entrepreneur Diplo, who has invested in the company as it expands its consumer rewards platform. … Read More
UK data center startup Nscale bets big on Bellevue for U.S. engineering hub amid AI boom
AI infrastructure company Nscale is expanding its presence in Bellevue with a new U.S. … Read More
Amazon confirms it’s closing key AI site in San Francisco but says work on its top models continues
Amazon is closing its San Francisco AGI site as part of the layoffs it made this week in its artificial general intelligence organization, but said its frontier model research lab will continue. … Read More
Microsoft 2.5: A new series on the people shaping the company’s future
Mary Jo Foley is launching a GeekWire series profiling the people and priorities behind Microsoft’s evolution. … Read More
