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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. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Most popular stories on GeekWire 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…
The Origin Energy breach down here in Aus is all over the news this week, and as with many breaches, it’s multi-faceted. You’ve got them leading with “don’t worry, your credit card is fine”, the hacker leading with “they didn’t respond when I tried to report it”, and now news that the two parties have “come to an agreement”. Maybe money was paid, or maybe Origin made some promises to restrain the hounds if commitments about data deletion were made. But both outcomes, of course, provide no guarantee that data has been nuked, so now they get to spend perpetuity…
I’ve had very few problems with any inflatable sleeping pad I’ve tested. Some have lost air, but I’ve never had one deflate completely (knock on wood). That said, there are some tricks to getting the best night’s sleep and having a pleasant trip.Don’t inflate your pad with your mouth: For one thing, some of these pads are huge, and it’s just a pain, but also your breath is warm and moist and you’re injecting into nylon, which is a recipe for mildew and mold. This worry may be somewhat overblown—a few people have cut open pads they’ve inflated by mouth…
As AI expands into robotics and other real-world applications, the focus is shifting toward integrated platforms that simplify development and deployment. Open ecosystems and standardized architectures are emerging as key priorities for the future of physical AI computing. Agentic AI is creating the same requirements and challenges across markets, all of which demand a significant amount of compute. Whether it’s a humanoid robot or another type of autonomous robot, the need extends beyond GPU computing alone, according to Kirk Saban (pictured), corporate vice president of product marketing and management at Advanced Micro Devices Inc. “You need GPU compute, but you…
Swati KhandelwalJul 25, 2026Vulnerability / Application Security Security firms ThreatBook and Imperva say attackers are targeting a critical flaw in Fastjson, Alibaba’s JSON library for Java. In affected Spring Boot applications, a malicious JSON request can execute code without authentication, with the privileges of the Java process. Tracked as CVE-2026-16723, the vulnerability carries an Alibaba-assigned CVSS score of 9.0. The confirmed chain requires Fastjson 1.2.68 through 1.2.83, a Spring Boot executable fat-JAR, a network-reachable path that sends attacker-controlled JSON to an affected parser, and SafeMode left at its disabled default. AutoType can remain disabled, and no classpath gadget is required.…
Humans discovered the first exoplanet in 1992 and have since found approximately 6,000 other planets from outside our solar system. Not once have those researchers found a moon orbiting any of those planets, however. That may have changed with the recent discovery of the first moon-like object in another solar system. The findings were published in a recent study. Kevin Hoy, lead author of the study and PhD student at the Instituto de Estudios Astrofísicos, says that this potential moon, known as CD-35 2722 B, orbits a brown dwarf instead of a traditional planet. It’s also approximately 90% the size…
AMD unveiled Helios, a 72-GPU rack-scale AI system built to rival NVIDIA’s top infrastructure. Here is why open standards and real hardware competition benefit the AI industry. NVIDIA has dominated AI hardware for years. AMD just launched a direct challenge. At its Advancing AI event, CEO Lisa Su unveiled Helios- a fully integrated rack-scale system built to train and run giant AI models. Helios packs 72 new Instinct MI455X GPUs, 6th-Gen Epyc CPUs, and high-speed Pensando networking into a single liquid-cooled frame. AMD claims the system delivers up to 30% more tokens per dollar than NVIDIA’s competing Vera Rubin NVL72…
Jane Hia spent 17 years building the café chain Singapore’s F&B industry has been unforgiving over the past few years, with rising costs, weaker consumer spending, and an increasing number of restaurant closures. Among the casualties is homegrown café chain Kith Café. At its peak, the business operated 12 outlets. Today, they’ve all closed, with the final two cafés at Marina Square and New Bahru ceasing operations earlier this year. But for founder Jane Hia, the story doesn’t end there. Instead of stepping away from the industry after watching her own business contract, she’s taking what she learnt from 17…
Motorola has revealed the Moto Pad 70, a new mid-range Android tablet with a large display, stylus support, 5G connectivity, and a sizeable battery. The tablet will launch in India on August 8 through Flipkart. Its 12.1-inch 2.5K display, included Moto Pen, 10,200mAh battery, and 68W charging give it several features that could appeal to people considering Apple’s base iPad. However, the mid-range Dimensity 6400 processor means it is unlikely to match the iPad in raw performance. Could it be a cheaper iPad alternative? Motorola appears to be competing on value rather than processing power. The 12.1-inch screen is larger…
This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Seattle startup funding drops 40% in the first half of the year while AI money floods everywhere else. We dig into the implications for the region. Plus: a Seattle judge deals Kalshi a setback, Impinj marks a decade on the Nasdaq after a 26-year climb, and nearly 40 Seattleites trade smartphones for flip phones for five weeks. Related Stories Venture funding drops in Seattle area as AI boom reshapes startup world Helion raises $465M at $15.5B valuation as it aims to commercialize fusion UK data center startup Nscale bets big on Bellevue for U.S.…