Get caught up on the newest expertise and startup information from the previous week. Listed below are the most well-liked tales on GeekWire for the week of March 8, 2026.
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The ‘Tesla exemption’ no extra: Rivian and Lucid break via Washington state’s dealership wall
In the beginning of subsequent yr, Washington state customers will for the primary time be capable to go to showrooms for Rivian and Lucid Motors, take a check drive and purchase an EV. … Learn Extra
An entire new ballgame for buying and selling playing cards: Startup makes use of robots and AI to kind and analyze collections
Gradient’s Renton, Wash., workplace house is dwelling to 10 million sports activities and gaming playing cards, the place a group of card geeks and engineers are utilizing expertise to upend a $15 billion U.S. … Learn Extra
Microsoft’s return-to-office coverage creates a return to slower commutes, site visitors evaluation exhibits
Inrix measured journey speeds on eastbound and westbound SR 520 and southbound and northbound I-405 throughout the weeks of Feb. … Learn Extra
Opinion: You couldn’t pay me to go away Washington state, and I’d pay extra to remain
My view on Washington’s proposed tax on very excessive incomes is straightforward: if I’ve discovered myself within the place of constructing that a lot in a yr, I can afford to contribute a bit extra to the place that helped make that circumstance doable. … Learn Extra
Contractors sue Fashionable Hydrogen, alleging the Invoice Gates-backed startup left their ultimate invoices unpaid
5 contractors are suing the Seattle-area clear vitality startup for greater than $363,458, alleging unpaid invoices when the corporate instantly slowed operations late final yr. … Learn Extra
Atlassian layoffs influence 63 staff in Washington as CTO steps down
Atlassian introduced Wednesday that it’s going to lay off about 10% of its workers, or 1,600 workers, because the 24-year-old software program agency transitions to an “AI-first firm.” … Learn Extra
Washington Home passes 9.9% ‘millionaires tax’ as enterprise leaders warn of ‘seismic shift’
Some tech leaders and entrepreneurs fear the laws may undermine their sector by souring Washington’s comparatively favorable tax legal guidelines for startup founders, buyers and high-wage earners. … Learn Extra
Tech Strikes: Microsoft Analysis will get a brand new chief; Amazon head joins AI startup; JPMorgan exec departing
Igor Tsyganskiy is now main Microsoft Analysis (MSR) as previous president Peter Lee takes the helm of Microsoft Science. … Learn Extra
New free, on-demand EV service launches in Redmond to shuttle riders to mild rail
RedLink riders can entry the service through the Circuit app. … Learn Extra
Opinion: The flawed tax on the flawed time for Washington
Seattle entrepreneur Jesse Proudman on why he’s saddened by the state’s new earnings tax, writing that it comes on the “worst doable second” amid the AI increase. … Learn Extra
