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GeekWire
25 days
Leading AI chatbots avoid harm but fall short in high-risk conversations, startup’s new benchmark finds
Seattle-based mpathic released mPACT, a clinician-led benchmark that evaluates how leading AI models handle conversations involving suicide risk, eating disorders, and misinformation. Read More
GeekWire
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‘Strong, strong no’: New filing reveals who Microsoft favored — and opposed — for OpenAI’s board
Newly unredacted documents from the Musk v. Altman trial reveal the names Microsoft executives vetoed, endorsed, and suggested for OpenAI's board during the November 2023 crisis around Sam Altman's ouster as CEO. Read More
GeekWire
25 days
Amazon Now goes national, taking 30-minute delivery to dozens of cities across the country
Amazon is expanding its "Amazon Now" 30-minute delivery service from tests in Seattle and Philadelphia to dozens of U.S. cities, with plans to reach tens of millions of customers by year-end. GeekWire first uncovered the service through permit filings last November. Read More
GeekWire
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Microsoft exec Shawn Bice returns to AWS to lead reliability push for AI agents
Shawn Bice, who left AWS for Microsoft's security organization in 2022, is returning to Amazon as VP of AI Services to lead the Automated Reasoning Group under Swami Sivasubramanian's Agentic AI organization. Read More
GeekWire
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Musk v. Altman: Satya Nadella was worried about Microsoft being ‘the next IBM’ in OpenAI deal
Satya Nadella testified for roughly two and a half hours in the Musk v. Altman trial in Oakland, revealing internal emails in which he worried about Microsoft's dependence on OpenAI, and new details about his input regarding OpenAI's board after the Altman firing. Read More
GeekWire
26 days
Starbucks to cut 61 tech jobs at Seattle HQ in department reorganization
Starbucks is cutting 61 technology jobs at its Seattle headquarters, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing… Read More
GeekWire
26 days
UW DubHacks Next startup incubator produces 20 new student ventures in latest batch
University of Washington students pitched 20 startups at Demo Day for DubHacks Next, a 16-week incubator that has produced 68 startups since 2022. Projects range from a manufacturing design automation tool already live in three plants to an AI audio plugin builder and a web accessibility suite. Read More
GeekWire
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Let there be light: Redfin powers up ‘Sunscore,’ an interactive map to track property sunlight
What’s it take to be a neighbor with a sunny disposition? Perhaps more sunlight, for starters. Seattle-based real estate brokerage… Read More
GeekWire
26 days
Startup building portable AI data centers for remote operations grows Seattle-area hub to 120 people
Armada's customers include the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, which uses its technology for wildfire connectivity, and oil and gas companies operating in remote locations. The company has also expanded its partnership with Microsoft. Read More
GeekWire
27 days
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See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of May 3, 2026. Read More
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Inside the 2026 GeekWire Awards: Innovators reshaping how we work, build, and learn
This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we hit the floor at the 2026 GeekWire Awards to talk with finalists about what they're building and how AI is changing their work — plus a trivia deep dive into 15 years of GeekWire Awards history. Read More
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This Week on PubliCola: May 9, 2026
Cops burn through sick time, county official accused of stalking must wear GPS monitor, Sound Transit announces “affordable” ST3 alternative,… The post This Week on PubliCola: May 9, 2026 appeared first on PubliCola.