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GeekWire
26 days
Big Tech’s new hiring hurdle: Why bringing international talent to Seattle is now more expensive
While the shift to a wage-weighted lottery offers a more predictable path for the industry's most expensive talent, the staggering new filing fees are forcing a rethink of how — and where — the next generation of tech founders and healthcare professionals are hired. Read More
GeekWire
26 days
AWS targets AI slop with new spec check in Kiro coding tool, amid scrutiny of agent reliability
Amazon Web Services is adding a feature to its Kiro AI coding tool that uses mathematical proofs to check whether software requirements contradict each other or leave gaps before AI agents start writing code. Read More
Seattle Weekly
26 days
Remembering missing and murdered loved ones on Red Dress Day
May 5 is recognized as the official Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day, and in Seattle, Indigenous folks came from all over the South Sound to remember family members and friends who were taken too soon.
PubliCola
26 days
Seattle Nice: Mayor-Council Conflict and a Data Center Moratorium
By Erica C. Barnett This week on Seattle Nice, we discussed tensions between Mayor Katie Wilson’s office and members of… The post Seattle Nice: Mayor-Council Conflict and a Data Center Moratorium appeared first on PubliCola.
GeekWire
26 days
Students pitch startups in regional TiE Young Entrepreneurs finals, vying to three-peat in global contest
This year's Seattle-area cohort included students across 20 teams, pitching ventures in industries including artificial intelligence, children's nutrition, ocean plastic recycling, mental health and healthcare. Read More
GeekWire
26 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
26 days
‘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
26 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
Seattle Weekly
27 days
Legislative races to watch in WA
This year’s primary is Aug. 4, with the top two candidates advancing to the general election. Election Day is Nov. 3. Here’s a look at some of the notable legislative races taking shape across Washington.
GeekWire
27 days
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
27 days
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
Seattle Weekly
27 days
More I-405 closures May 11-18
All lanes of northbound I-405 will be closed this weekend and overnight during the week.