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GeekWire
16 days
CEO of Paul Allen’s $3.1B science and tech fund steps down less than a year after launch
Dr. Lynda Stuart is departing as the first CEO of the Fund for Science and Technology, the foundation created under late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's instructions. The change comes amid broader shifts in the Allen philanthropic ecosystem, including the departures of top AI researchers from the Allen Institute for AI. Read More
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16 days
SpaceX is churning out 70 Starlink satellites a week in Redmond, and other tidbits from its IPO filing
SpaceX disclosed in its S-1 filing that its Redmond, Wash., facility produces approximately 70 Starlink satellites per week, putting hard production numbers on the operation for the first time. The filing also reveals Starlink's financials and names several Pacific Northwest companies as competitors. Read More
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16 days
UW’s Ed Lazowska adds ‘Distinguished Teaching Legacy Award’ to his long list of honors
The University of Washington professor emeritus is a longtime computer science educator, researcher and fixture in Seattle's tech community. Read More
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16 days
Opinion: Washington state’s tax debate is missing half the equation
Washington's tax debate fixates on regressivity rankings, but overlooks how taxes shape economic behavior — and whether progressive-looking systems actually produce better outcomes for working families. Read More
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16 days
EV startup Electric Era launches battery systems to tackle data center energy crunch
Seattle EV startup Electric Era is launching the CoPower Platform to bypass utility delays and provide rapid battery storage for power-hungry data centers. Read More
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16 days
Meet the company that won the Microsoft-donated World Cup suite with a $100k bid for a great cause
UiPath, the AI automation giant expanding in Bellevue, submitted the winning $100k bid for a premium World Cup suite experience donated by Microsoft, raising money for Seattle Children's Hospital through an auction organized by GeekWire. Read More
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16 days
AI is not your strategy: Author and business advisor Brian Evergreen explains why vision comes first
Brian Evergreen, a former Microsoft AI leader and author of Autonomous Transformation, argues that most companies are approaching AI backward — starting with the technology instead of a vision for what they want to create. In a live GeekWire Podcast recording, he explains how leaders can adjust their approach. Read More
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17 days
Data center resistance comes home to Seattle as council considers a one-year freeze
As Amazon and Microsoft pour billions into AI, Seattle residents push back against new data centers over worries about rising energy costs and environmental impacts. Read More
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17 days
‘One of a kind’: Tributes pour in for S. ‘Soma’ Somasegar, beloved tech mentor and friend
A consistent picture emerged: Somasegar was kind, generous with his time, humble, and a steadying presence. To many, those qualities mattered even more than the investments and decisions he made. Read More
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17 days
Former Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has a new gig — startup CEO
The company was started by apparel industry veterans Raj Shah and Akhil Shah, raising $540,000 with a 2016 Kickstarter campaign. Harrell will succeed Raj Shah, who will continue as chairman of the board. Read More
GeekWire
17 days
At Tech Alliance annual luncheon, a stark analysis and a call to action
A McKinsey analysis presented at the Technology Alliance's State of Technology luncheon warns that Washington's nation-leading economic growth is projected to slow to the national average, driven by negative domestic migration, rising costs, and heavy reliance on a handful of giant employers. Read More
GeekWire
17 days
Seattle, we’ve got an image problem
GeekWire co-founder John Cook argues that Seattle's increasingly anti-business national image threatens the city's standing as an innovation hub, exactly 30 years after Newsweek celebrated it as one of America's great boomtowns. Read More