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Seahawks place running back Zach Charbonnet on PUP list

Seattle Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet may be “progressing well” following his ACL tear in the NFC Divisional Round against the San Francisco 49ers, but it was always a formality that he would begin training camp on the injured list. On Wednesday, the Seahawks placed Charbonnet on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. While […]

Microsoft 2.5: A new series on the next generation of leaders

Mary Jo Foley is launching a GeekWire series profiling the people and priorities behind Microsoft's evolution. It's a look at what she calls the "Microsoft 2.5" era, where cloud and AI dominate but the company still can't walk away from Windows, Office, and enterprise customers whose products weren't built around AI. Read More

Microsoft commits $60M to ‘Genesis Mission’ to help power Dept. of Energy’s AI-for-science push

The commitment includes Azure compute credits and a new internal program office, called SPARK, to coordinate the company's work with DOE's 17 national laboratories. Read More

New Markdown rival: Open-source DGML format aims to turn docs into data that AI (and humans) can trust

Docugami, the Kirkland, Wash., startup led by XML co-creator Jean Paoli, is open-sourcing DGML, a format that turns business documents into structured, verifiable data for AI. The company is releasing it under an open-source license and partnering with Inveniam and Mantra to anchor the data on a blockchain. Read More

Former Seahawks linebacker Jordyn Brooks’ new contract makes Ernest Jones’ deal a steal

Way back in March of 2024 as the Seattle Seahawks were barely over a month into the Mike Macdonald era, they lost one of their promising young defenders to free agency. Jordyn Brooks signed a 3-year, $26.25M deal with the Miami Dolphins that included about $16M guaranteed. Without Brooks, John Schneider and Macdonald pivoted to […]

Seahawks fan favorite Jake Bobo reveals offseason interest from Patriots

The Seattle Seahawks nearly lost fan favorite wide receiver, Jake Bobo, to the Jacksonville Jaguars this past offseason. That was after Bobo, whom at the time was a restricted free agent, signed a two-year, $5.5 million offer sheet. Although many in the media expected the Seahawks not to match, Seattle ended up doing so, leading […]

The greenest goodbye: Human composting and the science of becoming soil

In 2020, Recompose was the first U.S. company to develop the technology needed for the commercial composting of human bodies, disrupting a funeral industry that had been largely unchanged for decades. Now 14 states have legalized the climate-friendly practice and more than a dozen others are considering it. Additional startups have launched to offer a greener goodbye and all are looking to scale. Read More

Seahawks News: Which Seahawks contract yields the most value?

Our Seattle Seahawks find themselves in an earned and fortuitous position in which their incumbents don’t mind signing for a little less if it means staying on the squad. Playoff teams always find value where they can, and Super Bowl champions do so to an extended degree. Special talent at an affordable rate abounds on […]

$31M in grants to fund infrastructure

The state Department of Commerce has opened applications for the 2026 Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program (CHIP). CHIP provides local governments with financial support for infrastructure associated with development projects.

New certification for tall building designers

In early 2027, the Council on Vertical Urbanism (formerly the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) will launch a new certification program for professionals working on the design of tall buildings.

Lynnwood receives Top Performing Wastewater Treatment Plant award

The award’s criteria are based on meeting specific permit conditions, including regularly meeting numeric effluent limits, monitoring water quality as required and submitting reports on time.