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The Urbanist
about 1 hour
Seattle Leaders Push Back on Plan to Shortchange City in New Countywide Tax
A 0.1% countywide sales tax hike is on deck for later this week, largely to fund road improvements outside cities and towns. Seattle city leaders are arguing that a proposed cap diverting several million dollars per year to other cities and towns is unfair.
GeekWire
about 1 hour
Amazon claims data centers are 7-times more water-efficient than rivals as Seattle pauses new builds
Amazon is working to rewrite the narrative around data center's environmental toll as local communities begin shutting the door on rapid AI expansion. Read More
GeekWire
about 1 hour
How the SpaceX IPO effect could send the Seattle area’s space industry into a higher orbit
A rising tide lifts all spaceships: Starcloud, Gravitics and other Northwest space ventures look forward to taking advantage of what SpaceX and Starship will have to offer. Read More
City Cast Seattle
about 4 hours
Phone-Free Concerts and Public Schools, World Cup Expectations, and the Crocodile’s Comedy Pivot
Today on the podcast, producer Liam Billingham takes over the host seat to ask the important questions like what Phoebe Bridgers and Seattle Public Schools have in common (hint: it has to do with cell phones) and what format is the film The Odyssey best viewed in? Liam is joined by executive producer Ashley Smith to give a rundown of the changes coming to Seattle in preparation for the first World Cup matches, including the pedestrian-only zones downtown and new digital kiosks. Then contributor Chase Hutchinson breaks down what the new ownership of The Crocodile means for the iconic venue, as well as why Tacoma might be getting its own sitcom, and if Seattle should do the same. Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Seattle Restored Argosy Cruises pFriem Family Brewers Want to get in touch? Follow us @CityCastSeattle on Instagram, or email us at [email protected]. You can also call or text us at 206-880-3931. For more Seattle news, make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, City Cast Seattle. Support City Cast Seattle by becoming a member: membership.citycast.fm/seattle Looking to advertise on City Cast Seattle? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise.
GeekWire
about 12 hours
‘This cannot continue’: Microsoft Xbox CEO calls for reset amid reports of looming job cuts
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees that Microsoft's gaming business will end the fiscal year at about a 3% profit margin, saying years of heavy spending without revenue growth "cannot continue" — as Bloomberg and The Verge reported major job cuts coming next month. Read More
Westside Seattle
about 12 hours
Seattle City Council unanimously approves one-year pause on data center expansion to protect natural resources
Seattle City Council unanimously approves one-year pause on data center expansion to protect natural resources Off patr Wed, 06/10/2026 - 6:51pm
GeekWire
about 13 hours
Silicon Valley venture capitalist and LA billionaire reportedly weighing Seahawks bids
The list of potential buyers for the Seattle Seahawks is starting to look like an NFL Pro Bowl roster of billionaires, venture capitalists and global business leaders. Read More
GeekWire
about 14 hours
Two-hour learning? AI-powered Alpha School lands in Seattle region
Alpha School, an AI-powered private school chain that has students complete core academics in two hours a day, plans to open a campus in Kirkland this fall and will run summer programs on Microsoft's Redmond campus. Read More
GeekWire
about 18 hours
Tumbler tussle: Seattle’s MiiR sues Tesla, alleging copied cup design
In a lawsuit filed May 28 in U.S. District Court in Seattle, MiiR alleges Tesla's On The Road Tumbler infringes on a design patent covering MiiR's tumbler lid and copies the overall look of its stainless steel 360 Traveler Tumbler. Read More
The Urbanist
about 22 hours
Inmate Fatality Report Points to Ongoing Issues at SCORE Jail
Ten miles south of Seattle, the SCORE Jail has seen a dozen deaths in custody since 2023. A recent fatality review left several questions unanswered, including how the drugs that caused the overdose death got into the jail.
GeekWire
about 22 hours
Bill Gates goes to Capitol Hill in Epstein case as his ventures feel the effects
Bill Gates appeared voluntarily behind closed doors before House Oversight Committee investigators on Wednesday to answer questions about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, part of a larger turn in his image that has been rippling through the Seattle-area institutions he built and funds. Read More
GeekWire
about 24 hours
Microsoft’s Brad Smith: Graduates jeering AI are ‘telling us what we need to hear’
Microsoft President Brad Smith, in a new blog post and a GeekWire interview, argues that AI will reshape work rather than eliminate it, and says the company's own future depends on people staying employed. He acknowledges the tension with the tech industry's job cuts while contending that fields like computer science are changing, not disappearing. Read More