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GeekWire
39 minutes
Private AI: Venice.ai, led by crypto vet Erik Voorhees and Seattle’s Jesse Proudman, raises $65M
Venice.ai, a privacy-focused AI startup led by CEO Erik Voorhees and Seattle-based president and CTO Jesse Proudman, has raised $65 million in its first outside funding at a $1 billion valuation. The company offers a private alternative to mainstream AI services, saying it doesn't store users' prompts or responses. Read More
GeekWire
about 3 hours
Taiwanese AI startup sets up North American HQ in Bellevue, with potential for 500 employees
The company said it eventually envisions its Bellevue office growing into a core edge AI research and development center with more than 500 employees over the next decade. Read More
GeekWire
about 4 hours
Tech Moves: Amazon Music names VP; Microsoft departures and a Copilot shakeup; Veeam adds exec
Amazon Music names VP of product and tech; Microsoft's corporate VP of Security, Compliance, Identity, Management & Privacy steps down while its Copilot platform undergoes a shakeup; Veeam appoints a chief marketing and customer AI officer; and Read More
Capitol Hill Seattle
about 5 hours
As Seattle Police struggles to hire more cops, 911 response times across Capitol Hill and the Central District hold steady
While the Seattle Police Department grapples with a stalled effort to hire more officers, its latest performance metrics show 911 response times are holding steady with 70 patrol officers in the East Precinct covering Capitol Hill and the Central District. … Continue reading →
Capitol Hill Seattle
about 5 hours
Where to watch Seattle’s 4th of July fireworks from Capitol Hill, USA! 250th birthday edition
If you feel a little weird chanting “USA! USA!” after every goal, don’t look great in red, white, or blue, and the idea of a fascist ethnostate makes you a bit queasy, join a few thousand of your closest Capitol … Continue reading →
Capitol Hill Seattle
about 5 hours
Seattle holds public hearing on proposal to protect development and affordable housing legislation from environmental appeals
The Seattle City Council is holding a public hearing Wednesday morning on the proposal to amend the Municipal Code to alter how the city’s legislative actions including major rezones and amendments are handled and reform the State Environmental Policy Act process … Continue reading →
GeekWire
about 5 hours
The cost of the AI boom: Amazon emissions jump 16% as company stands by net-zero pledge
Amazon’s 2025 sustainability report reveals a 16% carbon emissions spike driven by AI data center expansion, even as the company maintains its 2040 net-zero goals. Read More
GeekWire
about 5 hours
Ballmer Group launches ‘MoveUp Washington’ as part of broader philanthropic restructuring
The new organization will continue Ballmer Group's work improving economic mobility for kids and families, operating independently while still funded by Steve and Connie Ballmer. Read More
GeekWire
about 5 hours
Opinion: Governor’s new economic council snubs startups, forgets AI
Seattle angel investor Charles Fitzgerald argues that Gov. Bob Ferguson's new Economic Development Council is backward-looking, lacks startup and VC representation, and ignores AI — the single biggest force shaping Washington's economy. Read More
GeekWire
about 5 hours
Anthropic expands in Seattle as AI boom offers hope for struggling office market
The maker of the Claude AI model recently finalized a lease at Dexter Yard North in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood, capping months of speculation about the company's expansion plans in the region. Read More
KUOW Seattle Now
about 9 hours
South Park has (Highway) 99 problems
Highway 99 was built through Seattle’s South Park neighborhood in the late 1950s, as a way to support the city’s burgeoning industrial sector. Now, nearly 70 years later, the city has worked with community advocates to make a change, which could even include removing the highway from South Park altogether. We’ll hear more from a community advocate from the Reconnect South Park coalition. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
PubliCola
about 19 hours
News Vouchers Delayed Until 2027, Stranger’s Editor Out, Ex-Cop Fired for Punching Handcuffed Woman Involved in Fracas at Pride
1. Mayor Katie Wilson, who had been planning to release her “News Notes” proposal to help fund independent media on or… The post News Vouchers Delayed Until 2027, Stranger’s Editor Out, Ex-Cop Fired for Punching Handcuffed Woman Involved in Fracas at Pride appeared first on PubliCola.