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GeekWire
25 days
Tech Moves: Microsoft names first chief design officer; execs resign from T-Mobile and OfferUp
Microsoft veteran Jon Friedman was named the tech giant's first chief design officer; Susan Loosmore resigns as T-Mobile EVP; and OfferUp's chief growth officer departs. Read More
GeekWire
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A whiff of social media supremacy: Seahawks schedule release is a spritz in the face of NFL opponents
The release of 2026 NFL team schedules on Thursday night marked the return of the "social media Super Bowl" — and the actual Super Bowl champs were might in the mix. Read More
GeekWire
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Starbucks announces new round of corporate layoffs following cuts in Seattle tech roles
Starbucks is laying off hundreds of additional corporate employees and closing several regional offices after earlier this week providing details on the elimination of 61 tech roles in Seattle. Read More
GeekWire
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Seven years after her death, sci-fi pioneer’s last novel bridges Minoan and Pacific Northwest history
Clarion West celebrates posthumous publication of 'The Curve of the World,' a different kind of Odyssey by Seattle author Vonda N. McIntyre. Read More
GeekWire
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Microsoft adds more former Ai2 researchers, bolstering its Superintelligence team
At least 10 former Allen Institute for AI staffers and researchers have joined Microsoft's Superintelligence team, including the core of the institute's OLMo open-source model effort. The departures come amid a shift in Ai2's funding toward applied uses of AI. Read More
The Urbanist
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Pierce Transit Rolls Out Expansion Plan and Pitches Funding Measure
Thanks to a 0.3% sales tax increase that voters could consider as soon as November, Pierce Transit is touting a plan that would result in 40% more transit service across South Sound. That increase would be a game-changer for a part of the region that has long lagged behind in transit service.
GeekWire
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Forget smart glasses: UW researchers put tiny cameras into earbuds for hands-free AI
Wireless earbuds seemingly sprang out of nowhere. Popularized by Apple’s AirPods, they were suddenly everywhere — on the subway, in… Read More
The Urbanist
26 days
Editorial: Seattle Times Called Us 'Builders' Mouthpiece' for Trying to Build a Better City
The Seattle Times editorial board opposes Seattle's "taller, denser, faster" growth plan, and they're mad enough about it to call The Urbanist "the builders' media mouthpiece." Here are the many things they got wrong in their recent editorial.
The Urbanist
26 days
Join The Urbanist for a Kirkland Biking Tour and June Housing Forum
Join The Urbanist for our Cross Kirkland biking tour on Sunday, May 17, and check out other events we have in the month ahead, including a King County housing forum on June 10.
GeekWire
26 days
Are we on a Road to Nowhere? Seattle’s growth masks deeper anxieties about its future
For three decades, Seattle’s tech industry has been an extraordinary economic engine, transforming the region into a global center for cloud computing, e-commerce and artificial intelligence. But are cracks beginning to form in that foundation? Read More
GeekWire
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Can AI replicate an army of associates? These lawyers are betting their new firm on it
Talairis Law Group is built around the idea that AI can handle much of the work that associates at big law firms have traditionally done — and that startups shouldn't have to pay big law prices for it. Read More
The Urbanist
26 days
Seattle's Winding Path 20 Years into Its Global Climate Commitment
With Seattle's stated goal of cutting emissions by 58% by 2030 increasingly improbable after two decades of half-hearted measures, the City is revamping its climate action plan.