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GeekWire
5 days
‘Biometrics for things’: Alitheon raises $8M to expand its optical AI tech to ID physical objects
The Bellevue startup's funding will accelerate its FeaturePrint technology, which uses optical AI to create a unique digital "fingerprint" for physical objects — no barcodes, tags, or labels required. Read More
The Stranger
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Slog AM: Wilson Introduces New Tax to Support Buses, the Torrent Sign Alex Carpenter, and Someone Drove a Car onto a Light Rail Platform
Phew! We made it through yesterday’s heat wave, and today is much cooler, with a cozy overcast and a high of 69. (Don’t say it.) What else does this morning bring? News! Good news, bad news, and news about pigeon livers. Wilson Wants You to Ride the Bus: Yesterday, Mayor Katie Wilson announced she is […] The post Slog AM: Wilson Introduces New Tax to Support Buses, the Torrent Sign Alex Carpenter, and Someone Drove a Car onto a Light Rail Platform appeared first on The Stranger.
GeekWire
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Amazon knocks Walmart from the top spot on Fortune 500 for the first time in 13 years
Amazon surpassed $700 billion in revenue in 2025 with a 12% year-over-year jump. Just over 20 years ago, the company made its debut on the list at No. 492. Read More
Davy Jones Locker Room
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Seattle Torrent Sign Alex Carpenter, Protect Her From Expansion Thieves
The Seattle Torrent re-signed forward Alex Carpenter to a 3-year PWHL Standard Player Agreement on June 2, keeping one of the franchise’s foundational pieces through 2028-29 and committing one of the team’s 3 protection slots under the league’s Expansion Roster Distribution Process (proper noun) ahead of 2026-27. If that sounded like word salad, it’s the entire expansion process is word salad. Carpenter signed as one of Seattle’s foundational players in June 2025 and played all 30 regular-season games of the inaugural season, serving as one of the first alternate captains in team history. The 32-year-old from North Reading, MA, tied Julia Gosling for the team scoring lead with 20 points, led the Torrent with 12 goals, and ranked second with 8 assists. Carpenter came to Seattle after playing 2 seasons with the New York Sirens. She’s the third all-time leading scorer in PWHL history with 63 points (31, 36A) and she has 16 power play assists, the actual most in league history. She’s also an Olympic medalists, having won gold in the 2026 Winter Games, and winning silver in Beijing 2022 and Sochi 2014. (She was left off the She represented the United States at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan and won her first gold after silver in Beijing 2022 and Sochi 2014. (She was a shocking cut from the 2018 gold medal-winning Pyeongchang team, so Milan was her first Olympic gold). She has 18 Olympic points (11G, 7A), which is fifth all-time in U.S. Olympic women’s history. The PWHL is adding four teams this season, and since so much of the league is not under contract, they can’t do a traditional expansion draft, so they have this byzantine six phase process that is…well, the video does a good job explaining it. But Carpenter is locked into one of the 3 protection slots available to teams during Phase 1. Teams have until today at 2pm to finalize their three protection slots before Phase 2: Expansion Team Foundational Signing Period. (No, seriously, that’s how it’s officially communicated by the PWHL. That is a proper noun.) There’s going to be a lot of turmoil with the league expanding by 50% from 8 teams to 12 teams. In addition to all the roster turnover, the Torrent also fired head coach Steve O’Rourke. These first few years of expansion are real Wild West.
GeekWire
5 days
Space Northwest teams up with Commercial Space Federation on business accelerator program
Watch this space: Initiative aims to provide guidance for up to 10 early-stage space businesses with local support from the City of Kent. Read More
The Stranger
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Art on a Yacht, Art in a Shed, and a New Museum Director for the Frye
On behalf of Seattle, I’d like to take a moment to publicly thank local artist-hero Light Guerrilla for doing the Lord’s work and tagging “TAX THE RICH” in massive light letters across the side of Mark Zuckerberg’s 390-foot supervillain megayacht, Launchpad, which unceremoniously rolled up in our front yard the same day Meta announced 1,400 […] The post Art on a Yacht, Art in a Shed, and a New Museum Director for the Frye appeared first on The Stranger.
GeekWire
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Amazon’s ‘Tomb Raider’ reboot gets a new trailer and release date at Sony’s State of Play
Thirty years after she first raided a tomb, Lara Croft is getting a do-over. Amazon Games and Crystal Dynamics set Feb. 12, 2027 for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, a ground-up remake of the 1996 original, T-rex fight included. Read More
GeekWire
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Blue Origin CEO pledges to repair ruined launch pad and return to flight by the end of the year
CEO Dave Limp shares 'good news' about the Florida launch pad's condition after New Glenn rocket explosion. Read More
GeekWire
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Mary Jo Foley: No Copilot ‘Super App’ at Microsoft Build, but plenty of agentic fodder
Microsoft teased its rumored Copilot "Super App" at Build but didn't demo it. Longtime Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley assesses the no-show, explains why the initiative matters, and considers what the company actually did announce. Read More
GeekWire
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Microsoft unveils seven homegrown AI models in new bid for ‘long term self-sufficiency’
Microsoft used its Build conference to unveil seven in-house AI models, including a reasoning model it says draws even with Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 — part of a push to depend less on the AI partners it has invested billions in. Read More
GeekWire
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WTIA selects 21 startups for 14th Founder Cohort Accelerator Program
The early stage companies from across Washington state are working in areas such as AI, cybersecurity, healthcare, enterprise software, and other emerging technologies, the WTIA said Tuesday. Read More
The Stranger
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Things to Do in June: Food & Drink
Want more? Here’s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This & That. The Pastry Project’s Soft Serve Window OpeningJune 4The Pastry Project’s soft-serve window is only open for the summer, and it offers three flavors—purple vanilla, chocolate, and twist. While the ice cream is decadent enough to enjoy […] The post Things to Do in June: Food & Drink appeared first on The Stranger.