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GeekWire
about 2 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
GeekWire
about 4 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
The Stranger
about 4 hours
Pop Loser: Smash Your Cell Phone, Bring Your Binoculars
Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, the former CEO of the Onion bought the Crocodile (good news, I think!), Phoebe Bridgers says “no phones” at her upcoming tour, and Madonna opened a dance floor in the middle of Times Square. I will share dispatches from the Bob Dylan concert. Plus, I’ll let you in […] The post Pop Loser: Smash Your Cell Phone, Bring Your Binoculars appeared first on The Stranger.
GeekWire
about 5 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
The Stranger
about 6 hours
Crocodile Security Staff Organize After Sale of Venue
Today the Crocodile’s security employees announced the creation of a new workers’ organization, Crocodile Solidarity Collective (aka Croc Solid). This move comes on the heels of Comedy Tent buying the entertainment venue. In a press release, Croc Solid laid out its goals. Following productive meetings with the new ownership team, Croc security staff are united […] The post Crocodile Security Staff Organize After Sale of Venue appeared first on The Stranger.
GeekWire
about 8 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 Stranger
about 11 hours
So Real
The first time I witnessed Lars Bergquist at work was 10 years ago. He was making large paintings on paper that would go up around the city with wheatpaste. At the time, he was housesitting a friend’s apartment on Capitol Hill in one of those titanic, old buildings with vast carpeted stairwells. Art had taken […] The post So Real appeared first on The Stranger.
The Stranger
about 12 hours
Slog AM: Seattle City Council Puts the Brakes on Data Centers, Katie Wilson Getting Busy for the Sonics Return, Graham Platner Wins Maine’s Democratic Senate Primary
The previous decade obviously gave Seattle a spectacular construction boom, which transformed its skyline dramatically. This decade, on the other hand, might give us a completely different kind of boom: the transportation, by public means, of millions of people around the city. In April, the month after Cross Connection opened, Link experienced an astonishing 46 […] The post Slog AM: Seattle City Council Puts the Brakes on Data Centers, Katie Wilson Getting Busy for the Sonics Return, Graham Platner Wins Maine’s Democratic Senate Primary appeared first on The Stranger.
GeekWire
about 13 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 14 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
GeekWire
about 15 hours
Ex-Icertis executives raise $7.5M for Rivvun, a startup that recovers lost corporate cash
Two former executives from enterprise software giant Icertis have teamed up to launch a new Seattle startup aimed at a multi-trillion-dollar corporate headache. Read More
GeekWire
1 day
‘This is Seattle’s position on AI’: City Council votes unanimously to pause new data centers
The Seattle City Council voted 9-0 to halt applications for data centers larger than 20 megavolt-amperes for one year, while the city studies their impact on the power grid, water supply, utility rates, and economy. The moratorium takes effect as soon as Mayor Katie Wilson signs it. Read More