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Oct 7, 2026, 12:52 PM

Microsoft plays the Windows card in the AI game, with help from Nvidia

Oct 7, 2026, 10:12 AM

In effort to diversify economy and build resilience, Seattle Mayor names 18 leaders to new task force

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Climate Week NYC: Amazon’s Kara Hurst on AI data centers; Earthshot’s Jason Knauf on climate optimism

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‘It’s not a lost cause’: Seattle Aquarium CEO Meg McCann on saving the ocean one visitor at a time

Alaska Air sustainability director lays out strategy for low-carbon flying at Climate Week NYC

Startup Ravel raises $8.2M to help solve clothing recycling’s spandex problem

UW, Microsoft and E8 back climate tech incubator targeting data centers as AI energy concerns surge

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Helion funding round grows to $500M amid uncertainty over fusion startup’s Microsoft timeline

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Oct 7, 2026, 9:50 AM

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Oct 7, 2026, 9:43 AM

Sen. Maria Cantwell outlines six-point plan to regulate frontier AI as concerns escalate

Oct 7, 2026, 9:38 AM

Walmart prepares to take off in Amazon’s backyard with Seattle-area drone delivery in 2027

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Fast-growing Temporal hires team from NYC startup Oso to build AI agent security controls

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Oct 7, 2026, 7:08 AM

Ring’s first smart lock ditches the key and adds a dial to revive a dead battery

Oct 7, 2026, 6:00 AM

Yoodli’s next act: AI that can teach workers almost any job skill

Oct 6, 2026, 9:10 PM

Fast-growing Temporal hires team from NYC startup Oso to build AI agent security controls

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Oct 6, 2026, 4:41 PM

Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP retires; former Amazon SVP to lead Boston Dynamics; Qualtrics, Overland AI, Fred Hutch name execs

Oct 6, 2026, 10:37 AM

Superhuman opens new Seattle office, joining wave of AI companies expanding in the region

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Beyond co-working: Former tech leader launches new hub for Seattle’s women founders

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Oct 6, 2026, 7:00 AM

Seattle startup Chiplytics lands $4.5M to catch fake and flawed chips before they hit the market

Oct 5, 2026, 10:49 AM

Amazon hires a veteran Microsoft AI leader to help build its tools for coding and work

Oct 5, 2026, 10:00 AM

Seattle’s tax burden shifted to business as jobs slipped away, new report finds

Oct 5, 2026, 6:00 AM

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Oct 3, 2026, 9:04 AM

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Oct 2, 2026, 12:17 PM

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Oct 2, 2026, 9:11 AM

Seattle voice AI startup Ultravox, formerly known as Fixie, acquired by Inworld

Oct 2, 2026, 8:28 AM

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Oct 2, 2026, 7:42 AM

Seattle software engineer turned general contractor built an AI guide to the patchwork of permit rules

Oct 2, 2026, 2:05 AM

Amazon pledges $1B to data center communities, warns that local opposition threatens U.S. AI lead

Oct 1, 2026, 2:03 PM

SpaceX’s rideshare launch kicks off milestone mission for Starfish Space’s first Otter space vehicle

Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 PM

Startup Spotlight: Porchlight uses AI to help foster human connection in senior care

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Oct 1, 2026, 9:35 AM

Longtime Microsoft research leader Peter Lee and former LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky to depart

Oct 1, 2026, 8:20 AM

New JPMorganChase Seattle tech leader: How AI is changing what the bank looks for in engineers