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Articles from 2024

Seattle council president on getting workers back to the office: ‘We have to build those numbers up’

When it comes to getting workers back in the office, Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson wants to lead by… Read More

Irrigation tech startup led by farming experts blossoms with revenue growth and new cash

New name, new funding: CODA Farm Technologies, an agtech company founded by two brothers with farming roots, has changed its… Read More

Cap Hill Brands, which buys e-commerce companies, merges with product developer Juvo+

Seattle-based Cap Hill Brands, which raised more than $250 million to acquire and grow e-commerce shops, has merged with Juvo+,… Read More

Illustration: Visualization of AI structure translated into biomolecule

Leading researchers join effort to support responsible AI for biomolecular design

More than 100 researchers — including a Nobel laureate — have signed on to a call for the scientific community… Read More

actor David Dastmalchian

Direct-to-consumer casket startup says it’s time to bury our unhealthy switch to daylight savings

Before you spring forward this weekend into daylight saving time, a casket company hopes you’ll consider whether it’s time to… Read More

Bob Ferguson

Washington state lawmakers pass bill to create task force to guide policy on AI

The Washington State Legislature passed a bipartisan proposal from Attorney General Bob Ferguson to create an Artificial Intelligence Task Force… Read More

Redfin rolls out new AI assistant tool that answers homebuyer questions

Redfin wants to help answer homebuyer questions in a more efficient way with the assistance of AI. The real estate… Read More

Zulily’s rebirth: Reality TV star and new owner Marcus Lemonis on how online retailer will return to its roots

CNBC no longer produces The Profit. But Marcus Lemonis is still trying to turn around businesses. Lemonis, who starred on… Read More

AI2 Incubator secures $200M in AI compute resources for portfolio companies

Companies building artificial intelligence models into their software products need a lot of computation power, also known as “compute.” But… Read More

Amazon-backed AI startup Anthropic is growing its Seattle workforce

Anthropic, one of the most valuable privately held AI companies going head-to-head in the generative AI race with OpenAI, is… Read More

Beyond pays $4.5M to acquire Zulily brand, plans to relaunch online retailer later this year

Beyond, the publicly traded company behind Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock, confirmed Thursday that it has acquired brand assets… Read More

Zulily set to relaunch under new owner Beyond, now led by Marcus Lemonis of ‘The Profit’ fame

FOLLOW-UP COVERAGE: Beyond pays $4.5M to acquire Zulily brand, plans to relaunch retailer later this year … Zulily’s rebirth: Reality… Read More

LinkedIn suffers outage a day after Facebook and Instagram — and X is left as our social media fix

So much for my after-lunch job search and profile lurking. A day after a Meta outage knocked out Facebook, Messenger… Read More

Seattle startup lands $6.4M to build AI medical model using smartphone and wearable data

PreemptiveAI came out of stealth mode this week, announcing $6.4 million in seed funding that will help the Seattle startup… Read More

The quotable Kara Swisher: Insights and zingers from the ‘Burn Book’ event at Town Hall Seattle

The title and subtitle of Kara Swisher‘s new book, “Burn Book: A Tech Love Story,” perfectly illustrate the dichotomy of… Read More

Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts offers insights on the State of the Union ahead of Biden’s address

In time for President Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday, USAFacts has released its annual “nonpartisan, data-driven snapshot”… Read More

Univ. of Washington launches research center to tackle computer science education challenges

Despite technology seeping into practically every corner of our lives, computer-related education in Washington is woefully limited. Last year, 8.4%… Read More

Eric Larsen

Alliance of Angels raising new fund to back more startups in Seattle and beyond

Seattle-based investment group Alliance of Angels is gearing up to raise a new fund that will help support a new… Read More

Mental health startup Cognito raises $2M to provide more services in Canada

Cognito, a Victoria, B.C.-based startup that provides virtual mental health services, raised $2 million in seed funding.

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AI’s trust problem: Richard Edelman on the risk from the tech industry’s rapid rollouts

A new report points to a crisis of trust in innovation, and the risk that rapid technological change — especially… Read More

Phase Genomics gets $1.5M grant from Gates Foundation to fight cow burp methane

Seattle biotech startup Phase Genomics is receiving $1.5 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund research into… Read More

Glowforge releases Spark, another low-priced 3D laser engraver to attract more home crafters

Seattle-based 3D laser engraver maker Glowforge is making another pitch to home crafters with another lower-priced machine, the company announced… Read More

Musk and Bezos

Jeff Bezos bumps Elon Musk from billionaires top spot with net worth of $200.3B

Jeff Bezos is back on top of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index for the first time since 2021, overtaking Elon Musk… Read More

Enzzo, a PSL spinout led by Seattle startup vet, raises $3M to use AI for hardware development

Building hardware is hard. It can be especially challenging in the early part of product creation, when designers need to… Read More

Will AI change how we shop? What it’s like to use Amazon’s new Rufus assistant

Searching on Amazon for a trainer to convert my road bike into a stationary cycle, I knew the make and… Read More

Agility Robotics names new CEO: Peggy Johnson, former Magic Leap CEO and Microsoft exec

Peggy Johnson, the former Microsoft executive who stepped down as Magic Leap CEO last fall, is the new CEO of… Read More

Peer-to-peer laundry startup Loopie acquires Bidbud, a gig economy job-bidding platform

Loopie, the Seattle peer-to-peer laundry service, announced the acquisition Monday of Bidbud, a gig economy platform that allows clients to… Read More

Blue Moon MK1 lander

Blue Origin gets ready for cargo lander’s inaugural moon trip, with humans to follow

Update: Blue Origin’s first uncrewed Blue Moon mission is now set for 2026. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is… Read More

Data from Seattle food delivery drivers shows higher hourly earnings, but less customer demand

Seattle-area gig workers are making higher hourly wages while they’re delivering food for platforms such as Uber Eats and DoorDash… Read More

Why India’s thriving software talent base is important for the Seattle innovation ecosystem

Editor’s note: This guest post was written by Kellan Carter, founding partner at Bellevue, Wash.-based venture capital firm FUSE. On… Read More

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