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Podcast: OpenAI’s big Seattle deal; Steve Ballmer under NBA scrutiny; the irony in Google’s antitrust case

GeekWire Podcast dives into Steve Ballmer’s Clippers controversy, OpenAI’s $1.1B Statsig acquisition in Seattle, and the latest Google antitrust ruling with big implications for Microsoft. Read More

Will the Mariners make the playoffs? Seattle data geek runs all the numbers with new website

Armed with a lifetime of Mariners fandom and a career in data science, Adam Jacobson is crunching the numbers on his new site Grand Salami Time to see if Seattle’s season ends in triumph or heartbreak. Read More

Seattle’s traveling math magician on why problem-solving matters more than ever in the age of AI

Jenny Quinn travels with math in her backpack. She unpacks it piece by piece: bright, 3D-printed shapes that click together… Read More

Here’s what Bill Gates and Satya Nadella told President Trump at the White House tech summit

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and Bill Gates were at the White House on Thursday night, part of a high-profile gathering of tech leaders who combined praise for President Donald Trump with promises to invest in U.S. infrastructure, manufacturing, and artificial intelligence. Read More

Geeks on deck: Startup leaders chat about favorite AI use cases, and their uniquely human strengths

Chatbots are great, but good old human-to-human contact can’t be beat, and Thursday night at GeekWire’s Seattle HQ, we caught… Read More

Agtech startup launched by brothers in rural Washington raises cash to grow its irrigation tech

FarmHQ, an agtech startup based in rural Burlington, Wash., has raised $500,000 from investors to grow its irrigation technology business,… Read More

Inside the minds of Seattle startup founders: Fundraising, hiring, and navigating their biggest challenges

Seattle startup founders are navigating a tricky mix of opportunity and challenges as they search for durable ways to scale.… Read More

WSU researchers develop an AI robot that uses a puff of air to find and pick ripe strawberries

Picking strawberries may seem simple, but it has proven surprisingly difficult for even the most sophisticated of robots. Berries often… Read More

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LIGO and Google create a new AI tool to supercharge the hunt for gravitational waves

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO, has already won its researchers a Nobel Prize — and now artificial intelligence… Read More

Spencer Rascoff doesn’t see humans dating AI, but the tech is a key wingman on popular apps

Spencer Rascoff views AI as a suitable wingman when it comes to helping people find other people on dating apps.… Read More

Orchard Robotics, an agtech startup using AI to solve farming’s data problem, raises $22M

Orchard Robotics, an agtech startup using artificial intelligence to deliver precise data on farm operations, has raised $22 million from… Read More

JetBlue to become first airline to boost its inflight Wi-Fi via Amazon’s Project Kuiper network

JetBlue plans to become the first airline to sign on with Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite broadband service, promising faster and… Read More

CoreWeave to acquire OpenPipe, a Seattle-area startup that uses reinforcement learning to help companies build AI agents

CoreWeave said it will acquire OpenPipe, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that helps developers train AI agents using reinforcement learning. Terms… Read More

Startup spun out of Nobel Laureate’s lab teams with Eli Lilly to fight cancer with AI

Lila Biologics hopes to hand off a candidate protein within three to six months so the pharmaceutical giant can take the drug through clinical trials. Read More

ID verification startup Vouched raises $17M as it builds AI tools for ‘new future of identity’

Vouched, the Seattle startup that uses AI to help companies verify identity, raised $17 million in new funding. The Series… Read More

Tech Moves: Ring CEO lands at AllTrails; former AWS CEO joins KKR as advisor; and more

— Elizabeth “Liz” Hamren is now CEO of AllTrails, a company that connects people with outdoor experiences through trail and… Read More

‘Absurd’: Steve Ballmer responds to report that Clippers funneled money to star player via endorsement deal

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his NBA team, the Los Angeles Clippers, are disputing a report alleging the team funneled $28 million to star player Kawhi Leonard through an endorsement designed to circumvent the NBA salary cap. Read More

Salesforce lays off 93 employees in Washington state as Benioff touts AI-driven efficiencies

Salesforce is laying off 93 workers in Washington, according to a notification filed Wednesday with the state’s Employment Security Department. … Read More

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Amazon executives tout gigabit data speeds during test of Project Kuiper satellite network

Amazon executives are showing off evidence that the company’s Project Kuiper satellite constellation is capable of transmitting data at speeds… Read More

Google antitrust ruling gives Microsoft a shaky bridge over search giant’s competitive moat

A pivotal antitrust ruling aimed at addressing Google’s search monopoly may have handed Microsoft its best competitive opening in many… Read More

Amazon and Google alums land $7M to build a personal AI therapist for people with dementia

The company offers telehealth visits with clinicians once or twice a month combined with frequent, personalized conversations with an AI companion called Sunny. Read More

Starbucks rolls out automated counting tech for inventory, with help from Seattle-area startup

Starbucks announced Wednesday that it is partnering with Redmond, Wash.-based startup NomadGo to help streamline how its employees take stock… Read More

Latest layoffs at Oracle impact 101 employees in Washington state

Oracle is laying off more workers in Washington state. The cloud and database giant is laying off 101 employees in… Read More

Waymo to start testing and ‘laying groundwork’ for driverless taxi service in Seattle area

Waymo is ready to start “laying the groundwork for future commercial service” in the Seattle area, the autonomous vehicle company… Read More

Is 5 days in the office key to startup success? OpenAI’s big Statsig acquisition is a proof point

An unusual aspect of Seattle-area startup Statsig — which announced its pending $1.1 billion acquisition by OpenAI on Tuesday — is… Read More

OpenAI deepens Seattle-area footprint with blockbuster $1.1B acquisition of Statsig

OpenAI is significantly expanding its presence in the Seattle region with its $1.1 billion acquisition of product development platform Statsig.… Read More

Amazon’s ‘Lens Live’ mobile shopping feature uses camera and AI to find real-time product matches

Amazon is adding enhanced camera-shopping capabilities to its app with the release of “Lens Live,” a new feature that builds… Read More

Paramount and Microsoft-owned Activision reach deal for ‘Call of Duty’ live-action movie

Another huge video game franchise is coming to the big screen as Paramount and Microsoft-owned Activision have reached a deal… Read More

OpenAI acquires Statsig for $1.1B, names CEO to key role in surprise exit for Seattle-area unicorn

OpenAI will acquire Statsig for $1.1 billion in an all-stock deal that appears as much about landing its founder and… Read More

Amazon cuts off Prime’s shared free delivery perk for invitees outside main home address

Amazon is ending a Prime perk that let subscribers share their free delivery with one other person outside their household.… Read More