12:38 PM PST Tech12:38 PM PST This swanky former tech HQ now houses an elfin pop-up bar for the holidays
10:52 AM PST Microsoft10:52 AM PST Microsoft shareholders invoke Orwell and Copilot as Nadella cites ‘generational moment’
9:38 AM PST Amazon9:38 AM PST Stars on the ceiling, Cher on the speakers: Notes from our first ride in Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi
9:18 AM PST Tech9:18 AM PST Washington state lawmaker says proposed payroll tax could benefit large tech companies
4:04 PM PST Artificial Intelligence4:04 PM PST Viral rant on why ‘everyone in Seattle hates AI’ strikes a nerve, sparks debate over city’s tech vibe
3:56 PM PST Amazon3:56 PM PST AWS CEO Matt Garman thought Amazon needed a million developers — until AI changed his mind
2:10 PM PST Startups2:10 PM PST HSA Bank acquires fintech startup SecureSave, providers of employee savings solutions
10:52 AM PST Space10:52 AM PST OpenAI CEO reportedly turned to a Seattle startup in quest to challenge SpaceX on the space data frontier
10:13 AM PST Startups10:13 AM PST Tech Moves: Washington names broadband leader; Greater Seattle Partners gets interim president/CEO; Microsoft legal exec departs
9:00 AM PST Artificial Intelligence9:00 AM PST Otto, led by former Expedia exec, rolls out AI agent for business travelers that mimics an executive assistant
8:24 AM PST Civic8:24 AM PST Crypto ATM startup Coinme hit with cease-and-desist order in Washington state
8:00 AM PST Civic8:00 AM PST Seattle-area startup Govstream.ai raises $3.6M to improve city permitting processes using AI
9:01 PM PST Health/Life Sciences9:01 PM PST Global health backslide: Gates Foundation report links funding cuts to rising child deaths
10:00 AM PST Amazon10:00 AM PST Groceries in a flash: We tested ‘Amazon Now’ in Seattle — and got our delivery in 23 minutes
8:24 AM PST Startups8:24 AM PST Seattle startup Gradial raises $35M to boost agentic tools that automate enterprise marketing
8:19 AM PST Health/Life Sciences8:19 AM PST UW Nobel winner’s lab releases most powerful protein design tool yet
8:00 AM PST Amazon8:00 AM PST Amazon will pay $3.7M to settle labor claims in Seattle for alleged gig worker ordinance violations
3:30 PM PST Sustainability3:30 PM PST Bill Gates-backed Modern Hydrogen lays off most of its employees after decade-long pursuit of clean energy
8:54 AM PST Health/Life Sciences8:54 AM PST Seattle biotech startup Curi Bio lands $10M to expand its R&D support for drug discovery
8:02 AM PST Amazon8:02 AM PST Amazon unveils ‘frontier agents,’ new chips and private ‘AI factories’ in AWS re:Invent rollout
7:56 AM PST Startups7:56 AM PST Uncommon Thinkers: Kiana Ehsani thrives on scrappy persistence at AI startup and in the outdoors
5:24 PM PST Sustainability5:24 PM PST Bill Gates’ TerraPower gets NRC green light for safety in construction of its first nuclear plant
4:37 PM PST Microsoft4:37 PM PST Tech Moves: Ex-Payscale CEO Scott Torrey joins Smartsheet; Apple taps Microsoft VP to lead AI efforts
2:42 PM PST Amazon2:42 PM PST Amazon tests new ‘Amazon Now’ 30-minute delivery service in Seattle and Philadelphia
2:30 PM PST Civic2:30 PM PST Washington state AI task force lays out blueprint for regulation, suggests grant program for startups
2:14 PM PST Health/Life Sciences2:14 PM PST Anonymous donor gifts $50M to help University of Washington train ‘unsung heroes’ of healthcare
1:35 PM PST Real Estate1:35 PM PST Zillow removes climate data from home listings — but it’s unclear why
10:26 AM PST Startups10:26 AM PST Tech Moves: Expedia names first AI chief; Textio founder joins Microsoft; T-Mobile exec departs
