5:00 AM PDT Startups5:00 AM PDT ROI on generative AI: Microsoft vets raise $4.9M to quantify business value of AI investments
5:21 PM PDT Microsoft5:21 PM PDT ‘We better wake up’: Microsoft’s Brad Smith sounds alarm as state enacts controversial tax plan
4:56 PM PDT Civic4:56 PM PDT Washington governor approves new business taxes, acknowledges potential ‘unintended consequences’
11:55 AM PDT Microsoft11:55 AM PDT Microsoft expands AI roster with Anthropic and xAI integrations, looking beyond OpenAI alliance
10:40 AM PDT Startups10:40 AM PDT AI roleplay startup Yoodli raises $13.7M to help sales teams practice their pitches
8:15 AM PDT Startups8:15 AM PDT Seattle startup community Foundations adds more office space, plans expansion in Bellevue
7:34 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences7:34 AM PDT Reperio Health raises $14M for national expansion of its in-home health services
6:00 AM PDT Space6:00 AM PDT Otter Pup rides again: Starfish Space gears up for its second satellite docking attempt
6:00 AM PDT Startups6:00 AM PDT Alation acquires Numbers Station, an AI data analysis startup backed by Madrona
6:00 AM PDT Startups6:00 AM PDT Seattle startup Trellis Health launches to help women navigate pregnancy and postpartum care
4:49 PM PDT Civic4:49 PM PDT Washington governor signs right-to-repair law, giving consumers more control on fixing electronics
2:48 PM PDT Startups2:48 PM PDT RNA startup targeting diabetes wins Seattle pitch event hosted by Venture Black
12:53 PM PDT Sustainability12:53 PM PDT Climate goals vs. computing growth: How tech can expand data centers and support clean energy
10:38 AM PDT Artificial Intelligence10:38 AM PDT Elon and Satya, together again: Microsoft brings Musk’s xAI models to Azure, despite OpenAI feud
9:44 AM PDT Space9:44 AM PDT New space startup with several Seattle ties lands $3.5M to develop orbital data centers
9:00 AM PDT Tech9:00 AM PDT Microsoft unveils Windows AI Foundry, retools PC operating system for agents
8:10 AM PDT Artificial Intelligence8:10 AM PDT Scholars explain how humans can hold the line against AI hype, and why it’s necessary
5:38 AM PDT Microsoft5:38 AM PDT What AI can learn from the browser wars: Microsoft CTO calls for open standards to fuel ‘agentic web’
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10:49 AM PDT Tech10:49 AM PDT Spokane’s aerospace Tech Hub loses $48M federal grant, sparking regional outcry
8:10 AM PDT Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Box CEO Aaron Levie on AI agents, enterprise data, and the future of work
9:18 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences9:18 AM PDT Seattle’s Allen Institute launches ‘moonshot’ to create new approach to cell biology research
8:29 AM PDT Startups8:29 AM PDT Surgical care center startup Oath Surgical comes out of stealth with $10M
7:44 AM PDT Sustainability7:44 AM PDT Report: Sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia aims for $150M to stay airborne through 2028
5:46 PM PDT Microsoft5:46 PM PDT Microsoft: No evidence Israeli military used its technology to harm civilians, reviews find
12:04 PM PDT Startups12:04 PM PDT Tech Moves: Typeface hires CMO; Microsoft adds CVP; WellSaid names new CEO; Expedia’s new CISO
9:22 AM PDT Geek Life9:22 AM PDT Seahawks unbox action-packed schedule release video as NFL teams vie for social media supremacy
9:14 AM PDT Health/Life Sciences9:14 AM PDT Seattle-area company VerAvanti lands $31.5M to develop scopes to prevent strokes, heart attacks
