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Satya Nadella, Sam Altman

Microsoft and OpenAI make a deal: Reading between the lines of their secretive new agreement

Microsoft and OpenAI announced a non-binding memorandum of understanding Thursday afternoon, signaling that they’ve agreed in principle on changing and continuing one of the defining partnerships of the AI era. Read More

Seattle unveils a ‘responsible AI plan’ to guide city’s tech use and boost the local economy

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell today announced a “responsible AI plan” that provides guidelines for the municipality’s use of artificial intelligence… Read More

Microsoft cuts 42 more jobs in Redmond, continuing layoffs amid AI spending boom

The ongoing trickle of smaller layoffs marks a departure from the traditional corporate mantra of “cut once, cut deep.” Microsoft’s approach has naturally left some employees feeling nervous about whether their job will be next. Read More

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Elon Musk’s xAI plans Seattle hub with engineering jobs paying up to $440k

The move by xAI is notable in part because of Musk’s complicated relationship with Microsoft. The company will join OpenAI and Anthropic among major Silicon Valley AI startups with Seattle-area outposts. 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

Podcast

The Idea Man’s Last Big Idea: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in his own words

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: In light of his estate’s launch of the new $3.1 billion Fund for Science… Read More

Time’s ‘100 most influential people in AI’ includes tech leaders with Seattle and Pacific NW roots

Time magazine revealed the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence with its third annual TIME100 AI list on Thursday,… Read More

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s final act: New $3.1B foundation bets big on science and tech

Even in the final years of his life, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen was as excited as ever about what the… Read More

AI sidekick for scientists: Ai2 aims to spark big discoveries with Asta open-source agent platform

Yes, ChatGPT can draft a tricky email. But can a general-purpose AI assistant for the masses contribute to a big… Read More

Excel + AI: Microsoft brings new ‘COPILOT’ function directly into spreadsheet cells

Microsoft is building generative AI directly into the cells of Excel, attempting to bring one of the defining apps of… Read More

Podcast

Building an AI-first company: What these two business leaders learned from top experts

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, our guests are Adam Brotman and Andy Sack, co-authors of AI First: The Playbook… Read More

Photos: Inside the Allen Institute for AI’s new HQ in Seattle’s first mass-timber office building

It was a big news week for Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Ai2), including the announcement of a new… Read More

Panelists seated at table for session about AI at Seattle Worldcon 2025

Sci-fi fans voice real-world concerns about how AI is changing the information ecosystem

Worries about the dark side of artificial intelligence are stirring up a lot of buzz at the world’s premier science-fiction… Read More

Podcast

After 48 years at UW, Ed Lazowska reflects on computer science, education, AI, and what’s next

Don’t worry, we haven’t seen the last of Ed Lazowska. After nearly a half-century in computer science at the University… Read More

Microsoft rolls out OpenAI’s GPT-5 — and Elon Musk rolls out the commentary

The release of GPT-5 on Thursday gave Microsoft an opportunity to spotlight its exclusive cloud API partnership with OpenAI —… Read More

New startup Wild Zebra brings AI tutor to thousands of students, raises $2M for wider rollout

A new Seattle startup is building a personal AI tutor that doesn’t just give the answer but guides students through… Read More

UW study: Politically persuasive AI chatbots offer potential benefits — and worrying influence

If you’ve faced the frustrating challenge of trying to pull a friend or family member with opposing political views into… Read More

Amazon will offer OpenAI’s open-weight models, sidestepping Microsoft via Apache 2.0 license

OpenAI released its first open-weight AI models in more than five years, and Amazon quickly said they will be available… Read More

Podcast

Have we hit ‘Peak AI’? Microsoft, Amazon, and a pivotal week for Seattle tech

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft soars past Wall Street expectations, briefly hitting a $4 trillion valuation, while Amazon… Read More

Microsoft tries to keep its consumer Copilot out of New York Times AI copyright case

Microsoft is fighting to keep its consumer AI division, led by its AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, from getting dragged into… Read More

Microsoft reaches $4 trillion valuation — for a moment, at least — after big earnings report

Microsoft’s market value touched $4 trillion for the first time, becoming only the second U.S. company to cross the milestone,… Read More

Microsoft plans record $30 billion in quarterly capital spending to meet surging AI demand

Microsoft plans to invest more than $30 billion in capital expenditures in the upcoming quarter — a new high —… Read More

Microsoft cut product R&D jobs, added operations roles over the past year, new filing confirms

Microsoft’s global headcount remained steady at 228,000 employees over the past year, but the mix of roles changed notably, reflecting… Read More

Amazon Q2 earnings preview: AI bets, cloud growth, and tariff changes in the spotlight

Amazon’s infrastructure investments and cloud business will go under the microscope Thursday when the company reports second-quarter financial results —… Read More

Microsoft earnings preview: AI fuels cloud growth, boosts capital costs, reshapes workforce

[Update, July 30: Microsoft beats expectations, says Azure revenue tops $75B annually in new financial disclosure.] Microsoft is expected to… Read More

Microsoft launches new Copilot Mode in Edge as AI reignites browser competition

AI is bringing the browser wars back. Microsoft is launching a new AI-powered “Copilot Mode” for its Edge browser, part… Read More

Podcast

How AI is changing the way companies listen and build products, with Brad Anderson of Qualtrics

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, my guest is Brad Anderson — a former Microsoft corporate vice president who spent… Read More

In new memo, Microsoft CEO addresses ‘enigma’ of layoffs amid record profits and AI investments

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addressed the growing internal unease inside the tech giant Thursday morning, laying out the company’s priorities… Read More

Meet your AI interviewer: Seattle startup Humanly unveils video bot that grills job applicants

“More human than human” is the tagline for the company that produces replicants, the bioengineered humans that run amok in… Read More

UW scientists use AI to crack ‘undruggable’ proteins, opening door to new treatments

The wiggly targets known to scientists as “intrinsically disordered proteins” have for decades eluded capture by custom-made drugs and antibodies.… Read More

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