Articles about artificial intelligence – Page 8 of 31

Smartsheet cuts jobs shortly after departure of longtime CEO

Smartsheet has cut more than 120 jobs amid a leadership transition and its $8.4B private equity takeover, as the Bellevue-based software company accelerates its push into artificial intelligence. Read More

Amazon’s ‘model factory’ is training the next generation of AI on the tech giant’s own business

Amazon’s top AI scientist Rohit Prasad outlined a “model factory” approach and shift toward AI agents at Madrona’s IA Summit in Seattle. The strategy uses Amazon’s own internal systems as reinforcement learning gyms to accelerate the development of its Nova models and enterprise AI tools. Read More

Cancer AI Alliance says new tech platform will speed breakthroughs with novel privacy approach

A consortium of top U.S. cancer centers has developed an AI platform that trains models on clinical data from multiple institutions while protecting patient privacy, with the goal of cutting the timeline for new discoveries in cancer research from years to months. Read More

Amazon’s new Alexa and AI features will play doorman, recap Kindle books, and find lost dogs

Amazon unveiled a new lineup of Echo, Kindle, Ring, Fire TV and Blink devices, with artificial intelligence as the common thread. Highlights include Kindle recaps, Ring’s lost-dog “Search Party,” and Alexa+ features that turn the voice assistant into a virtual doorman and entertainment guide. Read More

What is ‘vibe working’? Microsoft brings agent-powered AI to Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Microsoft is rolling out new AI features in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as part of what it calls “vibe working.” The updates introduce Agent Mode and Office Agent, tools designed to handle multi-step tasks and generate documents, spreadsheets, and presentations through Copilot. Read More

Microsoft adds Anthropic’s Claude AI models to 365 Copilot as OpenAI relationship evolves

Microsoft is adding Anthropic’s Claude models to Microsoft 365 Copilot, giving business users a choice beyond OpenAI’s GPT technology. The rollout starts with the Researcher agent and Copilot Studio, reflecting Microsoft’s broader push to work with multiple AI providers. Read More

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Smartsheet cuts jobs shortly after departure of longtime CEO

Amazon’s ‘model factory’ is training the next generation of AI on the tech giant’s own business

Cancer AI Alliance says new tech platform will speed breakthroughs with novel privacy approach

Amazon’s new Alexa and AI features will play doorman, recap Kindle books, and find lost dogs

What is ‘vibe working’? Microsoft brings agent-powered AI to Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Microsoft adds Anthropic’s Claude AI models to 365 Copilot as OpenAI relationship evolves

Will new U.S. visa fee boost Canada’s tech sector? B.C. sees an opening against Seattle and Silicon Valley

Amazon links Nova Act, its AI agent creator, to VS Code, Cursor and Kiro

When AI becomes the creative director: Amazon VP Jay Richman on the future of media and ads

The next chapter for AI in schools: Navigating a new era with caution and curiosity

How AI and other trends in technology are starting to supercharge the space industry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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