Articles about artificial intelligence – Page 9 of 31

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

Amazon cuts hundreds of AWS cloud jobs after strategic review, says AI wasn’t the main factor

Amazon confirmed Thursday morning that it’s cutting jobs within its Amazon Web Services cloud division after a review of its… Read More

PATH launches landmark AI study in Africa exploring LLMs’ potential in health diagnoses

PATH has launched the largest study of its kind in Africa, recruiting 9,000 participants to test whether artificial intelligence can… Read More

Amazon gives $100M boost to AWS Generative AI Innovation Center, betting on agentic AI

Amazon is investing another $100 million in its AWS Generative AI Innovation Center, aiming to help companies go from experimenting… Read More

Meta snags Seattle startup co-founder for Zuckerberg’s elite superintelligence team

Meta has recruited Matt Deitke, co-founder of Seattle-based AI startup Vercept, to join its newly formed Superintelligence Lab — the… Read More

Amazon targets vibe-coding chaos with new ‘Kiro’ AI software development tool

A new AI coding tool from Amazon uses agents to automatically create and update project plans and technical blueprints, aiming… Read More

Microsoft President Brad Smith on AI investments, job cuts, and the uncertain future of work

After Microsoft this week unveiled a $4 billion, five-year global initiative to help millions of people adapt to the rise… Read More

AI optimism pushes Microsoft above $500/share — will it be next to join the $4 trillion club?

Microsoft shares closed above $500 for the first time Wednesday — a symbolic milestone as Wall Street increasingly bets on… Read More

Coding is dead: UW computer science program rethinks curriculum for the AI era

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in the workplace has academic institutions wrestling with the question of how best to… Read More

How Smartsheet is ‘AI-ifying’ its product and company following $8.4B private equity takeover

Five months after completing its $8.4 billion take-private deal, Smartsheet is moving fast on AI — and CEO Mark Mader… Read More

This Seattle tech giant is gobbling up computer science grads from the University of Washington

Amazon doesn’t have to go far to find fresh tech talent. The Seattle tech giant is hiring more than 100… Read More

AI companionship app Tolan raises $20M to help more people grow with a virtual alien friend

The startup behind the colorful, animated AI companions called Tolan raised $20 million in new funding and has seen significant… Read More

States retain power to regulate AI as Senate approves amendment led by Cantwell

In a decisive 99-1 vote early Tuesday morning, the U.S. Senate struck down a provision that would have banned states… Read More

Microsoft cuts another 4% of its workforce, about 9,000 jobs, in continued efficiency push

Microsoft will reduce its global workforce by another 4% — approximately 9,000 jobs in all — not just in games… Read More

Tech Moves: AWS leader goes to Siemens; Wash. names broadband lead; NuScale adds to C-suite

— Joseph Williams is temporarily taking the helm of the Washington State Broadband Office (WSBO) as it’s scrambling to respond… Read More

AI vs. MDs: Microsoft AI tool outperforms doctors in diagnosing complex medical cases

Microsoft today announced an artificial intelligence tool that outperformed a panel of medical doctors in diagnosing complicated cases. The Microsoft… Read More

Meet Olumide Soroye: Fortive’s new CEO helps industrial giant refine focus — with help from AI

Olumide Soroye’s journey to the CEO role at Everett, Wash.-based industrial giant Fortive began thousands of miles away — in Lagos,… Read More

Seattle startup Klutch raises $8M to bring AI coworkers to construction sites

Archie handles zoning and permit reviews. Bob captures site data from texts and photos. Petra manages vendor scoring. Hailey helps… Read More

Centific, a Seattle-area AI services startup and Nvidia partner, lands $60M

Centific, a Redmond, Wash.-based startup founded in 2020 that helps organizations manage data pipelines to power advanced AI systems, raised… Read More

Seattle to deploy AI to speed up housing and small business permit process

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell issued an executive order on Monday intended to speed the permitting process for housing and small… Read More