Microsoft technical fellow and Azure Core CTO Marcus Fontura is departing; Xealth named its first CRO; and Slalom recruited a PNW lead from Accenture. Read More
The first of dozens of IKE Smart City digital wayfinding kiosks planned for downtown and around Seattle was unveiled on Tuesday at the busy intersection of First Avenue and Pike Street. Read More
Smith has more than 10 years experience working in technology with Seattle-area government agencies, including the cities of Seattle and Bellevue, as well as King County. Read More
At a Bellevue Chamber panel, regional business leaders warned that Seattle’s aggressive tax policies threaten to undermine its world-class economic foundation. Read More
As Amazon and Microsoft pour billions into AI, Seattle residents push back against new data centers over worries about rising energy costs and environmental impacts. Read More
The winners are expected to serve 20 different language groups by providing digital literacy training, devices, technical support, digital navigator services, and internet connectivity. Read More
Five months after releasing its “responsible AI plan” providing guidelines for the technology’s use, the City of Seattle has tapped the brakes on artificial intelligence. Read More
City of Seattle CTO Rob Lloyd announced his resignation after less than two years on the job to take a new role with the Center for Digital Government. Read More
Ginger Armbruster found herself on the other side of a breach when she discovered a fraudster had used her leaked information to open a sham bank account. Read More
Lisa Qian is Seattle’s first AI Officer; Microsoft recruit AI media leader Julia Beizer from Bloomberg; and DexCare names Rakshay Jain as chief product officer. Read More
The new job is in line with the city’s recent release of an AI plan, which provides guidelines for Seattle’s use of artificial intelligence and its support of the AI tech sector as an economic driver. Read More
The funding will help two companies incorporate 12 new electric drayage trucks — a type of heavy-duty Class 8 truck used to transport freight over short distances. Read More
As Seattle grapples with persistent issues including homelessness and fentanyl abuse while debating how to fund city services, Wilson wants to engage the tech sector as part of the solution. But how that would specifically play out is unclear. Read More
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell today announced a “responsible AI plan” that provides guidelines for the municipality’s use of artificial intelligence… Read More
Seattle is implementing a first-in-the-nation program designed to keep autonomous vehicles away from emergency zones where vehicles like fire trucks… Read More
Citing new ordinances recently passed in Seattle that aim to help gig workers, the Target-owned delivery service Shipt informed customers this week… Read More
