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Tech Moves: Amazon Music names VP; Microsoft departures and a Copilot shakeup; Veeam adds exec

Amazon Music names VP of product and tech; Microsoft’s corporate VP of Security, Compliance, Identity, Management & Privacy steps down while its Copilot platform undergoes a shakeup; Veeam appoints a chief marketing and customer AI officer; and Read More

UN digital envoy warns AI influence is concentrated in a ‘few zip codes,’ calls for global action

The UN’s top digital envoy outlined a multi-stakeholder approach to AI governance at Seattle University, warning that computing power and wealth are concentrated in a handful of areas while most of the world lacks the capacity to participate. Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon AI VP departs for CoreWeave; F5 adds tech exec

In the latest Pacific Northwest tech moves, an Amazon AI VP departs for CoreWeave, F5 names tech exec, and other job changes. Read More

Seattle University President Eduardo Peñalver stepping down to lead Georgetown University

Peñalver, who has led Seattle U. since 2021, will step down March 31, 2026, and start in his new role at Georgetown in Washington, D.C., on July 1. Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon leaders depart; Zenoti adds CCO; Seattle U names business dean; and more

— Dr. Vin Gupta, chief medical officer for Amazon Pharmacy, has resigned after five years in his role. Gupta is… Read More

‘Stay human’: Pope Francis’ AI advisor on the opportunities and challenges posed by latest tech

Tech organizations and religious institutions are uncommon collaborators — and perhaps even more so in Seattle, which according to the… Read More

Tech ethicist on why healthcare isn’t ready for ambitious AI overhaul

Within the frothy, exuberant hype around AI’s ability to solve wide-ranging, formerly intractable problems, Alex John London is taking on… Read More

Tech Moves: Sana R&D chief steps down; Seattle U names new computer science leader

Seattle University named Dr. Burkhard Englert as the new Department Chair and Amazon Endowed Chair of Computer Science. Englert is… Read More

Tech Moves: Nintex founder named CEO at WellSaid Labs; F5 hires CISO; Slalom appoints execs

— Brian Cook, former CEO of Nintex and founder of Incredible Capital, is now CEO of WellSaid Labs, a Seattle startup… Read More

These computer science seniors defied tradition to win the first hackathon they ever entered

Once a staple of the startup world, the in-person hackathon was one of the collective habits that fell out of… Read More

Despite new affirmative action ban, universities and tech programs pledge commitments to diversity

Universities and their computer science and engineering programs have been striving for years to boost the diversity of their student… Read More

Reality check: Intelligent machines and the future of the automated workforce

[Editor’s Note: This guest commentary is by technology industry veteran Kathy Gill, a writer, web developer and instructor focusing on… Read More

Seattle University receives $1.5M in federal support to aid low-income STEM students

Seattle University landed $1.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation to support low-income students in STEM (Science, Technology,… Read More

You didn’t get into the University of Washington’s acclaimed computer science program. Now what?

You’re young, you’re ambitious, you love tech. Your heart is set on the nationally ranked Paul G. Allen School of… Read More

Seattle U students tackle real-world computer and engineering projects for Amazon, F5 and others

Technology moves so fast, it can be difficult to teach computer science and engineering students the very latest in their… Read More

Amazon hires Seattle U computer science chair, then makes big donation to find replacement

Amazon is making a significant donation to Seattle University to create an endowed chair to lead its Computer Science Department,… Read More

Seattle U names $100M Center for Science and Innovation after Costco co-founder and wife

Seattle University has attached a name to the $100 million Center for Science and Innovation that it is building as… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Susan Fowler talks about her book; the science of making alcohol; and more

— In 2017, news of sexual harassment problems at Uber made national headlines and investigations led to the ousting of… Read More

Seattle U breaking ground on ‘new heart’ of campus with $100M Center for Science & Innovation

Seattle University prepared to break ground Thursday on what it is calling the “new heart” of its Capitol Hill campus,… Read More

AI ethics panel

AI researchers say San Francisco’s facial recognition ban just scratches the surface

San Francisco’s board of supervisors took a significant step this week when it voted to ban the use of facial… Read More

Amazon contributing $3M to Seattle U’s Center for Science and Innovation to expand STEM reach

Amazon is making a $3 million contribution toward Seattle University’s new Center for Science and Innovation — a push that… Read More

How this social venture firm is helping India’s poorest with a unique startup accelerator

Seattle is such a startup hub that folks here are backing new ventures not only outside of the city, but… Read More

Unique fellowship aims to use technology to bring legal help to the masses

It may seem like there are plenty of lawyers around, but if you’re low income or living in a rural… Read More

Kat Schaffer in Alternative Spring Break

Boeing awards $6 million in grants for STEM education (and its future workforce)

Three universities and scores of other educational programs stand to benefit from $6 million in grants from the Boeing Co.… Read More

Seattle University will test React Mobile’s emergency alert system

With its campus located in Capitol Hill, Seattle University students are smack-dab in the center of city life and all… Read More

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