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After moving to Austin, longtime Seattle business leader says new city is the ‘complete opposite’
Michael Butler is a Seattle guy. He was born there, graduated from the University of Washington, and grew his investment bank Cascadia Capital in the city over the past two decades.
Seattle Public Schools sues TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and others, seeking compensation for youth mental health crisis
A new lawsuit filed by Seattle Public Schools against TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Snap, Instagram, and their parent companies alleges that the social media giants have “successfully exploited the vulnerable brains of youth” for their own profit, using psychological tactics that have led to a mental health crisis in schools.
Ex-Apple engineers raise $7.5M for new Seattle data storage startup
A trio of former Apple engineers is leading a new data storage platform for developers building machine learning and artificial intelligence applications.
Microsoft is giving U.S. salaried employees unlimited vacation
Microsoft is changing its vacation policy to give U.S.-based salaried workers unlimited time off.
Microsoft, OpenAI, ChatGPT … and Bing? The surprising way the integration could work
What would a combination of OpenAI’s ChatGPT natural language chatbot with Microsoft’s Bing search engine look like?
Esper lays off 21% of workforce due to ‘unpredictable business environment in 2023’
Seattle startup Esper laid off employees for the second time in seven months, cutting 21% of its workforce in the latest round of layoffs.
U.S. attorney’s office in Seattle reportedly part of ongoing investigation into Binance
The U.S. attorney’s office for the Western District of Washington in Seattle has asked U.S.-based hedge funds for their records of communications with crypto exchange Binance, the Washington Post reported this weekend, citing two people familiar with the matter.
Sci-fi author and scientist team up to write a novel about consciousness and quantum weirdness
Do we each create our own reality? Could different observers create measurably different realities?
NASA provides funding for way-out space proposals, including a flying boat for Titan
NASA says it’ll distribute up to $2.45 million to 14 teams in support of experimental projects that would be right at home in the pages of a science-fiction novel — including a plan to send a flying boat to study the smoggy atmosphere and hydrocarbon-rich lakes of Titan.
Microsoft looks to tighten ties with OpenAI through potential $10B investment and new integrations
A potential $10 billion investment by Microsoft in OpenAI would strengthen the tech giant’s partnership with the ChatGPT maker as it eyes new integrations that leverage breakthroughs from the AI powerhouse.
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