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Seattle evaluating its own capital gains tax following new state law

A controversial capital gains tax was recently ruled constitutional by the Washington state Supreme Court.

Robots for hire: Dell EMC vets lead Seattle startup aiming to automate monotonous tasks

A trio of former Dell EMC engineers are building a fleet of rentable robots to help companies crank out monotonous tasks amid a lingering labor shortage.

Seattle-area office market ‘clearly struggling’ and ‘highly volatile’

Tech layoffs and hiring freezes continue to impact the commercial real estate market in and around Seattle, according to a new report from Kidder Mathews.

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University of Washington professors on using ChatGPT in the classroom

AI-powered chatbots are already changing how professors teach, said University of Washington educators during a panel discussion Wednesday.

Expedia’s new ChatGPT travel planning tool is a litmus test for the future of AI and humanity

For many travelers, technology long ago supplanted travel agents for the basic booking of flights, hotels, and excursions.

Robotics data startup led by former Amazon drone engineers emerges from stealth, raises $4.8M

Benji Barash and Yves Albers-Schoenberg experienced the challenges of robotics development while working on Amazon’s ambitious drone project.

Meet the 5 finalists for CEO of the Year at the 2023 GeekWire Awards

The five finalists for CEO of the Year in the 2023 GeekWire Awards are taking on a broad and important range of challenges: workplace equity; machine learning and AI creation; identification and tracking; immigration application processes; and fending off bots.

New ad campaign takes ‘Uncommon’ approach to attracting new businesses to Seattle region

The Seattle region’s impressive mix of doers and builders is the focus of a new ad campaign from Greater Seattle Partners, the public-private sector initiative that seeks to attract investment, companies and quality jobs to the area.

Minh Le, former Silicon Valley Bank leader in Seattle, joins Stifel Bank as managing director

Longtime Seattle-area tech mainstay Minh Le has joined Stifel Bank as managing director, following a 14-year career with Silicon Valley Bank.

First look: Renderings of the world’s largest factory for advanced silicon battery materials

Climate tech startup Group14 is building a factory that it says will be the world’s largest producer of advanced silicon battery material — an ingredient that makes conventional lithium ion batteries more powerful and faster charging.

Amazon Web Services launches startup accelerator for generative AI companies

The newest startup accelerator from Amazon aims to attract companies building generative AI technologies.

How power is blazing a trail for America’s space effort — and for nuclear startups

As more and more hardware goes into Earth orbit, and eventually to the moon and Mars, where will the power to run all those machines come from?

The inspiration behind a new diversity program for biotech in Seattle

When Eric Nealy returned from a workshop with other Black scientists, his perspective changed.

Former Microsoft president donates 48 Alexander Calder works and $10M to Seattle Art Museum

Former Microsoft President Jon Shirley and his wife Kim are gifting a significant collection of works by sculptor Alexander Calder to the Seattle Art Museum.

Tech Moves: Payscale adds president and CTO; Factor appoints CEO; and more

— Compensation data company Payscale hired two new executives: Nolan Farris as president and chief operating officer, and Raj Cherukuri as chief technology officer.

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