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An inside look at Tableau: What’s the future of the ‘DataFam’ at Salesforce?
Tableau CEO Ryan Aytay's biggest challenge: ensuring that Tableau maintains its unique approach, identity, and focus inside Salesforce.
New study on coding behavior raises questions about impact of AI on software development
Software development is one of the early use cases for generative AI.
Startup founder returns to take aim at the endless pile of goods that shoppers send back
While e-commerce has made it beyond easy to get virtually anything delivered to your doorstep, a new startup is wading into the financial, logistical, and environmental mess created by the endless stream of goods that are returned.
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Walmart lays off 62 people in Seattle area as part of innovation unit shutdown
Walmart is laying off 62 corporate workers in Washington state as part of the closure of Store No8, its innovation-related business unit.
GeekWire 200 shakeup reveals major shifts in Seattle and Pacific Northwest startup landscape
A new wave of startups is transforming the tech community in the Seattle area and the surrounding region, as shown in the GeekWire 200.
Initiative aiming to repeal Washington state capital gains tax passes key milestone
The controversial capital gains tax in Washington state may appear on the November ballot later this year.
Amazon’s birthplace is back on the market: Visitors flock to the house ‘where it all started’
BELLEVUE, Wash. — With an asking price of $2.28 million, the three-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 10704 NE 28th St.
Scientists go to Canada to study the kind of lake where they say life may have arisen
Scientists say they've found the kind of lake that may have given rise to the basic ingredients of life billions of years ago.
Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees, about 9% of gaming unit, following Activision acquisition
Microsoft is cutting nearly 2,000 jobs in its gaming unit, or about 9% of gaming-related staff.
Analysis: Microsoft layoffs are the latest example of gaming industry labor issues
Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs is just a symptom of a much larger issue concerning labor rights and abuses, which could and should change the direction of the international games industry.
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 developing AI synthetic voice technology.
Zeno Power teams up with Westinghouse on radioisotopes for nuclear power system
Zeno Power says it has selected Westinghouse Electric Co. to process the radioisotopes for the heat source in its radioisotope power system.
Home-building software startup Digs lands $7M
Digs, a Vancouver, Wash.-based startup that sells software for homebuilding, raised $7 million.
Asked about Taylor Swift AI deepfake images, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says ‘we have to act’
Updated below with Microsoft statement. NBC Nightly News released an early written excerpt from an interview scheduled to air Tuesday evening with Satya Nadella, in which anchor Lester Holt presses the Microsoft CEO about explicit deepfake images of Taylor Swift that circulated online this week, asking about the tech company’s responsibility to take action on the issue.
Microsoft hits $3 trillion market valuation for the first time ever
Microsoft, welcome to the $3 trillion club.
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