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After a controversial minimum wage law for food delivery drivers in Seattle went into effect in January, tech giants including Uber and DoorDash made it clear they weren’t happy.

Atomo, the Seattle-based beanless coffee maker, is marking Earth Day with the grand opening of a new roastery in its hometown that will produce the company’s grounds for coffee shops around the country.

Like it or not, the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on non-competition agreements could force a change in mindset inside the companies that use them — ultimately improving their ability to hire and retain talented employees.

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Microsoft posted a 17% increase in revenue, to $61.9 billion, with $21.9 billion in profits, up 20%, and earnings of $2.94 per share,

Washington leaders on Tuesday announced a $45 million program aiming to make electric vehicles more affordable for the state’s low-income residents.

Goodbye, non-competes. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission today released its final rules addressing non-compete clauses by banning all future agreements.

People on foot, riding bicycles, and even those cruising on electric skateboards crisscrossed over a busy highway between Microsoft’s old and new campuses on Monday as a dramatic new pedestrian bridge officially opened in Redmond, Wash.

Frustrated by inadequate resources to help students study for advanced placement courses, two Seattle-area high school teens turned to technology, and put AI to work on AP.

"We are doubling down on this very important work, putting security above all else, before all other features and investments," Nadella said.

Seattle Kraken fans will have a new place to root for the pro hockey team next season.

Seattle-based digital healthcare startup 98point6 has conducted a new round of layoffs, the company confirmed Tuesday.

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman — the entrepreneur, author, podcaster, venture capitalist and Microsoft board member — is on the front lines of the artificial intelligence revolution.  Even as a pioneer in the AI field, it was a bit unusual (yet informative) today to see Hoffman sit down for a 14-minute interview with a virtual AI twin of himself —  informed by a customized GPT trained on 20 years of Hoffman’s podcasts, speeches and books.  Call it Hoffman on Hoffman.  In the second half of the interview, the real Reid Hoffman addressed a number of topics presented by his AI twin — regulation, ethics,…

The University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design is on a hot streak.

In January, pornographic deepfake images of Taylor Swift were viewed by millions of people on X and other social media platforms before the sites took action.

How many points will AI add to Microsoft's financial scoreboard? A preview of Microsoft earnings for Q3 of FY 2024.

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