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In commencement speech, Melinda French Gates advises Stanford grads about navigating transitions
In her commencement speech at Stanford University on Sunday morning, Melinda French Gates got personal and philosophical.
‘Blue screen of death’ at the ballpark: How the Mariners tapped a tech nerve in viral rally video
While some Major League Baseball teams call on a monkey for help, or try to chop their way to a dramatic win, the Seattle Mariners managed to rally during a game this season on the strength of a presumably failing computer.
Google vet leads new startup studio in Seattle spinning out B2B software companies
Another startup studio with roots in Seattle is incubating ideas and spinning out fledgling tech companies.
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A Husky’s Clean Energy Journey

At the University of Washington, Miguel González-Montijo found the freedom to explore clean-energy innovation. Inspired by surviving hurricanes in Puerto Rico, he pursued a graduate degree in civil and environmental engineering and conducted research with the UW Clean Energy Institute. Now he has the skills to make power grids more resilient for his home — and the world.

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AI without prompting: This startup just joined Techstars to make generative AI easier to use
Rene Bystron spent hundreds of hours at his last startup building an app that helps teach people how to use generative AI tools.
E-commerce vets raise $50M seed round for new startup that aims to reimagine online shopping
A new startup founded by longtime e-commerce leaders is using artificial intelligence in a bid to shake up the way people find and buy clothing online.
Here are the 18 members of Washington state’s new Artificial Intelligence Task Force
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the 18 members of Washington state's new Artificial Intelligence Task Force on Friday.
Spokane’s Tech Hub places a big bet on advanced aerospace materials — will the feds follow suit?
Tech leaders in the Spokane area are waiting to hear whether the federal government will fund a research center for advanced composites.
AI has trouble identifying sarcasm from Seattle satirical news site The Needling
AI can’t handle The Needling. The Seattle-based satirical news site that describes itself as “Seattle’s Only Real Fake News” is quickly learning some of the pitfalls that come with the latest AI models.
Tech Moves: Superhuman hires CTO; Getty Images founder departs board; Xbox vet joins Unity
Chris Bee, a tech exec who previously worked at Lessen, Zillow, and Uber, joined AI email startup Superhuman as chief technology officer.
Microsoft and PC makers release first Copilot+ PCs without flagship ‘Recall’ AI feature at launch
Microsoft and its PC partners Tuesday pressed ahead with the release of the first Copilot+ PCs despite delaying the AI-powered “Recall” feature to address security and privacy concerns.
Butterflies takes flight with $4.8M, launches social media platform combining AI and human content
Butterflies, a Bellevue, Wash.-based social media platform that combines human and AI-generated content, launched Tuesday after raising $4.8 million in seed funding.
Amazon scraps 95% of the plastic air pillows used in delivery packaging in North America
Amazon on Thursday announced that it has eliminated 95% of the inflated plastic pillows that it uses to cushion goods being shipped to its customers.
Aurion Biotech gets FDA approval to speed development of vision restoring treatment
Seattle’s Aurion Biotech announced Wednesday that it received special designations from the U.S.
Can you spot deepfakes? New quiz tests how well people can identify manipulated images and videos
A new quiz from Seattle-based AI nonprofit TrueMedia tests how well people can spot deepfake images, videos and audio clips, highlighting the need for people to be aware of what’s real online content and what’s not as we head toward election season.
Don’t say AI: Why some investors say startups should avoid overusing the trendy term
AI startups accounted for 40% of total venture funding in May.
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