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A widespread outage of Windows systems Friday morning was caused by a bug in a software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, but it was Microsoft that took much of the heat. Even as the company tried to set the record straight, the incident was emerging as the latest demonstration of the world’s reliance on Microsoft’s platforms, amid heightened scrutiny of the company's own cybersecurity problems. (Above: A monitor shows a Windows machine in recovery mode next to the Microsoft employee check-in at the Delta Airlines counter at Sea-Tac Airport on Friday.) Read more.

Signify, a startup spun out of Seattle’s AI2 Incubator, raised $2.1 million to develop an AI-powered software platform to help manufacturers comply with regulations for their products. Read more.

How is the age of AI reshaping the landscape for entrepreneurs and investors alike? Amy McCullough and Yuval Neeman, managing directors of Seattle-area venture capital firm Trilogy Equity Partners, discuss their unique investment thesis, the qualities they look for in entrepreneurs, and the transformative impact of AI on the future of work. Read more and listen to the Shift AI Podcast.

Smartsheet has received buyout interest from private equity firms, according to a Reuters report. The Bellevue, Wash.-based software giant has a market capitalization of around $6.6 billion. Read more.

A new report about Helion Energy raises concerns about the secrecy around the science and operations at the Everett, Wash.-based company as it seeks to produce commercially viable fusion power. Read more.

Seattle biotech startup Bonum Therapeutics is moving into new offices near Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood as it plans to double headcount in pursuit of cancer-fighting immunotherapy treatments. Read more. 

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