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Top stories so far this week
Alaska Airlines issues ground stop in Seattle after tech problem causes ‘significant disruption’
Alaska Airlines experienced a “significant IT outage” on Sunday evening that delayed flights and forced it to request a ground stop at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Microsoft details ‘largest cybersecurity engineering effort in history’ — securing its own code
Microsoft gave new details about its security initiatives, less than five months after CEO Satya Nadella made security its top priority.
Submarine builder recounts how a trip in OceanGate’s Titan sub unnerved him
At a Coast Guard hearing, submarine builder Karl Stanley recounted a harrowing trip that he took on OceanGate's Titan sub in 2019.
Smartsheet to go private in $8.4 billion deal with Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone
Follow-up: Smartsheet acquisition: Competing bids unlikely; $8.4B deal could fuel other private equity buyouts Smartsheet announced Tuesday that it agreed to be acquired by private equity firms Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners in a deal valued at $8.4 billion.
A big, fast electric boat made in Seattle could whisk the ultra rich to and from their megayachts
Before electric boats even create a significant enough ripple on the lakes and waterways near you, Seattle-based Zin Boats is creating a vessel that it says will beat all the rest — in speed, power, range and more.
GM-backed electric boating startup Pure Watercraft selling assets as part of receivership process
Pure Watercraft, the Seattle-based makers of electric outboard motors that hoped to revolutionize the pleasure boating industry and raised investment from General Motors, is “being sold for parts” according to a report from TechCrunch over the weekend.
F5 layoffs impact in-house content creation employees
F5 is laying off employees working for the company’s marketing-related content production team, GeekWire has learned.
Seattle battery startup founded by father-son team brings new buzz to growing field
Housed in a scruffy gray building on the north shore of Seattle’s Lake Union is a next-gen battery startup with a potentially game changing product.
Tech Moves: Madrona expands Bay Area team, Microsoft vet returns, Veeam adds tech experts
Anna Chen is joining Madrona’s Bay Area office as the longtime Seattle investment firm strengthens its presence in Silicon Valley.
The winning ideas from AI Tinkerers’ human-in-the-loop AI agent hackathon in Seattle
A hackathon in Seattle this past weekend provided a glimpse of how AI systems can effectively work with humans in both personal and professional capacities.
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