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NTSB spots flaws in hull of Oceangate’s Titan submersible and focuses on a bang

Investigators found flaws in the hull that was made for OceanGate's Titan sub — plus changes in how the hull responded during dives.

Chip giant Nvidia acquires OctoAI, a Seattle startup that helps companies run AI models

OctoAI, a Seattle software startup that sells tools to help build and run generative AI models more efficiently, has been acquired by chip giant Nvidia.

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.

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Tricia Duryee, 1977-2024: Tenacious reporter was a bright light on the technology beat

Tricia Duryee, a resourceful and enterprising technology journalist who reported on some the biggest names in the business in her hometown of Seattle and beyond, died Aug. 30 after a long battle with breast cancer.

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.

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.

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.

Survey by Blind finds 91% of Amazon employees not happy about return-to-office policy

An overwhelming majority of Amazon employees are not happy about the company’s mandate to return to the office five days per week, and many say the directive has them considering a search for new work.

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.

Radian Aerospace completes its first round of ground testing for prototype space plane

Radian Aerospace has finished the first round of ground testing for a prototype aircraft that's meant to blaze the trail for a rocket plane.

Inside the new ‘serendipity factory’ trying to spark the startup scene in Seattle

Foundations hosted a lively launch party Thursday evening at its space in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, where the organization hopes to build a new community for the city’s tech entrepreneurs.

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.

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.

Washington state drivers snap up EV rebates so fast that half of funds are gone 60 days into program

A Washington state program to get lower-income drivers into electric vehicles is proving more popular than expected, with more than half of the available funding already deployed less than 60 days since it launched.

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