Microsoft Copilot revamp roils Edge users

Startup radar: We’re back with another rundown of early stage tech companies making moves in Seattle. Read more. 

Chip-cooling startup taps hot trend in AI: Bellevue-based GemaTEG is finding traction with its novel micro heat-pump architecture that operates at the level of individual chips for precisely controlling the temperature of data center microprocessors. Read more.

Other startup news from this week:

• Sales automation software company Outreach, ranked No. 1 on the GeekWire 200, laid off 9% of its workforce. 

• Seattle broke into the top 3 in a new ranking of startup ecosystems measured by software startup funding.

• Former Brex and Salesforce execs raised $4.3 million for a new AI enterprise startup; a bamboo building materials company landed $1.8 million; and the makers of carbon fiber materials for footwear raised $3.3 million.

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Expedia stock was up after the travel giant topped profit estimates for its third quarter. The Seattle company also announced its CFO, Julie Whalen, is stepping down.

• Real estate company Redfin, meanwhile, saw shares sink more than 15% after missing projections.

The Curta calculator, a unique mathematical device developed in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, will be on display at Seattle’s Holocaust Center for Humanity. Read more.

Hot Links:

• Amazon is discussing another giant investment in OpenAI rival Anthropic. (The Information, subscription required)

• Amazon is looking to revamp its grocery delivery business by pulling fulfillment networks for its Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh stores into a common delivery platform. (The Wall Street Journal)

• Employees at the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post are being ordered to work from the office five days per week, mirroring a similar mandate at Amazon. (The New York Times)

• Bill Gates joined the chorus of billionaires and tech leaders offering their congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump. (Bill Gates via X)

• Performance Home Medical, a Kent, Wash.-based medical equipment supplier, raised $55 million from a private equity firm. (Axios Pro, subscription required)