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Trending: Pope Leo XIV on AI geekwire.com/2026/etzioni-on…
Pope Leo XIV on AI

Pope Leo XIV on AI

Pope Leo XIV said in an Oct. 30 speech at the Vatican that the future of AI isn't predetermined, that machines are tools rather than persons and that states should move to ban lethal autonomous...

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Trending: Microsoft’s big buyout, Amazon’s trillion-dollar future, and an AI wearable reviews our show geekwire.com/2026/microsofts…
Microsoft’s big buyout, Amazon’s trillion-dollar future, and an AI wearable reviews our show

Microsoft’s big buyout, Amazon’s trillion-dollar future, and an AI wearable reviews our show

Microsoft offers buyouts to about 60,000 employees, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy predicts two trillion-dollar businesses, and we let Amazon's Bee AI wearable listen to the show and critique our conversation.

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Pope Leo XIV on AI geekwire.com/2026/etzioni-on…
Pope Leo XIV on AI

Pope Leo XIV on AI

Pope Leo XIV said in an Oct. 30 speech at the Vatican that the future of AI isn't predetermined, that machines are tools rather than persons and that states should move to ban lethal autonomous...

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Microsoft’s big buyout, Amazon’s trillion-dollar future, and an AI wearable reviews our show geekwire.com/2026/microsofts…
Microsoft’s big buyout, Amazon’s trillion-dollar future, and an AI wearable reviews our show

Microsoft’s big buyout, Amazon’s trillion-dollar future, and an AI wearable reviews our show

Microsoft offers buyouts to about 60,000 employees, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy predicts two trillion-dollar businesses, and we let Amazon's Bee AI wearable listen to the show and critique our conversation.

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Trending: Washington governor rips Microsoft over TV ad in leaked audio geekwire.com/2026/washington…
Washington governor rips Microsoft over TV ad in leaked audio

Washington governor rips Microsoft over TV ad in leaked audio

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson criticized Microsoft for funding a PAC whose TV ad, aired during Seahawks games, says "Olympia is broken." Microsoft has given the group, Washington Needs to Compete,...

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Washington governor rips Microsoft over TV ad in leaked audio geekwire.com/2026/washington…
Washington governor rips Microsoft over TV ad in leaked audio

Washington governor rips Microsoft over TV ad in leaked audio

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson criticized Microsoft for funding a PAC whose TV ad, aired during Seahawks games, says "Olympia is broken." Microsoft has given the group, Washington Needs to Compete,...

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Madrona Prize goes to UW research on agents that shrink AI models to run on small chips geekwire.com/2026/madrona-pr…
Madrona Prize goes to UW research on agents that shrink AI models to run on small chips

Madrona Prize goes to UW research on agents that shrink AI models to run on small chips

A University of Washington project that uses AI agents to fit AI models onto small, low-power chips won the Madrona Prize at the Allen School's annual Research Showcase. Other honorees included AI...

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Filing: Chip startup Powerlattice raises $86M to ease AI’s power crunch geekwire.com/2026/filing-chi…
Filing: Chip startup Powerlattice raises $86M to ease AI’s power crunch

Filing: Chip startup Powerlattice raises $86M to ease AI’s power crunch

The new funding nearly triples what the Vancouver, Wash.-based semiconductor startup had raised when it came out of stealth last year. Powerlattice says its tech can cut AI chip energy use by more...

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Trending: Tech Moves: Former Amazon execs depart Warner Bros. Discovery; Amazon leader returns to Microsoft geekwire.com/2026/tech-moves…
Tech Moves: Former Amazon execs depart Warner Bros. Discovery; Amazon leader returns to Microsoft

Tech Moves: Former Amazon execs depart Warner Bros. Discovery; Amazon leader returns to Microsoft

Two former Amazon executives who helped build Discovery’s direct-to-consumer operation in Bellevue, Wash., are stepping down; an Amazon leader is returning to Microsoft to join its CoreAI effort;...

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Metal fabricator NIC Global to cut 103 jobs near Seattle, move production to Eastern Washington geekwire.com/2026/metal-fabr…
Metal fabricator NIC Global to cut 103 jobs near Seattle, move production to Eastern Washington

Metal fabricator NIC Global to cut 103 jobs near Seattle, move production to Eastern Washington

NIC Global plans to close its Seattle-area manufacturing plant and cut 103 jobs, saying work from nearby customers has declined and it hasn’t been able to replace it. Most production will move to...

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Power outage takes down KEXP streaming for Seattle radio station’s worldwide audience geekwire.com/2026/power-outa…
Power outage takes down KEXP streaming for Seattle radio station’s worldwide audience

Power outage takes down KEXP streaming for Seattle radio station’s worldwide audience

A failed backup power system left KEXP’s servers dark Friday, cutting off the web stream and mobile app for roughly 175,000 weekly listeners. The station’s 90.3 FM signal is back on the air.

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Trending: Andy Jassy’s prediction: Amazon could have two $1 trillion businesses within a decade geekwire.com/2026/andy-jassy…
Andy Jassy’s prediction: Amazon could have two $1 trillion businesses within a decade

Andy Jassy’s prediction: Amazon could have two $1 trillion businesses within a decade

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says AWS and the company's stores business could each reach $1 trillion in annual revenue in the next five to 10 years, something no business has ever done. AWS is at a $184...

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Trending: Zillow agrees to pay $212.5M to settle investor lawsuit over failed home-flipping business geekwire.com/2026/zillow-agr…
Zillow agrees to pay $212.5M to settle investor lawsuit over failed home-flipping business

Zillow agrees to pay $212.5M to settle investor lawsuit over failed home-flipping business

Zillow will pay $212.5 million to settle a shareholder class action alleging it misled investors about Zillow Offers, the home-flipping business it shut down in 2021. The deal, which needs court...

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Andy Jassy’s prediction: Amazon could have two $1 trillion businesses within a decade geekwire.com/2026/andy-jassy…
Andy Jassy’s prediction: Amazon could have two $1 trillion businesses within a decade

Andy Jassy’s prediction: Amazon could have two $1 trillion businesses within a decade

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says AWS and the company's stores business could each reach $1 trillion in annual revenue in the next five to 10 years, something no business has ever done. AWS is at a $184...

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Tech Moves: Former Amazon execs depart Warner Bros. Discovery; Amazon leader returns to Microsoft geekwire.com/2026/tech-moves…
Tech Moves: Former Amazon execs depart Warner Bros. Discovery; Amazon leader returns to Microsoft

Tech Moves: Former Amazon execs depart Warner Bros. Discovery; Amazon leader returns to Microsoft

Two former Amazon executives who helped build Discovery’s direct-to-consumer operation in Bellevue, Wash., are stepping down; an Amazon leader is returning to Microsoft to join its CoreAI effort;...

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AWS growth hits 39%, its fastest in nearly five years, as Amazon misses on earnings geekwire.com/2026/aws-growth…
AWS growth hits 39%, its fastest in nearly five years, as Amazon misses on earnings

AWS growth hits 39%, its fastest in nearly five years, as Amazon misses on earnings

Amazon Web Services revenue grew 39% to $46 billion in the third quarter, its fastest pace in nearly five years, and CEO Andy Jassy said he expects AWS to top 40% growth in 2027 and 2028. Amazon's...

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Coding Dojo co-founder unveils ‘Idea to Launch,’ a 30-day program to help aspiring founders build with AI geekwire.com/2026/coding-doj…
Coding Dojo co-founder unveils ‘Idea to Launch,’ a 30-day program to help aspiring founders build...

Coding Dojo co-founder unveils ‘Idea to Launch,’ a 30-day program to help aspiring founders build...

Richard Wang’s self-funded program pairs AI coding tools with hands-on engineering help. It takes no equity, and participants can keep their day jobs.

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Seattle-area startup Group14 raises $169M, plans battery materials factory in Spain geekwire.com/2026/seattle-ar…
Seattle-area startup Group14 raises $169M, plans battery materials factory in Spain

Seattle-area startup Group14 raises $169M, plans battery materials factory in Spain

Group14 has raised $169 million and plans to build a battery materials factory in Spain as it expands beyond Washington and South Korea. Meanwhile, the Seattle-area startup now expects to bring the...

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Trending: Amazon earnings preview: AWS is booked up, and Wall Street wants to know what comes next geekwire.com/2026/amazon-ear…
Amazon earnings preview: AWS is booked up, and Wall Street wants to know what comes next

Amazon earnings preview: AWS is booked up, and Wall Street wants to know what comes next

Amazon reports third-quarter earnings Thursday with more demand for its AWS cloud services than it can supply, after CEO Andy Jassy said capacity is booked for this year and most of next. Analysts...

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