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The code AI forgot: logcat.ai raises $2.55M to put agents to work on device operating systems

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GeekWire

The code AI forgot: logcat.ai raises $2.55M to put agents to work on device operating systems

Seattle startup logcat.ai has raised $2.55 million in pre-seed funding to build AI agents for debugging and developing device operating systems. Founded by two former Esper engineers, the company is going after the low-level Android and Linux software inside phones, vehicles, and other connected devices. Read More

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Pet project: Seattle startup studio’s new app connects neighbors through their dogs

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Pet project: Seattle startup studio’s new app connects neighbors through their dogs

Amish Patel's newest venture — born out of his Conduit Venture Labs startup studio in Seattle, is Sniff, an iOS app that turns the everyday moment two dogs greet each other on a walk into a lasting connection between their humans. Read More

14 days agoReader view
Backlash against Sony over PlayStation's all-digital future gets louder — here's how things could play out in court - Yahoo Tech

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Yahoo Entertainment

Backlash against Sony over PlayStation's all-digital future gets louder — here's how things could play out in court - Yahoo Tech

By eliminating physical game discs in 2028, Sony may be setting itself up for antitrust battles reminiscent of Epic's monopoly claims against mobile app stor...

2 days agoReader view
The drive to make a better golf app: Former pro athlete bets big on ‘Barkie’ and AI as a caddie

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GeekWire

The drive to make a better golf app: Former pro athlete bets big on ‘Barkie’ and AI as a caddie

Dane Renkert is co-founder and CEO of the Bellingham, Wash.-based startup that's building an app that tracks scores by voice alone, settles betting games automatically, and never requires a golfer to look down at a screen. Read More

9 days agoReader view
Tech Moves: Amazon Music names VP; Microsoft departures and a Copilot shakeup; Veeam adds exec

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Tech Moves: Amazon Music names VP; Microsoft departures and a Copilot shakeup; Veeam adds exec

Amazon Music names VP of product and tech; Microsoft's corporate VP of Security, Compliance, Identity, Management & Privacy steps down while its Copilot platform undergoes a shakeup; Veeam appoints a chief marketing and customer AI officer; and Read More

16 days agoReader view
Google is opening the floodgates to third-party app stores on Android next week - 9to5Google

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Google is opening the floodgates to third-party app stores on Android next week - 9to5Google

The final sticking point in the long-running Google vs Epic Games lawsuit is coming to an end, as Google is...

1 day agoReader view
Startup Spotlight: Hedgehog bets that open-source networking will power the next generation of AI clouds

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Startup Spotlight: Hedgehog bets that open-source networking will power the next generation of AI clouds

Founded in 2022 by CEO Marc Austin, a Cisco networking veteran, Hedgehog develops open-source software designed to make private AI data centers operate more like hyperscale clouds. Read More

2 days agoReader view
Vieu launches AI-ready map of business relationships, challenging tech incumbents

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Vieu launches AI-ready map of business relationships, challenging tech incumbents

Vieu, a Seattle startup founded by former Microsoft leaders, launched its "Business Graph" — a live map of business relationships built from observed signals like shared work history and board affiliations, rather than the self-reported connections on LinkedIn. Read More

3 days agoReader view
UW grad’s startup idea comes into focus with a digital marketplace for photographers

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UW grad’s startup idea comes into focus with a digital marketplace for photographers

Sky Yang is the founder of SnapMatePhoto, a Seattle-based digital marketplace connecting customers with photographers for graduation portraits, weddings, maternity shoots, and more. Read More

21 days agoReader view
Augmodo raises $21M to push its spatial AI beyond just retail toward the broader physical workforce

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Augmodo raises $21M to push its spatial AI beyond just retail toward the broader physical workforce

Customer demand is pulling the Seattle startup's technology into warehouses, facility maintenance, delivery, and other parts of the physical workforce. Read More

4 days agoReader view
Pulse Space wins $40M contract from Space Force to work on space laser power system

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Pulse Space wins $40M contract from Space Force to work on space laser power system

Seattle-area startup says its technology could be used for orbital tracking and communication as well as for beamed power. Read More

8 days agoReader view
Apple Closes Unlocked iPhone Loophole for T-Mobile and Verizon Financing - MacRumors

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Apple Closes Unlocked iPhone Loophole for T-Mobile and Verizon Financing - MacRumors

Carrier-financed iPhones purchased from Apple will soon be locked to the carrier, ending a workaround customers used to purchase an unlocked iPhone...

1 day agoReader view
Supply chain startup Auger, led by ex-Amazon operations chief, raises $50M and lands big customers

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Supply chain startup Auger, led by ex-Amazon operations chief, raises $50M and lands big customers

Former Amazon executive Dave Clark's supply chain startup has raised $50 million in new funding, bringing its total to $150 million, as it builds a customer base that includes Meta, Fanatics, and Kimberly-Clark. Read More

8 days agoReader view
Former GitHub CEO’s startup Entire unveils its answer to the crush of AI coding agents

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Former GitHub CEO’s startup Entire unveils its answer to the crush of AI coding agents

Former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke's startup Entire is rolling out a distributed network for mirroring code repositories, making the case that centralized platforms like he once ran as part of Microsoft can't handle the demands of AI coding agents on their own. Read More

9 days agoReader view
Chicago software company plants flag in Seattle area as new leadership team seeks AI talent

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Chicago software company plants flag in Seattle area as new leadership team seeks AI talent

Governance, risk and compliance software company LogicGate recently signed a lease in Bellevue with space for up to 25 employees and expects to have about 20 people working there by the end of the year. Read More

10 days agoReader view
Zoom snaps up Seattle startup Common Room to bolster AI-powered sales tools

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Zoom snaps up Seattle startup Common Room to bolster AI-powered sales tools

Common Room emerged from stealth in 2021 with $52 million in funding and was the 2022 GeekWire Awards Startup of the Year. Read More

15 days agoReader view
After hiring AWS exec and raising $107M seed round, Virginia startup plants flag in Seattle area

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GeekWire

After hiring AWS exec and raising $107M seed round, Virginia startup plants flag in Seattle area

Virginia-based AI startup Trase is expanding its presence in the Seattle region, with plans to grow from about 20 employees... Read More

21 days agoReader view
Notion killing Skiff-influenced email app since most users use AI agents instead

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Ars Technica

Notion killing Skiff-influenced email app since most users use AI agents instead

Notion is "going all in on using agents to run your inbox."

22 days agoReader view
KredosAI raises $7M, led by BMW’s venture arm, to use AI to help companies collect late payments

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KredosAI raises $7M, led by BMW’s venture arm, to use AI to help companies collect late payments

KredosAI, an Issaquah startup founded by former T-Mobile executives, raised $7 million led by BMW i Ventures for its AI platform that helps companies collect overdue payments while keeping customers. The round brings its total funding to a little over $10 million. Read More

15 days agoReader view
Whatnot acquires Madrona-backed AI startup Shaped to boost live shopping recommendations

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Whatnot acquires Madrona-backed AI startup Shaped to boost live shopping recommendations

Last year, Whatnot announced plans to significantly expand its Seattle engineering hub after leasing new downtown office space following a $225 million funding round. Read More

16 hours agoReader view
Massive leak reveals everything you want to know about the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra - Android Authority

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Android Authority

Massive leak reveals everything you want to know about the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra - Android Authority

Leaked Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra specifications reveal new titanium displays, upgraded cameras, battery details, and much more.

2 days agoReader view
Tech Moves: Remitly CMO departs; Temporal names EVP; Veeam and Qualtrics leadership changes

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Tech Moves: Remitly CMO departs; Temporal names EVP; Veeam and Qualtrics leadership changes

Rina Hahn leaves role as Remitly's CMO; Temporal promotes Preeti Somal to EVP amid reorganization; and Veeam and Qualtrics make leadership changes. Read More

4 days agoReader view
Venture funding drops in Seattle area as AI boom reshapes startup world

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GeekWire

Venture funding drops in Seattle area as AI boom reshapes startup world

Seattle-area startups raised $2.7 billion in the first half of 2026, down 40% from a year ago, even as U.S. venture funding hit a record $412.7 billion. The disconnect: AI mega-rounds are driving the national boom, and Seattle's biggest deals were in fusion, space, and cybersecurity. Read More

4 days agoReader view
Amperity hit with layoffs as AI changes the shape of the customer data startup and how it operates

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Amperity hit with layoffs as AI changes the shape of the customer data startup and how it operates

The company, which employs more than 200 globally, did not specify how may jobs were cut, only that "a number of talented people are leaving." Read More

22 days agoReader view
Overland AI lands Marine Corps deal worth nearly $20M to build self-driving military vehicles

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GeekWire

Overland AI lands Marine Corps deal worth nearly $20M to build self-driving military vehicles

Seattle-based Overland AI won a Marine Corps contract to produce more than a dozen autonomous ground vehicles, which the startup says makes it the first ground autonomy company to serve as the prime contractor on a military production deal. Read More

14 days agoReader view
Inside the race to power AI data centers with fusion energy — and the surprise detours along the way

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GeekWire

Inside the race to power AI data centers with fusion energy — and the surprise detours along the way

While some tech giants are looking to the stars for nearly limitless clean electricity, the actual path to commercial fusion energy involves an unexpected down-scaling, an expansion to traditional nuclear power, and a tight 2028 deadline. Go inside Seattle-area fusion startups Helion and Zap as they try to harness the reactions that power the sun. Read More

15 days agoReader view
Private AI: Venice.ai, led by crypto vet Erik Voorhees and Seattle’s Jesse Proudman, raises $65M

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Private AI: Venice.ai, led by crypto vet Erik Voorhees and Seattle’s Jesse Proudman, raises $65M

Venice.ai, a privacy-focused AI startup led by CEO Erik Voorhees and Seattle-based president and CTO Jesse Proudman, has raised $65 million in its first outside funding at a $1 billion valuation. The company offers a private alternative to mainstream AI services, saying it doesn't store users' prompts or responses. Read More

16 days agoReader view
Geek on the Street in Seattle: ‘SF beats us because they invest off of vibes’

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GeekWire

Geek on the Street in Seattle: ‘SF beats us because they invest off of vibes’

Seattle’s startup scene has the talent and the capabilities. What it’s short on is a culture of risk-taking and the... Read More

21 days agoReader view
Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble pre-registration now available - Gematsu

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Gematsu

Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble pre-registration now available - Gematsu

Pre-registration for free-to-play multiplayer arena shooter Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble is now available for iOS via App Store and Android via Google Play, publisher Sony Interactive Entert...

2 days agoReader view
Big tech must deal with scam ads under Ofcom proposals

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BBC News

Big tech must deal with scam ads under Ofcom proposals

Ofcom says more than half of UK adults have encountered potentially fraudulent ads online.

7 days agoReader view
This startup lets companies teach AI about their brands — and the chatbots are listening

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GeekWire

This startup lets companies teach AI about their brands — and the chatbots are listening

Optimly swept three awards at the Flywheel Investment Conference in Wenatchee and has closed an $800,000 pre-seed round backed by AI House, the Seattle startup studio formerly known as AI2 Incubator. The company builds a public index where brands can correct what AI chatbots say about them. Read More

9 days agoReader view
HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs

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Ars Technica

HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs

Resellers threatened to ditch HP printing supplies for counterfeits.

11 hours agoReader view
Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers

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Ars Technica

Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers

But the devices could "easily be reflashed."

9 days agoReader view
Taiwanese AI startup sets up North American HQ in Bellevue, with potential for 500 employees

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GeekWire

Taiwanese AI startup sets up North American HQ in Bellevue, with potential for 500 employees

The company said it eventually envisions its Bellevue office growing into a core edge AI research and development center with more than 500 employees over the next decade. Read More

16 days agoReader view
Phone maker OnePlus reportedly plans to wind down US and Europe operations - TechCrunch

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TechCrunch

Phone maker OnePlus reportedly plans to wind down US and Europe operations - TechCrunch

OnePlus could also wind down its operations in India by 2027.

2 days agoReader view
Review: Denshattack! Fast Arcade Action That's Technically Rock-Solid and Highly Addictive - Digital Foundry

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Review: Denshattack! Fast Arcade Action That's Technically Rock-Solid and Highly Addictive - Digital Foundry

Multi-track drifting!!

2 days agoReader view
PlayStation’s Summer Sale Includes A Ton Of PS5 Games That Cost $15 Or Less - Kotaku

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Kotaku

PlayStation’s Summer Sale Includes A Ton Of PS5 Games That Cost $15 Or Less - Kotaku

A lot of Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat, and Star Wars games are on sale for less than $20

1 day agoReader view
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