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Flipboard has acquired Portland-based startup Graze to integrate its customizable algorithm engine into Flipboard's open social web platform. Read More
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Microsoft is shuffling leadership, naming Aneesh Raman chief economic opportunity officer and promoting Jenny Lay-Flurrie to CVP of the Trusted Technology Group. Zillow has a new policy lead while Oracle, Hiya and DAT Freight & Analytics see departures. Read More
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Under the five-year agreement, Builders FirstSource will integrate Digs’ AI platform into its digital ecosystem, expanding tools for its 140,000 builder clients. Read More
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Seattle-area startup is getting ready for on-orbit demonstration of its rotating detonation rocket engine technology. Read More
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Neuramill is building software that captures how experienced machinists decide to make a part, then applies that knowledge to new jobs at aerospace and defense machine shops. The company was founded last year by two engineers in their 20s who started their careers in Seattle. Read More
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Serial founder Stefan Kalb has launched Latch, an $8M FUSE-backed enterprise AI startup built alongside a PSL alum to map real-world workflows and liberate employees from the routine tasks that hold them back. Read More
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California-based Cowboy Space is leasing a 291,035-square-foot industrial facility in Kent, Wash., to support the production of hardware for its... Read More
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Seattle startup Levanta raised $22 million as brands increasingly turn to influencers to drive product sales, expanding its platform for connecting brands with influencers and managing affiliate partnerships across Amazon, Walmart and Shopify. Read More
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BuyWander's expansion is backed by rapid operational momentum, hitting 400% year-over-year growth. The platform now counts 50,000 active and winning customers who have saved a cumulative $200 million Read More
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A Redmond startup founded by former Microsoft researchers says its GRID platform now automates much of the engineering that keeps robots stuck in pilot projects. CEO Ashish Kapoor says the company has roughly a dozen customers and revenue in the millions of dollars. Read More
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The agreement builds on momentum for Arkero, which was launched last fall by the co-founder of Seattle digital remittance company Remitly and raised $6 million at the start of this year. Read More
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Silvia Candiani has been promoted to CVP of the recently launched Microsoft Frontier Company, while Microsoft Elevate has hired a former UNICEF leader as VP. Amazon Web Services has promoted Alexis Bateman to director of global sustainability. Gradial has added a CMO, and Yoodli and Kestra have each named a VP. Read More
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— Marc Whitten, a former Microsoft and Amazon executive, was named president and CEO of San Francisco-based Dolby Laboratories. He... Read More
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Two Seattle-area startups are taking different approaches to an age-old farming problem: using AI to find weeds — and then eliminate them. TerraClear is mapping individual weeds across entire fields, while Carbon Robotics is using AI-powered lasers to zap them. Now, increasingly sophisticated AI models are giving both approaches a bigger opportunity: teaching machines to understand the farm itself. Read More
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Europe has some promising battery tech, but can it make up ground lost to Chinese battery giants?
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Seattle biotech BrainChild Bio has raised $116 million to advance an experimental CAR T cell therapy for DIPG, a rare and deadly brain tumor that primarily affects young children. The company is building on technology developed at Seattle Children’s and is also developing CAR T therapies for other pediatric and adult brain tumors. Read More
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Seattle-area startup targets early 2027 for first Pathfinder launch, with bigger Nova Block 2 due for 2029 debut. Read More
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New rules introduced on Tuesday mean establishments will be able to accept digital ID apps alongside physical documents.
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Seattle startup NewDays raised $16 million to scale its combination of telehealth clinicians and an AI companion named Sunny for treating mild dementia. Early research shows the platform can help preserve cognitive function by up to 18 months, and the company is now expanding across six states. Read More
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Jacob Colker argues that Seattle has a branding problem, not a lack of talent, ambition or accomplishments. He lays out a five-step plan for the region's tech community to start telling its own story. Read More
