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Tech Moves: Google Cloud hires Microsoft exec Hayete Gallot in new president role; Impinj CRO retires; WSU names president

— Google named Hayete Gallot, most recently Microsoft’s corporate vice president of commercial solutions, to the newly created position of… Read More

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Google calls out Microsoft for trickery over Bing’s response to ‘Google’ search query

Searching for “Google” on Microsoft Bing right now (when logged out) brings up a search experience that looks a lot… Read More

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AI, Google Docs, and the messiness of innovation, with Microsoft Deputy CTO Sam Schillace

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, our guest is Sam Schillace, a deputy CTO at Microsoft and author of the… Read More

Redmond high school student is ‘Google for Doodle’ contest winner for Washington state

Mahee Chandrasekhar, a 9th grader at Redmond High School in Redmond, Wash., is the Washington state winner in the 16th… Read More

Google giving $500K to expand robotics and AI education programs in Washington state

Google’s philanthropic arm is giving a $500,000 grant to expand access to robotics and artificial intelligence education programs across Washington… Read More

Google to pay Washington state Play Store users as part of $700M antitrust settlement

Google Play Store users in Washington state are eligible for a share of a multistate $700 million antitrust lawsuit settlement… Read More

TV shows, Taylor Swift, smoke shops and more top Seattle’s trending Google searches in 2023

The hottest television series and the biggest concert tour were among the top trending topics of the year when it… Read More

With new Gemini model, Google tries to set a new standard in AI race vs. OpenAI and Microsoft

Google started to roll out its long-awaited Gemini multimodal artificial intelligence model Wednesday morning, touting its ability to natively process… Read More

AI in the cloud: Microsoft boosts share; Amazon predicts ‘tens of billions’ in new revenue

AI is starting to generate real money for the big cloud providers. Global spending on cloud infrastructure services topped $68… Read More

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What Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in court about Google, Apple, search, and the future of AI

You may have read the juicy sound bites from Satya Nadella in Google’s antitrust trial this week, as the Microsoft… Read More

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Testifying in Google trial, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns AI could extend search giant’s lead

Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI has looked at times like a glimmer of hope for its Bing search engine in its… Read More

Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant to be integrated on the same devices for the first time

Amazon and Google are putting their rival voice assistants on the same devices for the first time, allowing users to… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft president joins Google Cloud as VP; iSpot hires research chief; and more

— James Phillips, a former corporate vice president and president at Microsoft, joined Google Cloud as a vice president. Phillips… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Google I/O highlights, AI risks and rewards, and the future of creativity

We’re back this week on the GeekWire Podcast as humans, not bots, we promise, but we’ve still got a lot… Read More

In search of AI’s killer app … and other notes from Google I/O

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Has AI found its VisiCalc? That’s what I’m wondering after spending Wednesday at Google I/O, the… Read More

Brains vs. bots in the newsroom: Can AI generate better story ideas than humans can?

Gathered around a conference room table, with one person scribbling on the whiteboard, a group of industry veterans sizzles with… Read More

Google parent Alphabet laying off 12k workers in latest cuts to hit tech industry

Google parent Alphabet is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its global workforce, as it becomes the latest… Read More

Photos: Inside Google’s sprawling new campus east of Seattle as it doubles down on a return to offices

Google is going gangbusters in the suburbs east of Seattle. The tech giant gave an inside look Thursday at the… Read More

Google Cloud’s $5.4B Mandiant deal accelerates cybersecurity race with Microsoft and Amazon

Google’s agreement to buy cybersecurity company Mandiant for $5.4 billion, announced Tuesday morning, reflects a broader effort by the major… Read More

Google set to bring employees back to Seattle-area offices at least three days a week in hybrid model

Google is getting ready to transition from a voluntary work-from-home period to a hybrid work model that will see most… Read More

Google’s Seattle waterfront campus sells for record price in sign of confidence in tech office market

Vulcan Real Estate sold the two-block, four building Google campus overlooking Seattle’s Lake Union for $802 million, a price of… Read More

News publishers, including Seattle group, sue Google and Facebook over market dominance

A group of 30 newspaper publishers, including Seattle-based Robinson Newspapers, have sued Google and Facebook over the way the social… Read More

Despite hardware upgrades, Microsoft’s dual-screen Surface Duo 2 still suffers from split personality

Cracking open the Surface Duo 2 for first time this week, I had a litmus test for whether Microsoft and… Read More

Rep. Jayapal: Biden administration supports Amazon-busting ‘Ending Platform Monopolies Act’

Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s Amazon-busting legislation, the “Ending Platform Monopolies Act” that would potentially force the company’s dismantling, has earned Biden… Read More

Rep. Adam Schiff rips Amazon and Facebook for ‘directly profiting’ on COVID-19 misinformation

Rep. Adam Schiff, in separate letters to bosses of tech giants Amazon and Facebook, criticized the efforts of both companies… Read More

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Interview: Rep. Pramila Jayapal on why her new legislation might make Amazon an illegal monopoly

Few lawmakers have gotten Amazon’s attention like the one who hails from the company’s hometown, Rep. Pramila Jayapal. The 7th… Read More

Q&A: Google’s Seattle-area engineering leader – an Amazon vet – on big growth and remote work

Google’s growth in the Seattle region is part of what lured Eric Young, a 15-year Amazon veteran, to jump from… Read More

Washington state joins antitrust suit against Google over app store management, commission fees

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Wednesday joined a multistate, antitrust lawsuit targeting Google’s Play store as unfair to… Read More

Google settles with Washington AG for $423K over political ads

Without conceding it broke state law, Google paid the Washington attorney general’s office $423,659 to settle a lawsuit over the… Read More

New federal antitrust legislation puts Amazon, Big Tech on notice and on target

Federal lawmakers introduced a wave of legislation Friday that collectively seeks to change the way large tech companies such as… Read More

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  • Tech Moves: UW professor wins prestigious honor; T-Mobile board shuffle; and more

  • Nautilus CEO needs investor patience in pursuit of ‘incredibly ambitious’ biotech product

  • Automating ‘science of war’: Exia Labs raises $2.5M to build AI for military operations

  • Microsoft asks Trump to loosen chip export limits to avoid giving China an AI advantage

  • Jeff Bezos’ fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, will lead female crew on Blue Origin’s next space trip

  • Kestra Medical Technologies aims to raise $150M in IPO

  • Starbucks layoffs impact more than 600 workers in Washington state

  • GeekWire 200 CEO survey: Tech startup leaders on the economy, RTO, AI, and key priorities for 2025

  • Nautilus Biotechnology lays off 16% of workforce, plans release of commercial platform in 2026

  • Amazon’s new quantum chip joins race to enable next era of computing

  • Amazon Web Services focuses on optimizing artificial intelligence in space

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