8 d. ago The glaring absence at the top of Seattle’s big tech companies

The glaring absence at the top of Seattle’s big tech companies  The Seattle Times

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8 d. ago Google, Microsoft, and Meta Have Stopped Publishing Workforce Diversity Data

Other big tech companies including Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia have continued their annual disclosures this year even as the Trump administration cracks down on DEI.

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1 week ago Silicon Valley layoffs deepen as three more tech companies announce job cuts

Silicon Valley layoffs deepen as three more tech companies announce job cuts  San Francisco Chronicle

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1 week ago SoftBank, OpenAI launch new joint venture in Japan as AI deals grow ever more circular

SoftBank's joint venture with OpenAI that will localize and sell the AI company's enterprise tech to companies in Japan. And the first customer of this joint venture is going to be SoftBank itself.

Economics

1 week ago What is Domain Name System? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web

When millions of people suddenly couldn't load familiar websites and apps during the Amazon Web Services, or AWS, outage on Oct. 20, 2025, the affected servers weren't actually down. The problem was more fundamental – their names couldn't be found.

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1 week ago Seattle tech vet Nikesh Parekh unveils Provn to disrupt how companies recruit AI talent

Seattle tech vet Nikesh Parekh unveils Provn to disrupt how companies recruit AI talent  GeekWire

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2 w. ago Michael Grimes helped tech companies get rich. Doing the same thing in Washington will be harder.

Michael Grimes helped tech companies get rich. Doing the same thing in Washington will be harder.  Politico

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2 w. ago A.I. Spending Is Accelerating Among Tech’s Biggest Companies

Despite the risk of a bubble, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon plan to spend billions more on artificial intelligence than they already do.

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2 w. ago Google to bring shuttered nuclear power plant back from the dead

Google is working with NextEra to reopen the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa to power the tech companies data centers.

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2 w. ago Good vibrations: Ceramic material harvests electricity from waste energy

There's a lion's share of potential energy in the vibrations produced by footsteps on dance floors, exercise machines in the gym, or the engines of cars, planes or construction equipment. Some tech companies have already begun to harvest electricity from waste vibrations to power lights and recharge batteries using a class of piezoelectric ceramic materials, which emit electrical charges when stepped on or manipulated.

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2 w. ago Cal State Invited Tech Companies to Remake Learning With A.I.

Spurred by titans like Amazon and OpenAI, California State wants to become the nation’s “largest A.I.-empowered” university.

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3 w. ago Amazon's big outage reminds us that we trust big tech companies far too much

On Monday, October 20, millions of internet users got a painful answer to a question few even knew existed. The question was: What do Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, Signal, United and Delta airlines and countless other web-based sites and services have in common?

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3 w. ago Amazon's Massive Internet Outage Left 'Smart Bed' Owners with Overheating Mattresses

The widespread Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage on October 20 caused an unexpected disruption for owners of Eight Sleep's high-end "Pod" smart beds, leaving many stuck with overheating or unresponsive mattresses. This is just the latest evidence that plugging everything in your house into the "Internet of Things" is a really bad idea. The post Amazon’s Massive Internet Outage Left ‘Smart Bed’ Owners with Overheating Mattresses appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago How to ensure youth, parents, educators and tech companies are on the same page on AI

Artificial intelligence is now part of everyday life. It's in our phones, schools and homes. For young people, AI shapes how they learn, connect and express themselves. But it also raises real concerns about privacy, fairness and control.

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3 w. ago An Amazon outage has rattled the internet. A computer scientist explains why the 'cloud' needs to change

The world's largest cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has experienced a major outage that has impacted thousands of organizations, including banks, financial software platforms such as Xero, and social media platforms such as Snapchat.

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3 w. ago What caused Amazon Web Services to go down? An expert explains

From Reddit and Snapchat to Delta and Zoom, more than a thousand websites around the globe were knocked offline early Monday—and continued to have problems into the afternoon—after a major outage at Amazon Web Services, the single largest cloud service provider in the world.

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3 w. ago Amazon says AWS cloud service back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwide

Amazon says AWS cloud service back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwide  Reuters

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3 w. ago Amazon identifies the issue that broke much of the internet, says AWS is back to normal

The outage affected websites like Coinbase and Fortnite, and disrupted services like Signal, Zoom, and Amazon's own products, including Ring.

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3 w. ago Massive Amazon cloud outage has been resolved after disrupting internet use worldwide

Amazon says a massive outage of its cloud computing service has been resolved as of Monday evening, after a problem disrupted internet use around the world, taking down a broad range of online services, including social media, gaming, food delivery, streaming and financial platforms.

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3 w. ago Amazon Web Services says widespread internet outage issues are resolved

Apps including Snapchat, Fortnite and Roblox were experiencing outages on Monday.

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