34 h. ago Startup Radar: Meet 5 new early stage tech companies in Seattle

Startup Radar: Meet 5 new early stage tech companies in Seattle  GeekWire

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4 d. ago Meta’s Victory Opens the Way for Silicon Valley to Go Deal Shopping

To avoid regulatory scrutiny, big tech companies had steered clear of buying start-ups outright. Meta’s antitrust win may change that thinking.

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5 d. ago 25 Best Tech Books to Gift (2025): Biographies, Startup Histories, Exposés

Give the techie in your life access to the inner workings of the companies and characters shaping Big Tech.

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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.

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2 w. 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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3 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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3 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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3 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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3 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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3 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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4 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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4 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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