Samsung isn’t holding back when it comes to the iPhone Duo’s messy start. In new ads, the company mocks iPhone Duo’s “crackgate” with a push for customers to buy the Galaxy Z Fold 8 instead, and there’s not an ounce of subtlety here.
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson criticized Microsoft for funding a PAC whose TV ad, aired during Seahawks games, says "Olympia is broken." Microsoft has given the group, Washington Needs to Compete, more than $5 million of the $13.8 million…
A University of Washington project that uses AI agents to fit AI models onto small, low-power chips won the Madrona Prize at the Allen School's annual Research Showcase. Other honorees included AI agents that write custom software for AI…
Welcome to Pixelated episode 123. This week, Damien and Abner share their earliest impressions of the Fitbit Edge, Google’s latest fitness tracker that promises to split the difference between the Fitbit Air and the Pixel Watch 5. After…
Following San Diego and Tokyo in 2026, the next Google Store is opening in Houston on November 6. This is the company’s 11th retail location in the US and 12th globally.
Oct. 30, 2026 – ESI Motion Inc. is proud to announce that it is supplying the Solar Array Drive Electronics (SADE) to Lockheed Martin for its work on the Space
The new funding nearly triples what the Vancouver, Wash.-based semiconductor startup had raised when it came out of stealth last year. Powerlattice says its tech can cut AI chip energy use by more than half.
Friday’s best Google Play app and game deals are ready, including Thronefall, Demon Castle Story, Pocket Academy 3, Dungeon Village 2, RPG Silver Nornir, Witchcraft!, Lovecraft’s Untold Stories, Angelo and Deemon (Full), and more. The…
NIC Global plans to close its Seattle-area manufacturing plant and cut 103 jobs, saying work from nearby customers has declined and it hasn’t been able to replace it. Most production will move to Spokane, Wash., as the company sees…
A failed backup power system left KEXP’s servers dark Friday, cutting off the web stream and mobile app for roughly 175,000 weekly listeners. The station’s 90.3 FM signal is back on the air.
This week featured a robust lineup of large rounds, led by manufacturing startup Re:Build, which closed on $2.1 billion, and predictions marketplace Kalshi, which picked up another $1 billion.
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Eating disorders are on the rise. GLP-1s could make things worse. GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are one of…
Travel demand appears to be holding up, but at the same time, investor appetite for travel tech startups has cooled. Even a wave of startups promising to improve travel with AI hasn’t managed to reverse the funding slowdown. We share what…
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are one of the biggest biotech breakthroughs of the last decade. But to some clinical psychologists, they can represent something more sinister—a potential trigger for eating disorders. A new report suggests that…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says AWS and the company's stores business could each reach $1 trillion in annual revenue in the next five to 10 years, something no business has ever done. AWS is at a $184 billion annual run rate, and Jassy expects…
Two former Amazon executives who helped build Discovery’s direct-to-consumer operation in Bellevue, Wash., are stepping down; an Amazon leader is returning to Microsoft to join its CoreAI effort; VertueLab names ED; and more personnel…
Amazon Web Services revenue grew 39% to $46 billion in the third quarter, its fastest pace in nearly five years, and CEO Andy Jassy said he expects AWS to top 40% growth in 2027 and 2028. Amazon's earnings of $1.89 per share missed analyst…
This article is brought to you by Qualcomm Technologies. For many consumers, much of the promise and appeal of AI is personal. Consumers are looking past generic tools and want to know how these technologies will help them in their daily…
In this episode, Mike Gruss speaks with Laura Crabtree, the CEO of Epsilon3, who is also a former SpaceX astronaut trainer. They talk about ways that space companies can organize
Richard Wang’s self-funded program pairs AI coding tools with hands-on engineering help. It takes no equity, and participants can keep their day jobs.
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Opinion: We urgently need to monitor AI agents’ actions in real time —Madhulika Srikumar and Claire…
Group14 has raised $169 million and plans to build a battery materials factory in Spain as it expands beyond Washington and South Korea. Meanwhile, the Seattle-area startup now expects to bring the first module of its delayed Moses Lake…
Crunchbase data shows that so far this year, investors have poured around $48 billion into financings around the Series B stage, the highest tally in years. Yet round counts are below year-ago levels and are on track for a multiyear low…
AI megarounds are masking a shrinking Series A market, leaving seed founders facing higher revenue expectations and longer timelines despite larger seed checks. To improve their chances, MGV's Marc Schröder says, founders should size their…
Africa must develop AI systems with local control to protect critical infrastructure such as mobile money networks from growing AI-powered cyberthreats.
Zillow Group will pay $212.5 million to settle a shareholder class action alleging it misled investors about Zillow Offers, the home-flipping business it shut down in 2021. The deal, which needs court approval, comes three weeks after the…
OpenAI generated $10 billion in revenue for Microsoft in the quarter ended Sept. 30, about 11% of Microsoft's total, according to the company's quarterly filing. That's more than Microsoft made in the quarter from Xbox, search and…
Microsoft's Azure cloud business brought in $33.2 billion in the September quarter, up 48%, the first time the company has reported Azure's quarterly revenue. Total revenue rose 19% to $92.3 billion, while capital spending of $45.2 billion…
Seattle startup Ganaz, which makes payroll and HR software for agricultural employers and workers, has been acquired by Toronto-based Beacon Holdings. Co-founder and CEO Hannah Freeman is stepping away, and the deal’s financial terms…
Modern engineering projects increasingly combine human judgment with machine capability. An engineer can define a problem, then ask an artificial intelligence tool to search relevant research and technical standards, generate design…