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Most of America’s AI engineers are in Silicon Valley and Seattle
GeekWire’s in-depth startup coverage tells the stories of the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial scene. If you’re looking for AI talent, look West. The Bay Area and Seattle are home to a majority of the country’s AI engineers, according to a report from San Francisco venture capital firm SignalFire. Silicon Valley has 35% of all AI engineers…
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Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer on the video games that influenced his life and career
This year’s Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle opened last week with a keynote presentation by Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, which focused on five video games that had influenced him and his career. The gaming industry veteran also shed light on some behind-the-scenes details on decisions he made that could’ve changed the course of video…
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Report: Smartsheet in talks to be acquired by private equity firms including Vista and Blackstone
Seattle-area enterprise software giant Smartsheet is in acquisition talks with a group of private equity firms including Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone, according to a report Thursday from Reuters. Shares of Smartsheet rose nearly 10% following the report, before declining slightly to end the day up more than 4% in advance of the release of…
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Seattle Public Library recovers from ransomware attack, makes moves to strengthen tech security
All tech-enabled systems and services are back up and running at Seattle Public Library this week, roughly three months after a ransomware attack partially crippled the institution and its 27 branches across the city. And cybersecurity experts are praising some of the steps taken to protect against future attacks. The cybersecurity breach over Memorial Day…
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Microsoft joins with students to document humanity with a ‘Golden Record’ of glass
Forty-seven years after NASA sent a “Golden Record” into deep space to document humanity’s view of the world, Microsoft’s Project Silica is teaming up with a citizen-science effort to lay the groundwork — or, more aptly, the glasswork — for doing something similar. Golden Record 2.0, a project created by students, teachers and researchers affiliated…