OpenAI will acquire Statsig for $1.1 billion in an all-stock deal that appears as much about landing its founder and CEO as a new technical leader as it does about bringing the Seattle-area product testing startup into the ChatGPT maker’s fold. … Read More

Oracle is laying off more workers in Washington state. … Read More

Amazon is ending a Prime perk that let subscribers share their free delivery with one other person outside their household. … Read More

OpenAI is significantly expanding its presence in the Seattle region with its $1.1 billion acquisition of product development platform Statsig. … Read More

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and Bill Gates were at the White House on Thursday night, part of a high-profile gathering of tech leaders who combined praise for President Donald Trump with promises to invest in U.S. … Read More

Lila Biologics hopes to hand off a candidate protein within three to six months so the pharmaceutical giant can take the drug through clinical trials. … Read More

The move by xAI is notable in part because of Musk’s complicated relationship with Microsoft. … Read More

Amazon executives are showing off evidence that the company’s Project Kuiper satellite constellation is capable of transmitting data at speeds in excess of a gigabit per second. … Read More

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his NBA team, the Los Angeles Clippers, are disputing a report alleging the team funneled $28 million to star player Kawhi Leonard through an endorsement designed to circumvent the NBA salary cap. … Read More

An unusual aspect of Seattle-area startup Statsig — which announced its pending $1.1 billion acquisition by OpenAI on Tuesday — is the company’s policy for working at the office. … Read More