The moos turned to boos over the depiction of a popular new video game cow character. … Read More

No matter how Tom Gurski crunched the numbers, there was no way the planet was going to switch to electric vehicles fast enough to meet even modest global warming targets. … Read More

Follow-up: T-Mobile lays off 121 employees in Washington T-Mobile laid off an undisclosed amount of employees within its IT organization, the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier confirmed to GeekWire. … Read More

Is Microsoft about to shake up its workforce again?  A new report this week by The Verge is adding to the speculation that the company is preparing to tighten its return-to-office policy, potentially requiring most employees at its Redmond headquarters to be on-site at least three days a week starting in January.  In response to an inquiry from GeekWire, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that the company is reviewing its flexible work guidelines, as it has in the past, but said no final decisions have been made. … Read More

Oracle is laying off 161 workers in Seattle, according to a filing with the Washington state Employment Security Department. … Read More

Security and application delivery giant F5 is laying off 106 employees at the company’s offices in Seattle and Liberty Lake, Wash., according to a filing with the state’s Employment Security Department. … Read More

GoodShip, a software startup that helps companies manage shipping logistics data, raised $25 million and announced plans for a new office in Bellevue, Wash. … Read More

It was a big news week for Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Ai2), including the announcement of a new AI robotics initiative and a landmark grant from Nvidia and the National Science Foundation to lead the creation of the future AI backbone for U.S. … Read More

A new startup founded earlier this year is building a marketplace for high-performance model portfolios, aiming to give everyday investors access to strategies traditionally reserved for hedge funds and ultra-wealthy clients. … Read More

Two computer science students on leave from the University of Washington are building what they call the “world’s most intelligent web browser,” using agentic AI to complete tasks like a personal assistant. … Read More