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GeekWire Mid-Week Update

Top stories so far this week

Inside Microsoft’s Project Solara: A new platform for devices that run AI agents instead of apps
A team inside Microsoft has been quietly building a platform for devices that run AI agents instead of apps, based on Android instead of Windows.
Zuckerberg’s yacht leaves Seattle’s Lake Union, anchors in Elliott Bay
After several days docked on Lake Union, drawing crowds and hecklers, Mark Zuckerberg's superyacht slipped back through the Ballard Locks and is now anchored in Elliott Bay.
Rec Room’s final day: Fans say goodbye as social gaming platform comes to an end
The Seattle social gaming platform, once valued at $3.5 billion, shuts down at noon Pacific today after a decade and 150 million players.
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Scoop: Medical technology giant plans to put its longtime Seattle-area campus up for sale
Philips plans to put its Bothell, Wash., campus up for sale, marking a significant moment for Washington state’s medical device industry and for a site that helped establish the region as a global center for ultrasound innovation.
Zuckerberg’s yacht, Meta’s layoffs, a robot pizza flameout, and a reality check on AI expenses
On this week's GeekWire Podcast: Mark Zuckerberg's superyacht arrives in Seattle the same day Meta discloses nearly 1,400 local layoffs, robot pizza startup Picnic shuts down and sells its assets to a mystery buyer, and companies grapple with the rising cost of corporate AI.
Tech Moves: Expedia names SVP; Microsoft AI leader departs for Uber; ZeroAvia CEO steps down
Expedia names SVP in global advertising; a Microsoft AI technical lead departs for Uber; and the CEO of the sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia steps down.
Microsoft unveils seven homegrown AI models in new bid for ‘long term self-sufficiency’
Microsoft used its Build conference to unveil seven in-house AI models, including a reasoning model it says draws even with Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 — part of a push to depend less on the AI partners it has invested billions in.
A sports power play for Melinda French Gates as she takes minority stake in Seattle Kraken hockey team
French Gates called herself "a big believer in the power of sports" and said that after many years of "cheering on Seattle from the sidelines," she's excited "to have an even deeper connection to the Seattle sports community."
Allen Institute’s big new bet: $400M effort aims to go from mapping the brain to treating disease
The Allen Institute is launching a $400 million initiative, the Brain Health Accelerator, to develop gene therapies for neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, and ALS.
Blue Origin CEO pledges to repair ruined launch pad and return to flight by the end of the year
Blue Origin aims to repair the damage done by a launch-pad explosion and return to flight before the end of the year, the company's CEO says.
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