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THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES

Washington state is way down the list in another ranking of the best places to live
WalletHub's 2026 "Best States to Live In" list puts Washington at No.
This former Amazon exec is moving his startup’s HQ to Texas, and he has a few notes for Seattle
Auger will keep and grow its 115-person engineering office in Bellevue, but co-founder and CEO Dave Clark has relocated the supply chain startup's headquarters to North Dallas.
Tech layoffs hit Seattle housing market as pending sales post sharpest drop in the nation
According to a new report by Redfin, pending home sales in the Seattle area plunged 15.6% year-over-year in July.
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Gates Foundation gives $540 million to UW health institute, the largest gift in university history
The Gates Foundation is giving $540.2 million over 10 years to the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the largest charitable gift in UW history.
Microsoft starts merging its Copilot consumer and business apps in advance of ‘Super App’ rollout
Microsoft is combining its consumer and business Copilot apps into a single app, in a gradual transition starting this week.
Tech Moves: Amazon VP leaves for Lime; MicroVision and Slalom name execs; Microsoft departures
Former Amazon VP Hannah McClellan Richards is now COO of Lime; MicroVision, Slalom and Gravyty add to their C-suites; Microsoft leaders depart for Crusoe and Gartner.
How this longtime Google exec fits an insane amount of exercise into his weekly routine
In an exchange on X, former Google chief scientist Jeff Dean — who recently left the tech giant after 27 years to launch the AI startup Discovery Loop — laid out a training routine that looks less like a tech executive's calendar and more like a triathlete's.
Ex-Meta AI research director raises $10.25M from Trilogy and Madrona for stealth physical AI startup
Kevin Carlberg, who led AI research teams at Meta focused on wearable computing, has raised $10.25 million for Noosphere Labs, a stealth startup working on what it calls "human-centered physical intelligence."
Worth a Reid: Friends launch website and guerrilla campaign to land Seattle tech worker a date
Looking for love in Seattle took an unexpected turn when Reid Miller, a 26-year-old Amazon software engineer, decided to bypass dating apps.
Kalshi brings in former U.S. solicitor general as Washington state gambling case escalates
Kalshi is still operating in Washington nearly three weeks after a Seattle judge granted the state a preliminary injunction against the prediction market platform.
Mark Zuckerberg makes waves again, sparring on a barge and charting a course for the future of AI
Man vs. machine might be the rallying cry of our future with AI, but for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the fight is here now — in more ways than one.
Closed Pfizer biopharma facility in Everett gets a new owner and a mystery tenant
A biomanufacturing facility in Everett that Pfizer decided to shut down before it opened is getting a new lease on life, with a new owner and a 21-year lease to an unnamed global biopharmaceutical company.
Seahawks buyer Vinod Khosla punts back to team management when it comes to Lumen Field turf talk
When asked directly whether he’d swap Lumen Field's artificial turf for real grass, the billionaire venture capitalist made it clear he intends to leave groundskeeping decisions to the team's front office.
Self-flying air taxis and drones: Boeing sells key aviation technology businesses to Archer
Boeing is selling Wisk, SkyGrid and Insitu to Archer in a major deal combining autonomous aircraft, drones, airspace technology and AI.
Seattle longevity startups unite: Viome acquires plasma exchange pioneer Circulate Health
Two Seattle-area health and longevity startups are joining forces through Viome Life Science's acquisition of Circulate Health.
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