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THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES

‘This cannot continue’: Microsoft Xbox CEO calls for reset amid reports of looming job cuts
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees that Microsoft's gaming business will end the fiscal year at about a 3% profit margin, saying years of heavy spending without revenue growth "cannot continue" — as Bloomberg and The Verge reported major job cuts coming next month.
Expeditors cuts 230 tech jobs in Seattle region, ending decades-long policy against layoffs
The layoffs hit software developers, quality-assurance testers, project managers, business analysts and others across Expeditors' offices in downtown Seattle, Bellevue, Lynnwood and Federal Way, according to laid-off employees and others with knowledge of the situation.
As graduates push back on AI, UW’s Nobel-winning commencement speaker takes different approach
Nobel laureate Mary Brunkow will be the featured speaker at Saturday's 151st commencement.
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Zillow co-founder and Seattle tech icon Rich Barton takes up residence in Las Vegas
Rich Barton, who co-founded Zillow and Expedia in the Seattle area, says he's now officially a Las Vegas resident, citing an empty nest and a new chapter.
What a longtime Google AI leader told UW computer science students at their graduation
Jeff Dean, Google's chief scientist and a UW alum, returned to campus Friday with an optimistic but clear-eyed message about AI for Allen School graduates — many of them headed into the industry to help shape the future of technology.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Xbox: ‘We have to turn this into a sustainable business’
Microsoft has spent years subsidizing Xbox rather than profiting from it, CEO Satya Nadella acknowledged this week, as he addressed…
Tech Moves: Microsoft exec departs Azure; Xealth gets first CRO; Slalom names Pacific NW leader
Microsoft technical fellow and Azure Core CTO Marcus Fontura is departing; Xealth named its first CRO; and Slalom recruited a PNW lead from Accenture.
Meet ArchAstro: Ex-Stripe, Microsoft and Meta vets assemble powerhouse team for cross-company AI agents
ArchAstro just emerged from stealth with an artificial intelligence network designed to automate complex, cross-company software deployments and integrations.
Microsoft’s Brad Smith: Graduates jeering AI are ‘telling us what we need to hear’
Microsoft President Brad Smith, in a new blog post and a GeekWire interview, argues that AI will reshape work rather than eliminate it, and says the company's own future depends on people staying employed.
Bezos’ AI startup Prometheus raises $12B at $41B valuation, and the CEOs explain what they’re doing
Prometheus, the AI startup co-led by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, raised $12 billion in Series B funding at a roughly $41 billion valuation.
Seattle slips in ranking of best U.S. cities for foreign investment, fueling concerns about business climate
The fourth annual list compiled by British newspaper Financial Times and stock market index Nikkei ranks Seattle 13th among 95 U.S.
Hydrogen aviation startup ZeroAvia retreats from Seattle area as it scales back ambitions
Backed by Bill Gates and Amazon, clean aviation startup ZeroAvia promised a hydrogen-powered future. Now, a massive U.S. retreat and executive shakeup reveal why.
Two-hour learning? AI-powered Alpha School lands in Seattle region
Alpha School, an AI-powered private school chain that has students complete core academics in two hours a day, plans to open a campus in Kirkland this fall and will run summer programs on Microsoft's Redmond campus.
Former AWS CEO Adam Selipsky to lead new $10B AI data center venture
Former Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky is returning to the world of cloud infrastructure as co-founder and CEO of Helix Digital Infrastructure, a newly-launched company backed by more than $10 billion.
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