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THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES
Opinion: The WALL-E Economy
HashiCorp co-founder Armon Dadgar argues that convenience-driven apps and AI are pushing us toward the dystopia depicted in Pixar's 2008 film, and makes the case for regulation and intentional living as the antidote.
Supply chain startup Auger, led by ex-Amazon operations chief, raises $50M and lands big customers
Former Amazon executive Dave Clark's supply chain startup has raised $50 million in new funding, bringing its total to $150 million, as it builds a customer base that includes Meta, Fanatics, and Kimberly-Clark.
Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, about 2% globally, revamps salesforce and launches massive Xbox overhaul
Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs and overhauling its Xbox gaming business in what its new gaming CEO calls the biggest restructuring in Xbox history, while reshaping its sales and consulting division amid record AI spending and a 30% stock slide.
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Former GitHub CEO’s startup Entire unveils its answer to the crush of AI coding agents
Former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke's startup Entire is rolling out a distributed network for mirroring code repositories, making the case that centralized platforms like he once ran as part of Microsoft can't handle the demands of AI coding agents on their own.
Tech Moves: Seattle tech exec named Dropbox CPO; Xbox VP among layoffs; C-suite changes at T-Mobile
Past exec at Amazon, Microsoft and Google is now Dropbox's first CPO; T-Mobile appoints a new C-suite leader and promotes another; and Xbox VP Kevin LaChapelle is laid off in Microsoft's big round of layoffs.
Chicago software company plants flag in Seattle area as new leadership team seeks AI talent
Governance, risk and compliance software company LogicGate recently signed a lease in Bellevue with space for up to 25 employees and expects to have about 20 people working there by the end of the year.
Elon Musk’s Mars illusion
A look at the science behind Elon Musk's goal of a million-person city on Mars, and why planetary scientists say terraforming the planet to make it habitable would take centuries, if it's possible at all.
What to know about Vinod Khosla, the Silicon Valley legend whose family is buying the Seahawks
He's obsessive about talent, fiercely loyal to the leaders he picks, and relentless when told no.
Filing shows Amazon cut 57 tech jobs in Washington state in recent weeks
Amazon is cutting 57 jobs in Washington, including roles at the director and senior manager levels.
A ‘painful’ reset for Xbox: 3,200 job cuts, studio spinoffs, and a vow to return to growth in 2027
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma calls it the most significant restructuring in Xbox history: 3,200 job cuts, four studio spinoffs, a new COO, and a flattened management structure — all aimed at turning around a division she says has been losing 64 cents on every dollar invested in its studios.
An agent in the empty chair: Amazon vets launch Primitive Labs, using AI to model customer behavior
Founded by former Amazon AGI and AWS colleagues and backed by a16z Speedrun, Primitive Labs is building AI agents that stand in for a company's customers, letting product teams see how people will react to a new feature or design before it ships.
Echodyne opens $40M radar factory near Seattle to meet booming demand for drone detection
Echodyne is opening an 86,350-square-foot manufacturing and operations hub in nearby Woodinville, Wash., that it says will eventually be able to produce more than 2,500 radars each month or roughly 30,000 radars annually.
Why the video game industry may be sliding toward its next big crash
Commentary: The last couple of weeks have served as a capstone to what’s become a bad few years for the international video game industry.
T-Mobile exec Mike Katz exits after 28 years, as carrier reshuffles top ranks and taps ex-AT&T leader
T-Mobile's longest-tenured Un-carrier architect is leaving after 28 years, as CEO Srini Gopalan reshapes the carrier's leadership team and brings in a former AT&T executive.
10 new startups emerge from the University of Washington, with healthcare dominating the lineup
The University of Washington's CoMotion program announced 10 startups that secured UW-licensed intellectual property over the past year.
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