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JPMorgan doubles down on AI in Seattle

Plus: GeekWire’s Startup Spotlight returns, a sustainability exec’s peanut M&M's confession, and Expedia adds its final U.S. airline


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JPMorgan bets on Seattle for AI control layer: The world's largest bank is building a new engineering team to run AI on its own terms — controlling costs, protecting its data, and avoiding dependence on any single vendor. JPMorgan Chase CIO Lori Beer (above) described the effort in an interview during a visit to the bank’s Seattle tech hub Tuesday. Read more.

Sustainability Spotlight: Meet Meagan Breidert, sustainability lead for the business and tech consulting firm Slalom. Breidert shares her climate concerns over peanut M&Ms, why she draws inspiration from Paris Agreement architect Christiana Figueres, and how she’s chipping away at sustainability challenges in pursuit of meaningful change. Read more. 

An open-source solution for AI networking: Seattle-based startup Hedgehog is tackling one of the biggest bottlenecks in artificial intelligence: the complex, proprietary networking required to run massive GPU clusters. In the return of GeekWire’s Startup Spotlight feature, Marc Austin, CEO of the 4-year-old company, shares his elevator pitch, advice for other entrepreneurs, how he uses AI, and more. Read more. 

Hot Links:

  • Online travel giant Expedia Group says it has achieved 100% coverage of U.S. commercial passenger airlines. A new partnership with Allegiant provided the final piece following a deal with Southwest last year. (PR Newswire)

  • Washington State University is partnering with Ziplines Education to offer a new suite of professional certificate programs, including in AI proficiency, aimed at powering the state’s digital workforce. (Ziplines)

  • Seattle-based online clothing rental company Armoire is adding accessories — handbags, belts, jewelry, etc. — to its AI-powered “Outfit Generator” to help shoppers complete looks head to toe. (Armoire)

  • Amid tech layoffs and a challenging job market, Seattle AI startup Liminary is offering six months of free access to its platform to help job seekers research companies and roles, organize interview prep, track opportunities and more. (Liminary)

  • AWS CMO Julia White says AI agents are helping marketers get back to the parts of the job that actually require humans — understanding customers, shaping ideas and telling better stories — by handling tasks that used to suck up time. (The Current)

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