Once a scrappy startup lab chasing a bold idea, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is now a global leader in cancer research. As it marks 50 years, the Seattle institution faces looming federal funding cuts that threaten to slow progress. Read more.
Space is becoming a data-driven industry — and AI is at the center of the shift. The Space Superiority Summit in Seattle spotlighted how companies from Blue Origin to Rebel Space are using tech to transform everything from satellite safety to moon mining. Read more.
This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Mark Briggs, an executive coach, AI strategist, and author from the Seattle region, explains why your “personal operating system” needs an upgrade, and how to use AI to get more time back in your day. Read more and listen here, and subscribe to GeekWire in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.
A Palestinian software engineer at Amazon says he was suspended this week after calling on colleagues to protest the company’s role in the “Project Nimbus” contract with Israel. Read more.
Upcoming events: Tech and startup community gatherings on our radar in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
Check out the GeekWire Calendar for more.
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AI startup founders are giving up “everything but their laptops” as they work around the clock to scale their companies. (Wall Street Journal; LinkedIn)
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Amazon and Netflix are partnering on a major advertising deal. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Launch Oregon held an event in Eugene to spotlight innovation coming out of the University of Oregon. (Silicon Florist)
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