Another exit from Microsoft’s executive ranks: Microsoft EVP Rajesh Jha, who led the company's Experiences + Devices group overseeing Office, Teams, Windows, and more, is retiring after more than 35 years. Four executives in his division will now report directly to CEO Satya Nadella, in the latest reshaping of the tech giant's senior leadership. Microsoft, like Amazon, has been moving to reduce management layers to streamline decisions.
Read more. Atlassian layoffs: The enterprise productivity giant is cutting 63 workers in Washington state, according to a new filing, part of the company’s broader layoffs impacting about 10% of its staff. Atlassian also announced Wednesday that CTO Rajeev Rajan, who is based in the Seattle region, will step down. Read more.
USAFacts, the government-data organization founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, named Lauren Woodman as its new president. Woodman previously led DataKind, a nonprofit that helps social-impact organizations use data science. Read more.
Tech Moves: Leadership changes at Microsoft Research; Amazon leader joins AI startup; Truveta adds new VP; and more key personnel changes.
Startup Radar: Our latest spotlight on Seattle-area startups features founders using AI to help automate the assessment of medical records, video game production, and more. Read about their companies.
Astound Broadband and GFiber are combining to create an independent broadband internet provider, marking the latest shift for Astound, a telecom brand with deep roots in the Seattle region. Read more.
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Microsoft rolled out Copilot Health, a new AI assistant that can review medical records and offer insights. (Fierce Healthcare)
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr criticized Amazon for the pace of its satellite launches. (Reuters; X)
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Xbox will send “alpha” hardware for its new Project Helix console to developers in 2027. (Polygon; Xbox Wire)
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Amazon’s Alexa+ AI assistant is getting a “Sassy” personality option, for adults only. (TechCrunch)
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Valve responded to a lawsuit from the New York attorney general’s office, defending its use of paid loot boxes. (Kotaku)
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Seattle-area battery company Group14 has started EV-scale production of silicon battery material at its South Korean factory. (Group14)
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Seattle startup Gradial launched a new tool to help brands improve how they show up in AI search results. (GlobeNewswire)
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A multi-institutional team led by UW researcher Dr. Tueng T. Shen won a major grant to develop ways to place wireless biosensors in the tear duct. (ITHS)
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Lucas and Lee Brown, who co-founded Seattle tech company Tune, are building various agent-related tools. (LinkedIn)
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