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Groundbreaking fusion: Helion eyes rural Wash. for world’s first plant despite unproven tech
The proposed site for Helion Energy's first fusion plant, located in Malaga, Wash., on property that includes the Rock Island ...
Did Apple just buy another Seattle startup? Clues point to secretive acquisition
Apple appears to have made another stealthy startup acquisition in Seattle. We’re hearing that the tech giant is acquiring ...
Did Elon Musk really intern at Microsoft? Plus: AI agents, job cuts, and an economic warning
However, a closer read of Walter Isaacson’s 2023 biography of Musk provided a clue, and apparent confirmation. In Chapter 6, Isaacson writes that Elon, shortly after arriving in Canada in 1989, ...
Astrobotic clears wireless charging system for moon missions with help from WiBotic
Astrobotic has completed a key round of testing for a lunar wireless charging system that incorporates technology from ...
Drone startup surveying power lines to prevent fires wins top prize at prestigious UW competition
The University of Washington's 28th annual Dempsey Startup Competition awarded $87,000 to student entrepreneurs and ...
Nearly two years later, FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal
Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard cleared its final U.S. regulatory hurdle as the FTC dropped its ...
I tried to sell my old tech at a PayMore store — here’s the reality check I walked out with
Steven Mount searches the PayMore system for information on iMacs, left, and other tech items brought to the company's ...
Startup radar: Seattle companies build tech for marketing, food safety, games, and baby products
Starter Set CEO Jane Dashevsky; Scowtt CEO Eduardo Indacochea; Fritter CEO Beatrice Archer; and Gamebeast CEO Zander ...
Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP joins Home Depot board; Impinj COO resigns; Amazon vets depart
— Bryce Hein is now chief marketing officer for SpecterOps, a cybersecurity company focused on identity theft. Hein was ...
Securing the brand: Microsoft surges up annual reputation poll as top-ranked tech company
Microsoft was the top-ranked tech company in the Axios Harris Poll, coming in at No. 3 behind Trader Joe's and Patagonia.
‘We better wake up’: Microsoft’s Brad Smith sounds alarm as state enacts controversial tax plan
Microsoft's Brad Smith asked Washington lawmakers not to take the tech sector for granted as the state approved new taxes on ...
Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts hires new CTO, who calls access to non-biased data ‘everything right now’
Megan Winfield has been named the new chief technology officer at USAFacts, the nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization ...