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Kalshi ordered to shut down sports and election prediction markets in Washington state by Sept. 2

Washington AG Nick Brown filed the lawsuit against Kalshi in March. (Photo courtesy of the Washington Attorney General’s Office) A judge in Seattle ordered Kalshi to shut down large parts of its ...
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Microsoft starts merging its Copilot consumer and business apps in advance of ‘Super App’ rollout

The merger of Microsoft’s consumer and business Copilot apps lays the groundwork for the upcoming Copilot “Super App” that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has touted to developers and investors. (GeekWire ...
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Blue Origin unveils its Quartz network of ground stations, with RBC Signals serving as a partner

Blue Origin’s ground station network includes a radio antenna in Bermuda. (Blue Origin Photo) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it has successfully tested the first three ground stations for ...
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Lev, the PSL spinout building an ‘AI co-founder’ for startups, names tech vet Jay Bartot as CTO

Tech Moves covers notable hires, promotions and personnel changes in the Pacific NW tech community. Submissions: [email protected] by Todd Bishop on Aug 13, 2026 at 10:27 am August 13, 2026 at 10:35 ...
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Reimagining Operations as Loop Engineering

In the bustling heart of San Francisco, Boris Cherny runs Anthropic’s Claude Code; this makes him one of a small number of people whose daily work today previews everyone else’s. He recently claimed ...
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Etzioni on AI: Claude is marking its text — Caveat Promptor!

Anthropic will embed an invisible mark in text generated by new Claude models. (GeekWire Illustration) Claude models launched on or after Aug. 2 embed an invisible mark in everything they write. It’s ...
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Farewell, Mico: Microsoft’s cute little AI blob is going the way of Bob

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Todd Bishop on Aug 13, 2026 at 8:28 am August 13, 2026 at 8:30 am ...
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Seattle AI Cyber & Identity Mixer

Meetups, conferences, startup events, and geeky gatherings in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Browse for local tech events, or search by date or keyword. Submit your event below for consideration ...
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How this longtime Google exec fits an insane amount of exercise into his weekly routine

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Kurt Schlosser on Aug 13, 2026 at 8:55 am August 13, 2026 at 8:59 am ...

Tech layoffs hit Seattle housing market as pending sales post sharpest drop in the nation

According to a new report by Redfin, pending home sales in the Seattle area plunged 15.6% year-over-year in July. It's the sharpest drop among major U.S. metropolitan areas as prospective buyers ...

Don’t pass on new ‘Hard Knocks’ episode: Seahawks QB is a ‘geek’ on the science of throwing a football

Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold is an NFL leader when it comes to "spin rate," a measurement of rotations of a football while it's in flight that helps produce a tighter spiral.