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Starbucks pioneered mobile ordering. Now the coffee giant is ditching a pickup-only store concept.
Starbucks is ending its pickup-only store concept, including at this location in Seattle near the Space Needle. (GeekWire ...
Microsoft tries to keep its consumer Copilot out of New York Times AI copyright case
Microsoft argues its new AI Copilot isn't fair game for a New York Times copyright lawsuit, citing key differences in team, ...
Worker skills intelligence startup AstrumU shuts down after running out of capital
AstrumU founder Adam Wray. AstrumU, a Bellevue, Wash.-based startup that developed a worker skills data platform, is closing.
Microsoft beats expectations, reveals Azure revenue for the first time — $75 billion a year
Microsoft significantly exceeded earnings expectations for the June quarter and disclosed its standalone annual Azure revenue ...
Amazon Web Services profits squeezed as AI arms race drives spending surge
Amazon Web Services is aiming to leverage its clout in the cloud for an AI advantage. (GeekWire File Photo) An increase in Amazon Web Services spending ...
Amazon Alexa Fund backs Fable — the ‘Netflix of AI’ — where users create TV shows with prompts
The AI-generated Fable TV show "Exit Valley" is an animated satire set in Sim Francisco, a simulated version of Silicon ...
Microsoft reaches $4 trillion valuation — for a moment, at least — after big earnings report
Microsoft surpassed a $4 trillion market valuation for the first time after a strong earnings report, driven by AI and cloud ...
Why these startup founders love building in Seattle
Stronghold Labs CEO Pete Schwab; Variata co-founder James Lee; Casium CEO Priyanka Kulkarni; Exia Labs CEO Jon Pan; Vercept ...
‘Take things into your control’: Tips for immigrant entrepreneurs navigating the U.S. visa process
How to go from H-1B to CEO" during Seattle Tech Week, from left: Britt Provost, Siteimprove; Hendrik Pretorius, ...
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Microsoft is fighting to keep its consumer AI division, led by its AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, from getting dragged into the copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times and… Read More ...
AI copyright lawsuit
Microsoft is fighting to keep its consumer AI division, led by its AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, from getting dragged into the copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times and… Read More Catch every headl ...