Author: Benjamin Clarke
Each Toronto and Seattle have futuristic landmarks highlighting their respective skylines: CN Tower in Toronto (left) and the House Needle in Seattle. (GeekWire Pictures) Seattle and Toronto are squaring off on the baseball diamond this week within the American League Championship Collection. However how do the 2 cities fare in a battle over tech bragging rights? Each characteristic powerhouse tech markets. Seattle ranked No. 2 on CBRE’s recent list of prime North American markets for tech expertise — with Toronto proper behind at No. 3. Seattle additionally edged out Toronto in CBRE’s measure of AI talent. Seattle is anchored by…
Get caught up on the most recent know-how and startup information from the previous week. Listed here are the most well-liked tales on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 5, 2025. Signal as much as obtain these updates each Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Hottest tales on GeekWire How a scrappy biotech startup backed by Microsoft’s co-founders set the stage for two Nobel winners The groundbreaking immunology analysis behind two Nobel Prizes awarded this week traces again to a largely forgotten biotech startup backed by Invoice Gates and Paul Allen. … Read More…
A “Good Vibes Meter” exhibits the decibel ranges inside T-Cellular Park throughout Recreation 5 of the American League Division Collection in Seattle. Scientists from the Pacific Northwest Seismic Community have been additionally measuring seismic vitality throughout the Mariners’ 3-2 win over Detroit. (GeekWire Photograph / Taylor Soper) Requested concerning the assist from the house crowd after his group’s thrilling playoff victory on Friday, Seattle Mariners’ Leo Rivas said it felt like the bottom was shaking each inning. Technically, he wasn’t actually fallacious. The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, which displays earthquakes and volcanoes in Washington and Oregon, put in a sensor…
Subsequent on Chris Pirillo’s vibe coding to-do record: fixing the Millennium Falcon’s hyperdrive. (Picture courtesy Chris Pirillo) What when you may construct a totally practical app simply by describing what you need it to do? That’s the ability of vibe coding, utilizing AI to show plain language into software program, permitting just about anybody to develop software program in some type. Chris Pirillo, the longtime tech fanatic and entrepreneur, joins the GeekWire Podcast this week to debate how this new paradigm is opening up new prospects, as illustrated by his personal expertise going from commentator to creator, constructing nearly 100…
The touchdown web page for Neil Younger’s music archive on Amazon Music. (Amazon Music display seize) Neil Younger is encouraging his listeners to reject “large firms who’ve bought out America” and as an alternative “purchase native” as he introduced plans this week to take away his music from Amazon. In a post on the Neil Younger Archives web site, the 79-year-old rocker referred to as out Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for supporting the federal government that “doesn’t assist you or me.” He referenced the continued shutdown of the federal authorities. It was unclear if Younger supposed to drag his streaming…
Seattle biotech and AI panel at a one-day convention Oct. 8, 2025. From left: Alex Federation, Talus Bioscience; Erik Procko, Cyrus Biotechnology; Marc Lajoie, Outpace Bio; Jamie Lazarovits, Archon Biosciences; and Chris Picardo, Madrona. (Life Science Washington Picture) Dozens of Seattle biotech corporations are utilizing synthetic intelligence to design new medical therapies. However at a convention of business leaders and buyers this week, scientists delivered a nuanced message: AI holds monumental promise, however expectations want to remain grounded in actuality. The commerce affiliation Life Science Washington and funding agency Madrona hosted the one-day discussion board in downtown Seattle delving into…
Wave Movement co-founders James Penna and Finn van Donkelaar showcase their firm’s Jet Gun prototype and check projectiles behind a field truck parked at Seattle’s Pioneer Sq.. (GeekWire Picture / Alan Boyle) Most weeklong tech occasions have alternatives for entrepreneurs to make contacts and commerce suggestions, critical periods the place CEOs and public officers share their visions, and joyful hours the place future offers are made. However what number of “tech weeks” embrace a show-and-tell that includes a military-grade Jet Gun? That was one of many bonus sights throughout Seattle Space Week, a smorgasbord of occasions served up by Space…
Comic Trevor Noah (left) interviews Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi at an occasion on Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, Wash., Thursday to launch the corporate’s new Microsoft Elevate Washington initiative for AI and schooling. (GeekWire Photograph / Taylor Soper) Trevor Noah is frightened about the place issues are headed with controversial AI video mills. The comic and former Every day Present host mentioned AI video apps like OpenAI’s Sora might be “disastrous” in the event that they proceed to make use of folks’s likenesses with out permission. “I’ve to determine what they’re doing and the way they’re doing it,” he instructed GeekWire.…
Vivek Prakriya is operating for a seat on the Redmond (Wash.) Metropolis Council at age 20. (Photograph courtesy of Vivek Prakriya) Vivek Prakriya‘s tutorial analysis has explored the intersection of machine studying and quantum area principle, together with work that used AI to establish subatomic particles. Subsequent up: potholes, and extra. A local of Redmond, Wash., Prakriya is seeking a seat on the City Council in his hometown east of Seattle, hoping to leverage his expertise abilities to resolve issues throughout infrastructure, transportation, and reasonably priced housing. At 20 years previous, Prakriya can be among the many youngest folks ever…
Introduction On March 1, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14224 designating English because the official language of the US. This marks the primary time within the nation’s historical past that the U.S. has declared an official language on the federal stage. Though the Order doesn’t by itself set off modifications in companies offered by companies or organizations receiving federal funding, the coverage represents a departure from earlier administrations’ insurance policies round language entry for people with restricted English proficiency (LEP). The federal authorities defines folks with LEP as those that don’t converse English as their main language and…