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Not just for coders: UW’s upcoming AI minor will reach beyond the computer science school

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Why startup vet Robbie Cape chose insurance — a tough VC, a trillion-dollar market and the money

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Next-gen nuclear company TerraPower plants flag in UK

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SpaceX leapfrogs Amazon and briefly tops Microsoft in market value on Cursor acquisition news

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Helion secures world’s first regulatory licenses for fusion power plant being built in Washington

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How agentic AI is rewiring Amazon’s teams and upending its traditions

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Startup led by Microsoft veterans debuts the first real-time carbon tracker for AI workloads

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UW Allen School honors Ridwell and Focused Space co-founders with 2026 alumni awards

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Five years in, new analysis ties Seattle’s ‘JumpStart’ tax to downtown decline

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Amazon CEO reportedly raised Anthropic Fable concerns prior to U.S. order forcing models offline

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Report: Seattle using AI to route certain 911 calls — without caller knowledge or public review

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Coffee town meets its matcha: Robots help power ex-Axon leader’s Seattle beverage startup Vale

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 7, 2026

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Etzioni on AI: Backlash against AI-generated text mirrors the anti-GMO movement

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Having sex in space would be tricky, but having kids in space is riskier

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What a longtime Google AI leader told UW computer science students at their graduation

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