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Seattle Has an AI Action Plan. Will Anyone Actually Sign It?
IN THIS ISSUE: Seattle has the cloud giants, the clean energy, and the talent pipeline. What it has lacked is a coherent plan to turn those assets into AI leadership. This week, we examine the WTIA’s latest strategic framework—and whether its voluntary flywheel model can actually move a region that has long struggled to coordinate […]
Can Seattle Become America’s Next AI Capital?
IN THIS ISSUE: Seattle has long been one of America’s most consequential technology cities—and the evidence suggests it may be more ready for the AI era than its national reputation reflects. This week’s column makes the case for Seattle as a serious AI capital, drawing on its unique concentration of cloud infrastructure, renewable-energy advantages, aerospace […]
Zoom Pledges $10 Million to Make AI Education Accessible to All
Product announcements aren’t the only news Zoom is making at its Zoomtopia event. The cloud-based video conferencing company has also revealed it’s committing $10 million over three years through a combination of grants to improve AI education and opportunity. The investments are being made through Zoom’s philanthropic arm, Zoom Cares. “AI should not be a […]
Commonwealth Fusion Systems Lands $863 Million to Bring Fusion Power Closer to Reality
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), an American fusion power company spun out from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has secured $863 million in Series B2 funding. The new round comes four years after the energy firm raised $1.8 billion, bringing its total to around $3 billion—an amount that’s “one-third of the total capital” invested in […]
From Sunday Scaries to Late-Night Meetings: Microsoft Confirms the Workday Has No Off Switch
The traditional 9-to-5 workday is rapidly unraveling, replaced by what Microsoft calls the “infinite workday,” a nonstop cycle that begins even before we’re out of bed and stretches late into the night and also into the weekends. The line between work and life has all but disappeared. Microsoft argues that without meaningful change, this trend […]
ServiceNow Reboots Workforce Training With Launch of ServiceNow University, Eyes 3M Learners by 2027
ServiceNow is the latest tech company to launch a workforce training initiative with the debut of ServiceNow University. The program joins a growing list of career development efforts from firms like Salesforce, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Coursera, Google, AWS, and IBM, all aimed at helping workers build the skills needed in a rapidly growing technological economy. The […]
Jeff Lawson’s Empowering Influence: Fueling Our Drive to Build What’s Next
The moment I crossed paths with Jeff Lawson and stumbled upon his startup Twilio back in 2009, the air buzzed with intrigue. The challenge of providing “cloud telephony” seemed almost audacious—taking on the mighty “Big Telco” and redefining the very essence of telephone numbers. As I grappled with the premise, a question lingered: Couldn’t startups […]
10 First-Timer Tips On How To Launch A Podcast
“We should start a podcast,” my friend Gregarious Narain told me. It was 2021 and we were looking for opportunities to create content—he as a startup founder and me as a two-time journalist searching for an outlet to interview exceptional personalities. That day’s planning ultimately led to us launching “The Created Economy” podcast. As we […]
GenAI Infographic Highlights Tech’s Impact and the Startups Making Waves
The release of ChatGPT by Open AI a year ago heralded a new wave of startups built around Generative AI, or GenAI. And the technology quickly entered the mainstream, integrating into many apps we use today, from mobile operating systems to productivity software on computers. Even so, how large has the GenAI landscape grown? A […]
Tech 2021: Web3, Ransomware Attacks, Facebook and Apple Woes
With the dawn of a new year approaching, let’s look back at what’s changed in the world of tech over the past 12 months. In my role as the Senior Editor for Technology and Science at Flipboard, I’m always paying attention to emerging story trends impacting the industry. Since 2018, I’ve analyzed the headlines to […]