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Microsoft and Google back Typeface, an enterprise generative AI startup led by ex-Adobe CTO
A new generative AI startup with ties to Seattle just raised $65 million from Microsoft’s M12 and others to help enterprises produce content. Typeface emerged from stealth mode Monday and… Read More
GeekWire on Biohacks
This excellent short film features some of the coolest biohacks in the Pacific Northwest
Biohacks — or ways to monitor, improve or even modify the human body — are incredibly compelling. It’s the stuff of sci-fi dreams. Two filmmakers from Vancouver, B.C., examine some of the most…
GeekWire on Health Tech
Healthtech investors on the ‘holy grail’ of remote care and a new way of thinking about health…
Investor interest in healthcare technology is on the rise amid a pandemic that has put a spotlight on telemedicine, patient monitoring, and more. Global VC funding to digital health companies reached…
GeekWire on Remote Work
Study of Microsoft employees shows how remote work puts productivity and innovation at risk
A new study finds that Microsoft's companywide shift to remote work has hurt communication and collaboration among different business groups inside the company, threatening employee productivity and…
«The desire of employees to have both flexibility and connection with others is what Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls the “Great Paradox.”»
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Allen Institute aims to map whole human brain as part of $173M NIH project
Seattle’s Allen Institute will spearhead a project to create an atlas of the cells in the human brain as part of $173 million in new funding from the U.S. National… Read More
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