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Latest Microsoft layoffs could hit 9,000 employees

Microsoft is firing thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months.
- Associated Press
Will AI collapse the career ladder before new graduates can get on it?

Economic uncertainty and the rise of artificial intelligence have many wondering whether the bottom rung of the white collar career ladder is about to drop out.
- Monica Nickelsburg
Washington consumers will gain 'right to repair' cellphones, other electronics

Washington is joining a growing list of states trying to tear down barriers for consumers who want to repair their electronics rather than buy new ones.
- Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
Seattle considers smart kiosks ahead of FIFA World Cup. Privacy advocates say that could be risky

With Seattle set to host six FIFA World Cup matches next year, the Downtown Seattle Association is urging the City Council to green-light a plan to install up to 80 interactive digital kiosks across the city's business districts.
- Noel Gasca
Seattle crosswalk signals with deepfake Bezos audio may have been hacked with just a cellphone

Instead of the little robotic voice that tells you to wait until it's safe to cross, at least five intersections in Seattle last week played the voice of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Tech experts say it was likely a product of generative artificial intelligence, or GAI.
- Casey Martin
'Please don't tax the rich.' Seattle crosswalks hacked with audio deepfake of Jeff Bezos

Pedestrians at several Seattle intersections were surprised by a rogue message when they pushed the crosswalk button on Wednesday.
- Monica Nickelsburg
New AI startup incubator is making waves on Seattle's waterfront

It may sound like reality television: 15 startup founders move their companies into a charming pier on Seattle's waterfront. Occasionally they're visited by investors, who wander through like Heidi Klum, providing advice and looking for the next big thing. But it's not reality television: It's AI House, a startup incubator with academic, political, and financial support run by the influential Allen Institute spinoff, AI2.
- Joshua McNichols
Safety measures for kids on social media may become law in Washington state

Changes could be coming to how minors can use social media in Washington.
- Monica Nickelsburg
Seattle woman has lived her whole life without a smartphone. She recommends it

Patti Gorman is becoming a rarity. According to the Pew Research Center’s latest “Mobile Fact Sheet,” 98% of Americans now own a cellphone of some kind.
- Stephen Howie
Some cities are ditching ShotSpotter. Tacoma still wants the gunshot detection technology

Tacoma plans to install acoustic gunshot detection technology this spring in an area that has been the site of several homicides in recent years. But not everyone is convinced the ShotSpotter system will lead to a reduction in gun-related crimes.
- Libby Denkmann

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