What Microsoft hiring ousted OpenAI CEO means for AI arms race Microsoft is turning OpenAI’s leadership crisis into an opportunity. Monica Nickelsburg
Sam Altman saga takes another twist with his return to OpenAI As he's set to return, several board members who fired Altman are out. Katie Campbell KUOW Staff
New infection-resistant, 3-D printed metal implants and the science power couple behind them More than 100,000 patients with metal joint replacement implants get infections a year, and about half of them will need revision surgeries. These infections can be life threatening. A new infection resistant, 3-D printed metal alloy implant could drastically reduce this number. Natalie Akane Newcomb
NYT sues Microsoft, OpenAI for copyright infringement Microsoft’s stock price and market cap increased by 50% in 2023, thanks largely to the company’s partnership with OpenAI and its big lead in artificial intelligence. But The New York Times says Microsoft is profiting on stolen work. Monica Nickelsburg
Can Microsoft become an AI leader and maintain its ambitious goals to cut carbon emissions? In January 2020, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced one of the most ambitious plans to decarbonize of any tech company. By 2030, Microsoft would be carbon negative, removing more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits. By 2050, Microsoft would remove all of the carbon it has ever emitted since the company’s founding in 1975. Monica Nickelsburg Play AudioListen 5 mins
Can AI solve Seattle's traffic woes? Google thinks so The city of Seattle is the first in the U-S to work with Google on a new traffic light system. The effort incorporates Natalie Akane Newcomb
How can Seattleites benefit from economic booms and weather the busts? KUOW podcast 'Booming' launches Jan. 24 "Booming" is an economy podcast from a city that (almost) never stops growing. Monica Nickelsburg Joshua McNichols
Washington schools chief encourages educators to embrace AI and use it in class Washington’s top education official wants educators across the state to embrace AI in the classroom. Sami West Play AudioListen 6 mins
France fines Amazon $35 million for ‘excessively intrusive’ monitoring of warehouse staff Associated Press
