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Punch the macaque, an internet sensation, is making strides in monkey society
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (59+ words) Punch, a Japanese macaque, stole the hearts of millions after he was abandoned by his mom and rejected by some of his peers. Now, things are looking up for him. KUOW is Seattle's NPR news station. We. .. Punch the macaque,…...
KUOW - As trial against Open AI begins, Elon Musk seeks Sam Altman's ouster
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (739+ words) If Musk gets what he's asking for, it would radically re-shape one of the world's leading AI companies....
Amazon launches new AI tools, as Microsoft and Open AI end exclusive cloud deal
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (356+ words) Big changes are underway for the Seattle area's tech titans. Amazon and Microsoft just rewrote the terms of their partnerships with Open AI as all three companies charge ahead into the artificial intelligence frontier. Microsoft is no longer Open AI's…...
What does UW's disappearing research money mean for Seattle's innovation economy?
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (1183+ words) For decades, the University of Washington has received more federal research money than almost any other public university. It's a major reason the Seattle area is known for groundbreaking science in AI, aerospace, and biotech, and it's helped make the…...
Open AI is under scrutiny after two mass shooters used Chat GPT to plan attacks
1+ week, 58+ min ago (64+ words) KUOW Open AI is under scrutiny after two mass shooters used Chat GPT to plan attacks AI as an attorney? Student uses Chat GPT, Gemini to sue UW over alleged racial discrimination This Redmond company's tech will guide Artemis II…...
Earth Day is just another day for Seattle's Earth Corps " but still worth marking
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (682+ words) When Earth Day started in 1970, vehicles running on leaded gas averaged 12 miles a gallon on U. S. highways. The year before, an oil slick on Cleveland's polluted Cuyahoga River famously caught fire. That first Earth Day involved teach-ins and demonstrations, which soon…...
From the Himalayas to Newt Gingrich, the 'tree-huggers' prevail
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1053+ words) On a recent 80-degree day at Rock Creek Park, an urban national park in the heart of Washington D. C. , a dozen children as young as four sank their hands into the creek mud, discovered crayfish hiding beneath rocks, and picked grass…...
Microsoft signals pause in funding for carbon dioxide removal market
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1061+ words) Since 2020, Microsoft has spearheaded efforts to develop a carbon dioxide removal market. The Redmond-based software giant pledged to make the company carbon negative by 2030 and remove all its emissions since its founding by 2050. Now, the company seems to be taking…...
The surprising origin of 4 features that superglue kids " and adults " to screens
1+ week, 2+ day ago (888+ words) In two landmark cases, social media companies have been found liable for endangering and harming children. Meta and Google are appealing the verdicts and disputing the idea that their products are addictive. But over the course of more than a…...
Washington's gray wolf population reaches highest count to date
1+ week, 3+ day ago (358+ words) New data shows Washington's gray wolf population has bounced back, reaching the highest statewide count of the species to date. At least 270 gray wolves called Washington home in 2025, according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, which began surveying…...