University of Washington selects Robert Jones as its 34th president, succeeding Ana Mari Cauce

Robert J. Jones, 34th president of the University of Washington. (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Photo) The University of Washington, one of the nation’s top research universities and an academic linchpin…

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Tire recycling tech startup with link to Costco lands $40M from former CEO Jim Sinegal and others

Used tires have limited uses once they’re worn out. (Photo by Alex, via Flickr, Creative Commons) Prism Worldwide is likely the swan song for Bob Abramowitz, its CEO and 66-year-old co-founder.…

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New group brings unique approach to help startups take flight out of the University of Oregon

Launch Oregon director Nate Costa. (LinkedIn Photo) Launch Oregon wants to help boost the researchers, engineers, and scientists at the University of Oregon commercialize their innovation and turn ideas into…

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Trump’s push to freeze funding leaves researchers anxious about delayed scientific breakthroughs

Research photo from the National Cancer Institute, shared via Unsplash. (NCI Photo) When Luca Foschini, head of Seattle’s Sage Bionetworks, described the impact of the Trump administration’s efforts to freeze…

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Return to the ‘mother ship’: Seattle startup studio Madrona Venture Labs is absorbed by Madrona

Madrona Venture Labs’ final team photo. Mike Fridgen, MVL’s former managing director, is in the center. (MVL Photo) Madrona Venture Labs is being absorbed into Seattle’s Madrona venture firm after…

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Tech Moves: F5’s first chief digital officer; Seattle-area EV charging startup acquired; and more

Alvina Antar, F5’s chief digital officer. (LinkedIn Photo) — Alvina Antar is the first chief digital officer for Seattle-based networking and security giant F5. Antar comes to the role from…

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Microsoft’s new Surface Copilot+ PCs use Intel’s Lunar Lake chips in push for business adoption

Microsoft’s new Surface Pro (left) and Surface Laptop Copilot+ PCs with Intel processors. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft announced new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop devices for businesses running on Intel Core…

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Flexport, Amazon vets raise $5M to automate data and document processing for freight forwarders

From left: Freightmate co-founders Jason Zhao, Bryan Lacaillade, and Rishab Gadroo. (Freightmate Photo) Freightmate, a Seattle-area startup that aims to streamline how freight forwarders process documents and data, raised $5…

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