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09/09/2026

AI agents are joining the revenue team. Outreach CEO Abhijit Mitra kicks off our new series with a look at how they're reshaping the org chart. New episode out now: https://youtu.be/R7sABHpYZGc

09/09/2026

Raising money isn't the goal, it's a tool. At the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center's Milestone Summit in Seattle, investors and founders broke down what it actually takes to raise capital well: understanding your leverage, finding investors who fit your business, and knowing when VC isn't the right path at all. Watch the panel with voices from KPMG, the SEC, and venture capital: https://youtu.be/UwGD50NEj5o

09/08/2026

Robots are becoming more capable, but training them to move through our world with the knowledge humans intuit is incredibly difficult. Andrea Bajcsy, an assistant professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science, is rethinking safety to get there. Episode 1 and 2 out now: https://youtu.be/kFikJWEYQ8w

09/08/2026

How do you start a supersonic jet company from scratch? Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic and a Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science alum, talks silencing the sonic boom, designing the future of air travel, and how a fondness for software informs it all. Episode 1 out now: https://youtu.be/8pg523cZgPY
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09/08/2026

From subscribe to first query in hours, not weeks. Simon Ouderkirk from Hydrolix walks through the self-serve buying journey on AWS Marketplace and the new Agreements API.
Watch now: https://youtu.be/Z9_1KJVG7OA

09/08/2026

Stoke Space reports raising roughly a billion dollars to accelerate plans for a super-sized version of its Nova rocket. First launch of the original Nova Pathfinder is now set for early 2027, and the larger Nova Block 2 is due to make its debut in 2029.

Seattle-area startup targets early 2027 for first Pathfinder launch, with bigger Nova Block 2 due for 2029 debut.

09/05/2026

Cowboy Space is leasing a 291,035-square-foot facility in Kent, Wash., where the space startup will build hardware for its orbital AI data centers, according to the real estate firm that arranged the deal.

Cowboy Space will use a 291,035-square-foot facility in Kent to produce its data center spacecraft, the Newmark real estate firm says.

09/05/2026

The Pacific Northwest is quietly becoming a battery powerhouse. We made a documentary series to prove it.

Read more: https://ow.ly/9fJN50ZJHgf

09/04/2026

Teenagers are taking questions about their health, their moods and their friendships to chatbots, and most of them aren't telling any adult they're doing it. Oren Etzioni went through the research on how kids actually use AI — what's ordinary, what isn't, and why telling them to quit doesn't work for the kids who rely on it the most.

Millions of kids head back to school this week with a tool in their pocket that will do their homework, answer the questions they’re too embarrassed to ask an adult, and never tell anyone they asked.

09/04/2026

“I would have never considered investing or being in ownership in sports other than the Seahawks,” Sunny Gupta told GeekWire. “This is a dream come true of something I love so much. The city I love so much, fan base, the team."