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A small team inside Microsoft led by Corporate Vice President Omar Shahine is building "Project Lobster," an OpenClaw-based agent designed to work around the clock on behalf of knowledge workers within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. The project already has more than 3,000 daily users inside the compan
Artificial intelligence has rapidly changed the cybersecurity landscape, leaving organizations reeling — and in need of new trust infrastructure. More than 70% of organizations are already deploying AI-powered security tools, yet nearly 90% remain unprepared for AI-driven threats, according to theCU
Cerebras Systems Inc., a maker of supersized artificial intelligence chips, today disclosed the financial terms of its upcoming public offering. The company hopes to raise as much as $3.5 billion by selling 28 million shares for $115 to $125 apiece. Cerebras’ underwriters, the banks entrusted with c
The vector database category is undergoing a shift in response to the needs of agentic AI. The retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)-to-vector database pipeline doesn't cut it anymore; agentic AI requires a different approach that incorporates context. VentureBeat's Q1 2026 Pulse survey underscores t
Microsoft last week took Agent 365, its management platform for AI agents, out of preview and into general availability — a move that signals the software giant believes the governance challenge around autonomous AI is no longer theoretical but operational and urgent. The product, first announced at
Amazon launched Amazon Supply Chain Services, bundling freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping into a single offering for any business. Shares of UPS dropped nearly 10% and FedEx fell more than 9%. Read More
GeekWire’s STEM Educator of the Year, Fidel Ferrer, is using Project LEDO and Lego robotics to provide a safety net and sense of belonging for students of color in Portland. Read More
The enthusiasm for enterprise AI is outpacing strategic thinking — and process automation, not more AI tools, is the fix most organizations might be missing. The wall that most enterprises face is an overabundance of unmanaged “white space”, not a lack of AI tools, according to Marc Wilson (pictured
The race to capture tangible AI value – and to extract a genuine return on investment – has officially moved from isolated experiments to the core of enterprise operations. As enterprises turn to agentic solutions to solve business problems, success now hinges on striking a balance between rapid dep
The rapid rise of agentic development has radically transformed the software engineering landscape, compelling enterprises to embrace a multi-model AI ecosystem. The pace of change in software development has outstripped even the most optimistic predictions, leaving enterprises scrambling to keep up
Amazon.com Inc. and Penske Logistics, the transportation solutions division of Penske Corp. Inc., today separately announced supply chain solutions aimed at easing business operations. Penske announced the launch of Supply Chain Insight, a technology platform and mobile application that tracks wareh
Most discussions about artificial intelligence security are focused on what models might do wrong. The more urgent issue is what our detection systems still cannot see — and side-channel attacks are making that gap visible. Side-channel attacks gather information or interferes with a program’s execu
Enterprises are moving fast to embed artificial intelligence into everything from customer interactions to decision-making. The benefits are undeniable: speed, efficiency and scale. The danger isn’t necessarily sudden or dramatic. It’s quieter, more gradual, invisible and easy to justify along the w
The GeekWire Podcast goes inside the Elon Musk trial against OpenAI and Microsoft, breaks down blockbuster earnings from Microsoft and Amazon, and tells the story of a tiny Seattle VC firm that hustled its way into a billion-dollar AI deal. Read More
Meta Platforms Inc. has acquired Assured Robot Intelligence Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence software for robots. The social media giant announced the deal today without disclosing the financial terms. It did specify that the acquisition is designed to advance its efforts to develop human
Nebius Group NV, a Dutch operator of artificial intelligence data centers, today announced plans to buy software maker Eigen AI Inc. for $643 million. The company will finance the acquisition with cash and stock. It expects to close the deal in a few weeks. Nebius provides access to graphics card un
The debate over progressive taxation in Washington state has been building for months, with the tech community largely alarmed by what it sees as a hostility toward business in the region. Read More
The U.S. Defense Department today announced that it has inked artificial intelligence procurement contracts with seven tech firms. The group includes Amazon Web Service Inc., Google LLC, Microsoft Corp., Nvidia Corp., OpenAI Group PBC and SpaceX Corp. They are joined by a startup called Reflection A
