Going, but not gone:AugerAugerCEODave Clarkhasmoved the fast-growing startup’s headquarters to Dallas, two years after launching the supply chain company in Bellevue, where it will keep and expand a 115-person engineering office. The formerAmazonoperations chief said the move is about talent and family, not taxes, but he had a warning for the region he’s leaving: “It’s not preordained that these big companies stay in town.”
Off road and off script:Seattle autonomous vehicle makerOverland AIisopening an engineering outpost in the Bay Area, flipping the long-standing dynamic between Silicon Valley and the Pacific Northwest when it comes to hiring talent.
Seattle wellness startups unite:Viome has acquired Circulate Healthfor an estimated $15 million to $50 million.Viomeoffers microbiome test kits, personalized health supplements and a test for oral and throat cancer.Circulateprovides therapeutic plasma exchange, a circulatory-system tune-up aimed at increasing longevity. The deal is meant to expand the combined company’s reach and advance wellness and longevity research.
- A software tool called Flyways AI helpedAlaska Airlinesoptimize its dispatch operations for hundreds of daily flights. Now the FAA is looking into AI to gain similar efficiencies for the nation’s airspace. (NPR)
- Ahead of a new season,MicrosoftandThe Premier Leagueare launching the Fantasy Premier League Companion, a Copilot-powered AI assistant that helps fantasy managers make smarter soccer squad decisions. (Microsoft)
- AI cloud companyNebiusreported stronger-than-expected quarterly results, with growth driven in part by a supply agreement with Microsoft, which is using Nebius infrastructure to support Azure AI. (Reuters)
- University of Washingtonresearchers helped switch onRubin Observatory’s decade‑long sky survey, which is already churning out thousands of new asteroid discoveries and near‑real‑time alerts on changes in the night sky. (Axios)
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