Dina Bass
Bloomberg
Seattle, WA, United States
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Artificial Intelligence Is Booming—So Is Its Carbon Footprint
Greater transparency on emissions could also bring more scrutiny → Read More
Microsoft Expands Game Pass as Regulators Fret Over Activision Deal
The subscription service, which dominates competing efforts from Sony and Amazon, is moving into dozens of new countries. → Read More
Pentagon and Microsoft Are Investigating Leak of Military Emails
The Defense Department and Microsoft Corp. are investigating an error that exposed at least a terabyte of military emails including personal information and conversations between officials, people familiar with the matter said, an episode that highlighted the security risk of moving sensitive Pentagon data to the cloud. → Read More
ChatGPT’s Need for Computing Power Keeps It Tethered to Microsoft
The enormous processing capacity needed to run modern AI systems is shaping their technical development and business model. → Read More
Microsoft Invests $10 Billion in ChatGPT Maker OpenAI
Microsoft Corp. is investing $10 billion in OpenAI, whose artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT has lit up the internet since its introduction in November, amassing more than a million users within days and touching off a fresh debate over the role of AI in the workplace. → Read More
Microsoft Says It Will Give US Workers Unlimited Time Off
(Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. said it is shifting vacation policy to give US workers unlimited time off, matching a system already in place at its LinkedIn ... → Read More
Michelle Eisen & Chris Smalls, Labor’s New Names
Eisen played a key role in unionizing about 200 stores across the US, while Smalls led the first successful unionization effort at Amazon.com in April, when he organized 8,000 employees at a warehouse in New York City. → Read More
Microsoft to Adopt New Sexual Harassment Policies After Gates, Misconduct Audit
The software giant will put out an annual report of claims and institute other policy changes following a review of complaints at the firm → Read More
Google to Delete User Data on Trips to Abortion Clinics
Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it will automatically delete records of user visits to sensitive locations, including abortion clinics, responding to growing concerns that the data could be used to prosecute those seeking reproductive care and other personal services. → Read More
Microsoft Scraps Some AI Facial-Analysis Tools, Citing Risk of Bias
Software giant will stop selling programs that infer emotional state, gender and age → Read More
Broadcom to Buy VMware for $61 Billion in Record Tech Deal
(Bloomberg) -- Broadcom Inc. agreed to buy cloud-computing company VMware Inc. for about $61 billion in one of the largest technology deals of all time... → Read More
Clashing Abortion Laws in US Northwest Show Chaos of Post-Roe Care
The governors of Washington and Idaho signed diametrically opposed bills less than a week apart. → Read More
What Happens to #BlackTwitter When Musk Takes Over?
Black Twitter users are worried that Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover will open the floodgates to harassment. → Read More
Seattle's New Mayor Tries to Win Back Workers in Crime-Ridden Downtown
Seattle’s new mayor is under pressure to find fast fixes for rising violent crime and homelessness downtown. Will he succeed before tech companies decide to leave for good? → Read More
Amazon Dropped by Seattle Pride Parade Over Political Donations
Seattle Pride cited $450,000 in giving to politicians who voted against the Equality Act → Read More
Washington State’s Plan to Tax Fuel Exports Angers Neighbors
Oregon, Alaska and Idaho miffed at what would be first tax of its kind in U.S. → Read More
Google Reaches Undisclosed Settlement in Discrimination Suit
(Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc.’s Google has reached a settlement for an undisclosed amount with Chelsey Glasson, who said she faced discrimination by the search giant after she became pregnant. → Read More
Washington State to Lift Mask Mandate in Schools, Most Indoor Locations March 21
Washington, one of just a handful of U.S. states with indoor mask mandates, will lift that requirement for most spaces, including schools, on March 21 as Covid cases decline and hospital crowding eases. → Read More
Bill Gates writes book on how to make Covid-19 the last pandemic
Out May 3, ‘How to Prevent the Next Pandemic’ will offer ways to avert future plagues and improve global health → Read More
Microsoft Makes a $69 Billion Down Payment on the Metaverse
Its deal for Activision Blizzard heats up the land grab for what Big Tech sees as its next frontier. → Read More