Get caught up on the newest expertise and startup information from the previous week. Listed here are the preferred tales on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 3, 2025.
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‘The hustle issue is actual’: Why this fast-growing Seattle startup is packing its baggage for Palo Alto
Misbah Uraizee and Farah Uraizee need to win. … Learn Extra

Microsoft examine exhibits jobs most — and least — impacted by generative AI
AI could also be coming on your job — however not should you’re working equipment, constructing tires, or changing roofs. … Learn Extra

Microsoft rolls out OpenAI’s GPT-5 — and Elon Musk rolls out the commentary
The discharge of GPT-5 on Thursday gave Microsoft a chance to highlight its unique cloud API partnership with OpenAI — and Elon Musk helped to spice up consideration, in a roundabout means. … Learn Extra

Microsoft cuts one other 40 jobs in Washington state, persevering with layoffs amid AI funding surge
Microsoft laid off one other 40 workers in Washington, bringing the overall variety of job cuts in its dwelling state to three,160 since Might, in accordance with a public submitting. … Learn Extra

Microsoft’s new AI reverse-engineers malware autonomously, marking a shift in cybersecurity
Microsoft says it has created a sophisticated AI system that may reverse-engineer and establish malicious software program by itself, with out human help. … Learn Extra

Startup’s plan to ditch Seattle for Bay Space sparks response about tech tradition, work tempo, AI and extra
A drizzly, cool, gray morning in August looks like the right time to acknowledge that Seattle is just not for everybody. … Learn Extra

After 48 years at UW, Ed Lazowska displays on pc science, training, AI, and what’s subsequent
Don’t fear, we haven’t seen the final of Ed Lazowska. … Learn Extra

Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader retiring; Apptio co-founder Sunny Gupta will take over enterprise big
After main Smartsheet for almost 20 years, Mark Mader is leaving the Bellevue, Wash.-based enterprise software program big. … Learn Extra

Secretive startup backed by Concur co-founders makes use of AI to rethink buyer expertise software program
Concur co-founders Raj Singh and Mike Hilton are backing a stealthy new Seattle-area startup known as SCALA.AI that’s positioning itself on the intersection of buyer expertise, generative AI, and enterprise operations. … Learn Extra

Invoice Gates enterprise card up for public sale, with vital date from Microsoft’s early days
Lengthy earlier than the times of tapping your smartphone towards another person’s to share contact data, small paper enterprise playing cards did the trick — even for somebody as tech-savvy as Invoice Gates. … Learn Extra