Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Feb. 5, 2023 – GeekWire

In the suburban community of Kirkland, Wash., where Google established its original beachhead in the Seattle area, the tech giant had big plans to expand even further. … Read More

Democrats in the Washington state legislature are trying again to make the state’s wealthiest residents pay up with a bill that would tax wealth surpassing $250 million. … Read More

Microsoft notified another round of workers this week that they’re losing their jobs as part of the 10,000 layoffs announced by the company on Jan. … Read More

For the past couple days, I’ve been trying out Microsoft’s new AI-powered Bing search engine, a chatbot that uses an advanced version of ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s large language model to deliver search results in the form of conversations. … Read More

A new filing for a long-shuttered former New Seasons grocery store in Seattle names “Amazon Market” as the financially responsible party for the project, offering a potential insight into the tech giant’s retail strategy. … Read More

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft unveiled new versions of its Bing search engine and Edge web browser that take advantage of next-generation OpenAI artificial intelligence models in a move that promises to increase competition with longtime rival Google. … Read More

In between the beer, Doritos, mayonnaise, Pepsi, Pringles and more beer, make sure to leave some room for the tech. … Read More

— Jacob Sullivan is now chief product officer at Faculty, a London-based company that builds artificial intelligence systems. … Read More

Artificial intelligence and internet search just got a lot more competitive. … Read More

People born into low-income families in Washington state will get a financial boost at the outset of their lives with so-called “baby bonds” if lawmakers pass legislation to establish the Washington Future Fund. … Read More