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@cascadiajs 2026 is offering scholarships for people from underrepresented backgrounds in tech, people facing financial barriers, and some developers affected by layoffs.

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Sharing this in case it helps someone in the #Seattle tech community:

@cascadiajs 2026 is offering scholarships for people from underrepresented backgrounds in tech, people facing financial barriers, and some developers affected by layoffs.

It’s a chance to attend, learn, and connect without the full ticket cost being the barrier.

Original deadline: April 14
Apply here: https://cascadiajs.com/2026/scholarships

Please boost/share with anyone who should see it.

#CascadiaJS #SeattleTech #JavaScript #WebDev

Everyone in Seattle hates AI

https://jonready.com/blog/posts/everyone-in-seattle-hates-ai.html

#HackerNews #EveryoneInSeattle #HatesAI #SeattleTech #CommunityOpinions #AIControversy #TechDebate

Everyone in Seattle hates AI

https://jonready.com/blog/posts/everyone-in-seattle-hates-ai.html

#HackerNews #EveryoneInSeattle #HatesAI #SeattleTech #CommunityOpinions #AIControversy #TechDebate

Seattle’s tech paradox: Amazon’s layoffs collide with the AI boom — or is it a bubble? - Image created by Google Gemini based on the audio of this week’s GeekWire Podcast... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/seattles-tech-paradox-amazons-layoffs-collide-with-an-ai-boom-or-is-it-a-bubble/ #cascadiainnovationcorridor #artificialintelligence #startupecosystem #high-speedrail #venturecapital #seattletech #techlayoffs #techbubble #microsoft #andyjassy #podcasts #amazon #aiboom

Seattle’s tech paradox: Amazon’s layoffs collide with the AI boom — or is it a bubble? - Image created by Google Gemini based on the audio of this week’s GeekWire Podcast... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/seattles-tech-paradox-amazons-layoffs-collide-with-an-ai-boom-or-is-it-a-bubble/ #cascadiainnovationcorridor #artificialintelligence #startupecosystem #high-speedrail #venturecapital #seattletech #techlayoffs #techbubble #microsoft #andyjassy #podcasts #amazon #aiboom

‘Too dumb to fail’: Ring founder Jamie Siminoff promises gritty startup lessons in upcoming book - Ring founder and Amazon exec Jamie Siminoff’s book, Ding Dong: How Ring Went From... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/too-dumb-to-fail-ring-founder-jamie-siminoff-promises-gritty-startup-lessons-in-upcoming-book/ #entrepreneurship #amazondevices #jamiesiminoff #homesecurity #seattletech #sharktank #smarthome #geeklife #startups #amazon #books #ring

‘Too dumb to fail’: Ring founder Jamie Siminoff promises gritty startup lessons in upcoming book - Ring founder and Amazon exec Jamie Siminoff’s book, Ding Dong: How Ring Went From... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/too-dumb-to-fail-ring-founder-jamie-siminoff-promises-gritty-startup-lessons-in-upcoming-book/ #entrepreneurship #amazondevices #jamiesiminoff #homesecurity #seattletech #sharktank #smarthome #geeklife #startups #amazon #books #ring

With latest AI voice features, WellSaid Labs bets on a more cautious approach in a buzzy industry - (WellSaid Photo)

AI voice startup WellSaid Labs is doubling down on its niche ... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/with-latest-ai-voice-features-wellsaid-labs-bets-on-a-more-cautious-approach-in-a-buzzy-industry/ #artificialintelligence #bellevuestartups #nprplanetmoney #text-to-speech #responsibleai #ai2incubator #enterpriseai #wellsaidlabs #carusomodel #seattletech #elevenlabs #startups

With latest AI voice features, WellSaid Labs bets on a more cautious approach in a buzzy industry - (WellSaid Photo)

AI voice startup WellSaid Labs is doubling down on its niche ... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/with-latest-ai-voice-features-wellsaid-labs-bets-on-a-more-cautious-approach-in-a-buzzy-industry/ #artificialintelligence #bellevuestartups #nprplanetmoney #text-to-speech #responsibleai #ai2incubator #enterpriseai #wellsaidlabs #carusomodel #seattletech #elevenlabs #startups

New platform, familiar risks: Zillow and Expedia bet on OpenAI’s ChatGPT apps rollout - The new Zillow app inside ChatGPT lets users search for homes dir... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/new-platform-familiar-risks-zillow-and-expedia-bet-on-openais-chatgpt-apps-rollout/ #artificialintelligence #theinformation #appplatform #seattletech #devday2025 #platformer #samaltman #chatgpt #expedia #aiapps #openai #zillow

New platform, familiar risks: Zillow and Expedia bet on OpenAI’s ChatGPT apps rollout - The new Zillow app inside ChatGPT lets users search for homes dir... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/new-platform-familiar-risks-zillow-and-expedia-bet-on-openais-chatgpt-apps-rollout/ #artificialintelligence #theinformation #appplatform #seattletech #devday2025 #platformer #samaltman #chatgpt #expedia #aiapps #openai #zillow

Raj Singh named Smartsheet CEO, returning to enterprise tech roots in the Seattle area - Raj Singh, the Concur co-founder and newly named Smartsheet CEO, speaking at a pa... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/raj-singh-named-smartsheet-ceo-returning-to-his-enterprise-software-roots-in-the-seattle-area/ #artificialintelligence #vistaequitypartners #seattletech #blackstone #smartsheet #sunnygupta #markmader #accolade #bellevue #rajsingh #startup #apptio #concur #tech #ai

Raj Singh named Smartsheet CEO, returning to enterprise tech roots in the Seattle area - Raj Singh, the Concur co-founder and newly named Smartsheet CEO, speaking at a pa... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/raj-singh-named-smartsheet-ceo-returning-to-his-enterprise-software-roots-in-the-seattle-area/ #artificialintelligence #vistaequitypartners #seattletech #blackstone #smartsheet #sunnygupta #markmader #accolade #bellevue #rajsingh #startup #apptio #concur #tech #ai

The Agentic Entrepreneur: How the next wave of AI is changing the startup playbook - This week on the GeekWire Podcast: A deep dive on the ways that AI and agents... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/the-agentic-entrepreneur-how-the-next-wave-of-ai-is-changing-the-startup-playbook/ #artificialintelligence #pioneersquarelabs #productivitytools #venturecapital #seattletech #t.a.mccann #podcasts #aiagents #startups

The Agentic Entrepreneur: How the next wave of AI is changing the startup playbook - This week on the GeekWire Podcast: A deep dive on the ways that AI and agents... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/the-agentic-entrepreneur-how-the-next-wave-of-ai-is-changing-the-startup-playbook/ #artificialintelligence #pioneersquarelabs #productivitytools #venturecapital #seattletech #t.a.mccann #podcasts #aiagents #startups

Smartsheet cuts jobs shortly after departure of longtime CEO - Smartsheet, the Bellevue, Wash.-based enterprise software company that went pr... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/smartsheet-cuts-jobs-shortly-after-departure-of-longtime-ceo/ #artificialintelligence #vistaequitypartners #workforcereductions #enterprisesoftware #privateequity #acquisitions #bellevuetech #seattletech #aiadoption #blackstone #smartsheet #sunnygupta #markmader #layoffs #tech #saas

Smartsheet cuts jobs shortly after departure of longtime CEO - Smartsheet, the Bellevue, Wash.-based enterprise software company that went pr... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/smartsheet-cuts-jobs-shortly-after-departure-of-longtime-ceo/ #artificialintelligence #vistaequitypartners #workforcereductions #enterprisesoftware #privateequity #acquisitions #bellevuetech #seattletech #aiadoption #blackstone #smartsheet #sunnygupta #markmader #layoffs #tech #saas

Amazon’s ‘model factory’ is training the next generation of AI on the tech giant’s own business - Rohit Prasad, Amazon’s senior vice president and head scientist for artificial ge... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/amazons-model-factory-is-training-the-next-generation-of-ai-on-the-tech-giants-own-business/ #artificialintelligence #reinforcementlearning #madronaventuregroup #generativeai #rohitprasad #seattletech #microsoft #aiagents #aisummit #amazon #google #nova #agi #aws

Amazon’s ‘model factory’ is training the next generation of AI on the tech giant’s own business - Rohit Prasad, Amazon’s senior vice president and head scientist for artificial ge... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/amazons-model-factory-is-training-the-next-generation-of-ai-on-the-tech-giants-own-business/ #artificialintelligence #reinforcementlearning #madronaventuregroup #generativeai #rohitprasad #seattletech #microsoft #aiagents #aisummit #amazon #google #nova #agi #aws

Will new U.S. visa fee boost Canada’s tech sector? B.C. sees an opening against Seattle and Silicon Valley - The Canadian and American flags at the Peace Arch at the border of Washington sta... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/will-new-u-s-visa-fee-boost-canadas-tech-sector-b-c-sees-an-opening-against-seattle-and-silicon-valley/ #cascadiainnovationcorridor #artificialintelligence #u.s.immigrationpolicy #canadatechindustry #high-speedrail #siliconvalley #donaldtrump #seattletech #markcarney

Will new U.S. visa fee boost Canada’s tech sector? B.C. sees an opening against Seattle and Silicon Valley - The Canadian and American flags at the Peace Arch at the border of Washington sta... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/will-new-u-s-visa-fee-boost-canadas-tech-sector-b-c-sees-an-opening-against-seattle-and-silicon-valley/ #cascadiainnovationcorridor #artificialintelligence #u.s.immigrationpolicy #canadatechindustry #high-speedrail #siliconvalley #donaldtrump #seattletech #markcarney

Amazon suspends engineer who urged colleagues to oppose Israel contract, citing conduct policy - Amazon employee Ahmed Shahrour hands out flyers encouraging employees to protest ... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-suspends-engineer-who-urged-colleagues-to-oppose-israel-contract-citing-conduct-policy/ #noazureforapartheid #workplaceconduct #employeeprotest #machinelearning #cloudcomputing #ahmedshahrour #projectnimbus #seattletech #andyjassy #google #israel #tech #gaza #ai

Amazon suspends engineer who urged colleagues to oppose Israel contract, citing conduct policy - Amazon employee Ahmed Shahrour hands out flyers encouraging employees to protest ... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-suspends-engineer-who-urged-colleagues-to-oppose-israel-contract-citing-conduct-policy/ #noazureforapartheid #workplaceconduct #employeeprotest #machinelearning #cloudcomputing #ahmedshahrour #projectnimbus #seattletech #andyjassy #google #israel #tech #gaza #ai

Orange Crabs in the Machine: How Rust is rewriting the rules of modern software - Rust mascot Ferris the crab welcomes attendees to RustConf 2025 in Seattle, where... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/orange-crabs-in-the-machine-how-rust-is-rewriting-the-rules-of-modern-software/ #programminglanguages #softwaredevelopment #markrussinovich #rustfoundation #ferristhecrab #memorysafety #rustconf2025 #satyanadella #seattletech #opensource #microsoft #amazon #google #rust #arm

Orange Crabs in the Machine: How Rust is rewriting the rules of modern software - Rust mascot Ferris the crab welcomes attendees to RustConf 2025 in Seattle, where... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/orange-crabs-in-the-machine-how-rust-is-rewriting-the-rules-of-modern-software/ #programminglanguages #softwaredevelopment #markrussinovich #rustfoundation #ferristhecrab #memorysafety #rustconf2025 #satyanadella #seattletech #opensource #microsoft #amazon #google #rust #arm

Elon Musk’s xAI plans Seattle outpost with engineering jobs paying up to $440k - Elon Musk’s xAI startup is expanding to the Seattle region. (GeekWire File Photo ... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/elon-musks-xai-plants-a-flag-in-seattle-with-engineering-jobs-paying-up-to-440k/ #artificialintelligence #redmondfiredepartment #engineeringhub #siliconvalley #seattletech #aistartups #microsoft #anthropic #elonmusk #statsig #amazon #openai #spacex #grok #xai #ai

Elon Musk’s xAI plans Seattle outpost with engineering jobs paying up to $440k - Elon Musk’s xAI startup is expanding to the Seattle region. (GeekWire File Photo ... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/elon-musks-xai-plants-a-flag-in-seattle-with-engineering-jobs-paying-up-to-440k/ #artificialintelligence #redmondfiredepartment #engineeringhub #siliconvalley #seattletech #aistartups #microsoft #anthropic #elonmusk #statsig #amazon #openai #spacex #grok #xai #ai

Alexa+ in the real world: How I’m using Amazon’s new assistant, and where it could still improve - A flyer for the Ballard Makers Market & Bar Hop, spotted on a Seattle street ... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/alexa-in-the-real-world-how-im-using-amazons-new-assistant-and-where-it-could-still-improve/ #ballardmakersmarket #productivityapps #voiceassistants #aiindailylife #smartspeakers #generativeai #aiassistant #amazonalexa #seattletech #alexaplus #amazon #alexa

Alexa+ in the real world: How I’m using Amazon’s new assistant, and where it could still improve - A flyer for the Ballard Makers Market & Bar Hop, spotted on a Seattle street ... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/alexa-in-the-real-world-how-im-using-amazons-new-assistant-and-where-it-could-still-improve/ #ballardmakersmarket #productivityapps #voiceassistants #aiindailylife #smartspeakers #generativeai #aiassistant #amazonalexa #seattletech #alexaplus #amazon #alexa

Make waves at #rustconf25 in Seattle and keep the summer vibes going! 🌊

September 2-5: Enjoy a fresh ocean breeze and the Pacific Northwest at its best. Meet new and old Rust-y friends, dive into talks and workshops, and feel right at home in our friendly tide pool of code.

Sign up now and dive into all things #rustlang: https://ti.to/rustconf/2025?source=mastodon

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Make waves at #rustconf25 in Seattle and keep the summer vibes going! 🌊

September 2-5: Enjoy a fresh ocean breeze and the Pacific Northwest at its best. Meet new and old Rust-y friends, dive into talks and workshops, and feel right at home in our friendly tide pool of code.

Sign up now and dive into all things #rustlang: https://ti.to/rustconf/2025?source=mastodon

#rustconf #opensource #seattletech

Booms, busts, and Seattle’s place in the AI era, with Jeff Shulman of the UW Foster School - Jeff Shulman, marketing professor at the University of Washington’s Foster School... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/booms-busts-and-seattles-place-in-the-ai-era-with-jeff-shulman-of-the-uw-foster-school/ #fosterschoolofbusiness #universityofwashington #seattlegrowthpodcast #geekwirepodcast #driverlesscars #seattlesonics #jeffshulman #seattletech #aistartups #microsoft #podcasts #amazon

Booms, busts, and Seattle’s place in the AI era, with Jeff Shulman of the UW Foster School - Jeff Shulman, marketing professor at the University of Washington’s Foster School... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/booms-busts-and-seattles-place-in-the-ai-era-with-jeff-shulman-of-the-uw-foster-school/ #fosterschoolofbusiness #universityofwashington #seattlegrowthpodcast #geekwirepodcast #driverlesscars #seattlesonics #jeffshulman #seattletech #aistartups #microsoft #podcasts #amazon

Ai2 unveils MolmoAct: Open-source robotics system reasons in 3D and adjusts on the fly - Jiafei Duan, Ai2 researcher, shows MolmoAct controlling a robotic arm. (GeekWire ... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/ai2-unveils-molmoact-an-open-source-robotics-system-that-reasons-in-3d-and-adjusts-on-the-fly/ #real-timerobotplanning #alleninstituteforai #computervision #open-sourceai #multimodalai #3dreasoning #seattletech #paulallen #molmoact #robotics #molmo #tech #ai2

Ai2 unveils MolmoAct: Open-source robotics system reasons in 3D and adjusts on the fly - Jiafei Duan, Ai2 researcher, shows MolmoAct controlling a robotic arm. (GeekWire ... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/ai2-unveils-molmoact-an-open-source-robotics-system-that-reasons-in-3d-and-adjusts-on-the-fly/ #real-timerobotplanning #alleninstituteforai #computervision #open-sourceai #multimodalai #3dreasoning #seattletech #paulallen #molmoact #robotics #molmo #tech #ai2

Have we hit ‘Peak AI’? Microsoft, Amazon, and a pivotal week for Seattle tech - This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft soars past Wall Street expectati... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/have-we-hit-peak-ai-microsoft-amazon-and-a-pivotal-week-for-seattle-tech/ #artificialintelligence #microsoftearnings #aiinfrastructure #geekwirepodcast #mustafasuleyman #seattlestartups #amazonearnings #cloudcomputing #satyanadella #techearnings #techindustry #seattletech #aistrategy #microsoft #aws

Have we hit ‘Peak AI’? Microsoft, Amazon, and a pivotal week for Seattle tech - This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft soars past Wall Street expectati... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/have-we-hit-peak-ai-microsoft-amazon-and-a-pivotal-week-for-seattle-tech/ #artificialintelligence #microsoftearnings #aiinfrastructure #geekwirepodcast #mustafasuleyman #seattlestartups #amazonearnings #cloudcomputing #satyanadella #techearnings #techindustry #seattletech #aistrategy #microsoft #aws

Exciting News! Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2024 Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit! 🎉

Dates: October 11-13, 2024
Location: University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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Exciting News! Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2024 Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit! 🎉

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