MultiCare's board has selected Florence Chang to succeed retiring CEO Bill Robertson, elevating a longtime operations and technology leader as the system expands across the Pacific Northwest.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned that a handful of dominant AI systems could “hollow out entire industries,” urging firms to build private learning loops to protect jobs and IP.

Microsoft and Mayo Clinic announced a partnership to build a Mayo‑owned AI model for healthcare that will be piloted inside Mayo Clinic’s clinical systems. The model will be trained on de‑identified clinical data and Mayo clinicians' expertise.

NSF is removing instruments from the Ocean Observatories Initiative, ending key below‑surface measurements off the Pacific Northwest as El Niño approaches.

The Allen Institute unveiled a $400M Brain Health accelerator to map vulnerable brain cells and speed therapies for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and ALS.

Gabe Newell’s Inkfish has contracted Norwegian yard Vard for a €700M (≈$814M), 162‑meter research ship built for ultra‑deep seafloor mapping and submersible operations.

The FBI says a Telegram-sold phishing kit named Kali365 is capturing Microsoft 365 tokens and bypassing MFA. Security firms and Microsoft urge admins and users to tighten device-code controls.

State records show Meta will cut 1,395 Washington jobs, with Seattle-area offices and remote staff affected. Notices list July 22 as the separation date.

Microsoft released Defender engine and platform updates after two zero‑day flaws were spotted in the wild; CISA added the CVEs to its KEV list and set a June 3 federal remediation deadline.

An open‑source AI called OrcaHello listens to hydrophones in the Salish Sea and sends near‑real‑time alerts so ports and ferries can reduce underwater noise when endangered orcas are nearby.

S. 'Soma' Somasegar, former Microsoft developer chief and Madrona managing director, died at 59. He helped build Visual Studio, founded Microsoft’s India center and backed major startups.

As Expedia marks 30 years, CEO Ariane Gorin is leaning into AI and new partnerships to turn planning experiments into bookings while warning about AI risks. Strong Q1 results give the company room to test and scale.

Microsoft’s Elevate initiative, led by Justin Spelhaug, bundles training, grants and Copilot features in a $4B push to credential millions and ready schools for AI.