Creators including h3h3 and MrShortGame say Amazon scraped millions of YouTube videos to train Nova Reel and are seeking damages and an injunction.

A UW randomized trial found six weeks of tele‑delivered hypnotic cognitive therapy lowered pain scores in adults with spinal cord injuries and also improved sleep and mood.

Seattle’s Rec Room will shutter on June 1, 2026 after saying costs outpaced revenue. Snap reportedly bought select assets while creators rush to export data.

Redmond's Starcloud reached a roughly $1B valuation and says it will expand staff and move into a larger Woodinville facility.

A bright green fireball streaked over Portland and parts of the Pacific Northwest on March 23, 2026, sending a rush of video and eyewitness reports. OMSI and scientists say the color likely came from burning magnesium as the object hit the atmosphere.

Meta will lay off roughly 331 Washington employees on March 20, concentrated in Redmond, Bellevue and Seattle as Reality Labs is pared back.

NOAA reached an agreement to fund nine Alaska seismic stations, restoring near-real-time data that tsunami forecasters use to speed alerts for the Aleutians and Pacific Northwest.

UT Austin researchers built a near-atomic map of the Andes hantavirus and produced a vaccine candidate that triggered neutralizing antibodies in mice.

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit helped disrupt Tycoon 2FA, seizing core domains tied to an MFA‑bypass phishing network. Security researchers say phishing‑resistant MFA and hardened email gateways are now essential.

San Carlos‑based Aetherflux will open a Seattle hub to build orbital data‑center satellites and hire engineers as it advances the Galactic Brain project.

A Seattle jury sided with Valve, finding inventor Leigh Rothschild violated state anti‑trolling and consumer‑protection laws and awarding Valve about $152,000.

Phil Spencer is retiring after nearly 40 years at Microsoft. Asha Sharma will lead Microsoft Gaming while Matt Booty is promoted and Xbox president Sarah Bond departs.

Amazon is backing a small modular reactor project in Washington meant to supply carbon-free power for AWS and the regional grid.