Seattle mayor on AI and working with Trump administration

Speaking at a 40th anniversary event hosted by the WTIA on Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said he’s looking for ways to work with the Trump administration. Harrell earlier this year joined a high-profile Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board organized by the Department of Homeland Security that includes CEOs from Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Alphabet. Read more .

亚马逊 ’s new Echo Show 21 is its biggest smart home display yet, promising improved video and audio quality for the home organization and entertainment device. Read more.?

Silicon Valley-based Plug and Play Tech Center , which operates innovation programs in more than 60 locations worldwide, is coming to the Seattle region to run two new annual accelerator programs at the 美国华盛顿大学 and in Everett, Wash. Read more.

New funding rounds:

• CalmWave , makers of “Quiet ICU,” a system for silencing excessive alarms from devices attached to patients in hospitals, raised $5.2 million .
• Theo Ai , a new legal tech startup that uses AI to help predict case outcomes, started by the former chief privacy officer for Washington state, raised $2.2 million .
• See all recent fundings here .

A proposed capital gains tax in Seattle likely won’t be included as part of the city’s new budget package after a city council vote on Tuesday. Read more .

Tech Moves: Former Qualtrics exec Jay Choi is now CEO at Typeform ; former Amazon Web Services (AWS) director Charley Daitch is now CEO at Rowan Digital Infrastructure , and more key personnel changes .

Bling Capital raised $270 million for its fourth fund —?and the Miami-based firm is keeping close watch on Seattle .?

The new world of restaurant reviews: A Seattle sushi restaurant had to close after a review from a TikTok food influencer went viral. Read more .

Hot Links:

• 微软 is partnering with HarperCollins Publishers to use the publisher’s content for AI training. (Bloomberg )
• Seattle startup Statsig rolled out new integrations with Azure for AI app experimentation. (Statsig and Vijaye Raji via LinkedIn )
• Will Donald Trump’s win further deteriorate the relationship between big tech and blue cities? University of Washington professor Margaret O’Mara weighs in. (Blue City Blues )
• Redmond, Wash., the longtime home of Microsoft, approved a plan called “Redmond 2050” that will help guide growth and change as the suburb becomes a city. (Redmond )

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