AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoDefense Tech: Bellevue-based Watchtower Labs emerged from stealth with $35 million to build AI tools for military logistics, founded by a former Marine and longtime Microsoft engineers. Seattle Government: The City Council confirmed Shannon Smith as chief technology officer. She’ll lead Seattle’s 600-person IT department and focus on modernizing systems and narrowing the digital divide. Research to Market: A cat kidney genetic test launched in South Korea, drawing on Washington State University research that found a specific AIM gene variant in 66% of 1,000 cats studied. Autonomous Aviation: Reliable Robotics raised $115 million and is opening a Seattle-area radar hub as it advances self-flying cargo planes. UW Engineering: A task force has proposed separating the Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering from UW’s College of Engineering, amid debate over the school’s future structure.
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