By LinkedInEditors
Publication Date: 2026-08-13 18:20:00
Copilot consolidation:
Microsoft
is merging its Copilot consumer and business apps, starting this week and running through mid-September. It’s a key step toward the company’s upcoming “Super App,” which will combine chat, coding, Cowork and agents. Consumer users lose Copilot Podcasts, Group Chat and Deep Research starting Aug. 18. Commercial users mostly get a new name and icon.
Tech layoffs are disrupting Seattle home sales: Big cuts at Amazon, Microsoft and other companies in the region have helped inject fear into the market. Seattle’s drop in pending home sales — down 15.6% year-over-year in July — is the sharpest in the nation, according to a new report from
Redfin
, which also cited the city’s high median sale price as a factor.
Lev names a CTO: Jay Bartot,
Jay Bartot
, a co-founder of Farecast and Vhoto, is joining Lev as CTO,…