Seattle-area startup investigates how the Titanic is decaying

Amazon continues healthcare push: The tech giant is reportedly one of the suitors for Signify Health in a deal that could value the healthcare provider at more than $8 billion. The news comes after Amazon’s planned acquisition of primary care provider One Medical for $3.9 billion, announced last month. 

Seattle startup aims to detect, treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson's disease: University of Washington spinout AltPep is raising more cash to boost its experimental blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease at the earliest stages. The 3-year old startup is also developing a diagnostic for Parkinson’s disease and treatments for both conditions.

A deeper understanding of Amazon: What are the real reasons for the tech giant’s success? Ben Gilbert, co-host of Acquired, joins us on the latest GeekWire podcast episode to talk about his show’s 4.5-hour deep-dive analyzing Amazon’s business.  

AI thrilled the video star: Looking for a unique way to animate his latest music video, part-time rocker Jacob Colker turned to artificial intelligence. It makes for an interesting “Moment” for the managing director of Seattle’s Allen Institute for AI startup incubator. Read more.

‘Leaving Portland’ letter sparks debate: “We went from a city of motivated, accepting, and passionate builders to a bastion of lazy anti-capitalist hypocrites that cancels anyone who disagrees with our flavor of morality,” writes tech entrepreneur Chris Teso, whose blog post garnered discussion over the weekend on LinkedIn.