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‘The law is very constitutional.’ With those words, a King County Superior Court judge rejected Facebook parent company Meta’s argument that Washington state’s political ad disclosure law runs afoul of the First Amendment, and delivered a victory to Attorney General Bob Ferguson (above) in a long-running dispute with the social media giant. Read more.

NASA scrubs rocket launch attempt: The uncrewed test mission, known as Artemis 1, is meant to blaze a trail for sending astronauts to the moon. But a hydrogen leak encountered during the process of fueling up the core stage of the Space Launch System rocket scuttled a second launch try this morning.

MMA fighter gets in the ring with tech: Demetrius Johnson of Parkland, Wash., has been called one of the greatest mixed martial arts champions of all time. He’s also a well-regarded gamer on the Twitch streaming platform. Both pursuits have attracted a large and loyal fan base — and the attention of Seattle-area startups impressed with his tech savvy and character. Read more.

Startup takes stress out of camping: Wife-and-husband team Cat Sherbourne and Chong Sun started Lazy Camper to make getting outside as convenient as possible for families. The online service delivers the necessary rental gear — tents, sleeping bags and more — and instructions to ensure a good time. Read more.   

Why is there a huge delay in MLB audio streams? After asking that question on last week’s GeekWire Podcast, we got answers this week from an industry veteran and Major League Baseball, plus a fun story about the early days of live game streaming. Read more and listen.

Thanks for reading and have a great weekend. — GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com, and GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop, todd@geekwire.com
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