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Recognize those guys? That’s Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky (left), with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle this week, as the NHL brought its annual Technology Showcase to townTaylor was there to cover the action (and play paparazzi), getting a chance to see how the NHL is using tech to develop new stats and increase fan engagement.

  • AWS was featured prominently, with a focus on predictive AI and machine learning. One feature uses real-time and historical data to assess the difficulty of a shot, and another predicts the winner of a face-off.

  • Amazon, headquartered just around the corner, also showed a live, cloud-based production of a game — a first for the NHL, and a new alternative to traditional, truck-based live sports production. Read more.

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Bye-bye, Bittrex. The Bellevue, Wash.-based crypto exchange is shutting down its U.S. operations, the latest sign of turmoil for the industry.

Textio, edit thyself. The Seattle-based augmented writing startup cut 15 jobs amid a broader reorganization of its business. 

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