The group behind a large graffiti message on road outside Amazon HQ  

Venture capital dollars have dried up compared to recent years, but some Seattle investors are still bullish about the local tech ecosystem. Here’s why. 

CurvaFix, a Seattle-area startup that makes implants to repair fractures in curved bones, raised $39 million and announced a new CEO. Read more. 

A rare corpse flower bloomed this week inside Amazon’s Spheres, drawing long lines of employees and members of the public keen to pose for a quick pic and get a sniff. “Morticia 2.0” (above) is the third such plant to bloom in the company’s unique Seattle office building. Read more.

More than 1,300 retro games are coming to the Xbox via streaming, thanks to cloud gaming company Antstream Arcade. Read more. 

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• Amazon Web Services created a new organization focused on generative AI. (Insider) 

• The founder of Tetris is a former Microsoftie who now resides in the Seattle area. (The Seattle Times) 

• Melinda French Gates called the approval of the first U.S. over-the-counter birth control pill a “monumental step to expand contraceptive access for women across the country.” (LinkedIn)