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AI could add as much as $10 trillion to the global economy. The technology could also be a big win for Microsoft’s bottom line. Those were two of the takeaways from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s talk Tuesday morning at the company’s Inspire partner conference, and Wall Street took note. The company’s announcement of pricing for its Microsoft 365 Copilot feature put its stock price on pace for a record close. Read more. 

Amazon lowered its annual carbon footprint for the first time in the five years that it’s been sharing such data. The tech giant reported a 0.4% reduction in 2022 and worldwide sustainability VP Kara Hurst acknowledged that while progress might appear slow going, Amazon “thinks long-term.” Read more.

Tech Moves: Amazon names a new leader of Amazon Music and a Google vet joins Zendesk as chief marketing officer. Read more. 

S!ng, a Seattle startup developing a blockchain-based marketplace for musicians to sell non-fungible tokens and physical merchandise, raised $2.66 million. Read more.

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• Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof is bankrupt. The company, with a shop at the base of Amazon’s re:Invent tower in Seattle, says its bikes will remain functional as it works to keep its app and servers online. (The Verge)

• The dream of the ’90s is alive in this Seattle Seahawks throwback video, which is presumably touting the release of the team’s retro jersey this week. Spot some of the outdated tech in the clip. (Twitter)