‘Convoy Mafia’ fuels startup creation in Seattle | What Oren Etzioni discussed with President Biden

What did Oren Etzioni discuss with President Biden? The Seattle-based AI guru was mum about his June meeting with POTUS and other AI experts at the time, at the request of the White House, but Shift AI podcast host Boaz Ashkenazy gets Etzioni to spill some of the details on a new episode of the show. It’s just one part of an illuminating podcast conversation about the future of AI. Read more and listen here. 

Tackling youth mental health crisis: The City of Seattle is partnering with local teletherapy startup Joon to provide free online mental healthcare in an effort to increase services to teens and young adults. Read more. 

Tech Moves: More former Amazon execs are out at Flexport; Rover adds a board member; longtime T-Mobile leader is retiring; and other key personnel changes. 

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• Microsoft has your back: The company “will assume responsibility for the potential legal risks involved” related to usage of its AI-powered Copilot tools. (Microsoft)

• Bellevue, Wash.-based aerial imagery provider EagleView is in talks to be acquired in a deal that values the company at around $2 billion. (Reuters)  

• Ferry conversion: One of the largest vessels in Washington state’s fleet is getting pulled out of service as it converts to hybrid-electric power. (The Seattle Times)