Google unveils long-awaited Gemini AI model in race against OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon

No VC, no problem: Airship AI, an under-the-radar tech startup based in the Seattle region, never raised investment. Now the edge computing company is set to go public via a SPAC deal. Read more. 

AI for meetings: Read AI, a Seattle startup that applies artificial intelligence to online meetings, is rolling out a new feature that can summarize and glean insights from potentially thousands of meetings at a time. Read more.

Weed-zapping startup explores new fields: Seattle startup Carbon Robotics raised $8 million to develop a new product line in agriculture tech. Read more.

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• Jeff Bezos’ real estate empire in the Seattle area covers eight properties, including four purchased following his divorce from MacKenzie Scott. (Business Insider)

• Amazon announced a partnership with the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) and $1.5 million donation to boost computer science education. (CSTA)

• Digit, the humanoid warehouse robots made by Corvallis, Ore.-based Agility Robotics, are being put to work in Georgia moving Spanx apparel for GXO Logistics Inc., after previously making their debut at an Amazon facility. (Bloomberg News)