What it’s like to drive a Tesla Cybertruck | Seattle startup makes text-to-music generator

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Reporter Kurt Schlosser (above) takes us inside a Tesla Cybertruck, explains what it was like to drive one, and tells us how people reacted as the futuristic vehicle debuted on the streets of Seattle.

• Also on the show, Kurt shares details from his recent story about Nala, the Seattle Police Department's electronics-detecting police dog, and explains how these K9s are trained to find all sorts of devices.

• Finally, we hear a clip from comedian Pete Ballmer, the son of Steve Ballmer, about growing up as one of the kids of the former Microsoft CEO.

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Seattle’s Soundry AI has created a text-to-sample generator that allows musicians and sound designers to create drum beats, bass lines and more with the help of generative artificial intelligence. The startup is part of Y Combinator’s current cohort. Read more.

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