The debate over digital kiosks in downtown Seattle | Microsoft updates Recall after backlash

This just in: Microsoft said it is updating a controversial new AI-powered feature called Recall that takes regular screenshots of user activity. Read more.

Melinda French Gates wrote a farewell letter on Friday to colleagues and alumni at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Read more.

Way better than sitting at the airport gate: A fledgling Seattle startup, Sanctum, is developing pods with doors that provide fully enclosed, private spaces in airports and other public settings, for work, rest, or relaxation. Fun fact: its founders met at a GeekWire event. Read more.

Following a milestone launch earlier this week, Boeing’s Starliner capsule and its two-person NASA crew arrived at the International Space Station today after mission managers coped with some post-launch glitches involving the spacecraft’s propulsion system. Read more.

Tech Moves: Lexion leaders start new roles at Docusign following acquisition; Spectrum Effect names president; and more key personnel changes.

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