Living Computers Museum won't reopen as Paul Allen estate will auction some items

Seattle’s Living Computers Museum + Labs is logging off for good. More than four years after an expected temporary closure, the institution created by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen as a hands-on showcase for rare computing technology and interactive displays is not coming back. 

• The museum, which opened in 2012, grew to provide historical context, educational opportunities, and immersive experiences around tech.

• The Allen estate is teaming with Christie’s for auctions this summer of computers and other science and space-related items from Allen’s collection. Read more.

Amazon's annual Prime Day summer shopping sale has its own song and music video this year featuring Megan Thee Stallion, with an especially memorable hook.

Amazon is reportedly taking on ChatGPT and other AI chatbots with a new service code-named “Metis” that could be revealed later this year. Read more.

A digital youth safety startup with offices in Seattle and Singapore raised $45 million to help video game developers comply with age-related regulations. It also pitches its software to parents. Read more.

Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Topicflow raised $1.8 million from Seattle venture firms to boost its software platform that takes a new spin on performance reviews, with help from AI. Read more. 

Is this the greatest setting in LEGOland? Husky Stadium is already an iconic place when it comes to college football venues. Now LEGO fanatic Shane Deegan (above) has recreated the University of Washington stadium with more than 7,000 bricks. Read more.

Transit riders hopping on a bus or ferry in the Seattle area can now access their ORCA payment card via Google Wallet on Android and Wear OS devices. Read more.

Seattle investment firm Ackerley Sports Group is backing a highly anticipated tech-fueled indoor golf league — and hopes to bring a team to its hometown. 

This climate tech startup is helping other climate tech startups get their hands on cash and offers other financial support. Read more.

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• The Bezos Earth Fund helped launch a new center at Imperial College in London focused on sustainable protein research. (Bezos Earth Fund)

• TikTok is reportedly grabbing more office space in the Seattle region. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

• Amazon invested in EvolutionaryScale, a startup building AI models that generate novel proteins. (TechCrunch)

• Bill Gates dished on the climate impacts of nuclear power, AI and a potential second Trump presidency. He spoke to Bloomberg and Axios ahead of the Breakthrough Ventures Summit in London. (Bloomberg, Axios)