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Seattle’s Living Computers Museum logs off for good as Paul Allen estate will auction vintage items
Living Computers Museum + Labs, the Seattle institution created by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen as a hands-on showcase for rare computing technology and interactive displays, will not reopen, more than four years after closing near the start of the pandemic.
‘Blue screen of death’ at the ballpark: How the Mariners tapped a tech nerve in viral rally video
While some Major League Baseball teams call on a monkey for help, or try to chop their way to a dramatic win, the Seattle Mariners managed to rally during a game this season on the strength of a presumably failing computer.
Report: Amazon developing AI chatbot that would compete with ChatGPT and others
Amazon is developing its own consumer-focused AI chatbot that would compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and could be revealed later this year, according to a report from Business Insider.
Seattle-area transit riders can now add ORCA payment cards to Google Wallet
Transit riders hopping on a bus or ferry across the Seattle area can now use a digital ORCA card via their Google Wallet on Android and Wear OS devices.
‘Greatest setting in college football’ gets the LEGO treatment with fan’s elaborate Husky Stadium build
Husky Stadium is often called the “greatest setting in college football.” Now the iconic University of Washington football venue might be the greatest setting in all of LEGOland — at least far as Dawg fans are concerned.
Former Amazon and Microsoft exec Marc Whitten named CEO at self-driving company Cruise
Marc Whitten, a longtime Seattle-area tech executive, was named CEO at Cruise, the GM-backed self-driving company.
Default alive: Tech startups focus on survival and slower growth in new era defined by profitability
Tech startups have gone through a major mindset shift in the past few years.
Former Amazon colleagues raise $2.8M to help equipment rental companies run online stores
BoxedUp, a startup founded by ex-Amazon employees to help equipment rental companies set up and run online stores, raised $2.85 million in a seed funding round.
Data warehousing startup SDF, led by Microsoft and Meta vets, comes out of stealth mode
SDF Labs, a Seattle startup aiming to help software developers manage their enterprise data warehouse systems, this week announced public availability of its product and revealed $9 million in seed funding.
AI, venture capital, and the next big opportunity in tech, with ‘Startup Project’ host Nataraj Sindam
As host of the "Startup Project" podcast, tech product manager Nataraj Sindam has a broad perspective on AI, venture capital, and investing.
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