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Remitly is changing office towers in downtown Seattle. The digital remittance company, which employs more than 450 people in the city, secured a new, larger space at the high-profile Rainier Square Tower. Read more.

To get full value from artificial intelligence technology, the healthcare industry needs to address existing systemic structural problems. That was the message from Alex John London, a tech ethics expert and professor from Carnegie Mellon University who spoke at a Seattle University event on Thursday. Read more.

A new petition calls on Seattle Public Schools leaders to take action to restrict smartphone use by students in schools by this fall, as two Seattle middle schools have already done, and as districts and states across the U.S. implement or consider bans. Read more.

Tech Moves: Google exec departs; Syndio adds engineering leader; JPMorgan CTO leaves F5 board; and more personnel changes.

The permanent demise of Seattle’s Living Computers Museum + Labs drew a lot of attention this week from fans of the 12-year-old institution, started by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen as a hands-on home for his collection of vintage computing equipment. Catch up on our coverage:   Hot Links:
  • TikTok is taking on Amazon’s annual Prime Day with a summer sale called “Deals for you Days.” (CNBC)

  • Microsoft’s new Copilot + PC offers decent hardware and features that are nice to have, but the AI doesn’t equate to a real game-changer, according to veteran reporter Ina Fried. (Axios)

  • Seattle startup Xealth launched Dewey, a database to help customers track the progress of digital health initiatives and compare results against those of peers. (Yahoo!)
  • Amazon is consolidating its health businesses, folding Amazon Clinic into its primary care business, One Medical. (TechCrunch)
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