New York Times Co. fights OpenAI’s request for reporters’ notes

Seven months after the New York Times Co. sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement in the training of their flagship artificial intelligence models, the ChatGPT maker is fighting back by pushing the Times Co. to produce reporters’ notes, interview memos, and other source materials to prove that its articles are original enough to qualify for copyright protection. The media company isn't having any of it. Read more.

Meet the intern covering climate technology for GeekWire. Gillian Dohrn (above) is an avowed outdoor enthusiast who likes tracking scientific discoveries, and is delighted by nature’s clever adaptations. A Seattle native who just finished a master’s program in science communication at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Dohrn is our first Etzioni Intern in Climate Tech Journalism. Read more.

• Read Dohrn’s previous coverage about the widespread theft of electric vehicle charging cables in the Seattle area, and her latest story about a co-working space planned for the city to foster community and collaboration around climate solutions.

Bob Pritchett, the founder of bible software company Faithlife, is on a new entrepreneurial journey with AllDrafts, a Bellingham, Wash.-based startup aiming to help lawyers draft contracts. Read more.

The "golden age" of smart home tech: On the newest episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we hear from Greg Fyke, president and CEO of smart home company ecobee and a former Amazon Alexa exec. Read more and listen here.

Microsoft last week confirmed that it laid off an undisclosed number of employees. Posts on LinkedIn from impacted employees show the cuts affecting product and program management roles. Read more.

Jeff Bezos plans to unload more Amazon stock after selling around $8.5 billion worth of shares earlier this year. It’s another reminder of the tech mogul’s move away from Washington state — and the debate over its capital gains tax. Read more.

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• Microsoft employees in China are being told to dump Android devices and switch to iPhones in an effort to tighten cybersecurity. (Bloomberg)

• An epic Fourth of July drone fail near Seattle saw 55 of 200 drones drop into a lake after the devices lost connection to their GPS signal. (The Seattle Times)

• Seattle-area biotech company EndoGastric Solutions sold its acid reflux treatment to Merit Medical for $105 million. (MedTech Dive)

• In a choice between bargain and bling, it may make more sense for Amazon — which is getting a stake in a new luxury company — to go high end rather than take on fast-fashion retailers selling cheap goods. (Bloomberg)  

• When it comes to AI models, tech giants and startups are thinking smaller, with slimmed-down software that’s cheaper, faster and more specialized. (The Wall Street Journal)