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GeekWire Podcast: Our guest on this week’s show is Faisal Masud (above), CEO of e-commerce technology company Fabric, which just became the Seattle region’s newest unicorn startup after raising a $140 million round. We talked about the state of physical and online retail as the world emerges from the pandemic, the future of business-to-business commerce, the Amazon heritage on Fabric’s executive team, and more. Listen and read excerpts from the conversation here, and subscribe to GeekWire in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.

How to avoid a digital breach: It’s an uncertain time for companies, government agencies, and private citizens as the threat of cyberattacks heightens amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Seattle-area experts shared advice on what to watch for and how to plan for potential breaches.

Former DoD engineer leads air purification startup: A new Seattle company has developed technology to disinfect air using ultraviolet light. Read about Violett

Xbox brings Twitch back: This is the first time in years that Amazon’s Twitch has been available on the Xbox, and the first time since the closure of Microsoft’s Mixer platform that Xbox users have had any direct live-streaming options at all. 

Thanks for reading, and have a great weekend. — GeekWire Managing Editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com.

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