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Seattle’s AI startup machine: The AI2 Incubator, an arm of the Allen Institute for AI, has spun out 15 startups over the past five years at a total valuation of more than $500 million. It's now moving into a new phase that offers a chance to cement late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s legacy for a new era of technology, and reinforce the Seattle region's status as a hub for artificial intelligence. From interviews with more than a dozen startup founders, AI2 staffers, board members and investors, GeekWire pieced together a picture of the incubator’s strengths and weaknesses, and the challenges ahead.

Boeing splits cloud decision three ways: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft are all getting a share of Boeing’s cloud business. Read more. 

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Amazon tops LinkedIn list: The tech giant is the No. 1 company in the U.S. where people want to work according to the ranking of 50 top workplaces. 

Dig this honor for two Seattle-area students: Ke “Max” Jiang of Bellevue, Wash., and Mason Lysaght of Snohomish were among finalists recognized by NASA in a design contest for lunar dirt-digging robots. Read more.

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