Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of June 23, 2024.
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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.
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Another logistics startup emerges in Seattle as former Amazon, Flexport execs reveal Freightmate
The list of Seattle-area logistics startups continues to grow with the addition of Freightmate.ai, a new company that came out of stealth mode Thursday.
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Amazon hires founders from well-funded enterprise AI startup Adept to boost tech giant’s ‘AGI’ team
Amazon is amping up its AI efforts by hiring executives from Adept, a San Francisco-based startup building “agents” that automate enterprise workflows.
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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.
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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.
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Microsoft chief brand officer, Xbox CMO departing; Google, Amazon execs join Redmond giant
Kathleen Hall, who spent 16 years at Microsoft and was most recently the tech giant’s chief brand officer, announced Wednesday she is departing the Redmond company.
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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.
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Fans upset by closure of Living Computers question why Seattle museum couldn’t be saved
Fans of the Living Computers Museum + Labs in Seattle reacted with disappointment to the news Tuesday that Paul Allen’s estate won’t be reopening the facility, as some questioned whether the outcome truly reflected the desires of the late Microsoft co-founder.
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They gave machines to Living Computers for preservation, but museum’s closure is a bitter end
Computer enthusiasts who sold or donated vintage items to Paul Allen and Seattle’s Living Computers Museum + Labs are concerned that their contributions could be auctioned off, scattered, discarded, or lost forever with the museum’s permanent closure.
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VIPs cut the ribbon at the grand opening of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite factory
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Amazon gave U.S. Sen.
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