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Bezos and Liverpool FC, a Meta vet’s AI startup, Auger’s Dallas move, and the demise of Microsoft’s AI blob
1+ day, 5+ min ago (57+ words) This week on the Geekwire Podcast: We break down Jeff Bezos joins the consortium taking a minority stake in Liverpool FC, discuss a former Meta AI research director's stealth startup, and convene the GeekWire Editorial Board, to decide whether Dave…...
Amazon’s Twitch is using livestreams to train its generative AI, and nobody’s happy with it
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (757+ words) What happens here matters everywhere. by Thomas Wilde on Aug 14, 2026 at 3:19 pmAugust 14, 2026 at 3:19 pm Amazon indicated for the first time this week that any video broadcast via its livestreaming platform Twitch could be used to train generative AI, unless users…...
Closed Pfizer biopharma facility in Everett gets a new lease on life
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (356+ words) What happens here matters everywhere. by John Cook on Aug 14, 2026 at 8:46 amAugust 14, 2026 at 8:50 am A bio-manufacturing facility in Everett that was built by Seattle biotech giant Seagen but never opened under its Pfizer ownership is getting a new lease on…...
Tech Moves: AWS government tech VP departs; Funko, Coinme and DAT Freight add to C-suite
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (839+ words) What happens here matters everywhere. Tech Moves covers notable hires, promotions and personnel changes in the Pacific NW tech community. Submissions: [email protected] by Lisa Stiffler on Aug 14, 2026 at 8:41 amAugust 14, 2026 at 8:42 am — Dave Levy, vice president of AWS Worldwide Public…...
Worth a Reid: Friends launch website and guerrilla campaign to land Seattle tech worker a date
2+ day, 16+ min ago (304+ words) Looking for love in Seattle took an unexpected turn when Reid Miller, a 26-year-old Amazon software engineer, decided to bypass dating apps. Instead of swiping, his friends swooped in....
InduPro raises $77M, begins first human trial of cancer drug
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (129+ words) Seattle biotech InduPro has raised $77 million and dosed its first patient in a Phase 1 trial of an experimental cancer drug, as the company advances its novel approach to targeting tumor cells....
Startup Spotlight: ScopeSys gives drugmakers a closer look inside genomic medicines
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (275+ words) Developing the next generation of RNA- and DNA-based medicines requires a level of precision that many existing research tools can't provide. Vancouver, B.C.-based startup ScopeSys aims to change that....
Kalshi ordered to shut down sports and election prediction markets in Washington state by Sept. 2
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (543+ words) What happens here matters everywhere. by Todd Bishop on Aug 13, 2026 at 2:45 pmAugust 13, 2026 at 2:45 pm A judge in Seattle ordered Kalshi to shut down large parts of its prediction market in Washington state by Sept. 2 — less than three weeks from now…...
Blue Origin unveils its Quartz network of ground stations, with RBC Signals serving as a partner
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (338+ words) What happens here matters everywhere. by Alan Boyle on Aug 13, 2026 at 12:08 pmAugust 13, 2026 at 12:08 pm Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it has successfully tested the first three ground stations for a global communications network that will support the company’s…...
Etzioni on AI: Claude is marking its text — Caveat Promptor!
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (676+ words) What happens here matters everywhere. by Oren Etzioni on Aug 13, 2026 at 10:31 amAugust 13, 2026 at 10:32 am Claude models launched on or after Aug. 2 embed an invisible mark in everything they write. It’s woven into the text itself, so it travels when you…...