What it’s like to drive a Tesla Cybertruck | Seattle startup makes text-to-music generator

Comedian Pete Ballmer on growing up as the son of Microsoft’s former CEO ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: The GeekWire Awards return May 9, 2024: [Celebrate the Pacific Northwest's leading innovators, entrepreneurs and technologists at one of the most-anticipated tech events. Register today!]( TODAY'S TOP STORIES This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Reporter[Kurt Schlosser]( (above) takes us[inside a Tesla Cybertruck]( explains what it was like to drive one, and tells us how people reacted as the futuristic vehicle debuted on the streets of Seattle. - Also on the show, Kurt shares details from[his recent story about Nala]( the Seattle Police Department's electronics-detecting police dog, and explains how these K9s are trained to find all sorts of devices. - Finally, we hear[a clip]( from comedian[Pete Ballmer]( the son of Steve Ballmer, about growing up as[one of the kids of the former Microsoft CEO](. [Read more and listen here]( and subscribe to GeekWire in [Apple Podcasts]( [Spotify]( or wherever you listen. Seattle’s Soundry AI has created a text-to-sample generator that allows musicians and sound designers to create drum beats, bass lines and more with the help of generative artificial intelligence. The startup is part of Y Combinator’s current cohort. [Read more.]( Hot Links: - LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned business social network, is testing short-form videos in the style of TikTok, catering to creators. ([Axios]( - Law profs surveyed about the U.S. antitrust cases against tech giants felt Amazon had the best chance of prevailing. ([The New York Times]( - The U.S. House banned internal use of Microsoft Copilot, citing the threat of leaking data "to non-House approved cloud services." ([Axios]( Thanks for [subscribing]( to the GeekWire newsletter, and have a great weekend. — GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop, todd@geekwire.com, and GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Local Bank Offering A Frictionless Loan Application Process For Small Businesses in Washington State]( 40-50% of small businesses rank access to capital as their main obstacle. Unlike traditional banks that tend to be encumbered by legacy tech, community banks can bring agility and innovation to small business lending. Learn how a Seattle-based financial institution leveraged open banking to offer a frictionless loan process for small business borrowers in Washington State. [Learn More.]( LATEST HEADLINES [Seattle’s Soundry AI creates text-to-sample generator to help prompt enhanced music creation]( [GeekWire Podcast: Inside a Tesla Cybertruck; how police dogs find devices; Ballmer’s comedian son]( GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [INRIX: Chief Revenue Office]( - [INRIX: Sales Development Representative (SDR)]( - [INRIX: Finance Pricing Manager]( - [GeekWork: ML Engineer]( - [AdaptX: Vice President of Engineering]( - [City of Newport: Systems Administrator II]( - [GeekWork: Head of Engineering]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2024 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.  Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98107  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](