Fans lament closure of Living Computers Museum | SDF, Clearbrief, Loti raise cash

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New startup fundings in the Seattle region: - Detecting deepfakes: Loti raised $5.1 million to help public figures scour the internet for unauthorized content that misuses their likeness. [Read more](. - Data developer tool: SDF Labs landed $9 million to help companies manage enterprise data warehouse systems. [Read more](. - Legal tech: Clearbrief, which uses AI to help lawyers find and verify facts for their cases, raised $4 million. [Read more](. - [Check our fundings list]( for the latest startup investment data from across the Pacific Northwest. Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture is looking to go national, with an honorary designation being considered in Congress that would regard MoPOP as a “place of great importance” in the U.S. [Read more.]( We caught up with Scott Stulen, the new CEO of the Seattle Art Museum who is coming from Tulsa, Okla., with an innovative mindset, a love for tech, and an openness about AI’s impact on art. 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