GeekWire Mid-Week Update

Read the top tech stories so far this week from GeekWire [GeekWire Mid-Week Update] Top stories so far this week [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. [‘Blue screen of death’ at the ballpark: How the Mariners tapped a tech nerve in viral rally video]( While some Major League Baseball teams call on a monkey for help, or try to chop their way to a dramatic win, the Seattle Mariners managed to rally during a game this season on the strength of a presumably failing computer. [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. [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. [‘Greatest setting in college football’ gets the LEGO treatment with fan’s elaborate Husky Stadium build]( Husky Stadium is often called the “greatest setting in college football.” Now the iconic University of Washington football venue might be the greatest setting in all of LEGOland — at least far as Dawg fans are concerned. [Former Amazon and Microsoft exec Marc Whitten named CEO at self-driving company Cruise]( Marc Whitten, a longtime Seattle-area tech executive, was named CEO at Cruise, the GM-backed self-driving company. [Default alive: Tech startups focus on survival and slower growth in new era defined by profitability]( Tech startups have gone through a major mindset shift in the past few years. [Former Amazon colleagues raise $2.8M to help equipment rental companies run online stores]( BoxedUp, a startup founded by ex-Amazon employees to help equipment rental companies set up and run online stores, raised $2.85 million in a seed funding round. [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. [AI, venture capital, and the next big opportunity in tech, with ‘Startup Project’ host Nataraj Sindam]( As host of the "Startup Project" podcast, tech product manager Nataraj Sindam has a broad perspective on AI, venture capital, and investing. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [INRIX: Corporate Controller]( - [INRIX: Senior Accountant]( - [BRINC: Principal / Senior Software Test Engineer]( - [Pioneer Square Labs: Principal]( - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Backend & Platform Software Engineer]( - [INRIX: Account Executive, Public Sector]( - [BRINC: Content Writer]( - [BRINC: Territory Account Executive, PacNW]( - [INRIX: Senior Frontend Engineer]( - [BRINC: Senior Accounting/Financial Analyst]( [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](