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Catch up on the top tech stories from this past week. Here are the headlines that people have been reading on GeekWire. ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: BOT or NOT? This special series explores the evolving relationship between humans and machines, examining the ways that robots, AI and automation are impacting our work and lives: [Read more.]( THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES [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. [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. [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. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Explore radical solutions for our climate reality.]( Join the changemakers at Bloomberg Green Festival including Stacey Abrams and Liev Schreiber, for a groundbreaking new event celebrating climate optimism and action. Be a part of defining the next climate era! [Get passes here.]( [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. [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. [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. [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. [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. [VIPs cut the ribbon at the grand opening of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite factory]( Amazon gave U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell and other VIPs a sneak peek at its Project Kuiper satellite factory near Seattle. [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. [‘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. [Tech Moves: Google exec departs; Syndio adds engineering leader; JPMorgan CTO leaves F5 board]( — Nimrod Vered, a longtime engineering leader in Seattle, joined Syndio as senior vice president of engineering. [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. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [INRIX: Corporate Controller]( - [INRIX: Senior Frontend Engineer]( - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Backend & Platform Software Engineer]( - [INRIX: Account Executive, Public Sector]( - [INRIX: Senior Accountant]( - [BRINC: Principal / Senior Software Test Engineer]( - [BRINC: Content Writer]( - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Full-Stack Software Engineer]( - [Pioneer Square Labs: Principal]( - [BRINC: Senior/Principal Backend & Platform Software Engineer]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? 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