New alliance pursues AI cancer breakthroughs

J Allard working for Panos Panay?! Microsoft Xbox vet joins Amazon | The fight against bike theft ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: Electronics Fair Opens in Hong Kong: [One-stop sourcing event for innovative electronics & solutions. Register now for free.]( TODAY'S TOP STORIES Can AI cure cancer? An unprecedented alliance of four national cancer research organizations, led by Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, will share data and computing power in a new bid to use artificial intelligence to battle cancer. The initiative was announced Wednesday morning at Madrona’s IA Summit 2024 in Seattle by Fred Hutch President Dr. Thomas Lynch, above. [Read more](. Seattle cyclists are being hammered by theft, and online platforms such as OfferUp, Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist — which revolutionized the resale industry — may not be helping. While cyclists and groups have taken crime-fighting matters into their own hands, some think the resale platforms should be responsible for making sure they’re not selling stolen bikes. [Read more.]( J Allard, the former Microsoft Xbox leader, joined Amazon as a VP of product on the Devices and Services team. He’ll be working there for another Microsoft vet, Panos Panay, who leads the Amazon team that includes Alexa and Echo. [Read more.]( - More Tech Moves: Flexe taps new CTO; Talus adds head of biology; Vouched names a sales VP; [and more personnel changes.]( Brev, a “business performance OS” startup led by Seattle tech vet Chris Pitchford, leverages large language models to help companies manage reporting and analysis of their business performance. [Read more](. Startup fundings: - [Rippl raises $23M:]( The Seattle startup provides virtual care for patients with dementia, helping with access to clinicians, counseling and other resources. - [Augmodo lands $5.3M:]( Seattle-based inventory-tracking startup relies on retail employees wearing smart badges to monitor out-of-stock items and more. Ethicist's take on Amazon’s fake review problem: How do Immanuel Kant’s discussions of moral philosophy apply to manipulated product reviews online? [Read more](. Hot Links: - OpenAI raised more than $6.5 billion in a new funding round, one of the largest private investments ever. ([Bloomberg]( - Amazon rolled out updated Fire HD 8 devices and unveiled new generative AI features for tablets. ([Amazon]( - Men outnumber women in the Seattle area, a reversal of the national trend, and the city’s tech workforce is likely a major reason. 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