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Diverse community rally calls for Mayor Wilson to take down cameras citywide, cancel Axon contract

Mayor Katie Wilson may have turned off the Axon-operated cameras in the Stadium District, following the end of the World Cup games—but that doesn’t mean the cameras around the stadium can’t still be turned back on, speakers at a rally demanding the citywide shutdown of cameras, including those in the Chinatown-International District, pointed out.

Tech Moves: Seattle tech exec named Dropbox CPO; Xbox VP among layoffs; C-suite changes at T-Mobile

Past exec at Amazon, Microsoft and Google is now Dropbox's first CPO; T-Mobile appoints a new C-suite leader and promotes another; and Xbox VP Kevin LaChapelle is laid off in Microsoft's big round of layoffs. Read More

The drive to make a better golf app: Former pro athlete bets big on ‘Barkie’ and AI as a caddie

Dane Renkert is co-founder and CEO of the Bellingham, Wash.-based startup that's building an app that tracks scores by voice alone, settles betting games automatically, and never requires a golfer to look down at a screen. Read More

Gold rings around 2,000 years old found during dig at Thailand archaeological site

Two gold rings aged around 2,000 years old were discovered during an excavation at a new archaeological site in western Thailand, officials said.

Louis Vuitton court victory against Chinese tea chain stirs up a debate over copyrights

A debate over ownership of traditional Chinese symbols has cropped up after a court ordered a local tea chain to pay French luxury brand Louis Vuitton $1.5 million over trademark infringement claims.

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This startup lets companies teach AI about their brands — and the chatbots are listening

Optimly swept three awards at the Flywheel Investment Conference in Wenatchee and has closed an $800,000 pre-seed round backed by AI House, the Seattle startup studio formerly known as AI2 Incubator. The company builds a public index where brands can correct what AI chatbots say about them. Read More

Former GitHub CEO’s startup Entire unveils its answer to the crush of AI coding agents

Former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke's startup Entire is rolling out a distributed network for mirroring code repositories, making the case that centralized platforms like he once ran as part of Microsoft can't handle the demands of AI coding agents on their own. Read More

Hennebery Eddy appoints Will Ives as president

Portland firm Hennebery Eddy Architects has appointed Will Ives as president. He succeeds founding principal, Timothy Eddy, who remains with the firm as a principal and its board chair.

PSQ art exhibit imagines queer histories of 19th-century Iran

A new art exhibit on display in Pioneer Square Park at First Ave S. and Yesler Way explores “forgotten queer lives” and rebellions in the Qajar era of 19th-century Iran.

UW completes $41M refresh of historic Anderson Hall

Anderson Hall, one of the oldest buildings on the University of Washington campus, is ready to serve students for many years to come following the recent completion of a $40.8 million renovation.