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Top stories so far this week

Veteran Microsoft security executive joins AWS amid broader reshuffle in Redmond
Rudra "Rudy" Mitra, who led Microsoft's Purview data-security business, is joining Amazon Web Services as vice president of security services.
8-bit ‘Jimothy’: Viral sensation raids trash cans, eludes paparazzi in Seattle creator’s video game
Jimothy, the short-spined Seattle raccoon, has become a global sensation whose likeness has been immortalized in artwork, clothing, songs and tattoos — and now a video game created in the creature's hometown.
Jimothy keeps on giving: Amazon and others match winning bid for raccoon art, to benefit food bank
A painting of the short-spined raccoon by prolific Seattle artist Ryan Henry Ward attracted a winning bid of $6,543.21 in an informal Instagram auction this weekend, with all proceeds directed to the Ballard Food Bank.
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Grammy-winning artist and entrepreneur Diplo invests in Seattle startup Copper
Seattle startup Copper is getting a high-profile boost from Grammy-winning artist and entrepreneur Diplo, who has invested in the company as it expands its consumer rewards platform.
Next-gen battery startup Sila raises $300M to expand manufacturing plant in Washington state
Sila, a startup producing next-generation battery materials, on Tuesday announced $300 million from investors, which will help fund the expansion of its Moses Lake, Wash., manufacturing plant.
UK data center startup Nscale bets big on Bellevue for U.S. engineering hub amid AI boom
AI infrastructure company Nscale is expanding its presence in Bellevue with a new U.S.
Protesters confront Microsoft CSO over carbon goals and AI, disrupting climate event
A fireside chat with Microsoft Chief Sustainability Officer Melanie Nakagawa, moderated by GeekWire reporter Lisa Stiffler at a PNW Climate Week closing event, was derailed by protesters raising concerns about data center energy impacts.
The little chips that could: How Impinj has survived 26 years in a market that’s ‘just getting going’
More than a quarter-century after Impinj was founded, CEO Chris Diorio and team rang the Nasdaq opening bell Tuesday to mark the Seattle RFID chipmaker's 10th anniversary as a public company.
Seattle’s Clarify acquires S.F. startup Seam AI, joining forces to challenge CRM stalwarts
Clarify, the Seattle-based AI startup that has raised more than $22 million to take on Salesforce and other CRM incumbents,… Read More
AI weapons under scrutiny as activists plan weekend protest at Anduril’s Seattle office
Activists plan a Sunday protest outside Anduril's Seattle office over AI-powered military technology, as the defense company expands its presence in Washington.
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