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Top stories so far this week

Glenn Kelman’s next gig: Former Redfin CEO joins venture firm Greylock as executive in residence
Real estate industry icon Glenn Kelman has found his next home — professionally, anyway.
Transcript: Here’s what Bill Gates told lawmakers in his recent Epstein testimony
The U.S. House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released the transcript of a closed-door interview in which Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates answered lawmakers' questions, under oath, about his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
‘Digit’ maker Agility Robotics to go public in $2.5B deal — here’s what the filings say about its finances
Salem, Ore.-based Agility Robotics, whose two-legged Digit robots have been tested inside Amazon warehouses, is set to become the first publicly traded U.S.
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This 3-foot-tall robot wants to be your kid’s classroom buddy and your mom’s new friend
Mind Children Robotics, a Seattle-area startup co-founded by AGI researcher Ben Goertzel, is building Codey — a child-sized social robot priced under $10,000 and aimed at classrooms, hospitals and senior care.
Moment of ‘Zen’: Another billionaire’s superyacht turns heads in Seattle
“Zen,” a $200 million, 289-foot yacht reportedly owned by Chinese billionaire Wu Guangming, motored smoothly through the Ballard Locks and out to Puget Sound, drawing onlookers along the railings of the popular Seattle destination.
Amazon MGM Studios drops film about Sam Altman months after tech giant’s $50B OpenAI deal
Amazon MGM Studios has backed away from "Artificial," a nearly finished film about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
Microsoft says its data centers use 90% less water than its earliest facilities as public concern grows
Microsoft cuts data center water intensity by 90% and hits a major replenishment milestone as tech giants face growing public backlash over resource consumption.
Microsoft’s next big thing for the cloud: an agent that keeps its cool when everything falls apart
Microsoft is promising relief to engineers who get woken up at 3 a.m.
Lime rides World Cup fever in Seattle to single-day trip record during USA vs. Australia match
Seahawks legend Marshawn Lynch was among the riders who helped Lime set a new single-day ridership record in Seattle, with 83,000 trips recorded on shared bikes and scooters.
General Fusion announces first steps to deploying its clean energy in Italy as tech uncertainty remains
British Columbia-based General Fusion is charging ahead with its goal of commercializing fusion energy, creating a roadmap for a deployment in Italy, hitting new temperature goals and pursuing an IPO through a SPAC.
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