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Microsoft is selling an ugly MS Paint sweater and part of the proceeds benefit Girls Who Code

The Verge

The company made Windows XP and 95 sweaters in the past to give to influencers and super fans, but this marks the first time the company is selling a sweater directly to customers. Microsoft has had fun in the past with these promotions, even packaging the older Windows XP sweater inside a Windows XP-style box.

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Health data startup Truveta hires Seattle Foundation CEO Tony Mestres as president

GeekWire

Tony Mestres , a former Microsoft vice president who has been president and CEO of the Seattle Foundation for seven years, will leave the position in May to become president of Truveta , the health data startup led by former Microsoft Windows chief Terry Myerson as CEO. Truveta was established by 14 U.S. Truveta was established by 14 U.S.

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Tech Moves: Expedia taps execs to run new divisions; Bumble hires Microsoft vet as CTO

GeekWire

Leblond previously spent 25 years at Microsoft leading various engineering teams working on Windows, Office, and other products. Evergreen Goodwill is a nonprofit founded in 1923 that now operates 25 retail stores and more than 30 donation centers across Washington state, managing more than 2,000 employees.

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The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for training AI chatbots on its copyrighted work

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Microsoft has invested billions in OpenAI, and incorporates its technology into various products including Bing and Windows. OpenAI started as a nonprofit but later created a for-profit subsidiary buoyed by the release of ChatGPT last year and the partnership with Microsoft.

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Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson to retire; Howard Schultz returns as interim chief

GeekWire

Schultz, who ran a presidential campaign in 2019, will take a salary of $1 as Starbucks finds a permanent replacement. He’s involved with nonprofits such as NPower and Catalyst; supports Youth Eastside Services in Seattle; and is a board member at Seattle startup Amperity. Bush and Barack Obama.

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Indie booksellers feeling ‘Boxed Out’ by Amazon respond with campaign targeting tech giant

GeekWire

The American Booksellers Association launched a “Boxed Out” campaign with creative slogans and installations in bookstore windows and posts on social media. The American Booksellers Association is a national nonprofit trade organization that works to help independently owned bookstores grow and succeed. Amazon’s U.S.

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Why many rural communities are still in the ‘digital dark’ — and how Washington state is trying to help

GeekWire

One of the first major challenges facing Vasconi’s successor will be shoring up the federal government’s spotty connectivity data — a task that will ultimately fall to local governments, nonprofits and tribes. When the State Broadband Office was created in 2019, legislators set a goal of universal broadband internet access by 2024.