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GeekWire Podcast: Apple Vision Pro, a developer’s take; Detecting and defusing AI deepfakes

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Tim Cook, Apple CEO, and Deirdre O’Brien, senior vice president of retail, launch sales of the Apple Vision Pro in New York City this week. Apple Photo) First up this week on the GeekWire Podcast: an inside look at developing software for the Apple Vision Pro spatial computing headset.

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X-ray vision in the warehouse: ThruWave raises $6.4M to help online retailers see through packages

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Fortune 100 customers in retail and e-commerce warehouses are using the company’s hardware and software, which was first developed at the University of Washington. ThruWave is also working with In-Q-Tel, a nonprofit investor for U.S. Seattle startup ThruWave just raised a $6.4

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Tech Moves: Ada Developers Academy bolsters board; Tune CEO steps down following acquisition; AWS execs promoted

GeekWire

— Seattle-based Ada Developers Academy, a non-profit, tuition free coding school for women and gender-diverse adults, added four new board members in its quest to expand its impact on the tech industry: Clockwise from top left: Jeffrey Spector, Michele Broderick, Melina Garcia and Justin Beals. Ada Developers Academy Photos).

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Univ. of Washington set to break ground on 69-acre redevelopment to create Seattle innovation hub

GeekWire

An view from the south of the proposed green space expansion within the University of Washington’s planned Portage Bay Crossing development. to develop what it calls “knowledge communities.” An artist’s rendering of Brightwork, a new building planned for the UW’s Portage Bay Crossing development.

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Univ. of Washington science programs to be housed in new building that includes public, private tenants

GeekWire

The west part of the UW campus, envisioned as an area for collaboration among various business and nonprofit organizations, has been dubbed “Portage Bay Crossing.” The project involves leasing UW-owned land for 80 years to the developer, Wexford Science & Technology , which will lease the building to the UW.

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PGA of America swings for the public cloud

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The PGA of America is building a world-class resort with multiple golf courses and retail shops near Dallas, due to be complete next year. The core aim was to reduce waste and automate manual tasks, freeing up PGA staff to help develop tools in support of the association’s growth plans.

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$10B Bezos Earth Fund earmarks $2B for land restoration and food production efforts

GeekWire

The fund has hired some notable folks from environmental nonprofits to build its leadership team. The Seattle-based cloud and online retail company that Bezos founded has been making its own headlines on the climate front. Last week, Amazon announced investments from its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund.

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