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Seattle film nonprofit SIFF supports effort to save Cinerama and could run theater with funding help

GeekWire

SIFF , the nonprofit that champions film and the movie-going experience in Seattle, is joining the call to save the Cinerama, the historic movie theater that has been in limbo for almost two years. The Cinerama movie theater in Seattle. GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser).

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Streaming service Locast permanently barred from operation

The Verge

Stanton this week stated that Locast founder David Goodfriend and his nonprofit Sports Fans Coalition NY, which operates the Locast service, “are permanently restrained and enjoined from operating” the free TV streaming service.

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Microsoft’s shutdown of Xbox 360 storefront is another blow to video game preservation

GeekWire

Seattle indie developer Ska Studios’ debut title The Dishwasher was a 2009 release on Xbox Live Arcade. It’s one of dozens of games that will become permanently unavailable in July 2024 when Microsoft shuts down the Xbox 360 Marketplace. Ska Studios image) It’s the end of an era.

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Seattle tech leaders including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella are investing in cricket teams

GeekWire

Startup founders and tech giant CEOs are putting money behind cricket teams and leagues, betting that the sport will continue growing in popularity — even in the U.S., Microsoft in 2018 debuted a smart cricket bat developed in partnership with Indian cricket legend Anil Kumble. GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong). Microsoft Photo).

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With new Phoenix robot, Sanctuary AI looks to usher in ‘labor as a service’

GeekWire

Sanctuary had developed a system that can query any publicly available large language model, including those from ChatGPT maker OpenAI. was started in 2018 by past founders of quantum computing company D-Wave, AI robotics company Kindred, and the R&D nonprofit Creative Destruction Lab. “Do you see that Sport Chek right there?”

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How to leverage data to create a more intelligent organization

CIO Business Intelligence

The new nonprofit the Data & Trust Alliance , whose members include influential American corporations lik e Nike, Starbucks, American Express and Meta , is seeking to develop a new literacy for organizations to help them adopt responsible data and AI practices.

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Webcast Tackles How to Protect Oneself Against the Dark Side of AI

SecureWorld News

Rachel was also a winner of DEF CON's wild spectator sport, the Social Engineering Capture the Flag contest, three years in a row. In her remaining spare time, Rachel is the Chair of the Board for the nonprofit Women in Security and Privacy (WISP), where she works to advance women to lead in the fields.

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