Coolest EVs at the Seattle Auto Show | Zillow names new COO

The buzz at this weekend’s Seattle International Auto Show is likely to be around Volkswagen’s “ID. Buzz,” the hotly anticipated electric van that puts a modern spin on the classic microbus. GeekWire took a test drive and then “shopped” for more EVs on the showroom floor that are sure to turn heads. Read more.?

Tech Moves: Zillow named Jun Choo as its new chief operating officer, while longtime execs Susan Daimler and Matthew Daimler stepped down. Vouched, Fred Hutch, and AGC Biologics also announced leadership changes. Read more .

OSYTE [O-Sight] , a Seattle fintech startup led by former Russell Investments manager Charles Anselm, CFA , raised $4 million to fuel growth of its software used by investors who manage multi-asset portfolios.?

• See all recent Pacific Northwest startup fundings .

Texas-based AST SpaceMobile says the New Glenn rockets built by Blue Origin will be launching some of the satellites for AST's space-based cellular broadband network. Read more .

"Software was not an industry. Desktop computing didn’t even exist." That’s how historian Margaret O'Mara puts Microsoft's startup era in perspective on a special episode of the GeekWire Podcast, part of our Microsoft @ 50 series. Read more and listen here.

• Related: Microsoft’s startup story: How the company became a tech giant, and what we can learn from it today

UW computer science professor Shyam Gollakota says he’ll use money from a recent Infosys Prize honor to help commercialize new headphone technology that uses AI to create a “sound bubble.” Read more .

Hot Links:

• Elon Musk has added Microsoft to his lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the companies have attempted to “monopolize the generative AI market.” (The Verge )
• Microsoft’s $150 million offer to enhance U.S. cybersecurity was a strategic move to grab a bigger piece of the federal IT budget, a new investigation alleges. (Propublica )
• Amazon is taking on Hims & Hers, rolling out new beauty and lifestyle-related treatment plans with upfront pricing and delivery via Prime. (TechCrunch ; LinkedIn )

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