How Amazon is adapting to the TikTok generation

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we dive into Amazon's new "Haul" discount storefront — a rival to Temu, Shein, and TikTok Shop — and explore what it says about the future of e-commerce, and generational shifts in shopping. Guests Michael Levin and Josh Lowitz of Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP) join the show to provide insights into the long-term trends around Prime membership and consumer behaviors on the platform.

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“Would be worth way more than $50M not to seem like Microsoft’s marketing bitch.” That observation from Elon Musk in September 2016, about OpenAI’s early negotiations with Microsoft, was part of a new trove of emails released in court this week. Musk, an original co-founder of OpenAI, added Microsoft to his suit against the AI pioneer. Read more.

From NASA to AWS to Momento: Seattle startup Momento aims to simplify cloud caching for developers — an unglamorous but important component of cloud infrastructure. Co-founder Khawaja Shams explains how he came to the idea on an episode of the Startup Project podcast with Nataraj Sindam . Read more and listen here.

?? Upcoming events: Tech and startup community gatherings on our radar next week in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

• Nov. 16: AI, Equity, and Innovation: Shaping the Future of Technology and Venture Capital
• Nov. 17: 2024 PRIM&R Annual Conference (PRIMR24)
• Nov. 18: 2024 Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference
• Nov. 18: Policy Matters 2024: Fueling the AI Revolution – People, Power, and Purpose
• Nov. 19: In-Person Meetup – Seattle Data, AI & Security
• Nov. 20: The Next Three Years of AI ?

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Hot Links:

• T-Mobile's network was breached by hackers linked to a Chinese intelligence agency, part of a broader campaign targeting multiple telecom companies.(Wall Street Journal )
• OpenAI expanded its ChatGPT app for Windows to free users this week, making the chatbot more accessible and integrated from the desktop. (ZDNET )
• MacKenzie Scott gave $15 million to Craft3, a Seattle-based nonprofit that provides loans to underserved small businesses. (Craft3 )
• The University of Washington football team collaborated with “World of Warcraft” at Friday’s home game in Seattle. (X )
• Agility Robotics announced an investment from motion technology company Schaeffler Group. (Silicon Florist )

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