GeekWire Mid-Week Update

Read the top tech stories so far this week from GeekWire [GeekWire Mid-Week Update] Top stories so far this week [Zulily transfers assets to professional liquidator as failed retailer unable to issue refunds]( The latest chapter in the meltdown of Zulily is reading like a bad holiday fairy tale.  The Seattle online retailer — battered after weeks of layoffs, website outages and management reversals — posted a message on its website saying that it has made “the difficult but necessary decision to conduct an orderly wind-down of the business to maximize value for the companies’ creditors.” To help expedite that process, Zulily said Friday that it entered into an agreement with a third-party fiduciary operating under the name of Zulily ABC LLC, a subsidiary of a San Diego-based firm by the name of Douglas Wilson Companies… [Read More]( [How rowing has changed since ‘The Boys in the Boat’ — and how it’s stayed the same]( The modern sport of rowing is dramatically different from what you see in "The Boys in the Boat," a movie based on the award-winning book. [Interview: Why Valve launched a new version of its handheld Steam Deck device]( Valve Software dropped a surprise last month when it unveiled a new version of its handheld PC gaming device, the Steam Deck OLED. [Ads coming to Amazon Prime Video movies and TV shows starting Jan. 29]( Amazon has set the date for when it will introduce ad breaks to streaming content on Prime Video: Jan. [In his return to governor’s office, Joseph Williams wants to make AI part of Seattle’s future]( In the five years since Joseph Williams advised Gov. [AI could make us conversant with critters, unlocking conservation tools – and serious risks]( My whippet Roxy is smart. She understands dozens of words and phrases well beyond sit and stay. [The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for training AI chatbots on its copyrighted work]( The New York Times filed a lawsuit Wednesday against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing the companies of copyright infringement for training artificial intelligence models on millions of articles published by the newspaper. [How generative AI could change the way video games are developed, tested, and played]( Video game companies are dipping their toes into the rapidly-evolving world of generative AI with behind-the-scenes development. [Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 17, 2023]( See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 17, 2023. [Zillow Group sues listing services in Arizona and Wisconsin over ShowingTime access]( Zillow Group and ShowingTime have announced a new lawsuit against the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS) and Wisconsin’s Metro Multiple Listing Service (Metro MLS) over what the tech giant claims is an unfair and anticompetitive practice that freezes out ShowingTime in favor of a proprietary, MLS-developed tour appointment tool. GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [City of Redlands: IT Security Analyst]( - [City of Redlands: Network Engineer]( - [City of Newport: Systems Administrator I or II]( - [Submittable: Director of Engineering]( - [INRIX: Finance Pricing Manager]( - [City of Newport: Systems Administrator I or II]( - [INRIX: Lead Software Engineer, Big Data]( - [City of Redlands: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst]( - [Dexis Professional Services: PRISM Integration SME/Engineer (Advisor-Grade 8)]( - [INRIX: Lead Software Engineer]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2023 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.  Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98107  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](