What's going on with Seattle startup funding, a Kalshi setback, Impinj's long game, and a smartphone detox

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Seattle startup funding drops 40% in the first half of the year while AI money floods everywhere else. We dig into the implications for the region. Plus: a Seattle judge deals Kalshi a setback, Impinj marks a decade on the Nasdaq after a 26-year climb, and nearly 40 Seattleites trade smartphones for flip phones for five weeks.

Venture funding drops in Seattle area as AI boom reshapes startup world

Helion raises $465M at $15.5B valuation as it aims to commercialize fusion

UK data center startup Nscale bets big on Bellevue for U.S. engineering hub

Anthropic expands in Seattle as AI boom offers hope for struggling office market

Seattle judge deals blow to Kalshi, rejects prediction market’s federal defense

How Impinj has survived 26 years in a market that’s ‘just getting going’

Ditch your smartphone for a flip phone for a month?