This week on the GeekWire Podcast: GeekWire’s Todd Bishop and Taylor Soper hit the road for a driving tour of the week’s news, with stops at a Starbucks drive-thru, Microsoft headquarters, and an Amazon Fresh store in its final days. Read more and listen here, and subscribe to GeekWire onApple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

Upcoming Live Event: Join us 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 at Fremont Brewing in Seattle for a live recording of the GeekWire Podcast with Todd Bishop and John Cook. Register here.

Amazon says a shortage of available rocket launches has slowed deployment of its Amazon Leo satellite internet network, prompting the company to ask federal regulators for a two-year deadline extension. The move delays a key FCC milestone as competition in satellite broadband heats up. Read more.

ESPN and The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the Seattle Seahawks will be put up for sale after the Super Bowl with a potential record purchase price for an NFL team. A spokesperson for the Paul Allen Estate said the team is not for sale and “our focus right now is winning the Super Bowl.” 

• Sports columnist John Canzanowondersif owner Robert Kraft and the New England Patriots are “behind the smoke of the latest report.” Matt Calkins at the Seattle Times saysit won’t be a distractionfor the Seahawks as they try to win their second NFL title in franchise history. 

His hobby is in ship shape: When Gino Palileo moved to Seattle from the Philippines in 2015, his first job was at an ice cream shop at the waterfront ferry terminal. Watching the green and white ferries crisscross Elliott Bay sparked a lasting appreciation for vessels. This week, the Seattle architect and self-professed transit geek showed off 1:400 scale ferry models he designed and 3D printed. Read more. 

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

Check out the GeekWire Calendar for more.

Hot Links: 

• Former Amazon VP
  
  Ethan Evans
  
  on his lessons learned after being laid off twice — and a small silver lining for Amazon employees impacted by the latest cuts. (LinkedIn)
• Seattle-area sensor tech company
  MicroVision®
  will acquire assets associated with Luminar’s lidar business. (MicroVision)
• The AI era is forcing investors to rethink how they evaluate companies. (Madrona)
• Pioneer Square Labs
  launched a newsletter that curates top AI research papers and assesses impact for venture capital. (Nerdy VC)
• A new AI research platform at the
  University of Washington
  that just received a federal funding boost is raising questions about energy impact. (The Daily)
• The Seattle Public Library
  installed new drug sensors at four branches that detect vapor from drugs. (PubliCola)

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This week on the GeekWire Podcast: GeekWire’s Todd Bishop and Taylor Soper hit the road for a driving tour of the week’s news, with stops at a Starbucks drive-thru, Microsoft headquarters, and an Amazon Fresh store in its final days. Read more and listen here, and subscribe to GeekWire onApple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

Upcoming Live Event: Join us 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 at Fremont Brewing in Seattle for a live recording of the GeekWire Podcast with Todd Bishop and John Cook. Register here.

Amazon says a shortage of available rocket launches has slowed deployment of its Amazon Leo satellite internet network, prompting the company to ask federal regulators for a two-year deadline extension. The move delays a key FCC milestone as competition in satellite broadband heats up. Read more.

ESPN and The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the Seattle Seahawks will be put up for sale after the Super Bowl with a potential record purchase price for an NFL team. A spokesperson for the Paul Allen Estate said the team is not for sale and “our focus right now is winning the Super Bowl.” 

• Sports columnist John Canzanowondersif owner Robert Kraft and the New England Patriots are “behind the smoke of the latest report.” Matt Calkins at the Seattle Times saysit won’t be a distractionfor the Seahawks as they try to win their second NFL title in franchise history. 

His hobby is in ship shape: When Gino Palileo moved to Seattle from the Philippines in 2015, his first job was at an ice cream shop at the waterfront ferry terminal. Watching the green and white ferries crisscross Elliott Bay sparked a lasting appreciation for vessels. This week, the Seattle architect and self-professed transit geek showed off 1:400 scale ferry models he designed and 3D printed. Read more. 

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

Check out the GeekWire Calendar for more.

Hot Links: 

• Former Amazon VP
  
  Ethan Evans
  
  on his lessons learned after being laid off twice — and a small silver lining for Amazon employees impacted by the latest cuts. (LinkedIn)
• Seattle-area sensor tech company
  MicroVision®
  will acquire assets associated with Luminar’s lidar business. (MicroVision)
• The AI era is forcing investors to rethink how they evaluate companies. (Madrona)
• Pioneer Square Labs
  launched a newsletter that curates top AI research papers and assesses impact for venture capital. (Nerdy VC)
• A new AI research platform at the
  University of Washington
  that just received a federal funding boost is raising questions about energy impact. (The Daily)
• The Seattle Public Library
  installed new drug sensors at four branches that detect vapor from drugs. (PubliCola)

Sign up here to receive GeekWire’s daily newsletter in your inbox each day at 11 a.m. PT.

SPONSOR MESSAGE: Explore the move from simple automation to autonomous innovation:Join GeekWire for Agents of Transformation: Inside the AI Shift, presented by Accenture.

SPONSOR MESSAGE: Seattle Kraken Single-Game Tickets.There’s nothing like a night of Kraken hockey in The Deep. From puck drop to the final horn, feel every hit, goal, and crowd surge live at Climate Pledge Arena. Single-game tickets are available now!