Live show: Amazon, Meta and the fight over the future of AI; Plus, is Seattle still the place to build?

GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop, left, and John Cook open the GeekWire Podcast and VIP dinner, presented by Northern Trust, at Daniel’s Broiler in downtown Seattle. (Photo by Tanya Srisuthisuriya) This week: Amazon is blocking Meta’s new Muse AI assistant from shopping on Amazon.com, saying the agent doesn’t identify itself and violates the site’s conditions of use. We explain why the standoff is an early sign of a much bigger fight over whether AI agents can use websites and apps on people’s b