Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 8, 2016.

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Music-licensing startup Audiosocket sues Ted Cruz campaign over use of music in two political ads

Seattle-based music licensing company Audiosocket has filed a lawsuit against the now-suspended campaign of former presidential hopeful Ted Cruz over the use of two songs in campaign videos. … Read More

AI2 CEO calls for ‘full disclosure’ in artificial intelligence after students learn their TA is really a bot

A class of students at the Georgia Institute of Technology recently learned that Jill Watson, the teacher’s assistant they’d been interacting with all semester, was actually a robot. … Read More

The future of machine learning: 5 trends to watch around algorithms, cloud, IoT, and big data

Algorithms. Cloud. Internet of Things. Data. … Read More

Here’s why the basketball world is talking about Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen today

Embed from Getty Images Thanks to Stephen Curry’s heroics, Paul Allen turned into a viral meme late Monday evening. … Read More

Is there a ‘Seattle Sound’? Spotify data shows many varied musical tastes across city neighborhoods

The “Seattle Sound” may be a mythical, all-encompassing thing that veers toward indie rock or leftover grunge hits, but according to an analysis by Spotify, the city’s musical taste is quite varied from neighborhood to neighborhood. … Read More

Amazon introduces $ 20 Dash-like button for the Internet of Things, sells out in a day

Amazon’s Dash Buttons are there to make shopping easier. … Read More

Revealed: The winners of the 2016 GeekWire Awards

The Pacific Northwest tech community was buzzing in Seattle at the EMP Museum on Thursday evening, as more than 1,000 of you joined us for our annual celebration honoring the region’s top companies and entrepreneurs. … Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sells home for $ 2.8M — below asking price, but twice what he paid

To get a sense for the dynamic nature of the residential real estate market in the Seattle region, look no further than a four bedroom, three bath house in Clyde Hill, Wash., which was sold by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and his wife last week for just under $ 2.8 million, according to King County property records. … Read More

Relive Seattle’s night of the northern lights with these spectacular pictures

Seattle isn’t as much of a hot spot for the northern lights as, say, Alaska or Sweden – but this weekend, the Emerald City had its chance to bask in a green auroral glow. … Read More

Seahawks players visit venture capital firm to learn about entrepreneurship and investing

Some Seahawks players are spending their offseason learning the ins and outs of today’s business and investing world. … Read More

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