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Apple acquires Xnor.ai; Microsoft's bold climate plan; Seattle startup trivia

Apple doubled down on artificial intelligence and boosted its presence in Seattle with the acquisition of Xnor.ai, an Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence spinout with roots at the University of Washington, as first reported by GeekWire this week . It was a win for those institutions, and investors including Seattle's Madrona Venture Group, but it's…