QVC, which pioneered live TV shopping shows, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week. Leadership made the next step clear: a pivot away from television and toward something akin to social commerce, like livestreamed sales on TikTok Shop. But can the legacy brand compete with new, social media-driven shopping platforms? And after that, we wrap up Kai and Nela’s trip to Vietnam with visits to an AI startup and a neighborhood of expats.

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Recently, Seattle’s tech workforce has been hit by wave after wave of layoffs. Some company execs say it’s AI’s fault. KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg joins Kimberly on today’s show to share what she’s hearing from tech workers. And, we’ll get into another side of the AI boom: the push to build more data centers and the pushback from locals. Plus, a round of Seattle trivia!

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• "Booming" from KUOW
• Why Seattle tech companies are still laying off workers from The Seattle Times
• "From coder to shuttle driver: Where Seattle's laid off tech workforce is now" from KUOW
• "A small town in Central Washington is Microsoft's answer to the data center backlash" from KUOW
• "What produce prompted the creation of the Market?" from the Pike Place Market Foundation
• "Seattle doesn't have many unicorns. Does it matter?" From GeekWire
• "Scents from a Mall: The Sticky, Untold Story of Cinnabon" from Seattle Met
• "Seattle area expected to generate $845 million from FIFA World Cup" from Fox 13 Seattle

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Iran declared on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz has reopened for all commercial vessels. While the news caused stocks to rally and oil prices to drop, it’s unclear yet whether or not the market reaction is premature. Plus, we take a look into the aging demographics of first-time homebuyers and their shrinking share of the housing market.