Articles by Todd Bishop

Todd Bishop is GeekWire's editor and co-founder, a longtime business and technology journalist who covers beats including Microsoft, Amazon, AI, and startups, in addition to hosting GeekWire's weekly podcast. A native of Orland, Calif., he has worked as a reporter for publications including The Philadelphia Inquirer, Puget Sound Business Journal and the Seattle P-I.

Supply chain startup Auger, led by ex-Amazon operations chief, raises $50M and lands big customers

‘Digit’ maker Agility Robotics to go public in $2.5B deal — here’s what the filings say about its finances
Two pizzas and a prototype: How agentic AI is rewiring Amazon’s teams and upending its traditions
Expeditors cuts 230 tech jobs in Seattle region, ending decades-long policy against layoffs

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Amazon’s top grocery stores exec Tony Hoggett is leaving in big exit from senior leadership team

Tony Hoggett, the Amazon senior vice president in charge of the company’s worldwide grocery stores business, is leaving the tech… Read More

Is the world ready for autonomous AI? Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff makes the case for agents

Marc Benioff wasn’t buying the premise of my question. Recording this week’s GeekWire Podcast episode with the Salesforce CEO (below),… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s comp tops $79M as stock soars; cash bonus cut in half on security woes

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was awarded more than $79 million in total compensation for the tech giant’s 2024 fiscal year,… Read More

The top three AI challenges and trends on the mind of Microsoft Research’s president

What’s next for AI, and what are the main technical hurdles to overcome? That was one of the questions we… Read More

Seattle Public Schools sends ‘urgent’ message about grade-viewing app — here’s the backstory

Seattle Public Schools sent an email Monday evening informing families and staff that a grade-viewing app for iOS called “The… Read More

Microsoft unveils new autonomous AI agents in advance of competing Salesforce rollout

AI agents are reigniting the competition between Microsoft and Salesforce. Microsoft announced 10 new AI agents for its Dynamics 365… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: Uber + Expedia? Ballmer on 60 Minutes; 1980s Silicon Valley revisited; What’s next for AI

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we imagine the possibility of Uber buying Expedia Group, based on a report by… Read More

Tensions with OpenAI underscore Microsoft’s need to ensure its own AI future

Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI has become increasingly strained by the AI startup’s need for more funding and computing power, Microsoft’s… Read More

Random thoughts on Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe

Note the little psychological trick that Amazon did (above) with the left bezel on the new Kindle Scribe. It’s now… Read More

Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO, addresses a crowd in Redmond.

AI Dreams: Microsoft @ 50, Chapter 1

Just as the PC and cloud defined much of Microsoft’s first 50 years, and just as its struggles in mobile set the company back in the smartphone era, its success or failure in AI promises to determine its fate for decades to come. Read More

Amazon unveils first color Kindle, and new Kindle Scribe with ability to write directly in books

Amazon will release its first color Kindle, dubbed the Kindle Colorsoft, for $279.99 on Oct. 30, expanding beyond the realm… Read More

Steve Ballmer on ′60 Minutes′: Microsoft, Clippers, and sorry, no Seattle Seahawks

There’s a method to what might otherwise appear to be madness. People who worked with Steve Ballmer at Microsoft already… Read More

Fact-checking Saturday Night Live’s ‘happy Amazon employee’ sketch

“Saturday Night Live” is poking fun at Amazon again. Monica, a “happy Amazon employee” played by Ego Nwodim, joined the… Read More

Podcast

Podcast: Amazon puts AI in delivery vans; Ex-AMZN exec Dave Clark’s new startup; AI vs. cancer

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Artificial intelligence and automation are transforming the way companies get stuff to stores and… Read More

Amazon Web Services VP of AI, Matt Wood, is leaving the company

Matt Wood, the Amazon Web Services vice president who was a longtime champion of the cloud giant’s machine learning and… Read More

Amazon’s new AI system projects green and red markers onto packages to streamline deliveries

Amazon unveiled new AI technology called Vision-Assisted Package Retrieval (VAPR) for the cargo hold of its electric Rivian vans, giving drivers… Read More

Wokelo raises $4M for AI-driven due diligence, sees customer traction in M&A, investing and consulting

Seattle-area AI startup Wokelo raised $4 million to fuel the development and growth of its technology that generates detailed due… Read More

Ring’s new premium AI feature makes video history searchable by keyword

Those raccoons are showing up at the back door way more than I knew. That’s my own takeaway after testing… Read More

Former Amazon exec Dave Clark is back in Seattle with a startup of his own — and $100M in funding

Dave Clark, the former Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO and Flexport CEO, is launching a new supply-chain technology startup called Auger,… Read More

Unsealed order in Amazon antitrust suit lets entire FTC case proceed, dismisses some state claims

A week after a federal judge in Seattle issued a sealed order on Amazon’s motion to dismiss the landmark U.S.… Read More

Podcast

Talking with AI: Microsoft Copilot guest-hosts the GeekWire Podcast

We were looking for a guest expert to discuss the new Microsoft Copilot features on the show this week, when… Read More

Microsoft AI CEO sees long-term memory as key to unlocking future AI experiences

Microsoft’s revamped personal Copilot, released this week, lets users engage in natural conversations with AI using their voice. It doesn’t… Read More

Amazon plans to hire 250,000 workers in the U.S. for the 2024 holiday season

Amazon is aiming for 250,000 U.S. hires during the 2024 holiday season, matching its target from the prior year. The… Read More

After $6.6B round, OpenAI investor says the next step for ChatGPT maker should be to go public

The news about OpenAI’s $6.6 billion fundraising round was hot off the digital presses Wednesday morning when Brad Gerstner of… Read More

Can AI cure cancer? New alliance unites tech giants and big research orgs in quest for breakthroughs

Four national cancer research organizations, spearheaded by Seattle’s Fred Hutch Cancer Center, will work together in an unprecedented alliance to… Read More

Former Microsoft Xbox leader J Allard joins Amazon in latest surprise career twist

J Allard, Amazon VP? Yes, it’s true, according to the former Microsoft Xbox leader’s LinkedIn profile, which was updated Tuesday… Read More

The extent of Amazon’s ‘partial victory’ against the FTC is under wraps for now

A federal judge in Seattle granted in part, and denied in part, Amazon’s motion to dismiss the U.S. Federal Trade… Read More

New Microsoft Copilot features include natural AI voice interactions and daily news summary

Microsoft is revamping its Copilot personal AI assistant with a new design and features including a daily news summary, natural… Read More

Microsoft will let Windows Copilot+ PC users completely uninstall new Recall AI feature

In its latest attempt to address AI security and privacy concerns, Microsoft provided new details about the underlying architecture for… Read More

Found a raccoon in the living room — now seeking a tech solution so it doesn’t happen again

Well, that was a fun morning! I woke up around 2:20 a.m. today to the sound of what turned out… Read More

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