Jul 16, 2020, 8:04 AM GeekWire Awards Preview: How plant-based meat startup Rebellyous Foods pivoted in the pandemic Before the first-known U.S. coronavirus cases emerged in Rebellyous Foods’ hometown, Seattle, the startup was catering to the food services… Read More
Jul 11, 2020, 9:03 AM GeekWire Podcast: Three tech stories that show how COVID-19 is radically changing our lives Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. The world of the COVID-19 pandemic is unlike anything… Read More
Jul 4, 2020, 9:49 AM GeekWire Podcast: What pandemic? Tech funding stays strong; Accolade’s IPO; Future of sports Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Despite the pandemic, funding for Pacific Northwest tech startups… Read More
Jul 3, 2020, 11:16 AM Pacific NW startup funding totals for first half of 2020 may surprise you — in fact, they shocked us Recession? What recession? Venture capitalists are pouring money into Pacific Northwest tech companies at unprecedented levels, significantly outpacing the number… Read More
Jun 27, 2020, 8:23 AM GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft’s retail bombshell; Amazon’s robotaxi deal; and Trump vs. tech, again Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Microsoft shocked the tech world Friday morning by announcing… Read More
Jun 20, 2020, 10:10 AM GeekWire Podcast: The case against Apple’s App Store; IPOs go crazy; quest for a better email inbox Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Not everyone loves Apple’s App Store, it seems. This… Read More
Jun 19, 2020, 11:52 AM ‘Racism is a pandemic,’ and this is how the tech industry can be part of the ‘vaccine’ “Racism is a pandemic. Whether it’s tech, or whether it’s any other form of business, we have the need for… Read More
Jun 16, 2020, 2:11 PM Secrets of successful strategies: How Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and others make winning bets Twenty-five years ago, more than a decade before the debut of the iPhone, a different piece of technology had people… Read More
Jun 13, 2020, 7:09 AM GeekWire Podcast: Tech and the police; Amazon sues former VP; remembering Manny Vellon Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: As protests over police violence continue across the country,… Read More
Jun 10, 2020, 4:39 PM ‘It’s on us to dismantle racism.’ 10 steps tech and business leaders can take toward equity Over the past decade, U.S. tech companies have solved some of the world’s most complex challenges. But the industry remains… Read More
Jun 5, 2020, 10:30 AM As protests spread across the country, mobile video creates mosaic of violence and tool for change At Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park on Thursday afternoon, as the sixth day of protests against police violence stretched into the… Read More
Jun 3, 2020, 4:57 PM 5 ways tech leaders can address racial inequity, from diversity expert and tech CEO Cheryl Ingram Dr. Cheryl Ingram has seen the statements from tech companies this week, expressing outrage over the death of George Floyd… Read More
May 30, 2020, 5:00 PM ‘Light this candle!’ SpaceX sends NASA astronauts on historic trip to space station in Dragon capsule SpaceX launched two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station today, becoming the first company to send humans to orbit… Read More
May 30, 2020, 9:54 AM GeekWire Podcast: Dueling visions of Amazon; HBO Max launches; Saving the Cinerama Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Amazon and critics wage a PR war in the… Read More
May 23, 2020, 10:55 AM This governor alarmed professors 22 years ago with his vision for distance learning in 2020 — here’s what he says today A longtime contact of mine recently emailed a New York Times article from June 18, 1998: “Virtual-Classes Trend Alarms Professors.”… Read More
May 16, 2020, 9:29 AM GeekWire Podcast: Uber, Grubhub and Seattle; Amazon on 60 Minutes; Surface Earbuds first take Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Word leaked out this week that Uber is considering… Read More
May 9, 2020, 10:31 AM GeekWire Podcast: Tech job market flips; Surface Earbuds arrive; Gates Foundation CEO on COVID-19 Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. COVID-19 has upended the tech startup hiring market: There… Read More
May 2, 2020, 8:57 AM GeekWire Podcast: Amazon faces the pandemic; Startup funding slump; How to reopen your office Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s sales rose 26% in the first quarter as… Read More
Apr 30, 2020, 10:20 AM COVID-19 mental health crunch puts impetus on psychedelic drug innovation, doctor says As the deadly coronavirus pandemic continues to grow, the looming mental health crisis creates an urgent need for innovation, putting… Read More
Apr 25, 2020, 8:48 AM GeekWire Podcast: Expedia’s lifeline; Bill Gates on life after lockdown; Pivoting in a pandemic Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. “Picture restaurants that only seat people at every other… Read More
Apr 21, 2020, 1:00 PM Leading a startup through the crisis: ‘We’ve just instantly transformed from peacetime to wartime’ For startup leaders accustomed to building their businesses in boom times, the economic impact from the COVID-19 pandemic goes beyond… Read More
Apr 18, 2020, 10:22 AM GeekWire Podcast: How science and politics are influencing the debate over post-pandemic life Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: As numbers on COVID-19 improve, the debate begins over… Read More
Apr 11, 2020, 8:54 AM GeekWire Podcast: Bill Gates on the future of work; Vicis reborn; Nintendo meets Lego Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Bill Gates talks about how work will change after… Read More
Apr 4, 2020, 8:27 AM GeekWire Podcast: How COVID-19 is squeezing Amazon; Good news stories; Farewell, John Legere Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Amazon is under pressure as workers in dozens of… Read More
Apr 3, 2020, 12:26 PM ‘Reprogramming the American Dream’: Microsoft CTO returns to rural roots to find the future of AI Kevin Scott is Microsoft’s chief technology officer, its executive vice president of AI and Research, and the author, with Greg… Read More
Mar 28, 2020, 9:56 AM GeekWire Podcast: Coronavirus hits tech economy; life under lockdown; a poem for our new era Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Seattle’s latest week under the cloud of the coronavirus… Read More
Mar 21, 2020, 8:42 AM GeekWire Podcast: Bill Gates on COVID-19, gig workers in peril, and more on the coronavirus crisis Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. It was another tumultuous week in Seattle, the epicenter… Read More
Mar 14, 2020, 8:08 AM GeekWire Podcast: Seattle adjusts to life under the coronavirus threat Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. The gravity of the COVID-19 virus outbreak hit home… Read More
Mar 7, 2020, 8:23 AM GeekWire Podcast: Seattle struggles with coronavirus; Microsoft renews NFL deal Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Seattle became ground zero in the U.S. coronavirus outbreak… Read More
Mar 5, 2020, 10:56 AM Coronavirus and the future of vaccines: Inside the quest to develop faster responses to epidemics As part of his work in global health, Bill Gates has warned for years about the potential for an unchecked… Read More
