Mar 3, 2020, 1:02 PM The hidden history of Microsoft and Facebook, and what it says about the social network’s future Could Microsoft’s renaissance give Facebook a blueprint for its own? That’s one of the questions I asked veteran tech journalist… Read More
Feb 29, 2020, 8:34 AM GeekWire Podcast: Expedia’s surprise layoffs; Amazon’s new grocery store; and tech workers’ big salaries Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. In a surprise move, Seattle-based travel site Expedia laid… Read More
Feb 26, 2020, 4:42 PM How tech hubs contributed to America’s housing crisis — and what they can do about it America’s housing crisis is a nationwide problem, but it’s especially acute in San Francisco and Seattle, home to the country’s… Read More
Feb 22, 2020, 8:16 AM GeekWire Podcast: Bezos fields criticism despite $10B climate pledge; Seattle braces for The Big One; and more Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. PBS’s Frontline profiled the Amazon empire and painted a… Read More
Feb 15, 2020, 6:07 AM GeekWire Podcast: We (almost) hacked the election; Amazon vs. Trump; cashless stadiums Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: Voting online is fast, convenient and also … vulnerable.… Read More
Feb 8, 2020, 7:40 AM GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s real HQ2; Iowa caucus tech fallout; augmented reality at the ballpark Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Amazon’s second headquarters may be closer to Seattle than… Read More
Feb 1, 2020, 8:07 AM GeekWire Podcast: Amazon employees defy company; taxing tech; umbrellas as lightning rods It was a big week on the Seattle and Pacific Northwest tech beat. Here’s what we’re talking about on this… Read More
Jan 29, 2020, 4:21 PM How these ‘Female Firebrands’ are challenging and changing the culture of the modern workplace How can we create modern workplaces where everyone can thrive? That’s one of the questions at the heart of the… Read More
Jan 25, 2020, 9:46 AM GeekWire Podcast: Bezos phone hack; Microsoft Surface innovations; Gottmans love Mystery Did the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia really hack into Jeff Bezos’ phone? It sure looks that way, based on… Read More
Jan 18, 2020, 10:18 AM GeekWire Podcast: Apple acquires Xnor.ai; Microsoft’s bold climate plan; Seattle startup trivia This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Apple doubled down on artificial intelligence and boosted its presence in Seattle with the… Read More
Jan 11, 2020, 9:54 AM A glimpse of the future at CES: Celebs, parallel reality, and next-gen toilets at the big tech show CES is becoming less of a place where companies unveil game-changing products, and more where they show attention-grabbing ideas. That’s… Read More
Jan 4, 2020, 10:01 AM The future of podcasting: Can the business of audio content catch up with the creative revolution? More than half of the U.S. population over age 12 has now listened to a podcast, according to Edison Research.… Read More
Dec 28, 2019, 10:36 AM Seattle tech’s extraordinary year: These are the stories we’ll remember in the business of innovation From Amazon to Zillow, big successes to surprising failures, it was an extraordinary year for technology and innovation emerging from… Read More
Dec 21, 2019, 9:07 AM GeekWire Podcast: Car2go makes a sudden exit, and high-profile Seattle startup Vicis crumbles We made it through the rain and into the studio to discuss some of the biggest stories of the week:… Read More
Dec 14, 2019, 10:35 AM What the Ring camera hacks say about security, privacy and technology The hacking of multiple Ring cameras this week brought the sometimes abstract world of tech security and privacy into stark relief,… Read More
Dec 7, 2019, 10:35 AM Cloud Wars: Why Amazon is escalating its battle against Microsoft in enterprise tech The leaders of Amazon’s cloud division made a few things clear this week at the Amazon Web Services re:Invent conference… Read More
Nov 23, 2019, 7:28 AM GeekWire Podcast: Why this Amazon adversary is emboldened to escalate challenge to tech giant Every week on the GeekWire Podcast, we go behind-the-scenes of some of the biggest and most interesting stories we’ve been… Read More
Nov 16, 2019, 9:20 AM GeekWire Podcast: Amazon protests JEDI deal; Cortana reads email; Cosmic Crisp first taste This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Amazon is formally protesting a decision by the U.S. Department of Defense to award… Read More
Nov 14, 2019, 3:23 PM Inside the Tableau Conference: CEO Adam Selipsky on Salesforce deal, AI, and employee activism LAS VEGAS — Nearly 20,000 people are here this week to learn about the latest from Seattle-based Tableau Software, whose… Read More
Nov 9, 2019, 11:38 AM GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s political problems; Gates, Warren and the wealth tax; Sounders rap This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Not only was Amazon’s effort to back pro-business candidates for the Seattle City Council… Read More
Nov 1, 2019, 11:04 AM Q&A: Satya Nadella on Microsoft’s new world view, dual-screen devices and Pentagon cloud deal A lot has changed in the world, in tech and at Microsoft since Satya Nadella published his book, “Hit Refresh,”… Read More
Oct 26, 2019, 7:19 AM AI Rising: How companies, police and the public are already grappling with artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence might sound like a futuristic concept, and it may be true that we’re years or decades away from… Read More
Oct 19, 2019, 7:23 AM Will Amazon’s $1.45M bid to shake up Seattle politics backfire, or work exactly as planned? Amazon took a million-dollar gamble this week, betting a last-minute cash infusion will help elect a new Seattle City Council… Read More
Oct 11, 2019, 10:27 AM FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra on Big Tech’s antitrust reckoning, and implications for investors The Federal Trade Commission is ramping up its investigations into Big Tech, and one of the agency’s toughest enforcers visited… Read More
Oct 10, 2019, 11:46 AM Q&A: Jay Carney on the Trump White House, Amazon antitrust scrutiny, and working for Bezos Managing public relations for the most powerful country in the world, or one of the most powerful companies, is not… Read More
Oct 4, 2019, 6:39 AM Microsoft’s new era unfolds: Tech giant looks to take the lead in new category of computing Microsoft is back in the smartphone business with the unveiling of its new Surface Duo dual-screen folding device this week.… Read More
Sep 28, 2019, 10:32 AM Amazon expands Alexa’s horizons while attempting to alleviate consumer privacy concerns Amazon announced a long list of new Echo and Alexa products and initiatives this week — from smart glasses to… Read More
Sep 25, 2019, 9:05 AM ‘Qualtrics Tower’ coming to Seattle, with room for 2,000 people at tech company’s ‘co-headquarters’ Tech company Qualtrics, which two years ago designated Seattle as its co-headquarters, doubled down Wednesday with the announcement of a huge… Read More
Sep 21, 2019, 10:16 AM Tech workers unite for the climate, pushing Amazon and other big companies to take action The climate crisis surged to the top of the tech industry’s agenda this week, encouraged by a groundswell of activity… Read More
Sep 14, 2019, 11:12 AM A reckoning for the gig economy: Why Amazon and Uber are facing new scrutiny over contract workers From package delivery to ride-hailing, companies including Amazon and Uber are facing new scrutiny over their use of contract workers… Read More
