GeekWire Podcasts – Page 15 of 37

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

Sep 7, 2019, 9:17 PM

Microsoft President Brad Smith: Tech sector needs to face up to responsibility and embrace regulation

Microsoft President Brad Smith has a light-up globe, a neon blue miniature likeness of Earth, spinning on his desk inside… Read More

Sep 7, 2019, 9:22 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Why millennials love Amazon; the ‘Uber for kids’; and Microsoft the Musical

Amazon ousted Apple this year as the most loved brand among millennials, people age 19 through 39, according to a… Read More

Aug 31, 2019, 10:40 AM

Waiting for Elizabeth Warren: Why breaking up big tech hasn’t become a big campaign issue

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren appeared in Seattle on Sunday, a few blocks from Amazon’s headquarters, and given the Democratic presidential… Read More

Aug 24, 2019, 11:44 AM

Headphones, AI, and humanity: What these ‘AirMuffs’ say about the future of technology

These newly released wireless Bluetooth headphones from Seattle startup Human are getting mixed reviews for their appearance, and their initial… Read More

Aug 17, 2019, 8:44 AM

Goodbye, iPhone: How Microsoft convinced me to switch to Android and the Samsung Galaxy Note10

Ever since switching from an Apple MacBook to a Windows 10-powered Lenovo ThinkPad last year, I’ve kept using my iPhone.… Read More

Aug 13, 2019, 8:36 AM

Platform Power: Amazon, Facebook, Google, and the hidden forces driving the world’s top businesses

Amazon, Uber, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and many other big companies have something in common. They’re all platforms, providing underlying technologies… Read More

Aug 10, 2019, 10:34 AM

Microsoft has finally found its smartphone: Why the Samsung Galaxy partnership is so promising

Do I really have to email pictures to myself? How can I get text messages on my PC? Those were… Read More

Aug 10, 2019, 8:13 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft’s Samsung surprise, inside ReachNow’s shutdown, and ‘The Great Hack’

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s surprise appearance at Samsung’s big event unveiling signals a new… Read More

Jul 28, 2019, 8:34 AM

Can Facebook be fixed? Social media and the unintended consequences of technology in the wild

Sheryl Cababa is a user experience designer with technology and product design firm Artefact in Seattle who studies the impact… Read More

Jul 20, 2019, 9:39 AM

Geared Up: New Nintendo Switch Consoles, Apple Kills the MacBook, & Galaxy Note 10 Crazy Battery

On this week’s Geared Up, we talk about the two new Nintendo Switch consoles that were announced this past week… Read More

Jul 19, 2019, 7:42 AM

The case against Amazon: Why the tech giant is facing antitrust scrutiny on two continents

Authorities on both sides of the pond are now looking into whether Amazon behaves anti-competitively. It was tough week for… Read More

Jul 16, 2019, 8:51 AM

50 years after Apollo 11, unsung heroes of Mission Control ponder past and future of the final frontier

[Editor’s Note: This episode of the GeekWire Podcast is part of the Destination Moon podcrawl, organized by Seattle’s Museum of… Read More

Jul 13, 2019, 11:31 AM

How Microsoft became a secret startup ingredient, and what the trend says about the tech world

Would you have guessed that nearly 25 percent of the Seattle region’s top tech startups are led by CEOs with… Read More

Jul 6, 2019, 9:13 AM

Geared Up: The death of the Xbox, Amazon Prime Day 2019 deals, and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 rumors

On this week’s Geared Up, we talk about the upcoming Amazon Prime Day, celebrating Amazon’s 25th anniversary. I bring you… Read More

Jul 6, 2019, 9:07 AM

Why this cancer researcher (and survivor) is climbing Kilimanjaro to raise money to study cancer

Kristin Anderson has already fought cancer in more ways than one. She’s a cancer survivor whose battle with breast cancer… Read More

Jul 5, 2019, 10:12 AM

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott sees ‘mind-blowing’ potential for AI, the cloud, 5G and devices

Kevin Scott is the chief technology officer for Microsoft, a company that built its business on software, but he also… Read More

Jun 30, 2019, 8:17 AM

Apple goes big in Seattle: New campus escalates rivalry with Amazon, Microsoft and Google

Apple’s new campus in Seattle, unveiled this week, will accommodate as many as 2,000 workers, doubling the company’s previous commitment… Read More

Jun 29, 2019, 3:16 PM

Geared Up: Microsoft’s mystery foldable Surface tablet; updated Nintendo Switch Mini; and Apple vs. Spotify intensifies

This week on Geared Up, we talk about the latest rumors saying that Microsoft is working on a new secret… Read More

Jun 22, 2019, 11:30 AM

Geared Up: The insane Apple Mac Pro, 8K Xbox, and xCloud game streaming

E3 2019 is in the books, and Microsoft Xbox came out swinging. In this episode of Geared Up, we talk… Read More

Jun 22, 2019, 10:18 AM

Slack vs. Microsoft: Inside the competition to reshape how work gets done

If you tuned into the news this week, you probably heard one name over and over again. Slack, the workplace… Read More

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Jun 19, 2019, 3:02 PM

Interview: Slack CTO explains the company’s tech strategy in its quest to rid the world of email

Workplace chat and collaboration technology company Slack is set to become a public company on Thursday, with implications for a… Read More