GeekWire Podcasts – Page 15 of 37

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

Jun 15, 2019, 8:49 AM

Salesforce’s $15.7B Tableau deal is a defining moment for the West Coast tech ‘megalopolis’

Salesforce surprised the tech world this week with its agreement to acquire Tableau Software for $15.7 billion — although maybe… Read More

Jun 14, 2019, 1:47 PM

University of Washington computer science leader Hank Levy reflects on 13 years of massive change

The past decade has been a period of incredible growth for the technology industry in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.… Read More

Jun 13, 2019, 12:55 PM

Harvey Mudd President Maria Klawe has a message for computer science grads — and the tech industry

In the 13 years since Maria Klawe took over as president of Harvey Mudd College, she has surprised skeptics and… Read More

Jun 8, 2019, 9:27 AM

Robots, drones, satellites, and Amazon’s vision for the future of automation and humanity

Amazon gave a detailed look at its new warehouse robots and delivery drones, discussed its plans for a satellite constellation,… Read More

Jun 8, 2019, 8:45 AM

Geared Up: Apple shows what’s next for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch

It was a huge news week in the world of Apple, as the company took the stage at WWDC 2019… Read More

Jun 2, 2019, 10:52 AM

Inside the Adaptive Biotech IPO: How two brothers built a big idea into a breakthrough company

Chad Robins is a Cornell grad and Wharton School MBA who was working in real estate finance a decade ago… Read More

Jun 2, 2019, 9:09 AM

Geared Up: Huge Apple leaks, Tesla Model 3, new MacBook Pros, and more

This week on the Geared Up podcast we have a couple of big leaks out of Apple that give us… Read More

May 31, 2019, 7:20 AM

Science-fiction master Neal Stephenson blends high tech and high fantasy in ‘Fall’

Are we living in a simulation? Is there an afterlife? And if not, what would it take to create one?… Read More

May 25, 2019, 9:58 AM

A new era for home-buying: How Zillow, Redfin and their rivals plan to revolutionize real estate, again

The peak home-buying season is upon us, but buyers and sellers taking a fresh look at the market will see… Read More