Feb 1, 2025, 7:29 AM Podcast: DeepSeek reality check; Amazon, Bezos, and the Post; lost in the Microsoft garage This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we dive deep into DeepSeek, the AI project shaking up the tech world, to… Read More
Jan 25, 2025, 8:12 AM Podcast: Stargate, OpenAI and Microsoft; BlueSky in Seattle; and Madrona’s big new funds This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we delve into the Stargate Project announcement by OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank, in conjunction… Read More
Jan 18, 2025, 8:01 AM The documents that help Amazon think: Inside the tech giant’s process for strategic planning This week on the GeekWire Podcast: An inside look at Amazon’s classic process for strategic thinking and decision-making, with a… Read More
Jan 11, 2025, 7:36 AM AI in 2025: A solopreneur software developer’s take on where things stand, and what’s next This week on the GeekWire Podcast, Seattle-area software developer and AI entrepreneur Patrick Husting of Ghostwriter AI and the Equestrian… Read More
Jan 4, 2025, 8:53 AM ‘From impossible to merely difficult’: AI collaborates with a vintage 1980s musical gadget What happens when you mix modern AI with a piece of vintage technology and the musical stylings of a very… Read More
Dec 21, 2024, 7:22 AM AI, tech talent, and regional innovation: A swan song from retiring WTIA CEO Michael Schutzler Michael Schutzler, the newly retired CEO of the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA), joins us on this episode of the… Read More
Dec 14, 2024, 6:54 AM Insights from Uncommon Thinkers: How these innovators found novel approaches in their fields This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we sit down with some of the Seattle region’s “Uncommon Thinkers” — inventors, scientists,… Read More
Dec 7, 2024, 7:58 AM GeekWire Podcast: Amazon Nova, the future of AI, and more from the AWS re:Invent show floor LAS VEGAS — Amazon’s artificial intelligence strategy came into focus this week with the unveiling of Amazon Nova, its new… Read More
Nov 30, 2024, 7:41 AM AI, Google Docs, and the messiness of innovation, with Microsoft Deputy CTO Sam Schillace This week on the GeekWire Podcast, our guest is Sam Schillace, a deputy CTO at Microsoft and author of the… Read More
Nov 23, 2024, 7:35 AM Podcast: Elon Musk’s problem with Microsoft; What the GeekWire 200 says about the startup scene This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we discuss Elon Musk’s suit against OpenAI, which now includes Microsoft, and assess the… Read More
Nov 16, 2024, 7:54 AM How Amazon is adapting to the TikTok generation, and what it says about the state of Prime This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we dive into Amazon’s new “Haul” discount storefront — a rival to Temu, Shein,… Read More
Nov 9, 2024, 7:10 AM Podcast: What Trump 2.0 means for tech, Diller nixes Expedia + Uber, and a GeekWire fall update This week on the GeekWire Podcast, it’s a grab-bag of topics, including self-driving wheelchairs, Expedia Group Chairman Barry Diller’s comments… Read More
Nov 2, 2024, 7:09 AM ‘You can’t fact-check a feeling’: UW researcher on AI’s unexpected role in the 2024 campaign For all the concern about deepfakes fooling the electorate, AI is having another impact on the 2024 campaign. In some… Read More
Oct 30, 2024, 6:37 AM Podcast: Amazon devices chief Panos Panay on the color Kindle, AI, and his first year on the job Our guest on this special mid-week episode of the GeekWire Podcast is Panos Panay, Amazon’s senior vice president of Devices… Read More
Oct 26, 2024, 8:14 AM Podcast: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on AI, Microsoft, Seattle tech, and the future of humanity Our guest this week on the GeekWire Podcast is Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who says he has never been as… Read More
Oct 19, 2024, 8:41 AM 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
Oct 12, 2024, 7:35 AM 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
Oct 5, 2024, 8:16 AM 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
Sep 28, 2024, 6:08 AM Tech leader Charles Simonyi provides a wide-angle view of the telescope that bears his family name Hubble. Webb. Chandra. Spitzer. Rubin. Roman. And now, Simonyi. With the ramping up of the Simonyi Survey Telescope at the… Read More
Sep 21, 2024, 8:10 AM Podcast: Amazon’s quest to become a startup again; Plus, 6 years of progress in driverless cars This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s decision to bring its employees back to the office five days a week… Read More
Sep 14, 2024, 9:02 AM New book examines the story of Bill Gates and the evolution of his public image [Editor’s Note: This week’s guest host, Ross Reynolds, is an interviewer and moderator who is well-known in the Seattle region from his… Read More
Sep 7, 2024, 8:34 AM E Ink’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ moment: The technology behind the digital notepad’s transition to color E Ink writing tablets are some of my favorite devices. I got started with the Amazon Kindle Scribe, and ended… Read More
Aug 31, 2024, 6:11 AM Podcast: New Starbucks CEO’s supercommute, SeaTac cyberattack, more on AI music This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we revisit the controversy over Starbucks’ hybrid work policy for its new CEO, Brian… Read More
Aug 24, 2024, 6:30 AM GeekWire’s quest for an AI theme song opened our ears to the debate rattling the music industry For a while now, we’ve been doing an occasional GeekWire Podcast segment called “My AI,” about the latest AI tools… Read More
Aug 13, 2024, 3:47 PM Podcast: What the new Starbucks CEO could mean for the coffee giant’s digital future The naming of Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol as the new Starbucks CEO on Tuesday gives the Seattle-based coffee giant a… Read More
Aug 10, 2024, 9:17 AM What the Google ruling means for Microsoft Bing; Amazon delivery dilemma; Seattle’s return to office “I don’t believe there’s a price in the world that Microsoft could offer us. They offered to give us Bing… Read More
Aug 7, 2024, 1:05 PM Zillow Group has a new CEO: Rich Barton hands reins to longtime exec Jeremy Wacksman Zillow Group named a new CEO, longtime company executive Jeremy Wacksman, announcing that co-founder and two-time CEO Rich Barton will… Read More
Aug 3, 2024, 8:01 AM GeekWire Podcast: What Microsoft and Amazon earnings say about the state of AI and the economy This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we take a closer look at the latest earnings reports from Microsoft and Amazon… Read More
Jul 27, 2024, 8:26 AM Microsoft’s misunderstood era: Ben Gilbert of ‘Acquired’ on the tech giant’s most pivotal years This week on the GeekWire Podcast, our guest is entrepreneur and investor Ben Gilbert, co-founder and co-host of the hit… Read More
Jul 20, 2024, 8:46 AM Beyond the CrowdStrike outage: The larger forces at play, and a long-term view on cybersecurity This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we explore the aftermath of the CrowdStrike outage, the larger forces at play, the… Read More
