GeekWire Podcasts – Page 8 of 37

Oct 1, 2022, 10:06 AM

GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch: Analyzing the four winning pitches in advance of the live finale

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we hear the pitches made by four startup CEOs in the 32 seconds it… Read More

Sep 24, 2022, 6:15 AM

GeekWire Podcast: The new world of hybrid work, and the next generation of smartphone users

Hybrid work is here to stay, but some big changes are needed to make it work. That was the message… Read More

Sep 17, 2022, 10:28 AM

The first sustainable mega-region? Former Gov. Chris Gregoire on Cascadia’s climate quest

Business, governmental and environmental leaders from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia met at the U.S.-Canada border this week to plan… Read More

Sep 10, 2022, 9:29 AM

Robot law: Public policy, legal liability, and the new world of autonomous systems

Algorithmic disgorgement might sound like a phrase from a science-fiction horror film. In fact, it’s a new tool for regulators… Read More

Sep 3, 2022, 9:24 AM

Here’s why Major League Baseball’s live digital audio streams aren’t actually live

We are now decades into the digital revolution, so why haven’t high-tech audio streams caught up to old-fashioned radio waves?… Read More

Aug 27, 2022, 10:39 AM

GeekWire at the Ballpark: AM radio vs. digital audio; robot umpires; and Amazon cuts the line

Sitting in the stands down the first base line Thursday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, I was feeling like a… Read More

Aug 20, 2022, 10:37 AM

Understanding Amazon: Secrets of the company’s success, and where it’s headed next

Amazon is one of the most extraordinary business stories of our time. Many people in the tech industry have a… Read More

Aug 13, 2022, 9:47 AM

What we learned from the life of early Amazon investor and Seattle business leader Tom Alberg

Seattle-based investor and business leader Tom Alberg, who died last week at the age of 82, was a key figure… Read More

Aug 6, 2022, 10:10 AM

The state of the tech economy: Takeaways from Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we play highlights and offer our thoughts on the recent earnings calls of Amazon,… Read More

Jul 30, 2022, 11:38 AM

The pioneering spirit and joyful life of late ‘Cranium’ creator Richard Tait, in his own words

Growing up as a child in Scotland, one of Richard Tait’s heroes was entrepreneur Richard Branson. After Tait co-founded board… Read More

Jul 23, 2022, 9:49 AM

From White House to Amazon and Airbnb: Jay Carney on the intersection of tech and politics

Amazon’s head of global corporate affairs Jay Carney, the former White House press secretary under President Obama, made some news… Read More

Jul 16, 2022, 10:31 AM

How the ‘7 Forms of Respect’ can change work, with Seattle entrepreneur and author Julie Pham

Do people on your team multitask in meetings, or focus on the person speaking? The answer to that question will… Read More

Jul 9, 2022, 11:45 AM

‘We’re in this for good’: Amazon plans more home robots despite early skepticism about Astro

Amazon unveiled Astro, its first home robot, in September, after developing the rolling Alexa device in secret for several years.… Read More

Jun 30, 2022, 11:50 AM

Interview: Microsoft’s president on turbulent times for the company, country, and world

Brad Smith, like many in tech and the broader world, thought 2022 might bring a bit of a break. Halfway… Read More

Jun 25, 2022, 10:18 AM

Amazon, robots, and diverging views of automation and the future of work

LAS VEGAS — What happens to jobs, the economy and business when a company can create the perfect worker out… Read More

Jun 18, 2022, 10:21 AM

What the rest of us can learn from Bezos’ big mistake … and other lessons in ‘career self-care’

In many ways, Jeff Bezos would seem to have it all. But when is enough enough? In a new book,… Read More

Jun 11, 2022, 7:09 AM

What this software engineering leader learned working peak season at an Amazon warehouse

Philip Su, a software engineering leader turned non-profit founder, decided to shake up his life last fall — seeking an… Read More

Jun 7, 2022, 9:29 AM

Microsoft’s union pledge, and the new era of organized labor in tech

Marcus Courtney was a Microsoft software tester who led a multi-year effort to unionize his fellow contract workers starting in… Read More

Jun 4, 2022, 10:03 AM

‘Wild times’ for tech startups: Making sense of the uncertainty with Madrona’s Tim Porter

What the heck is going on in the economy, and how will the market gyrations impact startups and venture capital?… Read More

May 28, 2022, 10:42 AM

What Amazon’s plan to improve worker safety reveals about the company’s true nature

Addressing the issue of warehouse worker safety in response to a shareholder question this week, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy described… Read More

May 21, 2022, 10:36 AM

Startup turnaround specialist Matt Hulett on unlocking growth, and surviving turbulent times

Our guest on the GeekWire Podcast this week is Matt Hulett, a veteran of the Seattle tech community and the author… Read More

May 19, 2022, 8:29 AM

How Jeff Wilke’s industrial roots guided him at Amazon, and inspired him to help revive U.S. manufacturing

PITTSBURGH — In his 22 years at Amazon, including his role as the first CEO of the company’s Worldwide Consumer… Read More

May 14, 2022, 11:55 AM

Startups, superheroes, and the economy at a crossroads: Voices from Seattle’s tech community

After holding the GeekWire Awards virtually for the past two years, there was a feeling of real catharsis Thursday evening… Read More

May 10, 2022, 10:40 AM

‘My name is Reggie …’ Former Nintendo leader on his new book, and what’s next for games

One of the most memorable lines of the past two decades in video games was delivered not by a character… Read More

May 6, 2022, 10:54 AM

Robots, automation, AI, and the Pirate Parrot: Insights from our return to the epicenter of robotics

It’s going to be a long time before robots replace sports mascots, but it might be better for one of… Read More

Apr 30, 2022, 10:40 AM

The next big challenge for robots: Insights from the new director of CMU’s Robotics Institute

PITTSBURGH — A few months into his new job as the director of Carnegie Mellon University’s storied Robotics Institute, Matthew… Read More

Apr 28, 2022, 11:31 AM

Ungrading? Letting kids teach IT? GeekWire Award-winning STEM teachers share innovative strategies

Innovation is alive and well in STEM classrooms across Washington state, inspiring students to seek opportunities in science, technology, engineering… Read More

Apr 23, 2022, 7:17 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Netflix ads, Amazon’s shipping business, and Paul Allen’s real legacy

Does it seem like activity is picking up out there in the tech world? Big fundings may be happening less… Read More

Apr 19, 2022, 7:33 AM

What happened after a Moscow-born Seattle tech CEO closed a big Russian operation in solidarity with Ukraine

Sergei Dreizin is co-founder and CEO of software engineering company Akvelon, based in Bellevue, Wash. Born and raised in Moscow,… Read More

Apr 16, 2022, 8:53 AM

The new frontiers of AI and robotics, with CMU computer science dean Martial Hebert

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we explore the state of the art in robotics and artificial intelligence with Martial… Read More