This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we revisit the controversy over Starbucks’ hybrid work policy for its new CEO, Brian Niccol; discuss the cyberattack that crippled computer systems at Sea-Tac Airport in the Seattle area this week; and provide an update on last week’s episode about AI text-to-music generators.
Articles and topics discussed on this episode:
- Hybrid policy for new Starbucks CEO sparks debate over remote work, corporate jet emissions
- Starbucks’ New CEO Has a Big Carbon Footprint – WSJ
- Starbucks’ New CEO Will Take Charge Without Training Wheels – Bloomberg
- Steve Ballmer Chases NBA Glory at Intuit Dome, the LA Clippers’ Gleaming New Home
- Plane English: Sea-Tac Airport turns to pen and paper to replace digital displays after cyberattack
- Port of Seattle outage continues two days after suspected cyberattack by ‘nefarious characters’
- GeekWire’s quest for an AI theme song opened our ears to the debate rattling the music industry
- GeekWire Podcast listener Fortunato Vega shares his AI-generated theme song on LinkedIn.
With Todd Bishop and Taylor Soper. Edited by Curt Milton.
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