Play Podcast Unicorns, IPOs and the hidden links among the new wave of tech giants Play Seattle has a new unicorn, Outreach, the sales and marketing automation company that raised a $114 million funding round, pushing… Read More
Play Podcast Steve Ballmer breaks down the numbers behind the LA Clippers’ historic NBA playoff comeback win Play With even more yelling and fist-pumping than normal, Steve Ballmer might not have seemed like an analytical guy to casual… Read More
Play Podcast GeekWire Podcast: T-Mobile Park, Jack Dorsey’s smartphone, and other random items of questionable relevance Play Almost every week, at the end of the GeekWire Podcast, we feature our “Random Channel” segment, discussing random items of… Read More
Play Podcast Numbers of the NBA: A courtside chat with Steve Ballmer about the basketball metrics that matter Play Sure, you know how many points your favorite NBA player scored in his last game. But how do turnovers, field… Read More
Play Podcast ‘Destination Moon’ exhibit highlights Apollo history — and Neil Armstrong’s family history as well Play “Destination Moon,” the traveling exhibit making its debut at Seattle’s Museum of Flight this month, puts some of the greatest… Read More
Play Podcast Why Amazon is pulling a giant team out of Seattle, and what it means for the tech giant’s home region Play News that Amazon is shifting its worldwide operations team out of Seattle to nearby Bellevue, Wash., quickly ignited a debate… Read More
Play Podcast Shark Tank’s billion-dollar blunder: How startup Ring went from TV rejection to Amazon acquisition Play Back in 2013, Jamie Siminoff was the founder and chief inventor of a struggling video doorbell company who was pinning… Read More
Play Podcast Geared Up podcast: Here’s why Apple canceled AirPower, and our Top 5 HomeKit smart devices Play Apple has cancelled the long-awaited AirPower wireless charging mat. For our newest Geared Up podcast, I go over what went… Read More
Play Podcast Numbers Geek meets ‘Shark Tank’: Why this startup founder turned down Mark Cuban’s $30M deal Play Thirty-million dollars. That number will forever be associated with our guest on this week’s Numbers Geek podcast, Arum Kang, co-founder… Read More
Play Podcast GeekWire Podcast: How Microsoft is boxing Amazon into a corner on privacy and taxes Play This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft is putting Amazon into a difficult position by advocating a tax increase on… Read More
Play Podcast Geared Up: Apple TV+, Apple Card, Apple Arcade and the rest of Apple’s new services Play Apple unveiled a host of new services at its March 25 event this week (be sure to check out my… Read More
Play Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Bezos and the bots, DNA data storage, and Seattle startups learn to co-exist with Silicon Valley giants Play Every year, Amazon and Jeff Bezos hold an elite, invitation-only conference called MARS, for Machine learning, Automation, Robotics and Space, which doubles as an… Read More
Play Podcast A ‘Numbers Geek’ Mystery: Can Steve Ballmer identify a company solely from its financial results? Play Can Steve Ballmer figure out the identity of an anonymous company just from the numbers on its income statement? Can… Read More
Play Podcast Are you getting a fair trade for your data? Demystifying online privacy with Marketplace Tech’s Molly Wood Play After a year of privacy scandals, consumers are beginning to realize that the volume of data tech companies collect on… Read More
Play Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Brave Amazon employee quizzes Bezos; GeekWire Awards preview; Peter Sagal’s input on input Play We’re preparing for the GeekWire Awards, our annual event recognizing the best in Pacific Northwest tech and innovation, coming up… Read More
Play Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Photo tips and tricks from our photographer’s expedition to Mongolia Play As the photographer for GeekWire, I have many unique chances to capture the goings-on of the Seattle tech community. When… Read More
Play Podcast Numbers Geek: Peter Sagal, ‘Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me’ host and ‘Incomplete Book of Running’ author Play Peter Sagal is best known as the host of NPR’s weekly quiz show, Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me, which marked… Read More
Play Podcast Is it really time to break up Big Tech? A reality check on Sen. Warren’s ambitious proposal Play U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s ambitious plan to regulate Facebook, Google and Amazon as utilities and roll back some of their… Read More
Play Podcast Numbers Geek: Basketball legend Sue Bird on her record season, and one of her classic games Play Imagine you’ve been working in the same job, for the same organization, for your entire career, through all the ups… Read More
Play Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Zillow’s extreme makeover; Amazon’s big backpedal; and farewell, Dash Buttons Play What the heck is going on at Zillow? We kick off this week’s episode of the GeekWire Podcast by analyzing… Read More
Play Podcast Numbers Geek: Steve Ballmer on the U.S. trade deficit, China’s role, and the impact on the economy Play How big is the U.S. trade deficit, in reality, and what are the implications of U.S. trade negotiations with China… Read More
Play Podcast The secret to Seattle’s success in tech, and what needs to happen to spark the next wave of growth Play Despite all its success, Seattle’s tech community needs an unprecedented win to take it to the next level — a… Read More
Podcast Numbers Geek: National Teacher of the Year, Mandy Manning, on grading U.S. public education Mandy Manning is uniquely qualified to offer her perspective on education, one of the subjects we’ve been exploring on our… Read More
Play Podcast Full interview: Bill Gates on climate change, Paul Allen, nationalism and, of course, hamburgers Play Bill Gates is known to play his cards close to the vest, but in an interview with GeekWire, the Microsoft… Read More
Play Podcast Come on, Amazon! The implications of the tech giant’s abrupt decision to nix its NYC HQ2 Play Amazon spent more than a year looking for its “HQ2,” planning to establish a second headquarters equal to its Seattle… Read More
Play Podcast Bill Gates explains why putting America first means giving a damn about the rest of the world, too Play With a wave of nationalism sweeping the globe, Bill Gates contends that doing right by the country starts with helping… Read More
Play Podcast ‘Day 1’ Distraction: National Enquirer fight signals new era for Jeff Bezos, and maybe for Amazon Play One of the most fascinating things about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is that building one of the world’s most successful… Read More
Play Podcast Geared Up for the Super Bowl: Last-minute TV recommendations for the big game Play One of the most highly anticipated television events of the year, Super Bowl LIII, is coming up on Sunday, Feb.… Read More
Play Podcast Week in Geek: Howard Schultz’s presidential pitch, beating Zillow’s Zestimate, and Bluetooth’s new direction Play Can Howard Schultz make a serious run for U.S. president? Can Zillow’s Zestimate be beaten? And can I find my… Read More
Play Podcast Numbers Geek with Steve Ballmer: Immigration and the U.S. economy Play Here’s a good way to measure the controversy surrounding any political issue: count the number of adjectives and adverbs that… Read More
