GeekWire Podcasts – Page 6 of 34

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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

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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

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‘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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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‘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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Words with AI: Language and the future of work, with Textio CEO Kieran Snyder

What’s the impact of the words we use? Augmented writing platform Textio uses machine learning and natural language processing to… Read More

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How iSpot is using tech-driven advertising analytics to challenge TV industry stalwart Nielsen

Most online publishers and advertisers are accustomed to real-time analytics, the ability to see how many people are viewing a… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Testing Starlink; U.S. tech worker migration; GeekWire Awards sneak peek

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we talk about what could be an enduring era of remote work — for… Read More

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Tony Hsieh, Zappos, and Amazon: Inside the tragic final days of a fabled entrepreneur

Tony Hsieh was a legendary entrepreneur who built Zappos and sold the online shoe retailer to Amazon for $1.2 billion… Read More

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Jeff Bezos, future Seahawks owner? Why the Russell Wilson trade increases the odds

This week’s blockbuster trade of Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson could be the first in a series of moves that… Read More

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How this former tech columnist bridged her family’s political divide, and what we can learn from it

What would happen to the divisions in our country if we set aside our phones, and our assumptions, and truly… Read More

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USAFacts founder and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on the State of the Union in numbers

Understanding any subject requires knowing the numbers, and that includes looking at the long-term trends. That was one of Steve… Read More

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Key trends in digital commerce, with the former Amazon exec leading Seattle’s newest unicorn

This week brought news of a big fundraising by e-commerce technology startup Fabric, a $140 million Series C round led… Read More

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How Zillow’s flexible work strategy is going, nearly two years later

Zillow Group knows a thing or two about homes, and during the past two years the Seattle-based online real estate… Read More

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Startup survival story: Armoire’s remarkable journey from sequins to sweatpants and back again

Armoire CEO and founder Ambika Singh and her team built a women’s clothing subscription service with their “bosslady” members in… Read More

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Why Microsoft’s return to the office may not be the norm across the rest of the tech industry

What does Microsoft’s return to the office mean for everybody else? That was one of the questions raised by the… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: The realities of Amazon’s pay increase; inside Microsoft’s HoloLens business

Our guest on the GeekWire Podcast this week, Ashley Stewart, is a Seattle-based senior tech correspondent for Insider who reports… Read More

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Assessing the impact of Amazon’s big salary bump

Amazon informed its corporate and tech employees about a major change in their pay structure Monday morning. The company raised… Read More

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Amazon more than doubles max base pay to $350k for corporate and tech workers, citing labor market

Amazon will boost its maximum base pay to $350,000 for corporate and tech employees, from $160,000 previously, as part of… Read More

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Amazon defies gravity, Microsoft’s biggest challenge, and one startup’s quest to wipe out deforestation

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s latest results demonstrated its extraordinary flexibility and ability to overcome challenges in the… Read More

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Podcast: Sony’s $3.6B Bungie deal, explained

The latest jaw-dropping deal in video games is Sony Interactive Entertainment’s agreement to buy Bellevue, Wash.-based Bungie, maker of the… Read More