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GeekWire brings you the week's latest technology news, trends and insights, covering the world of technology from our home base in Seattle. Our regular news podcast features commentary and analysis from our editors and reporters, plus interviews with special guests.

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This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Seattle startup funding drops 40% in the first half of the year while AI money floods everywhere else. We dig into the numbers and the implications for the region. Plus: a Seattle judge deals Kalshi a setback, Impin... more

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This week: Silicon Valley legend Vinod Khosla's family is leading a group that's buying the Seattle Seahawks for a record $9.6 billion. We dug into hours of his talks and interviews to answer the big questions: Who is this guy, why does he want an NF... more

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On this week's show, we're out on the GeekWire deck for our annual founder open house, where we dig into Microsoft's latest round of layoffs — including a major Xbox shakeup — and the surprising rise of hardware companies on the GeekWire 200.

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This week on the show, we're sharing the debut of Positive Charge, a new GeekWire podcast from reporter Lisa Stiffler and producer Laura Scott about the innovations that could help save the planet.

In this episode, they dig into the high-stakes ra... more

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Recent Guests

Jana Schuster
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Blake Resnick
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David Benowitz
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Boaz Ashkenazy
Shift AI founder and host of AI thought-leader podcasts
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David Kirtley
CEO and co-founder of Helion Energy
Helion Energy
Episode: Fusion energy: Wishing upon a star in a jar — Introducing 'Positive Charge' from GeekWire
Manav Singh
Director of Electrical Engineering at Helion
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Matthew Thompson
Senior Vice President of Fission Technology at Zap Energy
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Episode: Fusion energy: Wishing upon a star in a jar — Introducing 'Positive Charge' from GeekWire
Laura Berzak Hopkins
Deputy Chief Research Officer at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
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François Locoh-Donou
CEO of F5
F5 Networks
Episode: From the dot-com boom to AI security: F5 at 30, with CEO François Locoh-Donou

Hosts

Todd Bishop
Host and co-founder of GeekWire; delivers expert analysis on Microsoft, regional tech, and industry trends.
John Cook
Co-host of the show; provides deep-dive tech industry coverage and on-the-ground reporting.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 163 ratings
  • AI objectivity?

    Not mentioning Grok AI within your discussion of AI platforms appears to be a selective approach, raising legitimate concerns about this podcast’s claimed objectivity!

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    HTTR_
    United States6 months ago
  • Great Show

    Great show! Why not on Spotify?

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    5
    BonFacts
    United States6 months ago
  • Geek tech gumshoe journalism par excellence! My absolute favourite podcast. Very street savvy with high journalistic integrity.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Canuck
    2 years ago
  • A gem

    I love the Geekwire podcast but the technocapitalism episode was awful. Full of hyperbole, some facts wrong, just terrible.

    Apple Podcasts
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    Amex plat user
    United States2 years ago
  • Relevant and great

    Thoroughly impressed by each episode of the GeekWire Podcast. It’s both relevant and timely, addressing current topics that hit the mark in today’s fast-paced tech landscape. The dialogue is not only engaging but filled with actionable insights. A must-listen for anyone wanting to stay ahead of the curve.

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High-quality interviews, though some listeners want deeper topic explorations.
Consistently engaging and relevant to tech industry trends.
Insightful coverage of the Seattle tech scene with strong guest diversity.
Hosts deliver timely analysis and actionable takeaways for business and product teams.

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From the dot-com boom to AI security: F5 at 30, with CEO François Locoh-Donou
Q: What about the SurePath AI acquisition and the accompanying AI security platform?
SurePath AI provides discovery of AI models and agents, while the platform will govern, test, and guardrail AI usage, consolidating discovery, testing, and remediation into a single integrated solution.
From the dot-com boom to AI security: F5 at 30, with CEO François Locoh-Donou
Q: How has F5 evolved from a hardware company to a platform for multi-cloud and AI?
F5 expanded beyond hardware to offer a complete platform including software and services, allowing customers to deploy across public clouds and on-premises, with flexible licensing and consumption models to simplify complexity.
From the dot-com boom to AI security: F5 at 30, with CEO François Locoh-Donou
Q: What makes a great acquisition for F5?
Great acquisitions bring in technology we can't easily build in time, align on customer mission, and fit culturally with the team that joins, ensuring the integration adds value and preserves the existing culture.
Anthropic, Amazon, and the Fable shutdown; AI-powered school arrives; World Cup tech
Q: What makes the two-pizza team concept at Amazon significant in the AI era?
The two-pizza teams are being leveraged to keep groups small, fast, and empowered to prototype quickly with AI, bypassing slower traditional processes like lengthy PRFAQs, so they can iterate on products in real time.
Microsoft Build decoded: Solara, Scout, AI models, GitHub’s woes and more with Mary Jo Foley
Q: Why is Scout described as the first autopilot, and how does it integrate with existing Microsoft tools?
Scout is an always-on agent built to work across Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePoint, using Work IQ to access relevant data and potentially manage tasks like scheduling autonomously, while maintaining governance through Entra ID and Graph integration.

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What is GeekWire about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show delivers timely tech news, analysis, and in-depth conversations with industry leaders and noteworthy guests. Recurring themes include AI strategy, enterprise technology, startup ecosystems, and regional tech policy, with frequent on-site reports and candid discussions about how large tech players intersect with regional innovation. Episodes often blend practical use cases, strategic frameworks, and human-centered perspectives, making it helpful for listeners who want clear takeaways for business strategy, product teams, and tech investment. Notable strengths include access to well-connected editors, a knack for translating complex topics into actionable insights, and regular guest lineups that span startups, AI hardware, education... more

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