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Box CEO and co-founder Aaron Levie joins the GeekWire Podcast to talk about the company’s latest AI initiatives, including a new integration with Microsoft 365 Copilot and a suite of Box AI agents designed to help businesses analyze content, extract data, and generate insights.  Levie shares how AI is changing the way he and his team work, explains why he believes 2025 is still “day one” for enterprise AI agents, and offers a realistic take on what AI can — and can’t — do today. He also reflects on Box’s evolution, the shifting role of content in the enterprise, and why he thinks AI is creating more work, not less. RELATED LINKS * GeekWire: Box tightens Microsoft ties with new Copilot integration, builds out its own suite of AI agents [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/box-tightens-microsoft-ties-with-new-copilot-integration-builds-out-its-own-suite-of-ai-agents/] * Aaron Levie: How AI is changing my work as CEO at Box [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/boxaaron_at-box-were-100-focused-on-being-an-ai-first-activity-7320471553207402497-Ih44/] With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: The rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence takes center stage in business technology spending, in Washington D.C., and in the global tech power struggle. We break down a headline-grabbing U.S. Senate hearing on AI and U.S.–China competitiveness, featuring testimony from Microsoft’s Brad Smith and OpenAI’s Sam Altman. There was also a fun Seattle tech callback in the form of a hot-mic moment from Sen. Maria Cantwell during Sen. Ted Cruz's opening statement. Plus, we dive into a new global survey from Amazon Web Services showing just how quickly companies are making generative AI their top tech priority — even ahead of cybersecurity. U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation [https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/5/winning-the-ai-race-strengthening-u-s-capabilities-in-computing-and-innovation_2] * OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ChatGPT will ‘probably not’ replace Google as top search engine [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/openai-ceo-sam-altman-says-chatgpt-will-probably-not-replace-google-as-main-search-engine/] * Previously: Microsoft asks Trump to loosen chip export limits [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/microsoft-asks-trump-to-loosen-chip-export-limits-to-avoid-giving-china-an-ai-advantage/] * Bloomberg: Trump plans to rescind AI chip export curbs [https://www.bloomberg.com] Amazon Web Services Generative AI Adoption Index [https://press.aboutamazon.com/aws/2025/5/generative-ai-adoption-index] * Generative AI tops cybersecurity in 2025 tech budget priorities, new AWS study finds [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/generative-ai-tops-cybersecurity-in-2025-tech-budget-priorities-new-aws-study-finds/] With GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Recorded live at the 2025 GeekWire Awards in Seattle, this episode features industry leaders navigating a shifting tech and political landscape. Amid celebrations of AI breakthroughs, startup milestones, and community-building, guests discuss deeper concerns: capital flight, regulatory headwinds, and what the region needs to retain its innovation edge. Featured on the show: * Ambika Singh, founder and CEO of Armoire (Workplace of the Year winner) * Joseph Williams, Washington State Department of Commerce (Public Policy Champion for Innovation) * Emer Dooley, Creative Destruction Lab, University of Washington (Geeks Give Back honoree) * Laura Ruderman, CEO of the Technology Alliance * Aviel Ginzburg, co-founder at Foundations (Geeks Give Back honoree) * Anand Subbaraj, CEO of Zuper (CEO of the Year finalist) Related coverage:  * GeekWire Awards 2025 revealed: Community ‘alive and well’ at annual celebration of best in tech [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/geekwire-awards-2025-revealed-community-alive-and-well-at-annual-celebration-of-best-in-pnw-tech/] * Photos: Inside the GeekWire Awards, where it was ‘game on’ for a night of networking and more [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/photos-inside-the-geekwire-awards-where-it-was-game-on-for-a-night-of-networking-and-more/] Presented by Astound Business Solutions, with category sponsors BECU, Baker Tilly, JLL, WTIA, Alltech, Wilson Sonsini, and First Tech. With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

On this special episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we break down a public clash between Amazon and the White House over tariffs, transparency, and politics. After a report from Punchbowl News suggested Amazon would start displaying the cost of President Trump’s tariffs on product prices, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called it a “hostile and political act” during a press briefing — saying she had just spoken to the president about it. Amazon responded by clarifying that the idea had come from a small team behind its Amazon Haul discount storefront but was never approved and “not going to happen.” Meanwhile, CNN reported that Trump personally called Jeff Bezos to complain. Related links and content GeekWire: ‘Not going to happen’: Amazon responds to White House barb over purported tariff transparency plan [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-responds-to-white-house-criticism-over-displaying-tariff-related-costs/] Punchbowl News: Amazon to display tariff costs for consumers [https://punchbowl.news/archive/42925-am/#__amazontodisplaytariffcostsforconsumers__] Reuters, 2021: Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm [https://www.reuters.com/world/china/amazon-partnered-with-china-propaganda-arm-win-beijings-favor-document-shows-2021-12-17/] CNN's Alayna Treene on X [https://x.com/alaynatreene/status/1917243432528998855]: "Scoop: Trump called Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Tuesday morning to complain about reports that his company was considering displaying the cost U.S. tariffs next to prices for certain products on its website, two senior White House officials told @CNN." Amazon statement: "The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products. This was never approved and is not going to happen.” GeekWire Podcast: How Amazon is adapting to the TikTok generation, and what it says about the state of Prime [https://www.geekwire.com/2024/how-amazon-is-adapting-to-the-tiktok-generation-and-what-it-says-about-the-state-of-prime/] With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

On this week’s GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft sees a future where humans manage fleets of AI agents — promising to fundamentally change the way companies are run and work gets done. Plus, we dive into the story of Chainguard, the $3.5 billion cybersecurity startup proving that a fully remote company can scale fast without a physical office. And we explore how AI is reshaping everyday life, from travel planning to home repairs. Related stories Meet your new AI teammate: Microsoft sees humans as ‘agent bosses,’ upending the workplace: [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/meet-your-new-ai-teammate-microsoft-sees-humans-as-agent-bosses-upending-the-workplace/] Microsoft’s 2025 Work Trend Index envisions a future where employees manage AI agents, fundamentally reshaping organizational structures. Chainguard doesn’t have an office. Here’s how the $3.5B cybersecurity startup makes remote work: [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/chainguard-doesnt-have-an-office-heres-how-the-3-5b-cybersecurity-startup-makes-remote-work/] A look at how Chainguard successfully operates as a fully remote company, including intentional communication and periodic in-person gatherings. With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop and editor Taylor Soper. Edited by Curt Milton. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.