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Fifteen years ago, Steve Jobs and Apple had just introduced the first iPad, Steve Ballmer’s Microsoft had been left for dead, and nerdy online bookseller Jeff Bezos was still getting Amazon settled into its South Lake Union HQ. That’s when we started this podcast. This week, we’re going back to 2010, revisiting clips from the earliest days of the show. We remember what was happening with Amazon, Microsoft, and Seattle’s startup scene, and try to wrap our heads around all the things that have changed since then. With GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook. Audio editing by Curt Milton.   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we discuss Amazon's new licensing deal with The New York Times for AI content training, and go behind the scenes at two different office spaces: Microsoft's redeveloped Redmond campus and Remitly's new Seattle HQ. * Amazon inks deal with New York Times to license newspaper’s content for AI platforms [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-inks-deal-with-new-york-times-to-license-newspapers-content-for-ai-platforms/] * Rebooting Redmond: Microsoft’s new campus reflects ongoing transformation, uncertain future [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/rebooting-redmond-microsofts-new-campus-reflects-ongoing-transformation-uncertain-future/] * A world away in the heart of Seattle: Remitly’s new HQ provides more room to collaborate — and grow [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/a-world-away-in-the-heart-of-seattle-remitlys-new-hq-provides-more-room-to-collaborate-and-grow/] With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop and reporter Kurt Schlosser.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Satya Nadella’s offhand remark at Build, about Elon Musk once interning at Microsoft, sparked a mystery that sent us digging through biographies and transcripts in search of confirmation. We also break down Microsoft’s new AI moves, announced this week at the company's Build developer conference, and consider what its agentic ambitions mean for tech jobs and the economy. Plus, a sharp warning from Microsoft President Brad Smith on Washington state’s fading focus on innovation. RELATED STORIES * Elon and Satya, together again: Microsoft brings Musk’s xAI models to Azure, despite OpenAI feud [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/elon-and-satya-together-again-microsoft-brings-musks-xai-models-to-azure-despite-openai-feud/] * Microsoft expands AI roster with Anthropic and xAI integrations, looking beyond OpenAI alliance [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/microsoft-expands-ai-roster-with-anthropic-and-xai-integrations-looking-beyond-openai-alliance/] * Businessweek: Microsoft’s CEO on How AI Will Remake Every Company, Including His [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-05-15/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-on-his-ai-efforts-and-openai-partnership?sref=CUpXQy6u] * Washington state cuts back economic development program amid criticism of innovation approach [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/washington-cuts-back-economic-development-effort-amid-criticism-of-states-innovation-approach/] * ‘We better wake up’: Microsoft’s Brad Smith sounds alarm as state enacts controversial tax plan [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/we-better-wake-up-microsofts-brad-smith-sounds-alarm-as-state-moves-ahead-with-tax-plan/] * Washington governor approves new business taxes, acknowledges potential ‘unintended consequences’ [https://www.geekwire.com/2025/washington-governor-signs-new-business-taxes-acknowledges-unintended-consequences/] With GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook. Edited by Curt Milton. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

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.