Microsoft, Amazon, AI, and a pivotal week for Seattle tech
This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft soars past Wall Street expectations, briefly hitting a $4 trillion valuation, while Amazon faces sharper scrutiny over its AI strategy. We break down the contrasting earnings results, listen to highlights from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy (above), and consider what it means for the future of AI — and Seattle’s place in it.
Plus: insights from Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman on the future of Copilot, a throwback lesson from the Zune era, and a guestbook entry that shows just how mainstream ChatGPT has become.
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Space founders at Seattle Tech Week say military projects like the proposed Iron Dome–style defense system and defense-linked AI tools offer the best runway for commercial space ventures — especially as civil programs face uncertainty. Read more.
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Microsoft had China-based engineers maintaining the same SharePoint software recently hacked by Chinese state-sponsored actors. (ProPublica)
Amazon hinted the potential for advertising within its new AI voice assistant Alexa+. (TechCrunch)
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