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Gates Foundation CEO on 'awesome' 2017 Dec 14, 2017

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Natural disasters. Deep social divisions. Most people would say 2017 wasn't a good year. But Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says 2017 was "an awesome year" for global health and U.S. education. We hear why on this episode of the GeekWire podcast. Follow all our coverage and read more about this week's stories at GeekWire.com

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Shazam! Apple's $400M acquisition Dec 12, 2017

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Apple acquired Shazam for about $400 million, and they might have some ambitious plans for the company's tech. Plus, Microsoft debuts the phone-like Always Connected PC and Alexa knows a new trick, plus some tunes. Follow all our tech coverage at GeekWire.com and subscribe to our live behind-the-scenes videos on GearLive, youtube.com/gearlive

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Seattle and Silicon Valley meet the UK Dec 10, 2017

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Andrew Whittaker is the British Consul General representing the United Kingdom in Northern California, Oregon, Washington and other portions of the Western United States. He has a particular interest in the technology industry, serving previously as Deputy Director of CERT, the UK’s national cybersecurity team.

On a recent visit to Seattle, he sat down with GeekWire to answer questions about many of the pressing issues of the day: the impact of Brexit on U.S. companies doing business in the UK; the different regulatory approaches in the US and UK on issues including drones and net neutrality; the changes coming next year through the General Data Protection Regulation in Europe; the UK's approach to drone regulation, and much more.

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Elon Musk's race to Mars Dec 08, 2017

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Is Elon Musk really going to shoot his Tesla Roadster into space? How is Space X's plan for global satellite internet going? And what does this week's Sunday Night Football game have to do with Galilean Transformations? That and much more on this episode of the Week In Geek. Follow all our coverage and read more about this week's stories at GeekWire.com

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CVS, Aetna and healthcare's 'mass freak-out' Dec 07, 2017

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Amazon might start selling prescription drugs online — and it's causing a "mass freak-out" among the healthcare industry. One result: drugstore chain CVS brough Aetna, a health insurance company. We analyze the trends behind the deal and ask: Are they going to be good for patients?

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Tech at the symphony Dec 04, 2017

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Orchestras are built on technology that goes back hundreds, sometimes thousands, of years. How do you bring that tradition into the modern age? We go behind the scenes with Seattle Symphony's tech-powered multisensory performances, featuring stars like the Harry Potter movies. Follow all our tech coverage and read more about geek culture at GeekWire.com

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Our lunch with Anthony Bourdain Dec 01, 2017

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GeekWire editors Todd Bishop and John Cook had lunch with Anthony Bourdain. Here's what happened. Plus: Microsoft's big HQ1 remodel, Big Fish games is sold for almost $1 billion and a scheme to dupe the Washington Post backfires big time. Follow all our coverage and read more about this week's stories at GeekWire.com

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Health Tech: Disrupting healthcare from the inside Nov 29, 2017

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Tech is all about disruption. Healthcare is about slow and steady change. How do you merge those worlds? For Mike McSherry and Mary Haggard, the answer was to innovate form the inside out. Mary runs Providence St. Joseph Health's startup incubator and Mike is the founder and CEO of Xealth, its first spinout. We hear about their work to change the healthcare system from the inside on this live Health Tech episode.

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Holiday gadget disappointments Nov 29, 2017

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We’re excited about a lot of gadgets this gift-giving season, but this week we learned some of them won’t make it home in time for the holidays. We give you some alternatives to delayed gadgets and also assess Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Plus, Todd’s review after two weeks of using the Amazon Cloud Cam. Follow all our tech coverage at GeekWire.com and subscribe to our live behind-the-scenes videos on GearLive, youtube.com/gearlive

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Making vintage computers work again Nov 22, 2017

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Mainframes and supercomputers from the 60s were once sold as scrap metal. Now, some of them are operational again, thanks to the work by Seattle’s Living Computers Museum + Labs. We tour the museum and labs with its director, Lath Carlson, to learn how the organization restores computers of the past and introduces visitors to technology of the future. Follow all our tech coverage and read more about geek culture at GeekWire.com

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