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What's *really* happening in the world of tech funding Mar 20, 2017

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Theories about the future of tech are a dime a dozen, but this week's guest has a tried-and-true method to peek into the tech ecosystem: follow the money. Greg Beams is a partner at global professional services firm EY and heads up the Entrepreneur of the Year program in the Pacific Northwest. He takes us on an in-depth study of the numbers and figures behind Seattle's tech scene, and what they say about where the industry is going.

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Inside the Amazon Fresh Pickup saga Mar 17, 2017

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After months of anticipation, GeekWire learned the name of Amazon's secretive grocery pickup service: Amazon Fresh Pickup. On this episode of the Week in Geek, the GeekWire team has a hot debate over the actual usefulness of being able to order groceries ahead for pickup. Plus, we get an update on the case against the Trump administration's travel ban, and some of us bemoan a world without Uber.

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The success of the Switch, fast food goes high tech, and more Mar 16, 2017

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It's been a busy week in the gadget world. The Nintendo Switch set sales records, Pandora announced a new premium service, and McDonalds of all places is introducing a high-tech ordering system. Get caught up on all the electronics news with this week's episode of GearedUp with hosts Andru Edwards and Todd Bishop.

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Slack Wars Mar 14, 2017

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Slack, the messaging and collaboration tool for teams, is all the rage right now inside many companies, and it has some big new competition from Google, Microsoft and others. We're going inside this growing market today with our guest, Samir Diwan, the co-founder and CEO of Seattle startup Polly.ai, a bot that runs polls and surveys in Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Google Hangouts Chat.

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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen on the future of technology Mar 10, 2017

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If Paul Allen were just starting out in computer science today, he might not know where to start. Robotics, artificial intelligence, computer vision, augmented reality, biologic systems — the list of topics that fascinate him is practically endless. The Microsoft co-founder sat down with GeekWire after making a special appearance Thursday afternoon at the University of Washington in Seattle, marking his landmark $40 million donation to its computer science program.

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GeekWire turns 6 Mar 09, 2017

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This week marked GeekWire's 6th anniversary, and it's been quite the wild ride for co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook. On this GeekWire Podcast special, they talk about their experience so far as entrepreneurs, and how Seattle's tech scene has changed over the past 6 years.

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The new Xbox Game Pass and the future of smartphone design Mar 06, 2017

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It's going to be a formative year for smartphones: the highly anticipated Samsung S8 and the upcoming LG G5 are just two of the phones that will have a big impact on the future of smartphones, and particularly their design. On this week's episode of GearedUp we take a look at a G5 demo phone and leaked images of the new S8, and discuss the directions the industry is taking. Plus, we talk about the Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft's new game subscription service.

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To Snap or not to Snap? Plus, how AWS Broke the internet Mar 03, 2017

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It was a big news week for the tech world. A small typo in an Amazon Web Services command caused half the internet to go down, Snap made its debut as a public company in the biggest IPO since Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and Seattle said hello to two new giant tech offices. Get the inside story and analysis from GeekWire editors and reporters on this episode of the Week in Geek.

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Hands on with the Nintendo Switch and Zelda: Breath of the Wild Mar 02, 2017

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Nintendo's new video game console, the Switch, is a big deal. It's a new era in combining home and mobile gaming, and it's also Nintendo's chance for a comeback after their last home console, the Wii U, flopped. Today we go hands-on with an advanced copy of the console, which will launch in stores Friday, March 3, and we play it's most anticipated game, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

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Author Brad Stone on the 'Upstarts' of Silicon Valley: Airbnb and Uber Feb 22, 2017

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Airbnb and Uber are two of Silicon Valley's most disruptive companies. In his most recent book, author Brad Stone dives into the unique figures at the heads of these companies, as well as the negative and positive disruption they're causing in marketplaces around the world. He spoke with GeekWire's Todd Bishop at Seattle's Town Hall for this episode of the GeekWire Podcast.

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