Lessons from the pandemic: Top STEM educators offer their insights on the future of learning
Kim Williams, science department head at Cougar Mountain Middle School, providing a lesson in genetics during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Bethel School District Photo via Twitter) The pandemic…
The secrets of Amazon reviews: Feedback, fakes, and the unwritten rules of online commerce
Customer reviews have become central to online commerce, playing a huge role in determining which products succeed or fail on Amazon and other sites. A study by…
Madrona Venture Group’s Steve Singh on key trends to watch coming out of the pandemic
Steve Singh, managing director of Madrona Venture Group, and former CEO of Docker and Concur. (GeekWire File Photo) The 2021 virtual GeekWire Awards were held this week,…
With $8.45 billion MGM deal, Amazon scripts its own Hollywood plot twist
The deal to acquire MGM is the biggest move yet by Amazon in Hollywood, as Jeff Bezos prepares to step down as Amazon CEO. (GeekWire Photo Illustration.)…
The future of events: How industry conferences and big gatherings will work after the pandemic
Blending the physical and digital: A crowd at The International, Valve’s Dota 2 eSports tournament, in Seattle in 2017, three years before the pandemic. (GeekWire File Photo…
Tableau’s new CEO Mark Nelson on life inside Salesforce, and the company’s future in Seattle
Mark Nelson was named Tableau Software CEO in March, leading the Seattle-based company as part of Salesforce, filling a vacancy created by the departure of his predecessor,…
Testing Amazon Pharmacy: Tech giant’s clever system collides with realities of modern healthcare
Amazon’s move into healthcare is multifaceted, including COVID-19 testing, its Halo health band and service, cloud services for healthcare and life sciences, and even primary care for…
What’s the deal with all the deals? Why the market for IPOs, venture capital and acquisitions is red hot
Another day, another deal. Keeping up with the flurry of acquisitions, IPOs, SPACs and venture capital these days is no easy task. In fact, IPO dollar volume…
LEGO secrets from a ‘LEGO Masters’ star: How Boone Langston built a new career, brick by brick
Boone Langston, one of the “Bearded Builders” of LEGO Masters fame, joins us on the GeekWire Podcast from his home in the Portland, Ore., area. Boone Langston…
After helping Amazon reinvent commerce, Jeff Wilke turns attention to reviving U.S. manufacturing
Jeff Wilke was CEO of Amazon’s Worldwide Consumer business until earlier this year. (Photo by Dan DeLong for GeekWire) Jeff Wilke did something unusual when he left…