This week on the Geekwire Podcast: Google prepares to say goodbye to Seattle's Fremont neighborhood, we get ready to say farewell to Skype; and we take a quantum leap with one of Microsoft's top technical leaders in the field: Chetan Nayak, technical fellow and corporate vice of quantum hardware for the company.

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Microsoft quantum breakthrough promises to usher in the next era of computing in ‘years, not decades’
Amazon’s new quantum chip joins race to enable next era of computing
Google sets long-term plan to exit Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, consolidate in South Lake Union
Tech investors on why AI makes this a great moment for startups — with one caveat

With GeekWire's Taylor Soper and Todd Bishop; Audio editing by Curt Milton

 

This week on the Geekwire Podcast:&nbsp;Google prepares to <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2025/google-sets-long-term-plan-to-exit-seattles-fremont-neighborhood-consolidate-in-south-lake-union/">say goodbye to Seattle's Fremont neighborhood</a>, we get ready to <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2025/end-of-an-era-microsoft-to-shut-down-skype-shifting-users-to-teams-14-years-after-8-5b-deal/">say farewell to Skype</a>; and we take a <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2025/microsoft-quantum-breakthrough-promises-to-usher-in-the-next-era-of-computing-in-years-not-decades/">quantum leap</a> with one of Microsoft's top technical leaders in the field: <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/cnayak/">Chetan Nayak</a>, technical fellow and corporate vice of quantum hardware for the company.
Related stories and links:
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<li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2025/end-of-an-era-microsoft-to-shut-down-skype-shifting-users-to-teams-14-years-after-8-5b-deal/">End of an era: Microsoft to shut down Skype, shifting users to Teams, 14 years after $8.5B deal</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2025/microsoft-quantum-breakthrough-promises-to-usher-in-the-next-era-of-computing-in-years-not-decades/">Microsoft quantum breakthrough promises to usher in the next era of computing in &lsquo;years, not decades&rsquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2025/amazons-cutting-edge-quantum-chip-joins-the-quest-to-enable-a-powerful-new-era-of-computing/">Amazon&rsquo;s new quantum chip joins race to enable next era of computing</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2025/google-sets-long-term-plan-to-exit-seattles-fremont-neighborhood-consolidate-in-south-lake-union/">Google sets long-term plan to exit Seattle&rsquo;s Fremont neighborhood, consolidate in South Lake Union</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2025/tech-investors-on-why-ai-makes-this-a-great-moment-for-startups-with-one-caveat/">Tech investors on why AI makes this a great moment for startups &mdash; with one caveat</a></li>
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With GeekWire's Taylor Soper and Todd Bishop; Audio editing by Curt Milton
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