On this week's show, we're out on the GeekWire deck for our annual founder open house, where we dig into Microsoft's latest round of layoffs — including a major Xbox shakeup — and the surprising rise of hardware companies on the GeekWire 200.

Then we sit down with four guests to talk about how AI is reshaping how they build: 
Jana Schuster of StackIQ, whose AI-native platform helps companies find redundancy in their software spending — like Rocket Money, but for business — with a small team.
Blake Resnick and David Benowitz of Brinc Drones, whose mechanical engineers are now vibe coding their own prototypes;
Boaz Ashkenazy of Shift AI, who's setting up always-on agents and rethinking how we interact with AI tools.

Finally, the GeekWire Trivia Challenge: how a longtime T-Mobile executive got his start in the wireless business, and the star-studded history of T-Mobile celebrity endorsers.

Stories mentioned:
Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, about 2% globally, revamps salesforce and launches massive Xbox overhaul
GeekWire 200 update: New unicorns and a hardware surge remake our list of top Pacific NW startups
Former GitHub CEO's startup Entire unveils its answer to the crush of AI coding agents
Chicago software company plants flag in Seattle area as new leadership team seeks AI talent
T-Mobile exec Mike Katz exits after 28 years, as carrier reshuffles top ranks and taps ex-AT&T leader

With Todd Bishop and John Cook. Edited by Curt Milton.

On this week's show, we're out on the GeekWire deck for our annual founder open house, where we dig into Microsoft's latest round of layoffs &mdash; including a major Xbox shakeup &mdash; and the surprising rise of hardware companies on the GeekWire 200.
Then we sit down with four guests to talk about how AI is reshaping how they build:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/janaschuster/">Jana Schuster</a> of <a href="https://stackiq.co">StackIQ</a>, whose AI-native platform helps companies find redundancy in their software spending &mdash; like Rocket Money, but for business &mdash; with a small team.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-resnick-164871bb">Blake Resnick</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-benowitz/">David Benowitz</a> of <a href="https://brincdrones.com">Brinc Drones</a>, whose mechanical engineers are now vibe coding their own prototypes;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/boazashkenazy">Boaz Ashkenazy</a> of <a href="https://shiftai.fm">Shift AI</a>, who's setting up always-on agents and rethinking how we interact with AI tools.</li>
</ul>
Finally, the GeekWire Trivia Challenge: how a longtime T-Mobile executive got his start in the wireless business, and the star-studded history of T-Mobile celebrity endorsers.
Stories mentioned:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-cuts-4800-jobs-about-2-globally-revamps-salesforce-and-launches-massive-xbox-overhaul/">Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, about 2% globally, revamps salesforce and launches massive Xbox overhaul</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/geekwire-200-update-new-unicorns-and-a-hardware-surge-remake-our-list-of-top-pacific-nw-startups/">GeekWire 200 update: New unicorns and a hardware surge remake our list of top Pacific NW startups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/former-github-ceos-startup-entire-unveils-its-answer-to-the-crush-of-ai-coding-agents/">Former GitHub CEO's startup Entire unveils its answer to the crush of AI coding agents</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/chicago-software-company-plants-flag-in-seattle-area-as-new-leadership-team-seeks-ai-talent/">Chicago software company plants flag in Seattle area as new leadership team seeks AI talent</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/t-mobile-exec-mike-katz-exits-after-28-years-as-carrier-reshuffles-top-ranks-and-taps-ex-att-leader/">T-Mobile exec Mike Katz exits after 28 years, as carrier reshuffles top ranks and taps ex-AT&amp;T leader</a></li>
</ul>
With Todd Bishop and John Cook. Edited by Curt Milton.

GeekWire brings you the week's latest technology news, trends and insights, covering the world of technology from our home base in Seattle. Our regular news podcast features commentary and analysis from our editors and reporters, plus interviews with special guests.

GeekWire reporters John Cook, Todd Bishop and guests talk about the latest tech news and trends.