On this week’s show, Todd and John react to the sudden downfall of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who resigned Thursday after reports of extramarital affairs, including one with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy. They discuss the governance gaps at the world’s most valuable chipmaker, the long but low-profile Microsoft career of interim CEO Colette Kress, and who could take over permanently, including candidates from Microsoft, Amazon and the chip industry.

In the second segment, Todd explains how AI tools are changing the way he reports, with help in live interviews, research in news archives and an analysis of GeekWire’s coverage that shows Pacific Northwest M&A and IPO activity picking up this fall.

Inspired by Colette Kress's new role, the GeekWire Trivia Challenge looks at what some of Microsoft’s former finance executives have done after leaving the company.

We recorded this episode Thursday afternoon, before the full scale of the Microsoft 365 outage was clear and before Friday’s FAA ground stop. GeekWire has full coverage of both stories.

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Nvidia’s interim CEO spent 13 years behind the scenes at Microsoft
Seattle VC firm Ascend closes $17M fund to back ‘Third Act’ startups in physical AI and hardware
‘We’re still here’: Technology Access Foundation keeps opening doors for students of color, 30 years later
‘A huge pain in the ass’: Microsoft 365 starts to recover after a day of global email turmoil
Officials blame aging FAA telecom gear as U.S. airspace reopens, see no link to Microsoft or AI

With John Cook and Todd Bishop; edited by Curt Milton; music by Daniel L.K. Caldwell.

On this week&rsquo;s show, Todd and John react to the sudden downfall of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who resigned Thursday after reports of extramarital affairs, including one with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy. They discuss the governance gaps at the world&rsquo;s most valuable chipmaker, the long but low-profile Microsoft career of interim CEO Colette Kress, and who could take over permanently, including candidates from Microsoft, Amazon and the chip industry.
In the second segment, Todd explains how AI tools are changing the way he reports, with help in live interviews, research in news archives and an analysis of GeekWire&rsquo;s coverage that shows Pacific Northwest M&amp;A and IPO activity picking up this fall.
Inspired by Colette Kress's new role, the GeekWire Trivia Challenge looks at what some of Microsoft&rsquo;s former finance executives have done after leaving the company.
We recorded this episode Thursday afternoon, before the full scale of the Microsoft 365 outage was clear and before Friday&rsquo;s FAA ground stop. GeekWire has full coverage of both stories.
Related links:
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<li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/nvidias-new-interim-ceo-spent-13-years-at-microsoft-far-from-the-spotlight/">Nvidia&rsquo;s interim CEO spent 13 years behind the scenes at Microsoft</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/seattle-vc-firm-ascend-closes-17m-fund-to-back-third-act-startups-in-physical-ai-and-hardware/">Seattle VC firm Ascend closes $17M fund to back &lsquo;Third Act&rsquo; startups in physical AI and hardware</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/were-still-here-technology-access-foundation-keeps-opening-doors-for-students-of-color-30-years-later/">&lsquo;We&rsquo;re still here&rsquo;: Technology Access Foundation keeps opening doors for students of color, 30 years later</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/a-huge-pain-in-the-ass-microsoft-365-starts-to-recover-after-a-daylong-global-email-blackout/">&lsquo;A huge pain in the ass&rsquo;: Microsoft 365 starts to recover after a day of global email turmoil</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/dhs-chief-sees-no-microsoft-link-to-faa-ground-stop-says-possible-ai-role-being-investigated/">Officials blame aging FAA telecom gear as U.S. airspace reopens, see no link to Microsoft or AI</a></li>
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With John Cook and Todd Bishop; edited by Curt Milton; music by Daniel L.K. Caldwell.

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.