As two of the world's most valuable companies, Amazon and Microsoft have created mind-boggling wealth and economic vitality in the Seattle region. But around them, housing prices have skyrocketed and the number of people experiencing homelessness has spiked as the rising tide of the tech industry fails to lift all boats Now the two tech giants are taking on the housing crisis, but their approaches are as different as the companies themselves.

Which will be more effective? That's one of the topics we discuss as we recap the week's news on the GeekWire podcast. Also in the news: The Seattle Sounders' new jerseys, and Bill Gates at Dick's Drive-In,

As two of the world's most valuable companies, Amazon and Microsoft have created mind-boggling wealth and economic vitality in the Seattle region. But around them, housing prices have skyrocketed and the number of people experiencing homelessness has spiked as the rising tide of the tech industry fails to lift all boats Now the two tech giants are taking on the housing crisis, but their approaches are as different as the companies themselves.
Which will be more effective? That's one of the topics we discuss as we recap the week's news on the GeekWire podcast. Also in the news: The Seattle Sounders' new jerseys, and Bill Gates at Dick's Drive-In,

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.

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Week in Geek: Microsoft's $500M housing bet

This week on the show, we sit down with Werner Vogels, the Amazon chief technology officer, at Amazon in Seattle. We talked about the evolution of artificial intelligence, the promise of AI in healthcare and the environment, his broader tech predictions for the year, and one of his most iconic traditions at the company's annual cloud conference.

Read more on GeekWire:Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on the rapid progress of AI, and its impact on society
Werner Vogels - All Things Distributed
Archive of Now Go Build episodes
AWS re:Invent 2023 - Keynote with Dr. Werner Vogels
Tech Predictions for 2024 and beyond
@Werner on X.

With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop; Edited by Curt Milton.

This week on the show, we sit down with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wernervogels/">Werner Vogels</a>, the Amazon chief technology officer, at Amazon in Seattle. We talked about the evolution of artificial intelligence, the promise of AI in healthcare and the environment, his broader tech predictions for the year, and one of his most iconic traditions at the company's annual cloud conference.
Read more on GeekWire: <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2024/geekwire-podcast-amazon-cto-werner-vogels-on-the-rapid-evolution-of-ai-and-its-impact-on-society/">Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on the rapid progress of AI, and its impact on society</a>
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<li>Werner Vogels - <a href="https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/">All Things Distributed</a></li>
<li>Archive of <a href="https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/now-go-build.html">Now Go Build</a> episodes</li>
<li>AWS re:Invent 2023 - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTRBVPvzt9w">Keynote with Dr. Werner Vogels</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2023/11/tech-predictions-for-2024-and-beyond.html">Tech Predictions for 2024 and beyond</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/Werner">@Werner</a> on X.</li>
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With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop; Edited by Curt Milton.

Amazon CTO Werner Vogels on AI, healthcare, and sustainability

This week on the show: Computer scientist Juan Lavista Ferres is corporate vice president and chief data scientist at Microsoft, and the lab director of Microsoft's AI for Good research lab, leading a team of data scientists and researchers in AI, machine learning and statistical modeling, focusing on global challenges like health, climate change, and digital literacy. He's one of the editors and authors of the new book AI for Good, Applications, in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action and Health, featuring case studies from Microsoft, to be published by Wiley on April 9. 

With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop. Edited by Curt Milton.

This week on the show: Computer scientist <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlavista/">Juan Lavista Ferres</a> is corporate vice president and chief data scientist at Microsoft, and the lab director of <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/ai-for-good-research-lab/">Microsoft's AI for Good research lab</a>, leading a team of data scientists and researchers in AI, machine learning and statistical modeling, focusing on global challenges like health, climate change, and digital literacy. He's one of the editors and authors of the new book <a href="https://www.wiley.com/en-us/AI+for+Good%3A+Applications+in+Sustainability,+Humanitarian+Action,+and+Health-p-9781394235889">AI for Good, Applications, in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action and Health</a>, featuring case studies from Microsoft, to be published by Wiley on April 9. 
With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop. Edited by Curt Milton.

AI for Good, with Microsoft's Juan Lavista Ferres

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Reporter Kurt Schlosser takes us inside a Tesla Cybertruck, explains what it was like to drive one, and tells us how people reacted to the futuristic vehicle as it debuted on the streets of Seattle.

Also on the show, Kurt shares details from his recent story about Nala, the Seattle Police Department's electronics-detecting police dog, and explains how these law-enforcement K9s are trained to find all sorts of devices.

And in our final segment, we hear a clip from comedian Pete Ballmer, the son of Steve Ballmer, about growing up as one of the kids of the former Microsoft CEO.

With GeekWire's Todd Bishop and Kurt Schlosser. 

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/kslosh">Kurt Schlosser</a> takes us <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2024/love-it-or-hate-it-tesla-cybertruck-turns-heads-in-seattle-as-geekwire-test-drives-futuristic-ev/">inside a Tesla Cybertruck</a>, explains what it was like to drive one, and tells us how people reacted to the futuristic vehicle as it debuted on the streets of Seattle.
Also on the show, Kurt shares details from<a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2024/meet-nala-the-police-dog-that-sniffs-out-electronic-devices-to-fight-internet-crimes-against-children/"> his recent story about Nala</a>, the Seattle Police Department's electronics-detecting police dog, and explains how these law-enforcement K9s are trained to find all sorts of devices.
And in our final segment, we hear <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3X9RoTLOvs/?hl=en">a clip</a> from comedian <a href="https://www.peteballmer.com/">Pete Ballmer</a>, the son of Steve Ballmer, about growing up as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-ballmer-son-pete-net-worth-generational-wealth-2024-3">one of the kids of the former Microsoft CEO</a>.
With GeekWire's Todd Bishop and Kurt Schlosser.

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