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This Week's GeekWire Podcasts What the Biden administration means for tech, from the future of work to regulatory crackdowns As Joe Biden settles into the Oval Office, tech companies in the Seattle region and elsewhere are watching with a sense of optimism to see what the new administration will mean for them and the industry. From the pandemic response to jobs to the climate, there's no shortage of critical issues for the new administration to address. And that has some experts believing that antitrust, content moderation and other regulatory crackdowns pursued by the prior administration might not be a priority in the initial phase of the new one. Amazon’s Halo tests the limits of personal privacy, and offers a glimpse of the future of health GeekWire's Todd Bishop started wearing Amazon's new Halo new health band a few weeks ago. It regularly eavesdrops on him, and asks him to strip down to his underwear for a high-resolution 3D body scan. But despite pushing the limits of his personal privacy, it's proving quite useful for his health and well-being. ‘Venture capital loves destruction’: A startup veteran’s take on 2020’s record investment totals It was one of the most tumultuous years the country and the world have ever seen. And yet, as we reported on GeekWire last week, venture capital investments in the United States broke another record in 2020. We put that question to Mike Davidson, a Seattle-based tech and media veteran who was previously Twitter's vice president of design.

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