What to expect in tech in 2021 | COVID-19, after the vaccine | Year-end news quiz

Listen to the latest GeekWire Podcasts

This Week's GeekWire Podcasts 2021 Predictions: Why these tech, science and startup leaders are upbeat about the year ahead What direction will the tech industry take in the year ahead? What will the recovery look like? When (and how) will U.S. workers return to the office? Which innovations will define the coming year? Which technologies will be overhyped? And how can startups position themselves to succeed? GeekWire surveyed CEOs, tech execs, investors, professors, AI experts, and others from a range of industries and organizations in the Seattle region and elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest to get their take. Baby Yoda’s real name and Bill Gates’ podcast pal: Test your geek smarts with our year-end news quiz It has been quite a year. But as we wave goodbye to 2020, we thought it would be fun to test your geek knowledge. A view from the front lines: COVID-19’s lasting impact on the technology and science of healthcare To say that Dr. Brad Younggren has a unique perspective on COVID-19 would be an understatement — because he actually has multiple perspectives. Dr. Younggren is the chief medical officer at Seattle-based healthcare startup 98point6, which has seen interest in its on-demand virtual care service skyrocket amid the pandemic. He's also an emergency physician, and the medical director for emergency preparedness, at EvergreenHealth Medical Center, in Kirkland, Wash., the first hospital in the country to get an influx of COVID-19 patients earlier this year. Younggren reflects on the past year, and talks about what's next, on this episode of GeekWire's Health Tech Podcast. Top Stories of 2020: How the events of this year upended the worlds of tech, science and more We reflect on this unprecedented year on a new episode of the GeekWire Podcast, as viewed through our focus on technology, business and innovation in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Joining GeekWire co-founders John Cook and Todd Bishop for the discussion is guest commentator Ed Lazowska, computer science professor at the University of Washington's Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. How this Seattle tech CEO ended up in the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame Rob Glaser is best known as the founder and CEO of RealNetworks, the Seattle-based company that specializes in digital media, games and computer vision technology. Feast or famine: How restaurants and grocery stores will evolve in the years ahead Cashierless checkout. Ghost kitchens. And robotic pizza makers.

About GeekWire Contact Us Advertise

Copyright © 2021 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.   Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98107   change email frequency or address | unsubscribe