What's next for Microsoft and OpenAI; Amazon car sales; disappearing unicorns

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🗓️ 25 November 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we assess the outcome of the drama at OpenAI, considering what the removal and ultimate return of its CEO Sam Altman, and everything that happened in between, means for Microsoft.

While Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella earned kudos for masterfully navigating the mess, the situation also showed how the company was vulnerable to being blindsided due to OpenAI's convoluted structure.

And while for-profit interests are likely to get more influence on OpenAI's reformulated board, it's not yet clear if Microsoft will end up with a seat on that board, leaving the ultimate outcome for Microsoft unclear, for now.

We also look at Amazon's move into car-buying, and examine the Seattle region's dwindling flock of unicorns.

With GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook.

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0:00.0	Have you noticed anything different about your office this week? I know I just got your attention.
0:06.0	That was cool awesome. I love when you surprised me because I thought we were going to talk about Amazon and cars right off of it.
0:12.0	We are. I've noticed that the thermostat has... and it's boiling
0:15.0	I've noticed that the thermostat has been adjusted in this and it's boiling hot on one half of the
0:19.5	office.
0:20.5	I love the fact that you haven't noticed. I am so attuned on what happens in the office. I come in and I get my
0:26.4	office specifically I made a change for the better. Gosh can I get up and go run in there and take a quick look and see if I figure it out take a quick pause. Okay, yes, we'll edit this and come back. Do you know what it is? Okay, I'm back. Yeah, I do not know what it is. All right. I've looked all around.
0:44.0	I really have no idea.
0:45.4	Your door and your chair have been driving me nuts for the past year.
0:49.9	They have been so squeaky.
0:51.7	They're very squeaky.
0:52.6	I W.D.
0:53.2	Forded your damn door in your chair for you.
0:55.4	Look at how I look out for you, but honestly, it was mostly my own sanity.
0:58.8	I know.
1:00.0	It has been bad.
1:01.0	All right.
1:02.0	Thanks for fixing that.
1:02.4	Rivoting podcast content here.
1:04.0	All right, now on to the real show.
1:06.0	What's the tech element in that?
1:07.0	I don't know.
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