Todd Bishop

2 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Todd Bishop

A familiar name pops up at the end of a Wall Street Journal article today about the new balance of power between tech companies and workers in the age of artificial intelligence: Spencer Rascoff. The former CEO of Seattle-based Zillow Group now leads Match Group, the parent company of Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid. Last week, he announced plans to cut 13% of the workforce — 325 jobs — while touting a leaner structure, faster product cycles, and a growing role for AI in the dating experience.

3 days ago | geekwire.com | Todd Bishop

A familiar name pops up at the end of a Wall Street Journal article today about the new balance of power between tech companies and workers in the age of artificial intelligence: Spencer Rascoff. The former CEO of Seattle-based Zillow Group now leads Match Group, the parent company of Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid. Last week, he announced plans to cut 13% of the workforce — 325 jobs — while touting a leaner structure, faster product cycles, and a growing role for AI in the dating experience.

3 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Todd Bishop

A U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on American AI competitiveness this morning stretched for more than three hours — long enough for the conclave to choose a new pope, as Sen. Amy Klobuchar noted — covering topics including chips, trade, data centers, regulation, energy, workforce, and competition with China. But one of the most interesting comments, from the perspective of tech industry competition, came from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in response to a question from Sen.

4 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Todd Bishop

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: The rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence takes center stage in business technology spending, in Washington D.C., and in the global tech power struggle. We break down a headline-grabbing U.S. Senate hearing on AI and U.S.–China competitiveness, featuring testimony from Microsoft’s Brad Smith and OpenAI’s Sam Altman. There was also an unusual Seattle tech callback in the form of a hot-mic moment from Sen. Maria Cantwell during Sen.

5 days ago | geekwire.com | Todd Bishop

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: The rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence takes center stage in business technology spending, in Washington D.C., and in the global tech power struggle. We break down a headline-grabbing U.S. Senate hearing on AI and U.S.–China competitiveness, featuring testimony from Microsoft’s Brad Smith and OpenAI’s Sam Altman. There was also a fun Seattle tech callback in the form of a hot-mic moment from Sen. Maria Cantwell during Sen. Ted Cruz’s opening statement.