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10 Nov, 2024

Podcast: What Trump 2.0 means for tech, Diller nixes Expedia + Uber, and a GeekWire fall update

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, it’s a grab-bag of topics, including self-driving wheelchairs, Expedia Group Chairman Barry Diller’s comments on the prospects for an acquisition by Uber, and an update on GeekWire’s upcoming events and coverage. In the final segment, we discuss what the new Trump administration could mean for technology regulation, including the FTC’s antitrust case against Amazon and oversight for tech M&A.

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Related coverage and links

  • NYT: Tech Giants Face a Familiar Uncertainty With Trump
  • Expedia chairman Barry Diller on potential deal with Uber and Washington Post’s ‘blunder’
  • Sea-Tac Airport’s self-driving wheelchairs are getting stymied by unexpected obstacles

Upcoming GeekWire Events

  • GeekWire Gala, Dec. 12: Register here.
  • Microsoft @ 50: Special series and March 20 event.

With GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook.

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