GeekWire Podcast: Amazon antitrust findings; Satya Nadella’s WFH tips; Mysterious $60B woman

Right here’s what we’re speaking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week:

A protracted-awaited report from a U.S. Home antitrust subcommittee landed this week, and it slammed Amazon, Fb, Google and Apple for his or her alleged monopolistic practices within the on-line marketplaces they function. Amazon responded with a scathing weblog submit that mentioned the report featured “flawed considering.”

• Home antitrust probe says Amazon has ‘monopoly energy’ over sellers, firm slams ‘fringe’ findings
• 20 years after Microsoft’s antitrust struggle, Steve Ballmer betting that Huge Tech gained’t be damaged up
• Amazon says inside investigation into WSJ report on third-party gross sales knowledge finds no coverage violations
• Learn the whole U.S. Home subcommittee report

Plenty of tech persons are working from house because of the pandemic, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has some tips about easy methods to do it and preserve your well being and well-being. Schedule some quick conferences, he says, and don’t overlook your transition occasions.

A brand new story from the Medium enterprise publication Marker paints a rare portrait of the lifetime of one of many richest girls on the earth, MacKenzie Scott, which is all of the extra outstanding as a result of she hasn’t given any interviews about her cut up from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos or her philanthropic pursuits since their divorce.

And the GeekWire Summit goes digital this yr, with classes from Oct. 13-29, and particular visitors, together with Invoice Gates. Most classes might be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Try the occasion web site to register and get a sneak peek at who might be showing.

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With GeekWire’s Todd Bishop and Taylor Soper. Produced by Curt Milton. Theme music by Daniel L.Okay. Caldwell.