Podcast: The meaning of Rocket’s Redfin deal, and how Microsoft is bringing AI to Xbox gamers

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we discuss the big real estate technology news of the week: Rocket Companies, the mortgage, real estate and personal finance platform, is buying Redfin, the Seattle-based tech-powered real estate company — a longtime disrupter in the world of buying and selling homes. 

Joining us to assess the implications are Stephanie Reid-Simons, who oversees the news team at RealEstateNews.com as a senior vice president with the news site; and Tim Ellis, a former Redfin market analyst who’s a podcaster and blogger, and a veteran of Seattle-area startups including Porch, Moz, and Glowforge.

Also on the show: Microsoft brings its Copilot AI technology to gaming, but can Microsoft prove this is more than Xbox meets Clippy? We’ll consider that question in the final segment with Thomas Wilde, an independent video-game journalist and editor who writes about games for GeekWire, Hard Drive, and other publications.

Join us at Microsoft@50 at Town Hall Seattle this Thursday, March 20. 

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