‘The Everything War’: Inside Amazon with author and WSJ reporter Dana Mattioli

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: A conversation with Dana Mattioli, Wall Street Journal reporter and author of the new book, "The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power." 

• The book examines Amazon's approach to expanding its dominance, the culture established by Jeff Bezos and other senior leaders, and the practices that led to the FTC's antitrust suit against the company. Amazon disputes a number of the book's assertions, as detailed in the episode. Read more and listen here.

In related news, the FTC this week asked a judge to order Amazon to disclose details about internal use of Signal's disappearing messages feature by Bezos and others. Amazon called the assertions baseless, saying it has been forthcoming on the issue. (Bloomberg News)

A new climate-focused venture fund with Seattle roots called SNØCAP just raised a $5 million fund to invest in startups making innovative, environmentally friendly components. Read more.

As artificial intelligence increasingly makes its way into classrooms, two Seattle-area high school teens are leading a new startup called Professor AI that harnesses the tech to help students study for advanced placement, or college-level courses. Read more.

NBA on Prime Video? Amazon is reportedly making another big move into the sports streaming world. Read more.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is among a group of 22 people — including high-profile tech leaders from Amazon, Microsoft, OpenAI, and other companies — named to a new Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board organized by the Department of Homeland Security. Read more.