8:00 AM PDT GeekWire Weekly8:00 AM PDT Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 19, 2025
7:00 AM PDT Games7:00 AM PDT From stress relief to self-discovery: UW researchers reveal the deeper impact of video games
11:08 PM PDT Amazon11:08 PM PDT Amazon nails the fundamentals with first NBA broadcast — with a sports betting twist
4:43 PM PDT Tech4:43 PM PDT Alaska Airlines will ‘diagnose our entire IT infrastructure’ after latest outage disrupts 49,000 passengers
3:56 PM PDT Sustainability3:56 PM PDT ‘We cannot save the ocean alone’: Inaugural event in Seattle tackles complexity of maritime sustainability
12:02 PM PDT Geek Life12:02 PM PDT Out of Office: Amazon design technologist makes ‘robot art’ and the tools to help others be creative
7:42 AM PDT Tech7:42 AM PDT Alaska Airlines cancels 360 flights, says significant IT outage was due to ‘failure’ at a data center
7:00 AM PDT Startups7:00 AM PDT Tim Chen was deemed ‘too nerdy’ for venture capital. Now he runs one of the hottest startup funds in tech.
1:50 PM PDT Artificial Intelligence1:50 PM PDT What will happen when the AI bubble bursts? Tech prognosticators weigh in with ensnarkification
1:46 PM PDT Amazon1:46 PM PDT How the AWS outage happened: Amazon blames rare software bug and ‘faulty automation’ for massive glitch
1:23 PM PDT Games1:23 PM PDT New report about crazy Xbox profit expectations helps shed light on Microsoft’s broader gaming changes
12:33 PM PDT Civic12:33 PM PDT Seattle mayor says Microsoft and Amazon have a ‘moral obligation’ to give back to the city
10:54 AM PDT Startups10:54 AM PDT Tech Moves: Allen Institute gets new exec; AWS leader shifts roles; NuScale names legal officer
9:37 AM PDT Startups9:37 AM PDT Chainguard lands $280M to help scale cybersecurity startup’s open source software protections
9:08 AM PDT Artificial Intelligence9:08 AM PDT Microsoft Copilot gets long-term memory, group chats, and new ‘Mico’ persona in latest update
8:12 AM PDT Tech8:12 AM PDT The new AI executive assistants: Smarter, faster, still not as good as the real thing
7:00 AM PDT Artificial Intelligence7:00 AM PDT Carbon Robotics raises $20M as LaserWeeder maker plans secretive new ‘AI robot’ for farms
2:27 PM PDT Artificial Intelligence2:27 PM PDT Seattle startup Hyphen AI raises $5M to automate cloud deployments with generative AI
1:08 PM PDT Amazon1:08 PM PDT The AWS outage is a warning about the risks of digital dependance and AI infrastructure
10:41 AM PDT Amazon10:41 AM PDT Amazon unveils AI-powered augmented reality glasses for delivery drivers
9:55 AM PDT Civic9:55 AM PDT Annual summit celebrates Seattle-Nordic tech connections from clean energy to Nobel Prize
9:06 AM PDT Startups9:06 AM PDT Outdoor sleeping gear maker Hest raises $2.7M as product line and partnerships drive growth
8:38 AM PDT Artificial Intelligence8:38 AM PDT Zillow’s ChatGPT app sparks industry debate over data control and licensing compliance
8:27 AM PDT Amazon8:27 AM PDT ‘Too dumb to fail’: Ring founder Jamie Siminoff promises gritty startup lessons in upcoming book
6:00 AM PDT Startups6:00 AM PDT Seattle startup Silkline raises $4M to expand AI tools for manufacturing supply chains
8:22 PM PDT Amazon8:22 PM PDT At Amazon event, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie defends city and touts AI-driven rebound
