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Lime bike and scooter rides jumped 61% in Seattle in 2025, with Pike Place Market as top destination

Seattle’s Pike Place Market is a top end destination for Lime e-bike and e-scooter riders. (Lime Photo) They may not have been arriving to “buy a fat pig,” but Lime riders definitely headed “to market, to market” in 2025, making Seattle’s...

Dec 15, 2025

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The stories that defined 2025: AI dreams, brutal realities, and Seattle tech at a turning point

Blue Origin hires United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno to head its national security group

Washington state Commerce chief Joe Nguyen is leaving, reportedly to lead Seattle Metro Chamber

Microsoft CTO to AI startups: Stop waiting for better models and ‘do the damned experiments’

Is Stevens Pass open? Snowboarding software engineer builds simple site to answer big winter question

Seahawks test tactile device from Seattle startup that helps vision-impaired fans follow game action

Drone capital of the world? Seattle could be a big winner in the U.S. crackdown on DJI and others

Seattle startup Ambassador raises $7M to help companies analyze customer feedback with help from AI

Cloud and AI infrastructure company Crusoe opens new office space in downtown Bellevue

Google looks to buy its way out of AI power crunch with $4.75B Intersect acquisition

A look inside Amazon’s push to eliminate plastic packaging

Seattle data governance startup Codified is ‘winding down’ as CEO takes on new role at Google

Appeals court rules UW violated computer science professor’s free speech rights

Starcloud plans its next power plays after training first AI model in space

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 14, 2025

Landline phones in 2025? How this tech industry veteran is helping kids connect

A reality check on AI engineering: Lessons from the trenches of an early stage startup

Donald Trump as fusion entrepreneur? Washington state energy rivals react to $6B deal

Starbucks hires Amazon grocery tech leader as new CTO amid turnaround push

Microsoft and NASA create AI agents that can help scientists anticipate floods and other water woes

Tech Moves: Nintex CEO to depart; Raikes Foundation names leader; Qualtrics exec now at Workday

From AI to drones, Redmond police chief builds a high-tech department in Microsoft’s backyard

‘Scientist-as-a-Service’: Seattle startup Pauling.AI aims to shrink drug discovery timelines by months

RentSpree, a profitable real estate startup helping mom-and-pop landlords, bets big on Seattle

Athira Pharma recovers from Alzheimer’s failure with breast cancer pivot and $90M investment

With new Alexa website, Amazon’s consumer AI vision finally comes together — and it’s actually useful

Tin Can dials up another $12M to meet soaring demand for landline-style phone for kids

The kids have spoken: Teens’ holistic approach to school phone policies rivals adult rules

Blue Origin aims to break the accessibility barrier by launching first wheelchair user into space

Amazon AI chief Rohit Prasad leaving; Infrastructure exec Peter DeSantis to lead unified AI group

Scientists rule out a hidden ocean on Titan, but there’s still hope for discovering life under the ice

Startup Radar: Seattle companies tackle ports, protein design, golf scorecards, and e-commerce returns

Rad Power Bikes files for bankruptcy protection as Seattle e-bike maker pursues potential sale

Tech Moves: Seattle hires first AI Officer; Microsoft nabs AI media leader; DexCare names CPO

Senators probe AI tech giants over electric bills; Amazon says its data centers pay more than their share

Washington and 35 other states reach settlement with Hyundai and Kia over lack of anti-theft tech

Allen Institute for AI rivals Google, Meta and OpenAI with open-source AI vision model

UW study finds touch screens in cars create a multitasking problem that impacts driving

Google’s real estate listings ‘experiment’ sends Zillow shares down more than 8%

Washington joins lawsuit opposing $100K fee for H-1B visas allowing foreign STEM and medical workers

Filing: Amazon cuts 84 jobs in Washington state, unrelated to broader layoffs

The storyteller behind Microsoft’s print revival, Steve Clayton, is leaving for Cisco after 28 years

Lime bike and scooter rides jumped 61% in Seattle in 2025, with Pike Place Market as top destination

AI is coming for your shopping cart: How agentic commerce could disrupt online retail

Startups team up to demonstrate satellite rendezvous using Starfish Space’s navigation system

Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 7, 2025

Uncommon Thinkers: Hope for the future from our 2025 honorees

When the room reads you: Student prints resume on T-shirt in bid to attract employer interest

Tech Moves: PSL’s Kevin Leneway lands at OpenAI; Madrona taps new director; and more

GeekWire Gala recap: Humans and robots party together in Seattle at our geeky holiday celebration