Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 5, 2025.
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How a scrappy biotech startup backed by Microsoft’s co-founders set the stage for two Nobel winners
The groundbreaking immunology research behind two Nobel Prizes awarded this week traces back to a largely forgotten biotech startup backed by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. … Read More
From quantum fields to city streets: 20-year-old UW prodigy brings tech chops to the campaign trail
Vivek Prakriya is blazing a unique path through college, tech jobs and now politics as he seeks a government seat in the city where his Microsoft parents raised him. … Read More
Seattle vs. Bellevue: WSJ report spotlights why some tech companies are heading east
Peter Steinbrueck, a former member of the Seattle City Council, told the WSJ that Seattle’s glory days of economic expansion have ended and “the pendulum has swung to the Eastside.” Read More … Read More
Amazon Pharmacy introduces kiosks that can quickly dispense medications at the doctor’s office
The goal of the freestanding kiosks is to facilitate easier filling of prescriptions, eliminating the need for an extra trip or more waiting in line at a conventional pharmacy. … Read More
Seattle scientists Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell win Nobel Prize for immunology research
Seattle scientist Mary Brunkow of the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) won a Nobel Prize for research on the immune cells that prevent our body from attacking itself. … Read More
AI2 Incubator launches $80M fund as it doubles down on real-world AI applications in Seattle and beyond
The Seattle-based startup organization — known for spinning out companies at the intersection of AI and real-world applications — has closed an $80 million third fund to support about 70 new tech ventures over the next four years. … Read More
Raj Singh named Smartsheet CEO, returning to his enterprise tech roots in the Seattle area
The co-founder of Concur and former Accolade CEO takes over Smartsheet amid industry shifts, private-equity ownership, and new opportunities to reshape enterprise software with AI. … Read More
Jeff Bezos says orbital data centers will be the ‘next step’ for space ventures that make Earth better
What’s the next killer app for the final frontier? … Read More
Fresh off $50M round, this Seattle startup cuts data center cooling energy and eyes a bigger prize
Data centers spend one-third of their energy on cooling their electronics. … Read More
Neil Young plans to pull his music off Amazon as he calls out Jeff Bezos for supporting Trump
The 79-year-old rocker is encouraging his listeners to reject “big corporations who have sold out America” and instead “buy local.” … Read More
