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 Aug. 10, 2025.
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Nintendo’s popular new ‘Mario Kart’ cow draws a protest letter from PETA
The moos turned to boos over the depiction of a popular new video game cow character. … Read More
Forget new EVs: This Seattle startup converts gas cars to cut carbon emissions now
No matter how Tom Gurski crunched the numbers, there was no way the planet was going to switch to electric vehicles fast enough to meet even modest global warming targets. … Read More
T-Mobile layoffs hit IT org at wireless giant
Follow-up: T-Mobile lays off 121 employees in Washington T-Mobile laid off an undisclosed amount of employees within its IT organization, the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier confirmed to GeekWire. … Read More
Reports of stricter Microsoft return-to-office policy add to post-layoff uncertainty
Is Microsoft about to shake up its workforce again? A new report this week by The Verge is adding to the speculation that the company is preparing to tighten its return-to-office policy, potentially requiring most employees at its Redmond headquarters to be on-site at least three days a week starting in January. In response to an inquiry from GeekWire, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that the company is reviewing its flexible work guidelines, as it has in the past, but said no final decisions have been made. … Read More
Oracle lays off 161 employees in Seattle as part of broader reported cuts impacting cloud business
Oracle is laying off 161 workers in Seattle, according to a filing with the Washington state Employment Security Department. … Read More
F5 laying off 106 employees in Washington state as part of changes to product org
Security and application delivery giant F5 is laying off 106 employees at the company’s offices in Seattle and Liberty Lake, Wash., according to a filing with the state’s Employment Security Department. … Read More
Freight logistics startup GoodShip opening new Bellevue office after raising $25M
GoodShip, a software startup that helps companies manage shipping logistics data, raised $25 million and announced plans for a new office in Bellevue, Wash. … Read More
Photos: Inside the Allen Institute for AI’s new HQ in Seattle’s first mass-timber office building
It was a big news week for Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Ai2), including the announcement of a new AI robotics initiative and a landmark grant from Nvidia and the National Science Foundation to lead the creation of the future AI backbone for U.S. … Read More
Seattle entrepreneurs raise cash for new startup aiming to democratize thematic portfolio investing
A new startup founded earlier this year is building a marketplace for high-performance model portfolios, aiming to give everyday investors access to strategies traditionally reserved for hedge funds and ultra-wealthy clients. … Read More
On a mission to ‘kill Google Chrome,’ UW students join Y Combinator to launch AI-powered browser
Two computer science students on leave from the University of Washington are building what they call the “world’s most intelligent web browser,” using agentic AI to complete tasks like a personal assistant. … Read More
