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 Sept. 21, 2025.
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Most popular stories on GeekWire
Is Seattle’s tech scene in trouble? WSJ report highlights concerning trends — with a potential opening for startups
Seattle’s tech scene got the national treatment this past weekend as the Wall Street Journal detailed the fallout from layoffs in a city heavily dependent on Microsoft and Amazon. … Read More
Next-gen battery company Sila starts manufacturing in Washington at first-of-a-kind facility
Next-generation battery materials startup Sila is starting operations at its first-of-a-kind, automotive-scale manufacturing facility Washington. … Read More
YouTuber IShowSpeed zips through Seattle, streaming to millions from city’s iconic attractions
If you missed IShowSpeed in Seattle, you’re too slow. … Read More
Slice of startup life: Seattle kitchen tech wizard creates ultrasonic knife for more effortless cuts
It’s taken more than 2.5 million years to get from the earliest sharpened-stone version of a knife to what Scott Heimendinger believes is a modern kitchen marvel. … Read More
Microsoft tames intense chip heat with liquid cooling veins, designed by AI and inspired by biology
Microsoft says it has developed a breakthrough microfluidics cooling system for chips, resembling the veins in a leaf and using AI to match the processor’s heat signature, promising greater overall efficiency in data centers. … Read More
Robotics pioneer Siddhartha Srinivasa on the ‘last mile problem,’ humanoid hype, and why he’s joining Madrona
GeekWire caught up with Srinivasa for a conversation about the state of robotics, opportunities for entrepreneurs, and why he believes Seattle can become a global leader in AI and robotics. … Read More
Inside Recompose, where the human composting startup is ready to grow its formula beyond Seattle
Five years after Washington became the first state to legalize natural organic reduction, 13 more states have approved the death care process. … Read More
Starbucks closes tech-infused flagship roastery in Seattle as part of broader shake-up at coffee giant
Starbucks closed its flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, nearly 11 years after the location opened as an especially technical and geeky ode to the coffee-making process. … Read More
Seattle Mariners shutting down ROOT Sports, shifting TV and streaming to MLB in 2026
The Seattle Mariners announced Friday that they will shut down Root Sports Northwest at the end of the 2025 season, shifting all aspects of broadcast production, carriage, and streaming of Mariners games to Major League Baseball beginning in 2026. … Read More
AI scheduling assistant Howie raises $6M, launches publicly with 1,000+ paying customers
Earlier this week I was on an email thread with someone trying to schedule a video call. … Read More
