Get caught up on the most recent know-how and startup information from the previous week. Listed below are the most well-liked tales on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 14, 2025.
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Amazon AI chief Rohit Prasad leaving; Infrastructure exec Peter DeSantis to steer unified AI group
Amazon AI chief Rohit Prasad is leaving at yr’s finish, in accordance with a memo from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. … Learn Extra
Starbucks hires Amazon grocery tech chief as new CTO amid turnaround push
Starbucks has named longtime Amazon government Anand Varadarajan as its new chief know-how officer, tapping a veteran of the tech large’s grocery and provide chain operations because the espresso chain pushes to modernize know-how in its shops. … Learn Extra
Submitting: Amazon cuts 84 jobs in Washington state, unrelated to broader layoffs
Amazon filed a brand new layoff discover protecting 84 Washington staff, however the cuts are unrelated to its October job reductions — stemming as an alternative from a brand new state disclosure regulation. … Learn Extra
Google’s actual property listings ‘experiment’ sends Zillow shares down greater than 8%
A key Google companion is beginning to show dwelling itemizing particulars immediately in search outcomes, prompting some business consultants and analysts to query what affect the characteristic may have on the site visitors — and financials — of main portal gamers like Zillow, Realtor.com and others. … Learn Extra
Rad Energy Bikes recordsdata for chapter safety as Seattle e-bike maker pursues potential sale
The submitting revealed new particulars of the privately held firm’s possession construction and monetary predicament — together with a gentle decline in income, and liabilities greater than double its belongings. … Learn Extra
The storyteller behind Microsoft’s print revival, Steve Clayton, is leaving for Cisco after 28 years
The Microsoft government behind the corporate’s latest push into books and print magazines is popping the web page on a 28-year profession, departing for a chief communications function at Cisco. … Learn Extra
With new Alexa web site, Amazon’s shopper AI imaginative and prescient lastly comes collectively — and it’s truly helpful
Amazon has quietly began rolling out Alexa.com, bringing its AI-powered Alexa+ assistant to the desktop browser for the primary time and finishing a long-missing piece of its shopper AI technique. … Learn Extra
Tech Strikes: Seattle hires first AI Officer; Microsoft nabs AI media chief; DexCare names CPO
Lisa Qian is Seattle’s first AI Officer; Microsoft recruit AI media chief Julia Beizer from Bloomberg; and DexCare names Rakshay Jain as chief product officer. … Learn Extra
Tin Can dials up one other $12M to fulfill hovering demand for landline-style telephone for youths
Since launching its flagship product earlier this yr, the Seattle startup rapidly went “viral,” offered out its first two manufacturing runs and constructed a near-six-figure waitlist. … Learn Extra
AI is coming in your procuring cart: How agentic commerce may disrupt on-line retail
AI brokers are starting to analysis, examine, and even purchase merchandise on behalf of customers. … Learn Extra
