Get caught up on the most recent know-how and startup information from the previous week. Listed here are the most well-liked tales on GeekWire for the week of Sept. 14, 2025.
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After years of backlash, Amazon lastly ends a apply that many sellers have lengthy loathed
Amazon will part out its controversial “commingling” coverage — a long-criticized apply of pooling similar objects from totally different sellers — in a serious change to its achievement operations. … Learn Extra

Seattle mayoral front-runner Katie Wilson on taxes, tech sector and dealing with Amazon
As Seattle grapples with persistent points together with homelessness and fentanyl abuse whereas debating how one can fund metropolis companies, Wilson desires to interact the tech sector as a part of the answer. … Learn Extra

Founders at Seattle startup WhyLabs be a part of Apple following under-the-radar acquisition
Apple has formally absorbed the founding staff of WhyLabs, the Seattle startup it acquired in a secretive deal. … Learn Extra

Eye care large Alcon acquires LumiThera, a Seattle-area startup behind system that treats imaginative and prescient loss
LumiThera’s key innovation is a tool to be used by ophthalmologists that improves imaginative and prescient and slows its loss, with a concentrate on sufferers with dry age-related macular degeneration. … Learn Extra

Tech Strikes: Learn AI provides product VP; Microsoft authorized chief steps down; Truveta co-founder departs; Marchex CEO is out
Justin Farris, a longtime product chief at Zillow and GitLab, joined Seattle startup Learn AI as vp of product. … Learn Extra

Landline-inspired cellphone startup raises $3.5M; investor calls it one of the crucial ‘viral companies’ he’s seen
Tin Can has struck a chord — with mother and father, children, and now enterprise capitalists. … Learn Extra

Seattle startup raises $2.5M to research retail employee conversations utilizing AI and microphones
Ethosphere, a brand new Seattle startup constructing voice AI for retail operations, raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed spherical led by Point72 Ventures. … Learn Extra

Offered on Walmart, despatched by Amazon: The bizarre new world of on-line retail
Amazon is increasing its logistics empire, formally supporting achievement for Walmart Market orders via its Multichannel Success service. … Learn Extra

Rating cities by AI startup funding: Bay Space dominates, Seattle is No. 4
As buyers proceed to pour cash into AI startups within the U.S., Seattle ranks fourth within the nation in AI funding, in keeping with new knowledge from monetary tech firm Carta. … Learn Extra

Seattle’s new frontier: Biotech, AI and the race to revolutionize medication
As new startups and initiatives proceed to bolster its standing, Seattle is being known as “the most effective place on the earth to construct an AI life sciences firm.” … Learn Extra