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 June 8, 2025.
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Xbox Ally vs. Nintendo Switch 2: Microsoft enters a handheld console war that lacks actual competition
This isn’t quite what we expected to see last year, but the ROG Xbox Ally still marks a new chapter in the rapidly developing “handheld war.” Microsoft’s announcement of the Ally during its annual Xbox Showcase broadcast on Sunday only came a few days after Nintendo’s release of its latest console, the Switch 2. … Read More
Lessons from a startup shutdown: Seattle founder on product-market fit, finding value, and self-worth
Privacy Dynamics had signs of startup success. … Read More
Starbucks AI assistant, powered by Microsoft, aims to help baristas focus on coffee and customers
AI is coming to your Starbucks. The tech isn’t going to make your coffee, but it might make the barista’s job easier so they can focus on making your coffee better and faster. … Read More
OceanGate documentaries answer some questions about sub disaster — and leave others hanging
Editor’s note: GeekWire contributing editor Alan Boyle was a consultant for “Titan,” one of the documentaries about the OceanGate tragedy. … Read More
Stories on tap: Microsoft vet consoles and entertains with talks at his Seattle-area bars
People have been offering their hot takes over cold beer for centuries. … Read More
‘If something’s broken … you solve it’: Why this startup founder is running for Bellevue City Council
Pradnya Desh is an attorney, a former U.S. … Read More
As data center demand soars, Amazon expands use of recycled waste water to cool its cloud
Amazon Web Services is more than halfway to its 2030 goal of being “water positive” — meaning it replenishes more clean water than it uses. … Read More
Takeaways from the AI Engineer World’s Fair: The startup playbook is being rewritten in real-time
Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Patrick Ellis, CTO and co-founder of Seattle startup Snapbar. … Read More
UW President Ana Mari Cauce reflects on decade of growth as she steps down amid funding threats
It hasn’t been an easy decade to oversee one of America’s leading research institutions and the academic center for Seattle’s technology sector. … Read More
He helped Microsoft grow in India, and Seattle Orcas co-owner could do same for cricket in U.S.
Sanjay Parthasarathy, a former Microsoft leader who is among the notable tech execs that have ownership stakes in Seattle’s new professional cricket team, has been passionate about the sport since he played it as a kid in India. … Read More
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