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 May 25, 2025.
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Rebooting Redmond: Microsoft’s new campus reflects ongoing transformation, uncertain future
[Editor’s Note: Microsoft @ 50 is a GeekWire project exploring the tech giant’s past, present, and future, recognizing its 50th anniversary in 2025.] REDMOND, Wash. … Read More
‘It’s unbelievable’: Digital agencies slam new sales tax law in Washington as legal challenge looms
Curtis Costner spent Memorial Day Weekend on a trip with his father in Utah. … Read More
A world away in the heart of Seattle: Remitly’s new HQ provides more room to collaborate — and grow
It was only a three-block move across downtown Seattle, but it feels like a world away. … Read More
The right call? A year after school’s phone ban, educators and parents love it, but kids aren’t so sure
At a recent lunch period at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School, kids scarfed down their spaghetti and sandwiches so they could snag a spot at the foosball and ping pong tables. … Read More
With a great view of Mount Rainier and Sea-Tac Airport, a YouTuber’s new livestream takes off
Mitch Sutton has always been into airplanes, but things really took off five years ago when he bought a house in Burien, Wash., with a great view of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Mount Rainier. … Read More
How to land a tech job in the AI era: Founders, recruiters, professors share advice for grads
For college graduates walking across the stage and into the workforce, recent headlines may spark concern. … Read More
Amazon inks deal with New York Times to license newspaper’s content for AI platforms
Amazon and The New York Times have agreed to a new deal in which the newspaper’s editorial content will be licensed by the tech giant for use on its artificial intelligence platforms. … Read More
New electric boat club in Seattle launches with assets acquired in wake of Pure Watercraft demise
A new electric boat club is ready to make waves in Seattle, partly riding on assets acquired from the demise of Pure Watercraft, the startup that set out to revolutionize the pleasure boating industry before going under last year. … Read More
Report: Electronic Arts shutters Seattle-area studio Cliffhanger Games, cancels ‘Black Panther’ game
Electronic Arts plans to shutter its subsidiary Cliffhanger Games and has canceled development on its debut project, an original video game starring Marvel’s Black Panther. … Read More
Can one agency reboot Washington state? Commerce chief brings tech to the task
With Washington state facing a $16 billion budget shortfall, and tech leaders sounding the alarm over new taxes and economic competitiveness, Department of Commerce Director Joe Nguyen says he’s committed to a hard reset. In an interview Tuesday at his downtown Seattle office, nearly six months into his job leading the state’s primary economic development agency, the tech veteran and former state senator said the real obstacle to progress isn’t tech, or funding, but outdated systems and resistance to change. “The problem is bureaucracy,” Nguyen said, contrasting the government’s sluggish pace with the old tech startup mantra of “move fast… Read More … Read More
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