Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 14, 2025 – GeekWire

Amazon AI chief Rohit Prasad is leaving at year’s end, according to a memo from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. … Read More

Starbucks has named longtime Amazon executive Anand Varadarajan as its new chief technology officer, tapping a veteran of the tech giant’s grocery and supply chain operations as the coffee chain pushes to modernize technology in its stores. … Read More

Amazon filed a new layoff notice covering 84 Washington employees, but the cuts are unrelated to its October job reductions — stemming instead from a new state disclosure law. … Read More

A key Google partner is starting to display home listing details directly in search results, prompting some industry experts and analysts to question what impact the feature could have on the traffic — and financials — of major portal players like Zillow, Realtor.com and others. … Read More

The filing revealed new details of the privately held company’s ownership structure and financial predicament — including a steady decline in revenue, and liabilities more than double its assets. … Read More

The Microsoft executive behind the company’s recent push into books and print magazines is turning the page on a 28-year career, departing for a chief communications role at Cisco. … Read More

Amazon has quietly started rolling out Alexa.com, bringing its AI-powered Alexa+ assistant to the desktop browser for the first time and completing a long-missing piece of its consumer AI strategy. … Read More

Lisa Qian is Seattle’s first AI Officer; Microsoft recruit AI media leader Julia Beizer from Bloomberg; and DexCare names Rakshay Jain as chief product officer. … Read More

Since launching its flagship product earlier this year, the Seattle startup quickly went “viral,” sold out its first two production runs and built a near-six-figure waitlist. … Read More

AI agents are beginning to research, compare, and even buy products on behalf of consumers. … Read More