Get caught up on the newest expertise and startup information from the previous week. Listed below are the preferred tales on GeekWire for the week of Nov. 2, 2025.
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Nobel winner’s lab notches one other breakthrough: AI-designed antibodies that hit their targets
Researchers from Nobel Laureate David Baker’s lab on the College of Washington have efficiently used AI to design antibodies from scratch. … Learn Extra
A well-recognized dance: Ex-Microsoft product supervisor opens ballet faculty, and leans into her tech abilities
After finishing her grasp’s in entrepreneurship from the College of Washington, Adrienne Chan couldn’t shake the will to begin her personal enterprise. … Learn Extra
Layoffs at Microsoft and Amazon spark moral questions on their influence on Seattle amid AI frenzy
Editor’s notice: This column was written by Robert Trumbull, a Seattle-based creator who writes in regards to the ethics of tech. … Learn Extra
Glowforge hits restart: After restructuring, co-founders purchase key belongings of laser engraver startup
The Seattle startup that took the house crafting world by storm in 2015 has been tormented by layoffs and different troubles lately. … Learn Extra
How Amazon is bringing title manufacturers to Entire Meals, with out placing them on the cabinets
Amazon formally unveiled a brand new “retailer inside a retailer” at a Entire Meals Market exterior Philadelphia, mixing pure and natural groceries with nationwide title manufacturers via an in-app ordering system and robotic achievement. … Learn Extra
She left tech to open a romance bookstore, and AI helps the small enterprise blossom
Whereas Marissa Coughlin has little interest in seeing AI used to jot down the books or illustrate the covers that line her cabinets, she’s an enormous believer in how the expertise may also help the again finish of the enterprise. … Learn Extra
Seattle startup Accipiter Bio emerges with $12.7M and large pharma offers for AI-designed proteins
A Seattle biotech startup born from a Nobel laureate’s lab has landed $12.7 million and partnerships with pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Kite Pharma by utilizing AI to design proteins that mount a multi-pronged assault on ailments. … Learn Extra
Tech Strikes: Smartsheet names SVP; AWS exec departs for startup; WatchGuard’s new CEO
Smartsheet names a brand new SVP, an AWS govt departs for an agentic AI startup, WatchGuard appoints a CEO and different tech strikes. … Learn Extra
Philips lays off 33 workers at Seattle-area healthcare machine manufacturing facility
Philips Ultrasound is shedding 33 workers from its Bothell, Wash., facility, which serves as a hub for the manufacturing of ultrasound and different healthcare gadgets. … Learn Extra
Seattle startup unveils AI-powered enterprise sensible glasses for roofers and electricians
The voice-activated glasses use AI to assist employees seize photographs or file video, carry out inspections, and talk safely whereas protecting their arms free. … Learn Extra
