Catch up on the latest tech and startup news from the past week. Here are GeekWire’s most popular stories for the week of October 26, 2025
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Amazon will reportedly lay off up to 30,000 corporate workers in massive layoffs
A Reuters report said the massive workforce cuts were aimed at cutting costs and compensating for additional hiring during the pandemic. … read more
Reaction to Amazon layoffs: ‘Thought I was a top performer but guess I’m expendable’
On social media and elsewhere, affected workers and others reacted to Amazon’s decision to lay off 14,000 corporate and technical workers in various departments. … read more
Slowly but surely, high-speed rail advocates believe the Cascadia mega-project will become a reality
Ten years into a dream to connect Vancouver, B.C., Seattle and Portland with a high-speed rail line, plans are moving forward, and Cascadia Innovation Corridor leaders say the next decade could be a defining one. … read more
Amazon layoffs hit software engineers in Washington the hardest
The layoffs of software engineers reflect an interesting shift for an industry that has traditionally relied on coders to help build and maintain the backbone of digital platforms. … read more
‘It’s culture’: Amazon CEO says massive corporate layoffs were about agility – not AI or cost-cutting
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company’s latest big round of layoffs — about 14,000 corporate jobs — wasn’t triggered by financial pressures or replacing artificial intelligence workers, but rather a pressure to stay nimble. … read more
The ‘huge hurdle’ that threatens economic growth in the Pacific Northwest
Leaders in the Pacific Northwest are very bullish on the region’s continued economic success – but one threat to the region’s financial progress is of particular concern to them. … read more
Tech Moves: Former Starbucks CTO Retires; Microsoft vet joins Oracle Cloud; The Amazon hardware leader is leaving
Deb Hall Lefevre, the longtime tech executive who was most recently CTO at Starbucks, announced her retirement in a LinkedIn post. … read more
Filing: Amazon cuts more than 2,300 jobs in Washington state as part of broader layoffs
Amazon will lay off 2,303 corporate employees in Washington state, primarily in its Seattle and Bellevue offices, according to a filing with the state Department of Employment Security that provides a geographic breakdown of the company’s 14,000 global job cuts. … read more
Filing: Matter AI layoffs hit Washington offices in Bellevue, Seattle, Redmond
Meta plans to lay off more than 100 employees in Washington state as part of a larger round of cuts within its artificial intelligence division. … read more
What it’s like to wear Amazon’s new smart glasses for delivery drivers
Amazon is testing smart glasses for its delivery drivers, aiming to make routes safer and more efficient. … read more