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Coronavirus Live Updates: The latest COVID-19 developments in Seattle and the world of tech
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Washington state’s ‘stay home’ order extended through May 31 — here’s the underlying data
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is extending the state’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order for another month, through May 31, pointing to progress in combating COVID-19 but warning that the disease will “jump right back up and bite us” if the state doesn’t remain vigilant in its efforts to slow its spread. … Read More
Coronavirus modelers raise projected U.S. death toll and lengthen state-by-state recovery timeline
The timeline has slipped to the right and the projected death toll has trended upward in a new projection from the creators of a closely watched computer model for the course of the U.S. … Read More
Amazon gives employees option to work from home until “at least” early October under new guidelines
Amazon will give employees the option to do their jobs from home until at least early October — extending its remote work guidance by several months. … Read More
Ready to return to the office? Seattle employers offer advice in Madrona’s ‘Back to Work Toolkit’
More than 600 people signed up to hear guidance on reopening their workplaces during a Madrona Venture Group virtual event Monday afternoon, a sign of the growing interest in returning to work safely when the state starts to lift restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. … Read More
Top Seattle-area health official worries COVID-19 could spread across country as states reopen
COVID-19 knows no borders, and as several US states start to reopen their economies following extended shutdowns, officials in Seattle and Washington state are concerned that the disease could spread further within the country. … Read More
U.S. Navy officially releases UFO videos, years after they were unofficially leaked
The Defense Department has authorized the release of three unclassified Navy videos, captured in 2004 and 2015, that purport to show unidentified flying objects — or to use the Pentagon’s preferred term, unidentified aerial phenomena. … Read More
Amazon sales rise 26% to $75B; profits plunge 30%; Bezos calls crisis ‘hardest time we’ve ever faced’
Amazon’s net sales rose 26% to $75.5 billion in the first quarter, exceeding Wall Street’s expectations as people around the world relied on the company’s massive e-commerce infrastructure during the COVID-19 crisis. … Read More
Bill Gates says the world will need 7 billion vaccine doses to end COVID-19 pandemic
Bill Gates has been big on vaccines since before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but in a new blog posting, the Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist says the only way to end the pandemic for good is to offer a vaccine to almost all of the planet’s 7 billion inhabitants. … Read More
Amazon tests using live video calls to vet aspiring third-party sellers, seeking to weed out fraudsters
Amazon has been quietly piloting an “enhanced vetting” process for prospective third-party sellers on Amazon.com, supplementing the normal online submission process with video calls to verify the identities of applicants in an effort to cut down on potential fraud. … Read More
Microsoft signs Coca-Cola to 5-year cloud technology and business software deal
Coca-Cola Co. will standardize its business operations on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, Dynamics 365 customer service software and Microsoft 365 apps such as Microsoft Teams under a five-year deal announced by the companies Monday morning. … Read More