Impact Series – Page 7 of 13

Jan 30, 2020, 9:51 AM

Battery innovation offers ‘mind-boggling’ growth opportunity as Pacific NW becomes a major player

As ribbons of smoke began curling out of the power outlets on their Joule Case battery stack, Alex Livingston and… Read More

Jan 20, 2020, 10:28 AM

Ada Developers Academy’s new CEO looks to expand coding bootcamp’s impact on tech diversity

Seattle-based Ada Developers Academy in December named Lauren Sato as the new CEO of the tuition-free, software development boot camp… Read More

Jan 18, 2020, 10:00 AM

Researchers tackle the ‘final 50 feet’ of delivery challenge as online shopping spikes

For years there’s been talk about solving the “last mile” challenges of getting goods and people to their destinations. Now… Read More

Jan 2, 2020, 10:53 AM

Climate activism vs. free speech: Amazon warns employees that they could be fired for speaking publicly without approval

After Amazon employees publicly pressured their employer to take aggressive action on climate change, the company has warned two workers… Read More

Dec 26, 2019, 12:38 PM

Low-income students get tuition-free training for tech careers thanks to Seattle-area partnership

It takes Mavrick Garcia 90 minutes by bus each morning to get from his grandparents’ house in Renton to Seattle… Read More

Dec 17, 2019, 3:21 PM

What’s the best way to measure the smarts of AI systems? Researchers are developing an IQ test

Artificial intelligence can do a lot of impressive things, like find snow leopards among Himalayan grasses captured by remote cameras,… Read More

Dec 8, 2019, 6:00 AM

Giving Tech Labs bridges nonprofits and innovation to help create technology for the public interest

For engineers and other tech workers looking for a job that packs a bigger societal or environmental punch than, say,… Read More

Nov 21, 2019, 11:53 AM

How data from smartphones and apps can inform us about human health on a global scale

Turns out that we’re often pretty terrible at reporting on our own habits — how much we’re exercising, when we’re… Read More

Nov 12, 2019, 4:00 PM

Confronting the global ‘crisis’ of misinformation: Inside the UW’s new Center for an Informed Public

We are bombarded by misinformation and downright lies. With just a click, they catch fire and spread through traditional and… Read More

Nov 3, 2019, 8:00 AM

From climate mysteries to dead zones, an evolving computer model tackles Puget Sound’s eco-riddles

Puget Sound — Washington’s inland sea — is a mysterious place. It’s the southern-most fjord in the lower 48 states.… Read More

Oct 7, 2019, 3:04 PM

This social purpose corporation builds innovative, durable tiny houses for emergency response

When Amy and Brady King started experimenting with how to build durable, reusable temporary housing that would be easy to transport… Read More

Oct 4, 2019, 10:17 AM

A new measure of success? Seattle leaders to unveil regional data dashboard to assess challenging issues

While the local economy is booming, Seattle is struggling with a homelessness crisis and a shortage of affordable housing. But… Read More

Sep 21, 2019, 7:35 AM

How Washington state plans to create the world’s largest hybrid-powered, auto-carrying ferries

The world’s maritime industry is beginning to transition from air-fouling, climate-warming diesel fuel to cleaner energy — and Washington state’s… Read More

Sep 13, 2019, 12:00 PM

Seattle startup connects farms to home delivery, launches new program for low-income families

Farmers markets and “Community Supported Agriculture” bags brimming with local produce have become commonplace across much of the agriculturally fertile… Read More

Aug 29, 2019, 8:26 AM

How a VR project documenting Seattle’s music history revealed the risk of a new digital divide

Yolanda Barton loves Seattle’s music history — the history that starts decades before Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Soundgarden came screaming… Read More

Aug 23, 2019, 12:30 PM

How this ‘tethered energy drone’ can help produce affordable clean energy with a small footprint

David Schaefer hesitates to call his technology a kite. It’s modeled on the same concept — a lightweight sail or… Read More

Aug 14, 2019, 3:00 PM

Discovering and fixing the hidden causes of pay gaps between genders and races

If you’re a woman working in the tech sector, odds are you’re making roughly the same salary as a male… Read More

Jul 21, 2019, 2:44 PM

Can this map save coral reefs? Researchers aim to conserve natural resource with satellites and AI

With satellites the size of a loaf of bread — and some artificial intelligence — scientists and researchers are mapping… Read More

Jul 20, 2019, 10:43 AM

With a strong nudge from employees, can Amazon finally become a leader on climate change?

Amazon revels in its reputation for taking bold, unexpected action, for being visionary in industries such as cloud computing and… Read More

Jul 6, 2019, 8:00 AM

How entrepreneurship and coding training programs build a path from prison to employment

Incarcerated people and entrepreneurs, generally speaking, share some key traits. Both are willing to embrace big risks and to work… Read More

Jun 4, 2019, 9:59 AM

Can venture capital save the planet? Tech and political leaders look to change climate for energy innovation

Climate change poses an “existential threat” to human civilization, a new study says, and many tech leaders believe innovation could… Read More

May 11, 2019, 8:00 AM

Ridwell goes the extra green mile, recycling your old light bulbs, batteries, Styrofoam and more

Seattle takes its trash seriously. The city banned single-use plastic shopping bags and plastic straws and utensils. It taught residents… Read More

Apr 28, 2019, 9:01 PM

Future for Us conference stokes ambition and fellowship for women of color professionals

The packed house at the Future for Us Assembly on Saturday was rapidly scribbling down notes. On stage, Jessie Woolley-Wilson,… Read More

Apr 4, 2019, 9:00 AM

As nonprofits struggle to ease the world’s woes, Microsoft steps up its tech support

When Hurricane Harvey pounded southeast Texas and neighboring areas with devastating rains and flooding in August 2017, Team Rubicon’s volunteers… Read More

Mar 29, 2019, 11:30 AM

An intern pipeline from El Salvador brings talent and diversity to Seattle tech companies

The U.S. is a nation divided over the issue of immigration. But Jason Greer, president of the software engineering company… Read More

Mar 14, 2019, 10:43 AM

AtariWomen wants you to meet the female engineers behind Centipede and Warlords

Wocka wocka wocka wocka. Even if you’re not a kid of the 1970s and ’80s who, like me, erased hours… Read More

Mar 7, 2019, 9:49 AM

GeekWire Bash Impact Partners 2019: Check out these incredible non-profit partners at today’s giant geek festival

We are excited an amazing group of non-profit Impact Partners who will join us at today’s GeekWire Anniversary Bash. These… Read More

Mar 7, 2019, 6:47 AM

From ‘evil empire’ to model citizen? How Microsoft’s good deeds work to its competitive advantage

Microsoft, the tech powerhouse once maligned as the “evil empire,” is engaged in a radical shift, taking on the mantle… Read More

Feb 13, 2019, 8:30 AM

Seattle conference draws inspiration from renowned Grace Hopper Celebration

Tickets go on sale this morning for the second annual Hopperx1 Seattle conference, a take on the popular, long-running Grace… Read More

Feb 6, 2019, 8:25 AM

A Nobel Prize for fighting climate change? Seattle couple proposes a world-changing recognition

Helene Costa was devastated by the October report from international climate scientists that spelled out a dire future for Earth… Read More