Jeff Bezos is doubling his contribution to All in Washington, a statewide effort to provide COVID-19 relief funds. The Amazon CEO pledged $25 million in matching funds on Monday, equaling… Read More
Microsoft announced Thursday that it is committing more than $110 million in additional funds to help Washington state continue to deal with and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Microsoft President… Read More
With a resume that includes Microsoft, Amazon and the shipping powerhouse Convoy, Seattle’s Greg Akselrod is hardwired for data. And the numbers around the support for the COVID-19 vaccine troubled… Read More
It’s not easy to put on a happy face, or any face, really, during a pandemic in which face masks and frowns are kind of the norm. But a Seattle… Read More
As the first vaccines for COVID-19 are being administered in the U.S. this week, Amazon is asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to take care of some of… Read More
REDMOND, Wash. — The heart of Microsoft’s headquarters campus was full of noise and activity on a recent weekday afternoon, as crews worked beneath a sky full of cranes to… Read More
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is committing an additional $250 million in the fight against COVID-19, with funds going to support research, development, and equitable delivery of lifesaving tools,… Read More
In a recent Q&A with The New York Times, Melinda Gates reflected on the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges and hesitations around a vaccine, and “letting her heart break” over the… Read More
Fees charged to restaurants by delivery companies will be capped in Washington state as the food industry is placed under new restrictions amid another COVID-19 surge. Services such as Uber… Read More
Washington state was able to “flatten the curve” earlier this year when COVID-19 began spreading. Now health officials are hoping for the same amid another pandemic surge. COVID-19 cases hit… Read More
Avi Schiffmann, the Seattle-area teen who built a website to track the early and ongoing spread of coronavirus, has tested positive for COVID-19. Schiffmann, 18, tweeted about his diagnosis on… Read More
Bill Gates and Rashida Jones found a way to bring a little levity to a subject that’s beyond tough these days as they opened their new limited-run podcast series with… Read More
Guest Post: If you’re working in technology you’re likely working remotely, whether you want to or not. Working remotely is not new; for years people have embraced its many advantages.… Read More
Membrion, the Seattle startup that spun out of the University of Washington four years ago, is working on new technology that could make face masks even more protective in the… Read More
The pandemic and remote work are wearing on the tech workforce, with 68% of respondents to a new survey saying they are more burned out than when they worked in… Read More
Seattle-based Female Founders Alliance released a new report on Thursday that measures the effect of the pandemic on women and non-binary individuals and what the prolonged health and economic crisis… Read More
Remote teaching is about to get a little bit easier for thousands of teachers in Seattle Public Schools. The nonprofit organization “Two Screens for Teachers” announced Tuesday that it’s purchasing… Read More
Microsoft attracted some attention last week with its evolving response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how and where it will allow employees to do their jobs. Conservative radio personality Rush… Read More
Microsoft has released new “hybrid workplace” guidance that lays out how employees can have a more flexible remote work schedule and even relocate elsewhere in the country as the tech… Read More
Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is opening a new facility dedicated to testing treatments for people who have tested positive for COVID-19. The COVID-19 Clinical Research Center, or CCRC… Read More
Amazon released figures on Thursday that for the first time detail the spread of the coronavirus among its employees. The tech giant revealed that more than 19,000 workers have tested… Read More
Amazon is donating more than $2.5 million to bolster its commitment to students from underserved communities in the Seattle region and help meet their needs during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,… Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered life as we know it in Seattle, and a team from the University of Washington is conducting research using images from around the city to… Read More
Downtown Seattle and San Francisco have taken on the eerie quality of ghost towns as office buildings stand empty and wildfire smoke casts an orange glow over the once-bustling urban… Read More
The Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle will reopen to the public on Sept. 18 with new safety measures in place, six months after closing because of the coronavirus pandemic.… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Who would have thought that Microsoft could be the likely white knight to save social video app TikTok from… Read More
It’s 8:20 a.m. at the corner of Second Avenue and Union Street in downtown Seattle. The buzz of the city is noticeably absent. A few construction workers stand idly by,… Read More
Zillow Group introduced a new policy on Wednesday allowing about 90% of its employees the option of working from home, at least some of the time, indefinitely. It significantly extends… Read More
Public sector employees throughout the Seattle region who have the ability to do their jobs remotely will be able to continue doing so until January 2021 to help prevent the… Read More
A protective face shield made by 3D printing enthusiasts in Washington state, with the help of Amazon Prime Air drone engineers, is now for sale on Amazon.com. Amazon is selling… Read More