The University of Washington, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco are launching a research network aimed at finding new treatments for brain diseases. Dubbed the Weill Neurohub, the effort is… Read More
Money talks. And talk of money gets people with money talking. That seems to be the case, at least on Twitter, as Bill Gates engaged with Sen. Elizabeth Warren in… Read More
For years, fast-growing tech companies have drawn criticism for housing crises that have swelled in Seattle, and the San Francisco Bay Area, alongside booming technology industries. Big tech companies are… Read More
Big tech companies are spending big money to address the affordable housing shortage plaguing their communities. The latest is Facebook, which announced a $1 billion multi-pronged approach to the issue… Read More
The University of Washington is putting a $50 million philanthropic donation toward a new institute that will research and develop treatments for brain disorders. Called the Institute for Brain Health… Read More
Microsoft announced the first loan it will grant as part of its $500 million affordable housing initiative Thursday, seven months after launching the program. The software giant will provide a… Read More
Bill Gates — and what goes on inside his head — is coming to Netflix. A three-part docuseries called “Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates” will air on the streaming… Read More
It’s August in the Pacific Northwest, which means you shouldn’t be reading this post. You should be enjoying the natural beauty that this special corner of the planet has to… Read More
RENTON, Wash. — Space for Humanity is looking for more than a few good astronauts. The Colorado-based nonprofit group today opened up an online application process for expense-paid trips to… Read More
Lyft is launching a new pilot program in Seattle designed to help people experiencing homelessness access emergency shelter services. The transportation company will fund all rides for people offered shelter… Read More
AT&T is donating a total of $1.1 million to Seattle-area nonprofits focused on tackling homelessness, food insecurity, and equity. The telecom giant is launching Believe Seattle at a kickoff event… Read More
Amazon is donating a total of $8 million across Seattle and Arlington, Va., to non-profits that provide housing for people experiencing homelessness. In its original headquarters town, Seattle, Amazon will… Read More
One of the richest women in the world will give the majority of her fortune away to charity. MacKenzie Bezos has signed The Giving Pledge, a commitment that hundreds of… Read More
Amazon is making a $3 million contribution toward Seattle University’s new Center for Science and Innovation — a push that will help the school expand opportunities in computer science and… Read More
Armon Dadgar, the 28-year-old co-founder of cloud computing unicorn HashiCorp, only graduated seven years ago from the University of Washington, but he’s already committed to giving back millions to the… Read More
Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver helped lead the charge for commercial space ventures, and now she’s leading a brand-new space campaign to address the climate change challenge. Garver is… Read More
Five months after the death of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the billionaire’s sister is taking steps to put her own stamp on a family foundation thought to hold at least… Read More
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is looking for smart ideas to fight Ebola and has opened a call for applications for an accelerator program. An outbreak of the disease… Read More
Paul Allen was brutally candid about Bill Gates in his 2011 memoir, “Idea Man,” and the Microsoft co-founders didn’t speak for more than a year after it came out. But it turns… Read More
One of the legacies left behind by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder who passed away last October, is a drone development program aimed at providing aerial intelligence for… Read More
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person and the founder of Amazon as well as the Blue Origin space venture, defended his billion-dollar-a-year expense on space travel here… Read More
Big tech companies are stepping in to help solve the housing crunch in the face of mounting frustration from their communities, where big increases in home prices and homelessness are… Read More
Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, announced this morning via the Amazon CEO’s personal Twitter account that they’ve decided to divorce after 25 years of marriage. “As our family… Read More
Over the past year, Uber and Lyft have been offering free and discounted rides to help people in need of services get to select nonprofits. The programs have helped people… Read More
Customs agents have been relying on their ability to visually match disembodied and sometimes dried and bleached shark fins with their species of origin as containers packed with seafood pass… Read More
This is embarrassing to admit. While the Seattle area is first in the nation in percentage of residents who give to charities — over 65 percent donate more than $25… Read More
Google today unveiled a $25 million initiative called the Google AI Impact Challenge, aimed at soliciting and supporting projects that make use of artificial intelligence to solve some of the… Read More
Amazon has now donated more than $100 million since 2013 to charities chosen by customers through its AmazonSmile program. Amazon announced the donation milestone Monday and said on some items,… Read More
The death of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen brought with it an outpouring of reaction across social media on Monday, from the companies and institutions he created and owned to the… Read More
There’s no denying that Seattle has a homelessness crisis. Even as economic conditions in the area improve, some Seattleites are being left behind amid skyrocketing rents and other affordability challenges.… Read More