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Washington governor extends ‘stay home’ order until May 4, says it’s ‘absolutely the soonest’ state could re-open

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee extended the state’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order for an additional month Thursday. The rules, which… Read More

Celularity and Infectious Disease Research Institute will try out COVID-19 cell therapy

Seattle’s Infectious Disease Research Institute and a New Jersey company called Celularity have been cleared by the Food and Drug… Read More

Amid ‘rapidly evolving’ COVID-19 outbreak, Blue Origin’s launch plans spark debate

Discussions about future launch plans for Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture have reportedly generated internal acrimony due… Read More

Amazon faces unprecedented challenges as dozens of warehouses grapple with COVID-19 outbreaks

At least 30 of the fulfillment centers that power Amazon’s e-commerce business have outbreaks of COVID-19, according to local news… Read More

Boeing CEO says voluntary layoffs are on the way to adjust to ‘our new reality’ in hard-hit airplane market

Boeing CEO David Calhoun says the company is preparing a voluntary layoff program that’s aimed at reducing the need for… Read More

Seattle robotics company steps in to help after UW student’s startup dream is stalled by COVID-19

Rob Sinclair was excited to be taking time off from work and the corporate world to go back to school.… Read More

A protein puzzle game called Foldit turns up 99 promising ways to confound coronavirus

Who would have thought a video game could identify potential treatments for COVID-19? Researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute… Read More

Building a recession-era startup: 4 advantages and 1 annoying thing I learned

My startups seem to be timed with market collapses and Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia sharing some kind of… Read More

Calling all COVID-19 survivors: UW Medicine and Bloodworks NW seek plasma for potential cures

Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine and Bloodworks Northwest are putting out the call for people who… Read More

Coronavirus sleuths kick off campaign for digital tracing of COVID-19 contacts

The researchers who helped track down the origins of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. are now launching an effort… Read More

With high school’s 3D printers in his house, student runs mask production line for Seattle-area hospitals

When Ayan Gupta and his classmates at Tesla STEM High School in Redmond, Wash., started throwing around ideas for lending… Read More

How Microsoft is fighting the coronavirus outbreak with chatbots and virus trackers

To cope with the global coronavirus outbreak, Microsoft is bringing out the bots — and that’s just the beginning. Software… Read More

Bill Gates outlines 3 steps US government needs to take ‘to save lives and get the country back to work’

Shut down the country. Step up testing. Develop treatments and a vaccine using data. Bill Gates laid out a 3-step… Read More

D-Wave Systems opens free access to hybrid quantum computing for coronavirus researchers

Burnaby, B.C.-based D-Wave Systems says it’s providing free access to its Leap hybrid quantum cloud service to anyone who’s working… Read More

Pet care startup Rover lays off 41% of workforce due to COVID-19 impact

Seattle-based startup Rover laid off 41% of its workforce today due to the economic impact and uncertainty from the COVID-19… Read More

Gravity Payments employees volunteer to take pay cut as revenue drops 50% during COVID-19 crisis

When Dan Price announced his plan five years ago to raise the minimum wage at his company to $70,000, the… Read More

Researcher makes her pitch for new therapies in a coronavirus doubleheader

An expert on infectious diseases at the University of Washington School of Medicine is involved in not just one, but… Read More

Businesses in Washington state that don’t comply with ‘stay home’ order could have licenses revoked

Companies in Washington state that fail to comply with Gov. Jay Inslee’s “stay home” order could lose their business licenses.… Read More

Maker Mask launches in Seattle using 3D-printing technology to produce protective gear

A technology veteran and a 3D-printing “savant” have teamed with other members of industry, health care and government to launch… Read More

It’s true! King County says social distancing is slowing down the coronavirus outbreak

Citing fresh statistics, public health officials today confirmed that social distancing measures “appear to be making a difference in slowing… Read More

Amazon starts temperature screening amid outcry over warehouse worker exposure to COVID-19

Amazon will begin screening employee temperatures at warehouses in New York and Seattle this week amid growing unrest about workers’… Read More

Univ. of Washington studies antimalarial drug’s use to head off COVID-19, with Gates Foundation’s aid

University of Washington researchers are among the leaders of a newly announced clinical trial investigating whether hydroxychloroquine, a drug that’s… Read More

Privacy advocates alarmed after Seattle-area police launch online tool to report illegal gatherings

Police in Bellevue, Wash., are asking residents to report violations of the state’s “stay home” order online in an effort… Read More

‘Canary in a coal mine’: Seattle marketing tech startup Amplero shuts down, lays off 17 employees

Editor’s note: Consulting firm Curinos acquired the assets of Amplero, and reintroduced it as a financial services product. The future… Read More

Update: Microsoft Teams sees 775% spike in Teams usage in Italy due to COVID-19

Update, March 31: Microsoft clarified this statistic, noting that the 775% increase was specifically an increase in Teams calling and… Read More

Amazon employee at Seattle-area warehouse tests positive for COVID-19

A worker at Amazon’s Seattle-area warehouse in Kent, Wash. tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first known COVID-19 case… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Coronavirus hits tech economy; life under lockdown; a poem for our new era

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Seattle’s latest week under the cloud of the coronavirus… Read More

Textio lays off 30 amid COVID-19; Seattle startup hopes its AI writing tech will aid all job seekers

Textio, the Seattle startup whose augmented writing platform helps companies use language that attracts the right job candidates, laid off… Read More

‘Joyful noise’ rings out in Seattle as people show support for workers on front lines of crisis

We heard you, Seattle. From balconies and windows and front porches across the city on Thursday night, people cheered, hollered,… Read More

GeekWire 200 startup leaders share leadership advice on navigating the COVID-19 crisis

There is no coronavirus playbook. Company leaders are facing an unprecedented crisis as the COVID-19 outbreak spreads worldwide and impacts… Read More