Articles about coronavirus – Page 9 of 15

Microsoft dedicates $20M from AI for Health program to COVID-19 data analysis

Microsoft says it’s immediately putting $20 million from its AI for Health program toward analytical tools that can help researchers… Read More

Two Seattle tech workers stick it to coronavirus with virtual ‘Gumwall’ to benefit restaurant workers

Seattle’s famously gooey Gum Wall tourist attraction was scrubbed of an estimated 1 million pieces of chewing gum back in… Read More

Senate Democrats grill Amazon on warehouse worker firing, COVID-19 procedures

A group of Democrats in the U.S. Senate sent a letter to Amazon on Wednesday questioning the company’s rationale for… Read More

Bill Gates says coronavirus will forever alter work, but face-to-face school is ‘totally irreplaceable’

Bill Gates’ 1995 book “The Road Ahead” forecast the way personal computing and the internet would change everything about life… Read More

Startup stimulus? How logjams and ethics are impacting federal loans for tech companies

A small business owner in Seattle waited nearly 12 hours to speak with a representative at her credit union, seeking… Read More

Viral sensation: Seattle kid who built coronavirus website catches eye of a top Twitter tastemaker

Talk about going viral. Avi Schiffmann, the 17-year-old high school student from Mercer Island, Wash., just outside Seattle, started working… Read More

Blue Origin uses 3-D printers to make visors for medical face shields as well as rocket parts

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture isn’t just turning out parts for rocket ships nowadays: It’s also using… Read More

UW Medicine seeks 25,000 volunteers to try outbreak-predicting smartphone app

Can a smartphone app generate an early warning for an outbreak of coronavirus, flu, colds or other infections? A project… Read More

Washington state launches $5M grant program to help small businesses struggling under shutdown

Washington rolled out a $5 million emergency grant program Tuesday to help small businesses in the state that have been… Read More

Tech leaders help kick off $50M fundraising campaign for UW Medicine’s COVID-19 work

The CEOs of Amazon and Microsoft are among thousands of people contributing to cover the $50 million in private support… Read More

Internet should be an ‘essential utility,’ WA schools chief says as state pulls plug on rest of term

The longtime problem of digital inequity has been thrown into sharp relief by the coronavirus pandemic as schools turn to… Read More

Couple puts out a call for used laptops and other devices to donate to Seattle students in need

In his day job as the director of learning programs for Minecraft Education, Adam Tratt is out to inspire students… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says three workers in Kent have tested positive for coronavirus

Three employees at Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture have tested positive for coronavirus and are now in… Read More

Seattle Children’s imaging expert uses CT scanner and 3D printing to replace vital equipment parts

Along with the health care workers, delivery drivers, grocery store employees and many others being celebrated for their efforts on… Read More

Google location data for Seattle shows decline in work, transit and retail trips — but not park visits

Seattle-area residents are taking Washington state’s social distancing mandate seriously. They have dramatically reduced trips to work, retail and restaurants,… Read More

‘The heart of our city is quiet’: Video shot through and above downtown Seattle captures emptiness

As painful as it is to witness the empty streets and boarded up storefronts in downtown Seattle and throughout the… Read More

Seattle restaurant delivery complaint in ‘reply all’ email turns into $10K donation to food charity

A dreaded “reply all” on an email featuring hundreds of people is usually enough to leave you with an upset… Read More

Bill Gates on FOX News: US can beat COVID-19 death projections with nationwide distancing and better testing

Bill Gates continued his media interviews this weekend, appearing on CBS This Morning and FOX News Sunday to talk about… Read More

Guest Column: How this startup leader is thinking about and navigating the COVID-19 crisis

[Editor’s Note: This guest post by Lucas Dickey, co-founder of Fernish, appeared originally on tech news site dot.LA and is… Read More

Boeing extends virus-related airplane production shutdown until further notice

Boeing says its 14-day suspension of operations at its Puget Sound airplane factories, as well as at its maintenance site… Read More

What is effect of COVID-19 on pregnancy? UW’s Kristina Adams Waldorf wants to deliver answers

As an obstetrician, Dr. Kristina Adams Waldorf said there’s nothing that she likes more than to be involved in a… Read More

Infectious disease expert Steve Pergam shares his prescription for a safe weekend get-together

Need to get out of the house this weekend? Steve Pergam, an epidemiologist at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center,… Read More

CARES Act 101: What the stimulus package could mean for your startup or small business

The recently-approved Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act includes important measures to assist companies with fewer than 500… Read More

In COVID-19 era, even Bill Gates admits he feels as if he’s waking up in a nightmare every morning

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates may be one of the world’s richest individuals, but even he sometimes finds it hard to… Read More

98point6 raises $43M from Goldman Sachs, Costco co-founder, others to expand virtual healthcare tech

Seattle startup 98point6 just raised $43 million to help increase capacity for its virtual healthcare technology amid the COVID-19 outbreak.… Read More

Adaptive Biotech’s deal with Amgen influenced by belief that COVID-19 may return seasonally, like flu

Despite a potential vaccine, the novel coronavirus could return on a seasonal basis, much like the flu, according to Seattle-based… Read More

Seattle tech veterans rush to build an app to trace COVID-19 exposure only to run into Apple rejection

It turns out that two weeks of self isolation and social distancing is a good amount of time to build… Read More

Bill Gates on The Daily Show: US could reopen this summer, ‘but it won’t be completely normal’

Bill Gates continues to speak out on the COVID-19 crisis. The Microsoft co-founder on Thursday appeared on The Daily Show… Read More

Tech community sets up telehealth service directory in response to White House’s call

Amazon Web Services and two tech industry groups have created a new online resource that lists dozens of digital health… Read More

Amazon responds after leaked memo reveals company’s PR strategy against warehouse worker

Amazon’s logistics chief penned a blog post Thursday, hours after a leaked memo revealed an unflattering glimpse into the company’s… Read More