Articles about COVID-19 – Page 15 of 15

RedfinNow pauses making offers on homes as CEO says housing market has taken ‘turn for the worse’

Seattle-based real estate company Redfin announced Wednesday that RedfinNow, an arm of its business that buys homes directly from homeowners and… Read More

A virtual new world: Seattle startups on what works and what they miss while working from home

How’s everybody doing? That seems to be the question of the moment as we check in with one another via… Read More

Bill Gates calls out federal government for disorganized COVID-19 testing in Reddit AMA

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, a leading philanthropist on global public health, offered predictions and advice for coping with the COVID-19… Read More

Lime temporarily shuts down in CA, WA and some European countries to slow coronavirus

Lime is pausing its e-scooter and e-bike services in California, Washington, Italy, France, and Spain, starting Tuesday. The company said… Read More

Amazon warehouses will stop accepting non-essential items amid COVID-19 outbreak

Amazon told third-party sellers Tuesday that it will temporarily bar shipments of non-essential items to warehouses so that the company… Read More

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AI vs. Coronavirus: How artificial intelligence is now helping in the fight against COVID-19

Artificial intelligence often raises concerns about privacy, bias and trickery in areas such as facial recognition and deep fake videos.… Read More

Gravity Payments tracks major decline in sales across numerous businesses amid coronavirus

The coronavirus outbreak is already taking a huge economic toll on businesses across the Seattle region according to data from… Read More

Washington state will temporarily close restaurants, bars, and entertainment/recreational facilities

Washington state will temporarily close restaurants, bars, and entertainment/recreational facilities statewide starting Monday, March 16 in the latest move to… Read More

Real-time fever tracking: How a Seattle startup quickly altered its roadmap to help with COVID-19

Sentinel Healthcare, a Seattle health tech startup founded by a doctor seeking a better way to monitor his patients’ condition… Read More

After being cash-only for 62 years, Seattle burger chain Dick’s prefers only cards during coronavirus

In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, Seattle burger institution Dick’s Drive-In is asking customers to avoid handing over cash… Read More

How universities and schools are going online amid the COVID-19 outbreak — and the hurdles they face

K-12 schools and universities are moving to online instruction to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Seattle Public Schools announced… Read More

Washington state reportedly set to ban events larger than 250 people to slow COVID-19 spread

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee plans to announce new restrictions on large events in the state to curb the spread of… Read More

Startup advice for coronavirus turmoil: curb expenses; assess hiring; don’t panic; be human

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, investors are telling startup founders to look closely at sales forecasts, hiring plans, expenses and every… Read More

Coronavirus crackdown? Public officials consider mandatory cancellation of major Seattle events

Update, March 11: Washington state bans large events in three counties to slow spread of COVID-19, governor calls pandemic ‘extremely… Read More

Shares of Seattle tech companies sink as stock market sees worst drop since 2008

Fears over the novel coronavirus outbreak and an oil price war led to the worst day for U.S. stocks since… Read More

With Emerald City Comic Con postponed, community comes together to make up for losses

In the wake of Emerald City Comic Con getting postponed until later in the year, creators and business owners have… Read More

In response to coronavirus, Seattle team creates smartband that vibrates if you touch your face

A team of Seattle entrepreneurs looking for some kind of answer to slow the spread of novel coronavirus has developed… Read More

Microsoft, Amazon and others form $2.5M coronavirus response fund

Microsoft, Amazon, and other Seattle-area companies are partnering with nonprofits and governments to launch a relief fund in response to… Read More

WFH 101: Tips and tricks from the home front as tech workers go remote during coronavirus crisis

Tech companies in the Seattle region have gone to great lengths in recent years to build fancy offices full of… Read More

Seattle traffic disappears as Amazon, Microsoft, others enforce remote work policies

The work-from-home guidance from Seattle’s largest employers in response to the coronavirus outbreak is already affecting the city’s normally treacherous… Read More

How this Seattle startup is using telemedicine to help curb the spread of the coronavirus

As the U.S. struggles to contain coronavirus infections, one of the lessons from China — where the disease originated and… Read More

Amazon changes coronavirus plan, tells Seattle area employees to work from home until March 31

Amazon is now asking all of its Seattle-area employees who can do their jobs from home to do so until… Read More

Facebook contractor in Seattle tests positive for coronavirus, company closes office

A Facebook contractor based in Seattle tested positive for coronavirus, the company confirmed Wednesday. The person was last in the… Read More

High school student near Seattle builds website to serve as a leading place for coronavirus information

Along with his concern for the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Avi Schiffmann was concerned about the spread of misinformation.… Read More