Articles about COVID-19 – Page 8 of 15

Washington state extends re-opening pause amid rising coronavirus cases

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday that his pause on re-opening the state will be extended through July 28 due… Read More

WFH ‘pioneer’ Auth0 shares advice for managing a remote workforce and returning to the office safely

Remote work was the norm at Auth0 long before the COVID-19 pandemic forced companies into work-from-home mandates. Salesforce Ventures leads… Read More

Benaroya Research Institute awarded $5.8M from NIH for immunology-related COVID research

As part of the scientific community trying to understand the varied and curious symptoms caused by COVID-19, the Benaroya Research… Read More

Amazon sets new rules for sellers to prepare warehouses for holiday season

Amazon is implementing new restrictions on third-party sellers that stock items in the tech giant’s warehouses ahead of the holiday… Read More

Bill Gates says coronavirus vaccine distribution should be based on equity, not the ‘highest bidder’

Bill Gates said COVID-19 vaccines need to be distributed equally, not to those that can pay the most money. The… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Three tech stories that show how COVID-19 is radically changing our lives

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. The world of the COVID-19 pandemic is unlike anything… Read More

Starbucks to require customers wear face masks inside its cafes

Customers who enter a company-owned Starbucks location in the U.S. will be required to wear a face covering starting next… Read More

Gates Foundation awards $800K grant to A-Alpha Bio for COVID-19 treatment research

Seattle-based biotech research startup A-Alpha Bio announced on Thursday that it has received an $800,000 grant from the Bill &… Read More

Permanent pivots in the pandemic: COVID creates lasting change for businesses that move quickly

Lots of businesses have been hard hit by the COVID-19 economic downturn that has forced people to work from home,… Read More

Seattle Mariners try to keep fans in the game with streaming practices, virtual cheering and more

If you’re going to root, root, root for Mariners in Seattle these days, you’re going to have to do it… Read More

Univ. of Washington will move 80% of classes online this fall amid looming threats from COVID and ICE

The University of Washington’s leaders — and their colleagues across the country — are walking a tightrope as they plan… Read More

Seattle’s Tom Douglas closing two restaurants near Amazon as pandemic keeps tech workers at home

Seattle restaurateur Tom Douglas is closing down two of his restaurants in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, home to Amazon… Read More

Seattle passes big business tax on salaries of top earners after years of false starts

Seattle’s years-long effort to tax the wealth generated by tech and other lucrative industries crossed a new milestone Monday. The… Read More

Washington state reports 700+ new COVID-19 cases, highest daily total since outbreak began

Washington state is seeing a continued resurgence of COVID-19, reporting a record 728 confirmed cases on Thursday, the highest daily… Read More

Washington governor orders businesses not to serve customers who don’t wear masks

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee ordered businesses not to serve customers who don’t wear masks Thursday in response to rising coronavirus… Read More

Researcher with Seattle ties awarded $4.2M to develop DNA vaccine against COVID-19

A researcher with ties to Seattle-based biotech company OncoSenX has received a $4.2 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of… Read More

Amazon reportedly postponing Prime Day until October

Amazon is once again postponing Prime Day, the company’s annual sales event, due to the coronavirus. Amazon informed sellers of… Read More

Tech friendly FlixBus on the road again between Seattle and Portland with new safety measures

FlixBus, the tech friendly bus service that can connect riders between Seattle and Portland for just $14.99, is returning to… Read More

Public health officials do a reality check on Elon Musk’s tweets about COVID-19 tests

Billionaire Elon Musk knows his stuff when it comes to rockets or electric cars. But does that translate into epidemiological… Read More

Amazon will pay $500M in bonuses to workers powering the company through the pandemic

Amazon will pay $500 million in bonuses to frontline workers and delivery partners confronting risks and high demand during the… Read More

Gates Foundation CEO on COVID vaccines and the pandemic’s potential silver linings

The head of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says he’s hopeful that a COVID-19 vaccine will be available by… Read More

B.C. startup Thoughtexchange raises $10M as use of crowdsourcing platform soars during pandemic

Thoughtexchange, the British Columbia-based startup whose platform helps leaders better communicate with employees, has raised another $10 million as the… Read More

COVID-19 cases soar again in Wash. state; Inslee accuses Trump and Pence of ignoring U.S. crisis

A total of 3,180 cases of COVID-19 were reported across Washington state in the past seven days, approaching the weekly… Read More

Bill Gates calls U.S. response to COVID-19 crisis ’embarrassing’ compared to other countries

Bill Gates warned of a big spike in COVID-19 cases across the U.S. this fall if behavior does not change… Read More

Sentinel Healthcare extends its COVID-19 tracking system to retirement communities

As concerns about a resurgence of the coronavirus outbreak are widening, so is the reach of the COVID-19 tracking platform… Read More

Washington state issues new COVID rules for universities and colleges ahead of fall term

Washington state issued new guidelines for institutes of higher education Thursday as they prepare to re-open for the fall term.… Read More

‘All in Wa’ COVID-19 benefit concert raises $45M behind Macklemore, Pearl Jam, Bill Gates and more

The “All in Wa” benefit concert for coronavirus relief Wednesday night raised more than $45 million as a host of… Read More

Amazon Alexa leader: COVID-19 has sparked ‘a huge increase in the use of voice in the home’

The COVID-19 crisis is speeding up the adoption of various technologies as people work remotely and spend more time at… Read More

Amazon workers renew call for transparency as public health officials disclose new COVID cases

Pressure is building on Amazon to release data on the prevalence of COVID-19 among its employees as new cases come… Read More

Sonos cuts 12% of workforce due to pandemic; impact on Seattle engineering office not yet clear

Speaker-maker Sonos, which has a large presence in downtown Seattle, announced Tuesday that it is cutting 12 percent of its… Read More