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Amazon’s robots and its larger vision for work: A conversation with robotics tech leader Tye Brady

Tye Brady, chief technologist for Amazon Robotics, joins us on a new episode of the GeekWire Podcast to talk about… Read More

Hybrid, virtual, or back to the office: GeekWire Summit sessions will explore the future of work

How can business and tech leaders navigate the new world of hybrid work? As the country and the world emerge… Read More

Microsoft Teams gets walkie-talkie button on Zebra devices in broader push for frontline workers

Zebra Technologies, maker of mobile devices widely used in warehouses, stores, and manufacturing facilities, will devote a hardware button on… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Qualtrics CEO Zig Serafin on the new era of work, acquisitions, and growth

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: How the pandemic is changing attitudes toward work, jobs, and geography. Plus, the market… Read More

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How the pandemic is shaping the future workplace: Distributed offices, 4-day work weeks, and more

Has the workplace changed forever? That question has bubbled up countless times since COVID-19 forced businesses to close their doors,… Read More

Debate over Uber and Lyft driver pay comes to a head as Seattle prepares to set minimum wage

Seattle officials are slated to vote on a minimum wage standard for Uber and Lyft drivers on Tuesday that will… Read More

Amazon extends work from home policy to January 2021, opens offices with new safety measures

Amazon will allow employees who can work from home to do so through Jan. 8, 2021, according to an internal… Read More

Tech leaders slam Trump’s temporary work visa ban

Leaders from across U.S. technology industry are condemning new restrictions on employment-based visas imposed by President Donald Trump this week.… Read More

President Trump plans restrictions on skilled work visas used by tech and other industries

Update: President Donald Trump signed the temporary visa ban Monday afternoon and Amazon was quick to rebuke the policy. President Donald… Read More

Remote reckoning: Tech companies face tough trade-offs as WFH becomes permanent reality

Fifty percent of Facebook’s workforce could permanently shift to remote work in the next 5-10 years, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns about the consequences of embracing remote work permanently

Microsoft is not taking the same financial beating as many of its peers due to the pandemic. Revenue jumped 15%… Read More

Amazon faces mounting pressure from workers, officials over pandemic response ahead of May Day

A growing coalition of workers and government officials is putting pressure on Amazon to reform its COVID-19 policies ahead of… Read More

Imperative raises $3M for virtual peer-coaching platform to help executives manage remote teams

Businesses across the economy are struggling to stay afloat amid the coronavirus crisis, but a handful of technology companies stand… Read More

Ready to return to the office? Seattle employers offer advice in Madrona’s ‘Back to Work Toolkit’

More than 600 people signed up to hear guidance on reopening their workplaces during a Madrona Venture Group virtual event… Read More

Pandemic exposes cracks in US labor market, leaving gig workers feeling desperate and exposed

When Uber announced this week it will provide cash assistance to drivers diagnosed with COVID-19, Vasil Denev considered whether getting… Read More

Amazon will hire 100k warehouse workers amid pandemic-driven surge in online shopping

Amazon is planning to hire an additional 100,000 warehouse workers to keep up with the volume of orders placed by… Read More

Amazon launches $25M relief fund to help delivery drivers, seasonal workers cope with COVID-19

Amazon on Wednesday announced it will donate $25 million to help its network of independent delivery drivers, Amazon Flex workers,… Read More

Seattle tech giants attempt to bridge divide by paying hourly workers during coronavirus recess

Seattle’s largest technology companies plan to pay their hourly workers normal wages even as their need for support staff diminishes… Read More

Task force urges Washington state leaders to prepare for tech-driven workforce changes

A task force of legislators, and business and labor leaders, is urging Washington state’s government to do more to prepare… Read More

New employer satisfaction data hints at techlash’s impact and Microsoft’s exception

It’s been a tough year for tech, and the barrage of negative headlines dogging the industry may be hitting companies… Read More

Report spotlights high injury rates at Amazon warehouses ahead of holiday shopping season

Amazon’s warehouse culture is making headlines again this week after a nonprofit news organization obtained injury records from 23 of… Read More

Warren slams Bezos over Amazon’s decision to cut medical benefits for part-time Whole Foods workers

Amazon is once again in Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s crosshairs, this time for its decision to cut medical benefits for part-time… Read More

PTO Exchange raises $3M to grow platform that helps employees cash out unused vacation time

More than half of Americans do not use all of the paid time off granted by their employers, leaving 768… Read More

Why everyone is talking again about the Amazon ‘ambassadors’ who talk up warehouse conditions

For more than a year, Amazon has been marshaling an army of ambassadors to defend conditions inside its warehouses, but… Read More

Amazon warehouse workers plan Prime Day strike as company’s scale comes under scrutiny

Amazon workers are planning to strike during a major shopping holiday in the latest headache for a company that has… Read More

Uber and Lyft CEOs team up to respond to driver concerns in rare op-ed

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Lyft co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer lead companies that have been locked in fierce… Read More

Smartsheet targets government agencies with new workplace software powered by AWS

With hundreds of federal agencies eager to modernize their processes, competition in government tech is hot. Take the Department of… Read More

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Q&A: Melinda Gates opens up about tech industry, equality and 3 women who changed her life

Melinda Gates once famously set a rule in her kitchen. Nobody leaves until mom does. It’s a story she tells… Read More

Tech leaders sound off on Washington state’s new non-compete restrictions

Washington state’s legislature passed a bill imposing new restrictions on non-compete agreements late last week, which employers use to restrict… Read More

Washington state legislators pass law restricting non-compete agreements

Update May 8: Gov. Inslee signed the non-compete bill into law, raising the bar employers will need to meet to enforce… Read More