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
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
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
Geeks Gaming for Good: Avalara defeats Chef in a thrilling Rocket League championship Led by the dynamic duo of Treasure and Ender, team Avalara dominated in GeekWire’s first-ever Geeks Gaming for Good Rocket… Read More
Geeks Gaming for Good: Watch our first-ever Rocket League tournament Five Seattle area teams are competing today in GeekWire’s first ever Rocket League tournament, presented by our partners at Avalara.… Read More
DocuSign expands into remote notary business with $38M deal to buy Liveoak Technologies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypjvPEz3qv8 Digital signature powerhouse DocuSign plans to integrate remote online notary services into its core suite of products after announcing… Read More
Geeks Gaming for Good: What you need to know for GeekWire’s first-ever Rocket League tournament We’re just hours away until the kick off of Geeks Gaming for Good, an action-packed Rocket League tournament in which… Read More
Expedia’s Vrbo vacation rental business sees ‘significant’ growth as travel giant aims to cut costs A surge in vacation rental bookings is helping boost revenue for Expedia Group as the travel giant continues to weather… 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
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
Tableau launches $10M racial justice initiative to shine light on inequity with data Tableau will spend $10 million over the next three years to help non-profits and governments address racial inequity using data.… Read More
Instacart sues Seattle over law requiring premium pay to drivers during the pandemic The Seattle City Council is once again embroiled in a legal dispute with a gig economy company over efforts to… Read More
DigniFi, a tech platform for financing auto repairs, raises $14M to keep American drivers rolling DigniFi, the Kirkland, Wash.-based tech platform that helps drivers finance auto repairs and services, has raised $14 million. The Series… Read More
Twitch suspends President Trump’s channel, citing ‘hateful conduct’ in video streams Twitch, the streaming video service owned by Amazon, temporarily shut down an account for President Donald Trump on Monday over… 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
Elon Musk starts another catfight with Jeff Bezos after Amazon buys Zoox self-driving car venture Another tweet, another catfight: Billionaire CEO Elon Musk has once again accused super-billionaire Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos of being a… 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
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
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
Testing Impossible Sausage at Starbucks: Breakfast sandwich looks, tastes like the real thing I love Starbucks’ double-smoked bacon, cheddar, and egg sandwich. The thick meat, melted cheese, and soft egg all in between… Read More
Adiós and sayonara, CD-ROMs: Rosetta Stone offers old-school users a free mass upgrade If you’re familiar with the language learning software Rosetta Stone, there’s a good chance you associate the brand with big… Read More
$1M grant will help researchers explore the use of robotic bees for crop pollination Washington State University researchers are leading a team that’s exploring the use of robotic pollinators to assist fruit farmers. The… Read More
Comcast offers 60 days of free broadband for low-income families in Washington state through 2020 Comcast will offer 60 days of free broadband service to low-income customers in Washington state through the rest of the… Read More
As communities reopen, new Seattle nonprofit ‘Restart Partners’ is on a mission to boost mask usage As cities and states are loosening stay-at-home orders and people are increasingly interacting in person, many officials have a message… Read More
T-Mobile brings Sprint customers into the fold with access to ‘T-Mobile Tuesdays’ rewards Millions of Sprint customers already getting familiar with the color magenta will now be hearing a lot more about Tuesdays,… Read More
T-Mobile explains why it had a major outage: ‘We did not meet our own bar for excellence’ T-Mobile apologized to customers and revealed the root cause of its major outage on Monday that affected voice and text… Read More
T-Mobile reportedly laying off Sprint employees, two months after completing $26B merger T-Mobile has reportedly laid off an unspecified number of Sprint employees, just two months after the $26 billion merger between… Read More
University of Washington air filtering technology captures indoor air pollutants using less energy The University of Washington this month received a U.S. patent for a new air filtration technology that can remove airborne… Read More
Virtual graduation: Tech tools help Univ. of Washington host first-ever remote ceremony For better or worse, it was a commencement like no other. The University of Washington held its first-ever virtual graduation… Read More
Seattle tech salaries third best in U.S. as new report highlights coronavirus and remote work concerns Career marketplace Hired is out with its annual State of Salaries report for the tech industry, and among leading hubs,… Read More
