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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

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

Tableau launches online COVID-19 dashboard to gauge pandemic’s impact on business

Seattle’s Tableau Software is helping companies gauge the impact of the pandemic on their businesses with its new interactive COVID-19… Read More

GeekWire Roundtable: Leadership, team-building and company culture in the age of COVID-19

Last week, leaders from the Seattle tech community joined a special GeekWire virtual roundtable for GeekWire members on how companies… Read More

Etailz nabs another $5.2M as Trans World Entertainment puts focus on e-commerce company

Trans World Entertainment raised $5.2 million for its subsidiary etailz, a Spokane, Wash.-based company that helps brands sell on huge… Read More

T-Mobile completes $26.5B Sprint merger, capping two-year struggle to create new wireless giant

T-Mobile closed its $26.5 billion merger with Sprint on Wednesday, concluding a years-long process that included touch-and-go negotiations, regulatory oversight,… Read More

Bill Gates outlines 3 steps US government needs to take ‘to save lives and get the country back to work’

Shut down the country. Step up testing. Develop treatments and a vaccine using data. Bill Gates laid out a 3-step… Read More

Analyst lowers Expedia profitability estimates again as questions swirl about future of travel

It’s unclear how the COVID-19 outbreak will change the way we travel. Will consumers be more wary of getting on… Read More

Spa and salon software startup Zenoti makes small layoff as beauty industry faces COVID-19 upheaval

Zenoti, a 9-year-old Seattle startup that makes enterprise software for businesses in the beauty and wellness industry, has made a… Read More

Gravity Payments employees volunteer to take pay cut as revenue drops 50% during COVID-19 crisis

When Dan Price announced his plan five years ago to raise the minimum wage at his company to $70,000, the… Read More

Sports Illustrated publisher Maven cuts 9% of staff and lands $12M line of credit

Maven, the Seattle-based media company that purchased publishing rights to Sports Illustrated last year, is laying off 31 employees (9%… Read More

City of Seattle unveils online map to highlight takeout and delivery food options

As residents continue to grapple with the effects of the coronavirus, the City of Seattle is hoping to ease some… Read More

Redfin sells $110M of stock to Durable Capital Partners amid COVID-19 crisis

Redfin is getting some financial support as the Seattle real estate company navigates through the COVID-19 crisis. The company sold… Read More

Gov. Inslee on President Trump and COVID-19: ‘We need to make decisions based on science, reality’

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday morning, called for better federal coordination to… Read More

Northshore School District relaunches online learning program after pausing due to equity issues

The Northshore School District, located north of Seattle, plans to relaunch its online learning platform after pausing the initial program earlier… Read More

Bill Gates: Entire country needs to shut down for 6-10 weeks to effectively fight coronavirus

Bill Gates cautioned Thursday night that “there is no middle ground” in the fight against the novel coronavirus, calling for… Read More

Impact of COVID-19 on consumer spending: Booze buying and video games are up; travel, lodging sink

A Portland, Ore.-area firm with data on tens of millions of credit and debit card transactions flowing into its system… Read More

Redfin’s coronavirus response: CEO forgoes salary for 2020; agent base pay increases; and more

Redfin is making adjustments amid the COVID-19 crisis and uncertainty surrounding the real estate market. The Seattle real estate company… Read More

King County unveils new dashboard to track confirmed COVID-19 cases, deaths and trends

King County has unveiled a new dashboard for tracking coronavirus stats, including a chart for cases and deaths as well… Read More

Gates Foundation will provide $3.7M in grants for Seattle-area COVID-19 response

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will give $3.7 million to a Seattle-area public health agency; several local foundations; homeless… Read More

Rich Barton lays out Zillow’s coronavirus playbook: Freeze hiring; cut expenses; pause home-buying

“You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” Warren Buffett uses this phrase in shareholder… Read More

Steve Ballmer pays $400M to buy the Forum for Clippers, closing door on possible move to Seattle

Los Angeles Clippers chairman Steve Ballmer is paying $400 million in cash to buy the Forum arena from the Madison… Read More

Compass cuts 15% of staff, estimates 50% revenue decline over 6 months — here’s the email to staff

Heavily-funded New York-based real estate brokerage and tech startup Compass today laid off 15% of its staff, or about 375… Read More

Washington governor issues ‘stay home, stay healthy’ order to slow spread of COVID-19

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday ordered all residents except essential workers to stay at home for at least two… Read More

Seattle tech, business, sports heavyweights raise $27M for COVID-19 community support fund, call on others to join

A coalition of tech, business, and sports leaders from across the Puget Sound region has raised $27 million to help… Read More

Mobility stats: Seattle lags SF and NYC in getting people to stay home in COVID-19 response

Seattle-area residents have significantly reduced their movement around the city as state and local officials have urged citizens to stay… Read More

Coronavirus Live Updates: The latest COVID-19 developments in Seattle and the world of tech

Update, June 3, 2020: Follow ongoing coverage via our Coronavirus Outbreak special coverage section. Follow @geekwire for updates. Send us… Read More

GeekWire Daily: Tips for navigating the ‘biggest challenge many of us have faced in our lifetime’

How’s everybody doing? That seems to be the question of the moment as friends, family and colleagues check in with… Read More

Seattle’s Pacific Science Center lays off more than 300 people due to COVID-19 outbreak

The Pacific Science Center, a storied Seattle institution that hosts educational events and operates two IMAX theaters, laid off more… Read More

DIY homeschool: One mom’s efforts to keep her kid’s brain from going mushy — plus experts’ tips

The Khan Academy math instructor has a soothing deep voice. It comes to you disembodied, a Wizard-of-Oz-like presence behind the… Read More