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Microsoft, Amazon and others form $2.5M coronavirus response fund
Microsoft President Brad Smith speaks at a 2019 Town Hall event in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Microsoft, Amazon,…
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Washington state will temporarily close restaurants, bars, and entertainment/recreational facilities
The Brave Horse Tavern was quiet during lunch hour last week in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. (GeekWire Photo /…
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Lime temporarily shuts down in CA, WA and some European countries to slow coronavirus
Lime scooters on Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Lime is pausing its e-scooter and e-bike…
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Pandemic exposes cracks in US labor market, leaving gig workers feeling desperate and exposed
Demand for Uber rides and other on-demand services plummets in Seattle amid COVID-19 outbreak. (GeekWire Photo / Curt Milton) When…
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Microsoft and Adaptive Biotechnologies partner to study immune response to COVID-19
Adaptive Biotechnologies CEO Chad Robins. (GeekWire Photo) Microsoft and Seattle-based Adaptive Biotechnologies announced Friday they will work together to map…
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Washington governor avoids ‘shelter in place’ rule, but warns citizens they’re not doing enough
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a 2018 event in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Editor’s note: On Monday,…
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Unemployment applications surge 843% in Washington state amid coronavirus isolation order
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaking at a 2019 event in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Washington state has seen…
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How the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package impacts startups
The U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) The U.S. Senate passed the largest stimulus package in…
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Privacy advocates alarmed after Seattle-area police launch online tool to report illegal gatherings
Downtown Bellevue, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Police in Bellevue, Wash., are asking residents to report violations of the…
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Businesses in Washington state that don’t comply with ‘stay home’ order could have licenses revoked
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a 2018 event in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Companies in Washington state…
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