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Seattlebased Icosavax which is developing COVID19 vaccines files for IPO 4 years after launch

Reports: Microsoft in talks to buy TikToks US operations amid growing national security concerns

Researchers use the ancient art of origami to produce hightech shock absorbers

Seattle mayor forms student internship program with Amazon Expedia and other employers

One month with the Surface Duo: What its really like to use Microsofts dualscreen Android device

IRS electronic filing system reportedly down as midnight deadline to file taxes approaches

Geeks on Trails: Join GeekWires summer hiking team and help support the Washington Trails Association

Microsoftowned LinkedIn is moving to the public cloud and guess which platform its choosing

Why this tech investor thinks a recession might actually help the Seattle region

Nintex acquires New Zealand process mapping company Promapp

Data experts tap their farming backgrounds to lead new Washington state agriculture tech startup

Updated: Database error causes widespread ongoing Salesforce outage affecting Pardot customers

Young founder of cloud unicorn HashiCorp giving back to Univ of Washington with millions in scholarship aid

Salesforce to buy Tableau for 157B betting on business data in deal for Seattle tech mainstay

Seattle startup gets in the mix with StudioMaster a musicmatching algorithm thats in tune with tech

After huge wind and solar energy purchases in 2018 Facebook sets goal of 100 percent renewable energy usage by 2020

Mysterious digital marketing startup New Engen led by exZulily execs emerges from stealth mode

Howard Schultzbacked Gatheredtables software assets acquired by Medifast

TLDR: Uber CEO says selfdriving cars will be safer than humans ESPNs new streaming service RED iPhones

Company founded by US Army vet develops cannabisbased products to help people struggling with pain

Amazon unveils Small Business Academy to help thirdparty sellers bolster ecommerce presence

Levanta which connects influencers and Amazon sellers for affiliate partnerships raises 1M

Jeremy Wacksman named first Zillow president as three executives take on new roles

Acumatica acquired by UK private equity firm in bid to take on Oracle Microsoft and other business software giants

Snapchat refresh aims to separate the social from the media as parent company chases Wall Street rebound

How techsavvy farmers are harnessing big data to tend the fields of the future

Univ of Washington team wins Amazons 500K first place Alexa Prize for conversational agent

Longtime Uber Seattle leader Brooke Steger steps down replaced by Uber Mexico GM Alejandro Chouza

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Mothers Day tech events celebrating Seattles creativity and more

From surprise dates to virtual team building Seattle startup Mystery pivots to morale as a service

Scaling to optimism: Futurist author and computer scientist Ramez Naam on the power of cheap tech

Smarthome device maker Wyze raises 110M as it plans to inject AI heavily into camera products

Nintex to acquire K2 Software bolstering process automation offering

Widespread 911 outage hits Washington emergency alerts sent to smartphones on Friday night

Junior Geek of the Month: Math whiz and Rubiks Cube ace Simmi Sen catches Apples eye with app

Ride Report raises 10M to help cities manage data from shared scooters and bikes

Amazon cancels huge summer picnic and postholiday party as Seattle employee count swells plans new postPrime Day concert

QuoteWizard acquires online insurance site RateElert expanding its reach and products

Salesforce introduces a lowcode development platform based on the blockchain for sharing sales data among partners

Former Microsoft AI and Bing chief Harry Shum joins fastgrowing startup News Break as chairman

Amazon Publishing joins Scott Turow John Grisham other top authors in effort to take down pirate book site

Snowflake Computing CEO Bob Muglia is out replaced by former ServiceNow CEO Frank Slootman

Today on GeekWire: Modular smart housing Galaxy Note10 and understanding the differences between big companies and startups

Hybrid cloud customers are getting new services and new hardware from Microsoft Azure

Tableau rival Domo files for 100 million IPO as another enterprise software company goes public

Expedia adds SoftBank deputy general counsel Patricia MenendezCambo to board

Can virtual assistants make healthcare more human Startups create voice tech for doctors and patients

Filings reveal Amazons plan to use radar for sleep tracing and touchless device control

New features for Microsoft Teams chat app further companys push to woo retail and service workers

Startup Spotlight: Aspinity helps voiceenabled tech products save battery power