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Lowincome students get tuitionfree training for tech careers thanks to Seattlearea partnership

How this tethered energy drone can help produce affordable clean energy with a small footprint

Inspirational innovative groups find support and cash for causes through Social Venture Partners

In pursuit of independence Todd Stabelfeldt urges techies at GeekWire Summit: Make my life real

UW and Microsoft release contacttracing app aiming to battle COVID19 while preserving privacy

Innovative sleep apnea fix takes home 25K prize at University of Washington student startup contest

Discovering and fixing the hidden causes of pay gaps between genders and races

Seattlearea maritime high school sets sail with support from tech luminaries Bezos and McCaw

Microsoft LinkedIn roll out more initiatives to help people build their skills and find jobs

As nonprofits struggle to ease the worlds woes Microsoft steps up its tech support

Microsoft Boeing and Rubens family pledge new funds to Washington State Opportunity Scholarship

Inside the intense world of COVID19 science and unexpected findings from Seattle researchers

AWS launches Skills Center in Seattle boosts efforts to give free cloud training to 29M people

Microsoft and Seahawks help lead new initiative connecting Washington students to remote learning

Founders Unfound: How this podcast is using personal stories to circumvent racial bias in tech

An engineers journey from fighting crime on the dark web to leading societal resilience at Microsoft

Breathing new life into Seattles aged Pacific Science Center by running it like a startup

From evil empire to model citizen How Microsofts good deeds work to its competitive advantage

6 tips from Seattle tech companies on how to support racial equity programs

Can Seattleites learn to play well with others Ion Collaborators tries to forge relationships

Born from a Slalom hackathon tech experts help farming operation bring IoT into the field

New Decarbon8US impact fund lets anyone make a philanthropic gift to climatesaving entrepreneurs

Climate tech heats up in the Pacific Northwest as startups raise more than 1B since 2020

Microsoft says AI is finally ready for broader use to help solve Earths environmental woes

How vocal students are wielding the internet as a powerful weapon to fight for gun control and climate protection

An intern pipeline from El Salvador brings talent and diversity to Seattle tech companies

How the Pacific Northwest is playing a key role in the burgeoning world of carbon capture tech

Washington state climate initiative with millions of dollars in support from tech leaders loses in the polls

Climate change initiatives surprising showdown pits tech leaders against oil and gas industry

Climate investor Dawn Lippert on raising a 60M fund and whats stoking demand for climate tech

Opening the door to inclusion through our 2018 GeekWire Summits nonprofit Impact Partners

Refugees get free training for tech careers in pilot program launched by Coding Dojo and partners

Forget autonomous cars How about an electric selfdriving tricycle for a cheaper safer alternative

Washington state climate initiative with millions of dollars in support from tech leaders is defeated

Can we innovate our way out of the climate crisis Venture capitalists sound off on saving the Earth

How connected students are wielding the internet to fight for gun control and climate protection

Seattle Childrens Therapeutics leverages biotech innovation in quest for new treatments for kids

What does it mean to be an ally Black Designers at Microsoft helps others explore the idea

How this social venture firm is helping Indias poorest with a unique startup accelerator

New Decarbon8US venture fund lets anyone make a philanthropic gift to climatesaving entrepreneurs

Discovering and fixing the unexpected causes of pay gaps between genders and races

Future for Us conference stokes ambition and fellowship for women of color professionals

Seattle conference draws inspiration from renowned Grace Hopper Celebration

With a strong nudge from employees can Amazon finally become a leader on climate change

Giving Tech Labs bridges nonprofits and innovation to help create technology for the public interest

Seattle tech duo strike out for Detroit hoping to spark a surge in startups in the Motor City

Food rescue: Tech donors team with nonprofits to keep thousands of meals from going to waste

How entrepreneurship and coding training programs build a path from prison to employment

How an Alaskan fisherman saw potential for a sustainability startup in a mountain of crab shells

Seattle startup CEO coins authentech to capture an emerging communityfocused business model