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

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

Geeks Give Back award winner: WTIAs Apprenti program provides path to life changing tech jobs

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

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

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

Ada Developers Academys new CEO looks to expand coding bootcamps impact on tech diversity

One mans vision for an innovative hub serving tech workers and entrepreneurs of African descent

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

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

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

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

How do you capture the oceans energy Peek under the hood of a startups antiboat power device

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

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

Immigrants Journey: 7 foreignborn tech leaders talk about the impact of changing US policies

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

Seattle startup WattBuy shines a new light on electric rates by plugging into public energy data

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

Alliance of Angels still helping entrepreneurs take flight 20 years after initial spark from Tom Alberg Bill Gates Sr and Tom Cable

Seattle startup connects farms to home delivery launches new program for lowincome families

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

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

Amazon begins the huge lift to shrink the carbon footprint of its devices to reach climate goals

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

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

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

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

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

WTIAs Apprenti program is turning out skilled tech workers by the dozens with no tuition costs

Entrepreneurs and corporate leaders unite in support of Blackowned businesses

Melinda Gates shares 5 tips for banishing imposter syndrome

New interactive climate tool reveals temperature and rainfall changes in your own backyard or close to it

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

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

Can venture capital save the planet Tech and political leaders look to change climate for energy innovation

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

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

As global disasters strain financial resources tech companies reassess their super powers

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

How data from smartphones and apps can inform us about human health on a global scale

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

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

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

Microsofts accessibility chief on the benefits of closing the disability divide

How a national lab stokes the startup pipeline with readytogo innovations for commercializing

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

Harnessing tech for good: Meet our nonprofit Impact Partners at Thursdays GeekWire Bash

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

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