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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Creative uses of technology help conservationists save tigers wolverines and other vanishing species

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cyberattack detector gunshot sensor and other new inventions cement Pacific Northwest National Labs place among elite RD centers

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

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

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

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

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

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

Entrepreneurs and corporate leaders unite in support of Blackowned businesses

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

Microsofts accessibility chief on the benefits of closing the disability divide

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

How a VR project documenting Seattles music history revealed the risk of a new digital divide

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

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

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

Solace app helps transgender people map and follow the journey through gender transition

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

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

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

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

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