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

Microsofts accessibility chief on the benefits of closing the disability divide

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GeekWire Bash Impact Partners 2019: Check out these incredible nonprofit partners at todays giant geek festival

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Entrepreneurs and corporate leaders unite in support of Blackowned businesses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seattle conference draws inspiration from renowned Grace Hopper Celebration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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