Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will resign amid pandemic and political turmoil CNNItaly’s Prime Minister Conte Resigns Amid Struggle Against Covid-19 and Recession The Wall Street JournalItalian ... Continue Reading »
Police use tear gas, water cannon amid rioting over Covid restrictions in Netherlands NBC NewsCovid: Dutch PM Mark Rutte condemns curfew riots as 'criminal violence' BBC NewsAnti-lockdown ... Continue Reading »
Biden reimposes travel ban on European countries, adds South Africa in effort to contain coronavirus The Washington PostFirst U.S. Case of Brazil Variant is Found in ... Continue Reading »
Missouri's COVID-19 vaccine pace for 1st dose ranks last in US, CDC estimates show Fox NewsWhat to do, and not do, before and after your Covid ... Continue Reading »
Navalny has boxed Putin into a 'humiliating' Catch-22, national-security officials say - Business Insider Business InsiderProtests erupt in Russia after arrest of opposition leader Alexey Navalny CBS ... Continue Reading »
How an 800-year-old cathedral became a mass COVID vaccination site in England CBS NewsAn Organ Recital, With a Coronavirus Shot The New York TimesView Full Coverage on ... Continue Reading »
Mexico president rebuked for careless response to Covid after testing positive The GuardianMexico's president says he's tested positive for COVID-19 The Associated PressMexican leader says Biden offers ... Continue Reading »
'The Walking Dead' actor Ilan Srulovicz talks cancel culture, media censorship: 'It is Orwellian' Fox NewsAs Republicans get more diverse, overlooked white voters are key to ... Continue Reading »
UK vaccination drive expands as virus toll nears 100,000 The Associated PressCovid: 'Not a moment to ease measures,' says Matt Hancock BBC NewsMatt Hancock says it is ... Continue Reading »
Chinese and Indian Troops Clash at Their Disputed Border The New York TimesChinese and Indian troops 'clash' in disputed border area - BBC News BBC NewsIndia and ... Continue Reading »
World's richest become wealthier during Covid pandemic as inequality grows NBC NewsThe megarich have already recovered from the pandemic. It may take the poor a decade ... Continue Reading »
Spanish woman who 'died' of COVID returned 10 days later: newspaper Yahoo NewsElderly woman who 'died' of COVID-19 reappears at nursing home after 10 days New York ... Continue Reading »
Facebook suspends Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu-linked chatbot for breaking its privacy rules CNNIsrael to close its only major airport in bid to slow coronavirus spread ... Continue Reading »
British Economy, Post-Brexit and Pummeled by Covid, Is Worst in G-7 The Wall Street JournalEU wants full recognition for UK envoy in post-Brexit spat Associated PressThe bill ... Continue Reading »
Scotland is heading towards independence from the UK thanks to Boris Johnson and Brexit - Business Insider Business InsiderBoycott 'wildcat' Scottish independence vote, says Scottish Conservative ... Continue Reading »
New Zealand's 1st new community COVID case in months is variant from South Africa CBS NewsNew Zealand identifies first community spread of COVID-19 since November | ... Continue Reading »
Sub Pop Records, the longtime independent Seattle record label, is setting up shop in the base of an Amazon headquarters tower. Sup Pop on 7th ... Continue Reading »
[Editor’s Note: Microsoft underwrites GeekWire’s independent coverage of civic issues. Read more about underwriting on GeekWire here.] Advocates urged Microsoft to take bolder action on ... Continue Reading »
i2 Holdings, a holding company that helps brands improve their personalized customer loyalty technology, has made another acquisition. The Seattle company bought Ambassador, a “refer-a-friend” ... Continue Reading »
The new, more-transmissible variant of COVID-19 is now confirmed in Washington state. Researchers from the University of Washington’s Medicine Virology Lab found the variant in ... Continue Reading »
Part of the appeal of a startup accelerator is being able to interact with fellow startups and founders; meet investors and mentors in person; and ... Continue Reading »
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is giving an additional $1.4 million in relief funds to aid underserved populations across Washington state in response to the COVID-19 ... Continue Reading »
During normal times, the Amazon Meeting Center is bustling with Amazon workers and others attending various tech-related events. Amid a pandemic, the building turned into ... Continue Reading »
The global aerospace community and students across the Northwest have lost a researcher, mentor and “Rocket Man” who inspired and guided thousands of young people ... Continue Reading »
SpaceX set a record for the number of satellites sent into orbit by a single rocket, and that’s not the only milestone reached during today’s ... Continue Reading »
As Joe Biden settles into the Oval Office, tech companies in the Seattle region and elsewhere are watching with a sense of optimism to see ... Continue Reading »
Erik Arnold likes to joke that for the entire time that he’s been in Seattle, Bill Gates has been responsible for his salary in one ... Continue Reading »
In a time of global pandemic, economic crisis and rising unemployment, the Gates Foundation’s most surprising philanthropic target is a group often overlooked by donors: ... Continue Reading »
Laura Alexander Wittig and Liza Moiseeva have turned a simple podcast about sustainable living into a full blown platform for content, community, and online shopping. ... Continue Reading »
Suzi LeVine, commissioner of Washington state’s Employment Security Department, is leaving that role to take a position with President Joe Biden’s administration, the agency announced ... Continue Reading »
Update, 1/23/2021: Microsoft has updated its original post to indicate that the cost of Xbox Live Gold will not increase after all. This decision, apparently ... Continue Reading »
— Brad Anderson, a longtime Microsoft corporate vice president, has joined Qualtrics as president of products and services. A 17-year veteran of the Redmond company, Anderson ... Continue Reading »
After all the talk and concern, hope and urging, Bill Gates arrived this week at a critical point in his journey as an outspoken proponent ... Continue Reading »
When President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn in Wednesday, they inherited a unique opportunity to rein in the technology industry. In ... Continue Reading »
Veteran Seattle tech entrepreneur Todd Hooper has raised investment for a stealthy new startup. A new SEC filing reveals that a Seattle-area company called Aardvark ... Continue Reading »
There are countless startup accelerators for budding entrepreneurs who need a little boost for their business. But Bob Crimmins thinks there is room for another. ... Continue Reading »
Amazon is using its headquarters in Seattle as a COVID-19 vaccination site. The tech giant is partnering with Virginia Mason for a one-day pop-up clinic ... Continue Reading »
A federal judge in Seattle has denied an initial attempt by Parler to require Amazon Web Services to restore cloud services to the controversial social ... Continue Reading »
Slumping, socially distanced Bernie Sanders has made his way to Seattle. As the internet continues to exhibit its joy over life under a new U.S. ... Continue Reading »
Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) announced the 22 tech startups that have been selected for the organization’s recurring Founder Cohort Program on Thursday. Part of ... Continue Reading »
Fusebit, a new Seattle startup aiming to help developers with software integration capabilities, has raised a $3.3 million seed round. Founded in 2019 by veterans ... Continue Reading »
It was one of the most tumultuous years the country and the world have ever seen. And yet, as we reported on GeekWire last week, ... Continue Reading »
Amanda Gorman touched a nerve. With her words, the National Youth Poet Laureate stirred a nation and worldwide audience watching the inauguration of President Joe ... Continue Reading »
Editor’s note: Post updated with comments from Melinda Gates Ever the optimist, Bill Gates said he sees promise in the months and years ahead as ... Continue Reading »
The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) announced Wednesday that it is launching a Canadian XR Startup Market Accelerator program to help prepare 10 Canadian virtual reality, ... Continue Reading »
Editor’s note: Story updated with Amazon’s response to questions about the timing of its letter. Amazon says it is ready to turn its facilities into ... Continue Reading »
“We’ve learned again that democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. And at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed.” President Joe Biden offered the nation ... Continue Reading »
MagniX, the electric aircraft engine builder, has moved into a 40,000-square-foot manufacturing building in an industrial park just north of Boeing’s sprawling plant in Everett, ... Continue Reading »
Seattle startup Flexe raised an additional $10 million as part of its Series C funding round announced in December. Flexe CEO Karl Siebrecht said there was ... Continue Reading »
Every morning, as Nandita Mohan sifts through her emails, her college pals are in her ear—recounting their day, reminiscing, reflecting on what it’s like to ... Continue Reading »
Online misinformation and political polarization have hampered the efforts of public health officials to stop the spread of covid-19. Are there better ways to counter ... Continue Reading »
On January 10, Charlie O’Donnell, a startup investor who runs Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, published a blog post that he hoped would inspire self-reflection among his ... Continue Reading »
On Wednesday, the US waited with bated breath as president Trump handed the government reins over to president Biden. The transition of power ended up ... Continue Reading »
A virtual robot arm has learned to solve a wide range of different puzzles—stacking blocks, setting the table, arranging chess pieces—without having to be retrained ... Continue Reading »
The news: President Biden has said it will take a “wartime effort” to tackle the covid-19 pandemic as he unveiled a seven-point plan on his ... Continue Reading »
Israel was originally praised for its approach to covid-19 vaccine distribution, and was hailed as a model for how to get things done. But the ... Continue Reading »
In the last few years, research has shown that deep learning can match expert-level performance in medical imaging tasks like early cancer detection and eye ... Continue Reading »
Verizon announced a new prepaid unlimited plan on Monday that costs $75 per month and includes 5G Nationwide and 5G Ultra Wideband where available.
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Google announced on Monday it has planned several initiatives and app updates to help with the ongoing coronavirus vaccine efforts.
Both Google Maps and ... Continue Reading »
GameStop stock surged in premarket trading on Monday, topping $100. The stock was quick to surpass $150 as soon as trading started, more than double ... Continue Reading »
Millions of WhatsApp users are flocking to competing chat services like Signal and Telegram after the company announced changes to the privacy policy.
The ... Continue Reading »
Microsoft announced a price hike for Xbox Live Gold on Friday, raising the rates to $10.99 for one month, $29.99 for three months, and ... Continue Reading »
Microsoft just announced the five free Xbox games it's giving away in February.
Xbox Live Gold subscribers can grab Gears 5, Resident Evil, and ... Continue Reading »
A new report claims iOS 15 won't support the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE (1st generation), iPad (5th generation), iPad mini 4, ... Continue Reading »
Adam Weidemann / The Keyword:
Google Threat Analysis Group details a suspected North Korean specialized campaign targeting infosec researchers with fake profiles, blogs and backdoor ... Continue Reading »
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Facebook News launches in the UK, partners with Axel Springer and Samsung owned Upday for curation; announces new partnerships and payments ... Continue Reading »
Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge:
Amazon launches new smart home proactive control actions for Alexa, alongside an energy dashboard, and a $4.99/month security-like service, ... Continue Reading »
New York Times:
Norwegian Data Protection Authority fines Grindr ~$11.7M for disclosing user location data to advertisers and effectively tagging users as LGBTQ without consent ... Continue Reading »
Brody Ford / Bloomberg:
Vimeo raises $300M at a valuation of $6B, nearly doubling in value in less than three months, ahead of the unit's ... Continue Reading »
Apple:
Apple says John Ternus will now lead its Hardware Engineering org as a member of the executive team; Dan Riccio to move to a ... Continue Reading »
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet:
W3C, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and others launch Open Web Docs, a new project for Web API documentation that will support MDN ... Continue Reading »
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Investment firm Carlyle Group confirmed it acquired UK-based game publisher Jagex, which develops RuneScape, reportedly for at least $530M — Investment ... Continue Reading »
Issie Lapowsky / Protocol:
Facebook says it will give researchers targeting data on 1.3M social issue, electoral, and political ads from August 3 through November ... Continue Reading »
Margit Wennmachers / Andreessen Horowitz:
a16z plans to launch a “new and separate media property” later this year focused on “the future” and names ex-CNN ... Continue Reading »
NBC News:
Twitter debuts Birdwatch, in testing since last year, which lets select users flag and add notes about tweets they think are misleading or ... Continue Reading »
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
French startup Alma, which offers Klarna-like payment installment tools for retailers, raises €49M Series B — French startup Alma is raising ... Continue Reading »
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Wired:
A look at r/WallStreetBets, a 2M-member subreddit that helped push GameStop's stock to record highs and is now facing allegations of ... Continue Reading »
Dan Primack / Axios:
Source: Clubhouse raised around $100M from a16z at a $1B post-money valuation — Clubhouse, a San Francisco-based audio social network, raised ... Continue Reading »
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Google details its work on a privacy-conscious cookie substitute, called Federated Learning of Cohorts, claims ~95% effectiveness compared to cookie-based ads ... Continue Reading »