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Statistician argues that COVID-19 figures hint at ‘staggering number’ of deaths ahead
University of Washington researchers work with the virus that causes COVID-19 in a restricted lab. (UW Medicine via YouTube) In a newly...
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Seattle brand protection startup BrandVerity acquired by Partnerize
(BrandVerity Image) BrandVerity , the Seattle-based startup whose paid search and affiliate monitoring tools help protect brands and their...
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Longtime Seattle entrepreneur Ben Elowitz is back in the game with stealthy new startup Zeitworks
Ben Elowitz. BlueNile and Wetpaint co-founder Ben Elowitz is scratching his entrepreneurial itch again, this time with a new company called...
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Study spotlights the Allen Institute’s latest 3-D reference atlas of the mouse brain
The Allen Mouse Brain Common Coordinate Framework was annotated directly in multiplanar views. Tiny blocks of cells known as voxels were...
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Gates Foundation CEO: US and China should smooth over their ‘divide’ on coronavirus crisis
Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman discusses the coronavirus pandemic from his home study during a virtual event for GeekWire members. (GeekWire...
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Federal lawmakers press Bezos on Amazon’s firing of employee activists as antitrust probe looms
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in June 2019. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) Nine Senate Democrats asked Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to explain the rationale...
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Amazon reportedly registers interest in bankrupt OneWeb’s broadband satellite constellation assets
An artist’s conception shows one of OneWeb’s satellites in orbit. (OneWeb Satellites Illustration) Amazon is among the players in a...
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A virtual slugfest: Seattle Mariners players take on fans in baseball video game tournament
(Mariners Image) They can’t step on real grass, swing for real fences or hear the cheers of real fans, but Seattle Mariners players are still...
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Amazon engineers sound off on colleague’s resignation as COVID-19 response sparks debate
(GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Two Amazon engineers penned LinkedIn posts this week in reaction to a colleague’s resignation, engaging in an...
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‘Our product was built for times like these’: Seattle startup Knock raises $12M
Knock co-founders Tom Petry and Demetri Themelis. (Knock Photo) As many tech startups cut staff and figure out how to survive during the...
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Studies of coronavirus evolution stir up a controversy for scientists on social media
A graphic generated by Nextstrain shows how different variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus have spread around the world. Purple streaks show...
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Zillow’s housing market projections: Home sales will fall 60%, prices will dip 2-3%
(Zillow Photo) Real estate may feel the effect of COVID-19 until the end of 2021 — and possibly even longer. Zillow Group published its...
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Deadline reports that Tom Cruise and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are talking about shooting a movie in space
Tom Cruise played a drone repairman who turned into an action hero in the 2013 sci-fi movie “Oblivion.” (Universal Pictures) Worlds collide:...
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New data: Washington state COVID-19 weekly fatalities dip below 100 for first time in a month
A message on Interstate 5 near Seattle this weekend. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) A total of 92 people died from COVID-19 in the past...
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How this HR technology leader is guiding businesses through the tumult of COVID-19
Nathan Christensen and family on a holiday trip in New York City. (Photo courtesy of Nathan Christensen) When COVID-19 hit, CEO Nathan...
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Washington state’s ‘stay home’ order extended through May 31 — here’s the underlying data
Source: Institute for Disease Modeling , April 29, “Sustained reductions in transmission have led to declining COVID19 prevalence in King...