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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seattle conference draws inspiration from renowned Grace Hopper Celebration

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

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

Microsofts accessibility chief on the benefits of closing the disability divide

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

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

Washington state climate initiative with millions of dollars in support from tech leaders loses in the polls

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

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

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

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

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

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

Entrepreneurs and corporate leaders unite in support of Blackowned businesses

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

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

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

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

Is your company offering fair pay New nonprofit certifies those with nondiscriminatory wages

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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