Amazon is bringing its palm-reading payment tech to Whole Foods stores
Pay for your coconut water and vegan cookies with a touchless scan.
Seattle
Amazon pledges $2 billion toward affordable housing in three hub cities
The Housing Equity Fund will help build and preserve 20,000 homes.
Seattle law will force Uber and Lyft to pay drivers a minimum hourly wage
Starting January, ride-hailing companies must pay drivers at least $16 per hour.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Microsoft employees ask the company to end contracts with Seattle police
250 employees joined an email asking for changes in response to recent protests.
Amazon HQ employees can work from home until 'at least' October
It has committed to deep cleans and face masks for those who come in.
Amazon will deliver at-home COVID-19 test kits in Seattle trial
It's partnering with a Gates Foundation-backed research initiative.
Coronavirus home testing kits are coming to Seattle
The Gates Foundation is backing the safer medical testing tech.
Amazon confirms first coronavirus diagnosis among US employees
The employee went home sick on February 25th.
Amazon's first big 'Go' grocery store opens in Seattle with 5,000 products
The 10,400 square-foot site doesn't have cashiers or accept cash.
Zillow's new search tool helps find housing for those in need
The platform is working with a housing company in Washington to tackle homelessness.
Seattle-area election will let residents vote by smartphone
It's the first such vote in the US, and could be a test for future elections.
The legal battle over 3D-printed guns is far from over
A judge overturned the settlement that allowed Defense Distributed to publish blueprints online.
Amazon Care is a new app-based health service for its employees
It offers "the best of both virtual an in-person care."
Amazon employees will reportedly walk out over climate change inaction
More than 900 employees have signed an internal petition demanding change.
Uber and Lyft admit they're making city traffic worse
But they're quick to point out that private cars are still largely to blame.
Amazon funds STEM programs in Seattle schools
Up to 30 public schools will benefit from Future Engineer Robotics grants.
Apple's Seattle workforce will quintuple by 2024
The company is adding 2,000 jobs over the next 5 years.
Lyft's low-cost Shared Saver rides come to six more US cities
Las Vegas, San Francisco and Atlanta are are among those saving cash.
Microsoft pledges $500 million to help Seattle's housing crisis
Seattle's housing problem was brought about by the booming tech industry in the region.
NVIDIA's new lab aims to develop robotic breakthroughs
Those who hate cleaning up after cooking will love one of its current projects: a kitchen robot.
