Amazon is bringing its palm-reading payment tech to Whole Foods storesPay for your coconut water and vegan cookies with a touchless scan. By S. Dent, 04.21.2021
Amazon pledges $2 billion toward affordable housing in three hub citiesThe Housing Equity Fund will help build and preserve 20,000 homes.By K. Holt, 01.06.2021
Seattle law will force Uber and Lyft to pay drivers a minimum hourly wageStarting January, ride-hailing companies must pay drivers at least $16 per hour. By S. Dent, 09.30.2020
Microsoft employees ask the company to end contracts with Seattle police250 employees joined an email asking for changes in response to recent protests.By C. Fisher, 06.09.2020
Amazon HQ employees can work from home until 'at least' OctoberIt has committed to deep cleans and face masks for those who come in.By D. Cooper, 05.01.2020
Amazon will deliver at-home COVID-19 test kits in Seattle trialIt's partnering with a Gates Foundation-backed research initiative.By J. Fingas, 03.23.2020
Coronavirus home testing kits are coming to SeattleThe Gates Foundation is backing the safer medical testing tech.By J. Fingas, 03.08.2020
Amazon confirms first coronavirus diagnosis among US employeesThe employee went home sick on February 25th.By R. Lawler, 03.03.2020
Amazon's first big 'Go' grocery store opens in Seattle with 5,000 productsThe 10,400 square-foot site doesn't have cashiers or accept cash.By R. England, 02.25.2020
Zillow's new search tool helps find housing for those in needThe platform is working with a housing company in Washington to tackle homelessness.By R. England, 02.13.2020
Seattle-area election will let residents vote by smartphoneIt's the first such vote in the US, and could be a test for future elections.By J. Fingas, 01.22.2020
The legal battle over 3D-printed guns is far from overA judge overturned the settlement that allowed Defense Distributed to publish blueprints online.By C. Fisher, 11.13.2019
Amazon Care is a new app-based health service for its employeesIt offers "the best of both virtual an in-person care." By S. Dent, 09.25.2019
Amazon employees will reportedly walk out over climate change inactionMore than 900 employees have signed an internal petition demanding change.By C. Fisher, 09.09.2019
Uber and Lyft admit they're making city traffic worseBut they're quick to point out that private cars are still largely to blame.By C. Fisher, 08.06.2019
Amazon funds STEM programs in Seattle schoolsUp to 30 public schools will benefit from Future Engineer Robotics grants.By K. Holt, 06.25.2019
Apple's Seattle workforce will quintuple by 2024The company is adding 2,000 jobs over the next 5 years. By A. Khalid, 06.24.2019
Lyft's low-cost Shared Saver rides come to six more US citiesLas Vegas, San Francisco and Atlanta are are among those saving cash.By J. Fingas, 05.23.2019
Microsoft pledges $500 million to help Seattle's housing crisisSeattle's housing problem was brought about by the booming tech industry in the region. By M. Moon, 01.17.2019
NVIDIA's new lab aims to develop robotic breakthroughsThose who hate cleaning up after cooking will love one of its current projects: a kitchen robot.By M. Moon, 01.12.2019