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(GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Convoy saw record activity last month on its digital freight network as the COVID-19 outbreak spread and shipper demand soared across industries including beverage, food, retail, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG). But other sectors have largely shut down amid the economic stall, reducing the need for its service that facilitates …

NextStep CEO Chris Hedrick. (NextStep Photo) Seattle startup NextStep raised an additional $3.6 million to help fuel growth of its tech platform that recruits and trains healthcare workers. Founded in 2018 and spun out of Pioneer Square Labs in Seattle, NextStep aims to address what it describes as a national caregiver shortage — a problem …

NUREMBERG, GERMANY – AUGUST 05: A spectator films with his smartphone during the Second Bundesliga match between 1. FC Nürnberg and Hamburger SV at Max-Morlock-Stadion on August 5, 2019 in Nuremberg, Germany. (Photo by Sebastian Widmann/Bundesliga/DFL via Getty Images ) When Borussia Dortmund’s Friedhelm Konietzka scored the first ever Bundesliga goal on 24 August 1963, …

An artist’s conception shows Maxar Technologies’ SPIDER robot assembling a communications antenna for the Restore-L spacecraft. (Maxar Technologies Illustration) NASA has awarded a $142 million contract to Maxar Technologies for a demonstration of in-space construction technologies, including the robotic assembly of a communications antenna and the production of a structural beam. The beam-manufacturing device, known …

An Amazon Prime billboard in New York City. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos once said the company’s goal is to make it “irresponsible” for someone to choose not to join its Prime membership program, and it looks like it’s working. The tech giant has surpassed 150 million paid Prime subscribers globally …

Ring Photo The hacking of multiple Ring cameras this week brought the sometimes abstract world of tech security and privacy into stark relief, as hackers watched and harassed families and children in their homes, demonstrating the frightening real-world consequences of weak password security.  On this episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we explain what happened, discuss practical …

An event at Seattle’s Giving Tech Labs in December 2018 including Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, back center; Giving Tech Labs co-founders Luis J. Salazar, holding #publicinteresttech sign, and Shelly Cano Kurtz, kneeling; and board members Jeff Raikes, kneeling on the left; and his wife Tricia Raikes, kneeling with her hand on the table. (Giving Tech …

Surabhi Agrawal, senior manager for coffee traceability, speaks at the Global Washington Goalmakers 2019 Conference, as Parker Townley of Fair Trade USA looks on. (Global Washington Photo / Megan Swann) Parker Townley, a Gonzaga University graduate who works for food certification organization Fair Trade USA, was in Peru visiting coffee and cacao farms last week. …

Dr. Atul Gawande, the new CEO of Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway’s joint healthcare venture, it a well-known surgeon and healthcare reform advocate. (TED Conference Photo / James Duncan Davidson, via Flickr) Haven Healthcare, a joint venture between Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway, has created its first offering in the form of health …

Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty. (City of Portland Photo) Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty wants to adopt what could be the most far-reaching ban on facial recognition technology in the country. Later this month, the city council is expected to evaluate a facial recognition ban proposal which could prevent government agencies from using …