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TODAY'S TOP STORIES Melinda Gates and MacKenzie Bezos team up: Two of the world’s wealthiest women are joining forces on a $30 million initiative that will provide grants to organizations with “transformational” ideas for improving gender equality. The Equality Can’t Wait Challenge will award grants to organizations with ideas to expand women’s power and influence in the U.S. by 2030. Read more. Seattle lawmakers unveil new payroll tax: It’s the latest in a series of attempts to capture some of the wealth generated by Amazon, Expedia, and other big businesses to address critical challenges. See the details. Was your phone not working yesterday? T-Mobile was hit by a nationwide voice and text outage caused by a IP traffic-related issue. Read more. Immersive tour of Seattle’s protest zone: A photographer captured 360-degree images to provide a unique perspective on the scene in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Check it out. COVID-19 projections: The latest projections for the course of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. suggest that there’s going to be an upswing in the daily death toll, but they differ in how that upswing will develop. Emerald City Comic Con canceled: The annual pop culture extravaganza in Seattle will be canceled due to ongoing concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Event organizers Reedpop called it an “excruciating yet necessary decision.” Virtual VC deals: Investing in a startup without meeting the founders in person — it’s the new normal amid a global pandemic. Read more. Virtual graduations: The University of Washington held its first-ever virtual commencement ceremony in nearly 160 years this past weekend, adapting with the help of technology to celebrate the achievements of its students amid social distancing mandates. Thanks for reading, and see a full list of our latest headlines below. — GeekWire editor Todd Bishop, todd@geekwire.com, and managing editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com.

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LATEST HEADLINES Seattle City Council unveils new payroll tax targeting Amazon and other large companies Organizers finally cancel Emerald City Comic Con after pushing event back because of pandemic Virtual graduation: Tech tools help Univ. of Washington host first-ever remote ceremony Seattle tech salaries third best in U.S. as new report highlights coronavirus and remote work concerns Amazon’s ‘Distance Assistant’ uses augmented reality to show workers if they’re far enough apart SPONSORED: GEEK HOME OF THE DAY Richardson Creek Estate Melinda Gates and MacKenzie Bezos unveil $30M gender equality initiative This VC firm just led a startup investment without meeting the founders in person — here’s how it went Amazon’s ‘Climate Pledge’ gets its first additional signatories: Verizon, Infosys and RB Zillow and Trulia founders invest in Latin American real estate startup La Haus COVID-19 projections show higher death tolls ahead as restrictions are lifted Teague’s AirShield ventilation design aims to reduce COVID-19 risk for air travelers Seattle adopts hazard pay for food delivery drivers during the pandemic What’s really happening in Seattle’s protest zone? Photographer creates 360-degree immersive tour City of Seattle awards $320K to 15 non-profit organizations for digital equity projects T-Mobile hit by voice and text outage due to widespread routing issue Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is reportedly willing to testify before Congress in antitrust inquiry California ‘Star Wars Celebration’ cancelled by same organizers behind Seattle’s Emerald City Comicon Solace app helps transgender people map and follow the journey through gender transition High-flying e-signature powerhouse DocuSign to bump United Airlines off Nasdaq 100 Beyond the pill bottle: Why this health tech startup sees a big future in remote patient monitoring Microsoft lands another cloud deal, inks strategic partnership with analytics giant SAS

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