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amazon
civic innovation
podcasts
antitrust
big tech
earnings
finance
jeff bezos
politics
Big Techs big week: Historic antitrust hearing and record profits put industry giants in spotlight
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civic innovation
christine gregoire
head tax
innovation
mohai
politics
tech
Former Washington Gov Christine Gregoire says Seattle head tax undermines our international and national reputation
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civic innovation
portland
facial recognition
Portland unveils draft ordinance that bans government use of facial recognition tech
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amazon
civic innovation
minutes
homelessness
housing
seattle
television
What 60 Minutes didnt say about Amazon and Seattles homelessness crisis
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amazon
civic innovation
denver
hq
jobs
Amazon is doubling its Denver workforce continuing to grow in HQ2 runnerup cities
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civic innovation
hb
immigration
labor
politics
recruiting
talent
trump
visas
work
Tech leaders slam Trumps temporary work visa ban
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civic innovation
congress
derek kilmer
politics
Meet Derek Kilmer the rep from Washington state in charge of modernizing Congress
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civic innovation
startups
clean energy
levelten energy
renewable energy
starbucks
Starbucks taps Seattle startup LevelTen in firstofitskind clean energy deal
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amazon
civic innovation
bellevue
politics
seattle
As Amazon moves major team out of Seattle mayor of neighboring city celebrates Bellevue Prime
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amazon
civic innovation
facial recognition
law enforcement
markey
police
politics
ring
surveillance
Amazon takes heat from senator over Rings troubling relationship with police
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civic innovation
transportation
finance
ipo
labor
ride share
uber
Uber driver protests ahead of IPO spell uncertain future for gig economy
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amazon
civic
antitrust
ftc
lina khan
Heads up Big Tech: Lina Khan Amazons antitrust adversary will chair FTC
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civic innovation
podcasts
economy
homelessness
housing
interview
podcast
real estate
How tech hubs contributed to Americas housing crisis and what they can do about it
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civic innovation
affordability
homeless
housing
seahomeless
seattle
You asked well answer: Vote on which question about homelessness you want us to investigate
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amazon
civic innovation
sports tech
tldr geekwires daily news show
transportation
amazon web services
aston martin
aws
baseball
edtech
education
facial recognition
farnborough airshow
farnborough international airshow
flying car
flying cars
k
major league baseball
mlb
palv
realnetworks
rollsroyce
safr
TLDR: MLB commentary with robots flying cars facial recognition in schools
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civic innovation
center for american entrepreneurship
civic affairs
fortune
immigration
startup visa
Immigrants and their children founded 43 of last years Fortune 500 companies startup lobby finds
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civic innovation
podcasts
big tech
geekwire gala
jay inslee
politics
privacy
regulation
Interview: Washington Gov Jay Inslee on privacy regulating Big Tech and his presidential ambitions
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civic
transportation
city of seattle
driverless cars
robotaxi
robotaxis
seattle department of transportation
taxis
university of washington
urban freight lab
washington state legislature
waymo
zoox
Home to Amazon and Microsoft Seattle passengers still cant hail a driverless ride
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civic innovation
civic affairs
jenny durkan
mayor
politics
seattle
tech
Mayor Jenny Durkan: Seattle is and always will be the city that invents the future
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civic innovation
dnc
election
nellwyn thomas
DNCs new tech leader talks about what went wrong in 2016 and how Dems are preparing for 2020
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civic innovation
podcasts
antitrust
big tech
ftc
politics
regulation
rohit chopra
FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra on Big Techs antitrust reckoning and implications for investors
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civic innovation
transportation
ford
scooters
spin
Ford reportedly buying Spin as big transportation companies seek new mobility toehold
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civic innovation
data
politics
privacy
ron wyden
Oregon senator proposes privacy regulations with prison and revenue penalties for data misuse
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civic innovation
amazon
cities
geekwire
headquarters
hq
GeekWire HQ2 search narrows to 4 finalists: Heres your chance to vote on our second city
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civic innovation
transportation
ebike
jenny durkan
mobility
scooter
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan: Lets try scooters but lets do it right
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civic innovation
podcast
internet
maria cantwell
net neutrality
politics
Interview: Sen Maria Cantwell on the fight for net neutrality Facebook hearings and TMobile merger
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amazon
civic innovation
google
lobbying
politics
tech
Amazon lobbying spending jumped 16 in 2017 as tech titans ramped up efforts to influence federal policy
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civic innovation
bellevue
head tax
outreach
politics
seattle
taxes
A punch in the gut: Fastgrowing Seattle startup eyes Bellevue after head tax vote
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amazon
civic innovation
microsoft
cloud
jedi
politics
trump
Judge blocks Microsoft from working on Pentagons 10B JEDI contract pending Amazons lawsuit
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civic innovation
microsoft
automation
big tech
regulation
satya nadella
white house
Microsoft CEO joins tech leaders at White House summit on emerging technologies
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civic
biden
finance
investment
opportunity zones
politics
real estate
taxes
trump
Opportunity zones are the tax shield tech wanted but is it living up to expectations
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civic innovation
axon
body cameras
law enforcement
police
Axon rolls out police body cameras with livestreaming capability
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civic innovation
transportation
bikeshare
bird
cities
lime
new mobility
scooter
Scooter startups hit roadblocks as cities get smarter about new forms of transportation
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amazon
civic innovation
amazon hq
cities
jeff bezos
With Amazon HQ2 pick imminent past comments show Jeff Bezos repeatedly making the case for an urban campus
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civic innovation
homelessness
paul allen
seattle
shelter
tiny house
vulcan
At odds with city on head tax Paul Allens Vulcan is building a tinyhouse village to shelter homeless people
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civic innovation
boundless
immigration
politics
pubic charge
trump
Supreme Court lifts ban on Trumps public charge policy making it harder for immigrants to qualify for green cards
feeds.feedburner
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accelerator
real estate
startups
talent
tc
venture capital
bmw
civic tech
gov tech
mini
rentlogic
smart cities
urban tech
urbanx
urbanus
Our 3 favorite startups from UrbanXs 4th demo day
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civic innovation
microsoft
brad smith
employee activism
immigration
politics
Why Microsoft wont unplug government agencies despite opposition to Trump policies
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amazon
civic innovation
games
tldr geekwires daily news show
amazon tax
att
e
fortnite
halo infinite
head tax
nintendo
playstation
seattle
seattle city council
sprint
tmobile
the last of us
time warner
xbox
TLDR: Seattle repeals Amazon Tax ATT and Time Warner deal approved the biggest games at E3
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civic innovation
portland
facial recognition
Portland lawmakers pass privacy resolution to guide policies for facial recognition other data use
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civic
schools
seattle department of transportation
traffic
Backtoschool math in Seattle: 19 new cameras will target speeders with 237 tickets
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civic innovation
california
diversity
gender
politics
women
workplace
Californias new law mandating women on corporate boards could be a model for other states
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civic innovation
melania trump
microsoft
Melania Trump to learn about online safety programs for children in tour next week of Seattlearea tech company
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amazon
civic innovation
microsoft
bellwether housing
homelessness
housing
seattle
With support of Amazon new affordable housing fund allows everyday tech workers to invest
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civic innovation
aviation
boeing
geekwire on the road
renton washington
tech
TLDR: Inside Rentons effort to become the next big tech hub of the Pacific Northwest
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amazon
civic innovation
europe
france
politics
regulation
tariffs
taxes
trump
Amazon passes French digital tax on to sellers as Trump admin investigates toll on tech industry
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civic innovation
blockchain
data
facial recognition
politics
privacy
regulation
washington
Washington state wants to regulate artificial intelligence as Microsoft lobbies for new rules
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civic innovation
civic affairs
geekwire hq
headquarters
tech
Cities across the US compete for GeekWire HQ2: Check out pics and highlights from the proposals
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civic innovation
big tech
politics
regulation
FTC launches technology task force as feds home in on Big Tech and privacy
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civic innovation
transportation
sensors
smart cities
traffic
university of washington
University of Washington researchers develop app to reduce clashes between cars and pedestrians