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Amazon and Microsoft back proposed business tax in breakthrough for fight against homelessness
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bruce harrell
city of seattle
downtown seattle
election
homelessness
jumpstart
katie wilson
mayor bruce harrell
payroll tax
Seattle mayoral frontrunner Katie Wilson on taxes tech sector and working with Amazon
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cloud tech
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politics
trump
Amazon hires lobbyist with Trump ties amid contentious Pentagon cloud contest
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startups
fuel capital
grocery delivery
instacart
lyft
taskrabbit
Grocery delivery startup Dumpling raises 3M to democratize the gig economy challenging Instacart from Amazons backyard
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merger
sprint
tmobile
TMobile and Sprint sell Senate subcommittee on merits of merger
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fake news
information
politics
social media
Think more share less: Fake news researchers offer tips to avoid online manipulation
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brad smith
code conference
immigration
microsoft
politics
tech
trump
Microsofts Brad Smith fears these 3 things will happen under Trump administration this summer
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facial recognition
government
ice
immigration
politics
rekognition
Is Amazon selling facial recognition software to ICE Exec fields tough questions at NY hearing
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bernie sanders
city council
politics
seattle
Bernie Sanders slams Amazon over hometown political spending as Seattle elections become a national issue
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startups
hiring
microsoft
seattle startups
tech boom
Is Seattles tech scene in trouble WSJ report highlights concerning trends with a potential opening for startups
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day fund
education
jeff bezos
philanthropy
Jeff Bezos education philanthropy starts hiring for first tuitionfree preschool in Seattle area
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internet
seattle
wireless
Commentary: Seattle cannot afford to fall behind on 5G wireless technology
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hackathon
tech to protect
Inside the Tech to Protect hackathon that aims to help emergency responders with new technology
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microsoft
education
legislature
politics
taxes
washington
Tax hike on Amazon and Microsoft to fund higher ed in Washington state passes legislature
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facial recognition
government
law enforcement
police
rekognition
surveillance
Surprise delivery: Amazon HQ receives 150k signatures urging company to stop selling facial recognition software to cops
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microsoft
employee activism
glassdoor
jobs
work
New employer satisfaction data hints at techlashs impact and Microsofts exception
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cloud tech
microsoft
cloud
defense department
government
jedi
military
politics
Amazon bid high and lost on JEDI Microsoft says after release of DoD watchdog report
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cities
internet
intersection
link
seattle
sidewalk labs
smart cities
Why Seattles plan to bring Intersection WiFi kiosks and bus stop makeovers stalled
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facebook
social media
advertising
lawsuit
politics
washington
Facebook will pause political ad sales for Washington state elections
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civic innovation
cities
economy
milken institute
Amazons HQ2 picks are conspicuously absent from Americas 10 bestperforming cities list
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elizabeth warren
politics
We persisted through Elizabeth Warrens fourhour selfie marathon to ask about Amazon and big tech
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tc
civic tech
politics
us census
Civic tech platform Mobilize launches a census hub for the 2020 counts critical final stretch
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civic innovation
immigration
politics
trump
Amazon slams Trumps new visa ban as shortsighted risk to American competitiveness
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microsoft
brad smith
clooney foundation
court
justice
Amal and George Clooney partner with Microsoft on app to improve criminal justice oversight worldwide
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digital divide
internet
politics
rural broadband
wireless
Can 5G bridge the digital divide Congress experts divided on impact of nextgeneration wireless
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civic affairs
hb visa
immigration
tahmina watson
tech
Seismic shift in H1B visa program could mean trouble for tech
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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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advertising tech
cloud
community
europe
finance
funding
government
hardware
media
new york enterprise
opinion
policy
startups
tc
big data
cities
civic tech
data governance
govtech
ike
infrastructure
intersection
kiosks
linknyc
policy
smart cities
smart city
urban tech
volta
The economics and tradeoffs of adfunded smart city tech
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microsoft
homelessness
housing
philanthropy
san francisco
seattle
Facebook launches 1B affordable housing initiative joining tech peers trying to close the gap
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internet
jay inslee
net neutrality
politics
washington
Washington Gov Inslee says state is ready for Trump attack on net neutrality law: Bring it on
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glenn kelman
head tax
redfin
san francisco
seattle
Redfin CEO challenges Seattle to avoid SFs pitfalls: If we think were smarter than everyone else we should figure it out
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intersection
link
seattle
sidewalk labs
smart cities
NY startup Intersection wants to retrofit Seattle bus stops with WiFi kiosks that serve up ads
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real estate
affordability
cities
housing
seattle
Housing markets across the country show dire warning signs in West Coast tech hubs its worse
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apple
civic
facebook
google
podcasts
andy jassy
antitrust
bharat ramamurti
covid vaccine
ending platform monopolies act
lina khan
tim wu
vaccine mandate
Interview: Rep Pramila Jayapal on why her new legislation might make Amazon an illegal monopoly
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facebook
congress
mark zuckerberg
politics
social media
tech
Facebook faces Congress: 5 key takeaways from Mark Zuckerbergs hearing
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civic innovation
homelessness
housing
non profits
philanthropy
Amazon donates 8M for affordable housing in HQ regions launches employee matching program
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transportation
city of seattle
driverless cars
robotaxi
robotaxis
seattle department of transportation
taxis
university of washington
urban freight lab
washington state legislature
waymo
zoox
Despite status as a global tech hub Seattle passengers still cant hail a driverless ride
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airport
biometric screening
facial recognition
port
seatac
seattle
travel
Port of Seattle plans for facial recognition screening at SeaTac
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civic
billionaire tax
legislature
policy
politics
washington
wealth tax
Tech workers sound off on Washington states proposed billionaire tax at first public hearing
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amazon
civic innovation
joe biden
Amazon fires back at Joe Biden on Twitter over corporate taxes: We pay every penny we owe
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democrats
election
iowa
politics
primary
security
What caused the Iowa app debacle and why election tech leaders say it wont happen in Seattle
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seattle
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Tax Amazon activists introduce petition for initiative to raise 300Myear for affordable housing
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antitrust
big tech
elizabeth warren
politics
regulation
Amazon claps back at Elizabeth Warren over claims of anticompetitive behavior
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microsoft
brad smith
facial recognition
Where Microsoft draws the line on selling facial recognition tech to government agencies
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civic innovation
startups
app
campaigns
downticket
elections
ma
mergers
politics
politiscope
Downticket merges with Politiscope to let voters follow candidates donate to campaigns in one app
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sustainability
cityclub
civic cocktail
clean energy
clean energy institute
climate solutions
dan schwartz
renewable energy
sightline institute
university of washington clean energy institute
Forget fusion for a minute: This is where a clean energy expert is placing his nearterm bets
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amazon
civic innovation
police
ring
security
video
Amazons Ring to let customers opt out of receiving police video requests
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anniken krutnes
finland
mikko hautala
national nordic museum
norway
Ambassadors from Norway and Finland forge ties in Seattle offer glimmer of hope on cybersecurity
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cascadia
cascadia venture accelerator network
cvan
cyrus habib
innovation
tech
Cascadia rising: New group aims to help Pacific NW rival Silicon Valley as unified innovation hub
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startups
bo tax
city council
seattle shield
tax
Seattles proposed business tax overhaul could ease costs for tech startups until they scale