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Why San Franciscos big business tax for homeless relief succeeded after Seattles crumbled

Zillow Group faces antitrust scrutiny from US lawmakers over 500M ShowingTime acquisition

Is tech or the city responsible for Seattles housing crunch Report explores roots of affordability crisis

Judge blocks Microsoft from working on Pentagons 10B JEDI contract pending Amazons lawsuit

Bots are responsible for twothirds of links shared on Twitter Pew Research finds

50 US states and territories launch antitrust probe into Googles potential monopolistic behavior

Tech companies are doubling down on family leave to improve recruiting and diversity

Judge overturns Trump administrations delay of Obamaera startup visa siding with investor group

The troubling state of consumer privacy: Weve entered a trust apocalypse era now what

Meet Derek Kilmer the rep from Washington state in charge of modernizing Congress

Shareholders ACLU urge Amazon to stop selling facial recognition software to police ahead of event at tech giants HQ

Steve and Connie Ballmer commit 59M to case management software to help vulnerable kids

Internet Association a powerful Silicon Valley lobby is opening an office in Seattle

Amazon singled out in Democratic debates again

Huge awakening in data privacy drives big growth for Seattle startup Integris

Twitter teams up with Tagboard to help newscasters surface political tweets

What the FTCs 5B fine against Facebook means for the broader crackdown on Big Tech

Why this early Amazon investor is backing an effort to shake up the Seattle City Council

How the proposed MicrosoftTikTok deal reveals an erratic US antitrust agenda

Honda key fob flaw lets hackers remotely unlock and start cars

In new book Microsoft cautions humanity to develop AI ethics guidelines now

Breaking up Amazon: Is it even possible Imagining the tech giant under a US antitrust crackdown

Why Washington AG Bob Ferguson doesnt expect DACA protections to be rolled back

Seachange: Businessbacked candidates open a wide lead in Seattles 2021 election

Former Washington Gov Christine Gregoire says Seattle head tax undermines our international and national reputation

Shareholders reject efforts to rein in Amazons sale of facial recognition tech to law enforcement

Opportunity zones are the tax shield tech wanted but is it living up to expectations

Amazon passes French digital tax on to sellers as Trump admin investigates toll on tech industry

Geek of the Week: ExMicrosoft futurist Genessa Krasnow is a cultural designer and activist with a new game

Report: Amazon awarded secret 10B NSA cloud computing contract Microsoft files protest

Washington state greenlights delivery robots on sidewalks

Microsofts Brad Smith fears these 3 things will happen under Trump administration this summer

Airports and airlines embrace facial recognition technology amid debate over privacy and bias

Leaked transcript: Facebooks Zuckerberg thinks a Warren presidency would suck for us

Amazon Microsoft Expedia and other tech giants urge Washington state to pass eviction reform

Political skills in highdemand at tech companies in Seattle New York and San Francisco

Seattle tech industry fights proposed Amazon Tax claiming it will delay recovery and cost jobs

Tech company Chef wont renew US immigration contracts changing course amid employee activism

Melania Trump to learn about online safety programs for children in tour next week of Seattlearea tech company

Elizabeth Warrens bold plan to break up Big Tech would unwind major acquisitions and thats just the beginning

Data privacy regulations fail in Washington state legislature

Watch live: Seattle mayoral candidates Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan face off in debate

Tech tools to help you survive the Seattle Squeeze when the viaduct comes down

Microsoft president says WA state privacy bill could impact facial recognition technology globally

Washington state wants to regulate artificial intelligence as Microsoft lobbies for new rules

Civic tech platform Mobilize launches a census hub for the 2020 counts critical final stretch

Pandemic threatens dominance of superstar tech cities creating new uncertainty for innovation hubs

At odds with Seattle on head tax Paul Allens Vulcan builds tinyhouse village to shelter homeless people

Alphabets Sidewalk Labs reveals plans for Toronto innovation district featuring lightup streets and timber towers

Proposed tax seeks 121M a year from Amazon Microsoft and other big Seattlearea companies to address homelessness