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With Dems in control of the House now is the time for states to pressure Congress to act on privacy

Heres what Jeff Bezos revealed about the antitrust case against Amazon during unwieldy tech hearing

Facebook Twitter and Google grapple with a new reality as Russia revelations continue to mount

Is Washington DC worthy of Amazon HQ2 We tested the nations capital to find out

Washington regulators want to turn around states bad rep on blockchain and cryptocurrency

Interview: Seattles new tech chief Saad Bashir on 5G privacy and embracing the tech industry

Supreme Court lifts ban on Trumps public charge policy making it harder for immigrants to qualify for green cards

Affordable housing campaign raises 488M from Microsoft Amazon the Ballmers and others to combat homelessness in Seattle region

County exec on Pittsburghs Amazon HQ2 secrecy: You cant have 13M people negotiating a deal

Documents reveal Microsoft pitched facial recognition tech to drug enforcement feds

Police body camera maker Axon bans facial recognition tech over serious concerns about bias

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

Amazon accuses Trump of using Pentagon cloud contract for his own personal and political ends

The economics and tradeoffs of adfunded smart city tech

Seattle tech and business leaders form racial justice coalition demand police reforms

Tax Amazon activists introduce petition for initiative to raise 300Myear for affordable housing

Comcast boosts internet speeds in 11 states including Washington and Oregon

Activists and politicians protest Amazon spending on Seattle elections: The country is watching

Amazon Facebook and other big companies to attend a White House AI summit Thursday

Trump avoids tech in State of the Union address

GeekWire HQ2 revealed: Were heading to Pittsburgh to cover its postindustrial renaissance and innovation economy

Tech leaders slam Trumps temporary work visa ban

Washington state and Norway renew maritimefocused MOU

Microsoft launches Open Data Campaign to narrow data divide as information is consolidated

Amazon backs out of massive Seattle office tower as questions swirl about growth plans

Homelessness and employment: What the numbers say about jobs the economy and housing

Microsoft seeks to narrow data divide as information is consolidated among a few companies and countries

Can a city facing a tech boom keep its soul What Pittsburghs mayor learned from GeekWire HQ2

Tech industry continues push to shape federal facial recognition laws

Sen Cantwell and other policymakers want to create a federal committee to grapple with the coming AI revolution

Emails indicate Amazons use of force while seeking JEDI cloud contract GOP lawmakers say

What we learned about the antitrust case against Amazon from Jeff Bezos time in the Congressional hot seat

Microsoft to host Seattle summit on highspeed rail connecting Pacific Northwest cities

Amazon HQ2 becomes nations most competitive region for home buyers as Seattle market cools

How President Trumps new immigration restrictions would impact the tech industry

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

Twitter pledges to dial up efforts to combat election misinformation

Data privacy regulations fail in Washington state legislature

Amazons DC lobbying budget is bigger and broader than ever before

Amazon starts hiring for HQ2 plans to grow to 400 in Northern Virginia by end of year

For every 100 families living in poverty on the West Coast there are no more than 30 affordable homes

Protestors aim to block Amazons bid on Biden as executive hosts Seattle fundraiser for the candidate

Nancy Pelosi says this could be our moment to crack down on sexual harassment

TLDR: MLB commentary with robots flying cars facial recognition in schools

Downtown Seattle Association CEO: Tech industry unfairly blamed for housing crisis

Is the regulatory crusade against Big Tech over What experts expect under Biden administration

Pentagon reconsiders 10B cloud contract as Trump sounds alarm over alleged Amazon favoritism

New presidential order will push for net neutrality limit large mergers restrict noncompete clauses

Democracy Live raises 45M to grow cloudbased ballot platform

FTC launches technology task force as feds home in on Big Tech and privacy