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Amazon sends letter to President Biden says it is ready to assist with US vaccination efforts
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jeff bezos
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What we learned about the antitrust case against Amazon from Jeff Bezos time in the Congressional hot seat
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computer science
ed lazowska
election
facebook
politics
russia
university of washington
You cant wash your hands of this Watch University of Washington computer science chair sound off on Facebook and Russia
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facebook
antitrust
big tech
elizabeth warren
mark zuckerberg
politics
regulation
Leaked transcript: Facebooks Zuckerberg thinks a Warren presidency would suck for us
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equity
gender
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women
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Washington state passes gender pay equity bill with support from tech industry for the most part
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seattle
Seattle tech and business leaders form racial justice coalition demand police reforms
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transportation
mobility
seattle
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traffic
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Tech tools to help you survive the Seattle Squeeze when the viaduct comes down
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transportation
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great race
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GeekWires Great Race II: By taxi Lyft ebike bus and more heres who won in Seattle rush hour
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cary moon
internet
municipal broadband
politics
tech
Cary Moon will pursue cityowned internet if elected Seattle mayor because it is an equity issue
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data
politics
privacy
regulation
Washington state data privacy bill passes in Senate
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legislation
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privacy
regulation
washington
Washington states data privacy bill supported by Microsoft dies as key players fail to reach compromise
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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 police department
QA with Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz on surveillance downtown safety and a tech wishlist
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healthlife sciences
coronavirus
covid
ventec
ventilators
Ventec and GM 2 months later: How a startup took on the ventilator shortage and where it stands now
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etaliz
gogotags
spokane
stay alfred
On the other side of the state Spokanes tech scene capitalizes on Seattle squeeze
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microsoft
anyvision
employee activism
facial recognition
politics
Palestinian activists and Microsoft employees demand company cut ties with AnyVision citing civil rights violations
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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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education
school
software
steve ballmer
Steve and Connie Ballmer commit 59M to case management software to help vulnerable kids
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transportation
car sharing
electric vehicles
envoy
seattle
Carsharing is back in Seattle kind of: Envoy launches new electric service at residential buildings
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bob ferguson
fcc
internet
lawsuit
net neutrality
tech
washington
Washington AG Bob Ferguson plans to sue over net neutrality repeal
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city of seattle
crime
hyundai
kia
safety
seattle city council
Seattle councilmember wants a federal recall of Kias and Hyundais that lack antitheft technology
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career
hiring
jobs
linkedin
politics
tech
Political skills in highdemand at tech companies in Seattle New York and San Francisco
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election
facebook
google
hacking
politics
russia
twitter
Survey: Americans dont trust Big Tech or the government to prevent foreign election interference
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innovation advisory council
jenny durkan
politics
seattle
Can tech fix Seattle Facebook Twitter and others join new innovation council amid debate over groups role
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startups
app
campaigns
downticket
elections
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mergers
politics
politiscope
Downticket merges with Politiscope to let voters follow candidates donate to campaigns in one app
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startups
journalism
media
news
politics
social media
tagboard
twitter
Twitter teams up with Tagboard to help newscasters surface political tweets
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amazon
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microsoft
education
politics
regulation
taxes
Why Microsoft is backing a major tax hike on itself and Amazon
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daca
dreamers
immigration
new american economy
politics
remitly
tech
With DACA clock ticking tech community rallies behind Dreamers
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coronavirus
covid
economy
seattle
taxes
Seattle tech industry fights proposed Amazon Tax claiming it will delay recovery and cost jobs
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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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microsoft
antitrust
brad smith
politics
Microsoft president reportedly took aim at Apple in private interview with House antitrust committee
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microsoft
aerospace
ai
artificial intelligence
boeing
brad smith
Microsofts Brad Smith cites Boeing crisis as cautionary tale for intelligent machines calls for AI kill switch
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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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transportation
bike share
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uber
Uber moves into multimodal transportation with acquisition of bikeshare startup JUMP
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microsoft
paul allen
real estate
seattle
south lake union
Paul Allen shaped Seattle as we know it and his successors promise to carry on his legacy
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immigration
How President Trumps new immigration restrictions would impact the tech industry
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amazon
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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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fcc
internet
net neutrality
regulation
tech
washington
As net neutrality repeal becomes official here is where Washington states open internet fight stands
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real estate
cities
coronavirus
housing
migration
pandemic
The future of tech hubs: Why some experts are optimistic despite pandemic and looming taxes
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antitrust
big tech
doj
politics
regulation
US Justice Department launches sweeping antitrust probe into top US tech companies
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hb visa
immigration
tech
trump
uscis
Feds announce new restrictions on H1B visas and plans to rescind startup visa workaround
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education
facial recognition
realnetworks
rob glaser
safr
schools
tech
Safety over privacy RealNetworks to offer free facial recognition technology to K12 schools
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donations
politics
seattle
tech
Here are the presidential candidates that Seattle tech workers are backing ahead of WA states historic primary
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howard schultz
politics
Howard Schultz blames partisanship for lack of progress on immigration job training and taxes
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amazon
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elizabeth warren
taxes
Elizabeth Warren takes aim at Amazons taxes again during speech at Seattle rally
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amazon hq
economic development
long island city
new york
Photos and documents reveal Amazons future Queens home and how New York lured the company
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microsoft
bellwether housing
homelessness
housing
seattle
With support of Amazon new fund lets everyday tech workers invest in affordable housing
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portland
facial recognition
Portland unveils draft ordinance that bans government use of facial recognition tech
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capital gains tax
nick hanauer
olympia
washington policy center
wtia
Washington lawmakers approve capital gains tax for the first time in state history
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House antitrust chair troubled by tech hearing sends letters demanding clarity from Amazon Facebook and Google