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san francisco
seattle
Why San Franciscos big business tax for homeless relief succeeded after Seattles crumbled
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civic
antitrust
ftc
zillow
Zillow Group faces antitrust scrutiny from US lawmakers over 500M ShowingTime acquisition
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civic innovation
real estate
housing
politico
politics
seattle
zoning
Is tech or the city responsible for Seattles housing crunch Report explores roots of affordability crisis
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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
automation
bots
social media
twitter
Bots are responsible for twothirds of links shared on Twitter Pew Research finds
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civic innovation
google
antitrust
big tech
politics
regulation
50 US states and territories launch antitrust probe into Googles potential monopolistic behavior
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civic innovation
Tech companies are doubling down on family leave to improve recruiting and diversity
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civic innovation
civic affairs
homeland security
immigration
international entrepreneur rule
lawsuit
nvca
obama
startup visa
trump
Judge overturns Trump administrations delay of Obamaera startup visa siding with investor group
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civic innovation
data
data economy
privacy
video
The troubling state of consumer privacy: Weve entered a trust apocalypse era now what
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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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amazon
civic innovation
aclu
facial recognition
law enforcement
police
rekognition
tech
Shareholders ACLU urge Amazon to stop selling facial recognition software to police ahead of event at tech giants HQ
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civic innovation
education
school
software
steve ballmer
Steve and Connie Ballmer commit 59M to case management software to help vulnerable kids
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civic innovation
civic affairs
government
internet association
lobby
politics
rose feliciano
sharing economy
Internet Association a powerful Silicon Valley lobby is opening an office in Seattle
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amazon
civic innovation
andrew yang
bernie sanders
politics
Amazon singled out in Democratic debates again
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civic innovation
startups
data
integris
politics
privacy
regulation
Huge awakening in data privacy drives big growth for Seattle startup Integris
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civic innovation
startups
journalism
media
news
politics
social media
tagboard
twitter
Twitter teams up with Tagboard to help newscasters surface political tweets
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civic innovation
facebook
antitrust
privacy
regulation
What the FTCs 5B fine against Facebook means for the broader crackdown on Big Tech
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amazon
civic innovation
city council
elections
madrona
politics
seattle
tom alberg
Why this early Amazon investor is backing an effort to shake up the Seattle City Council
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civic innovation
microsoft
acquisitions
antitrust
competition
politics
regulation
social media
tiktok
How the proposed MicrosoftTikTok deal reveals an erratic US antitrust agenda
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automotive
security
bluetooth
cars
honda
honda civic
honda fit
sedans
spokesperson
techcrunch
Honda key fob flaw lets hackers remotely unlock and start cars
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civic innovation
microsoft
ai
artificial intelligence
policy
politics
tech
In new book Microsoft cautions humanity to develop AI ethics guidelines now
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amazon
civic innovation
amazon basics
antitrust
big tech
ecommerce
elizabeth warren
politics
Breaking up Amazon: Is it even possible Imagining the tech giant under a US antitrust crackdown
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civic affairs
bob ferguson
brad smith
daca
dreamers
geekwire summit
immigration
mark zuckerberg
Why Washington AG Bob Ferguson doesnt expect DACA protections to be rolled back
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civic
election
bruce harrell
jon scholes
lorena gonzalez
nicholas merriam
seaciti
Seachange: Businessbacked candidates open a wide lead in Seattles 2021 election
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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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amazon
civic innovation
facial recognition
government
ice
immigration
law enforcement
Shareholders reject efforts to rein in Amazons sale of facial recognition tech to law enforcement
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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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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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geek of the week
civics in chaos
design
games
genessa krasnow
politics
Geek of the Week: ExMicrosoft futurist Genessa Krasnow is a cultural designer and activist with a new game
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amazon
civic
cloud tech
microsoft
national security agency
nsa
wildandstormy
Report: Amazon awarded secret 10B NSA cloud computing contract Microsoft files protest
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amazon
civic innovation
delivery
ecommerce
legislature
personal delivery devices
robots
Washington state greenlights delivery robots on sidewalks
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civic innovation
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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civic innovation
airports
aviation
facial recognition
seatac
travel
Airports and airlines embrace facial recognition technology amid debate over privacy and bias
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civic innovation
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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amazon
civic innovation
microsoft
eviction
housing
legislature
politics
Amazon Microsoft Expedia and other tech giants urge Washington state to pass eviction reform
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civic affairs
career
hiring
jobs
linkedin
politics
tech
Political skills in highdemand at tech companies in Seattle New York and San Francisco
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civic innovation
coronavirus
covid
economy
seattle
taxes
Seattle tech industry fights proposed Amazon Tax claiming it will delay recovery and cost jobs
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civic innovation
cloud tech
chef
cloud
employee activism
immigration
open source
politics
Tech company Chef wont renew US immigration contracts changing course amid employee activism
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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
big tech
elizabeth warren
politics
regulation
Elizabeth Warrens bold plan to break up Big Tech would unwind major acquisitions and thats just the beginning
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civic innovation
data
politics
privacy
regulation
washington
Data privacy regulations fail in Washington state legislature
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civic affairs
cary moon
jenny durkan
mayor
politics
seattle
Watch live: Seattle mayoral candidates Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan face off in debate
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civic innovation
transportation
mobility
seattle
sr
traffic
viaduct
Tech tools to help you survive the Seattle Squeeze when the viaduct comes down
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civic innovation
microsoft
brad smith
facial recognition
politics
privacy
regulation
Microsoft president says WA state privacy bill could impact facial recognition technology globally
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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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government
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
cities
coronavirus
covid
san francisco
seattle
talent
Pandemic threatens dominance of superstar tech cities creating new uncertainty for innovation hubs
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civic innovation
homelessness
paul allen
seattle
shelter
tiny house
vulcan
At odds with Seattle on head tax Paul Allens Vulcan builds tinyhouse village to shelter homeless people
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civic innovation
alphabet
cities
google
quayside
sidewalk labs
sidewalk toronto
smart cities
Alphabets Sidewalk Labs reveals plans for Toronto innovation district featuring lightup streets and timber towers
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civic innovation
homelessness
housing
king county
politics
tax
washington
Proposed tax seeks 121M a year from Amazon Microsoft and other big Seattlearea companies to address homelessness