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Uber reportedly considering Bird or Lime acquisition to grow micromobility business

Microsoft slams Amazons latest protest over Pentagon cloud contract as a way to avoid the consequences of its own bad business decisions

Washington Gov Inslee says state is ready for Trump attack on net neutrality law: Bring it on

Grocery delivery startup Dumpling raises 3M to democratize the gig economy challenging Instacart from Amazons backyard

Microsoft Amazon Facebook and other tech giants pledge to crack down on violent extremism in Christchurch call to action

Seattles proposed business tax overhaul could ease costs for tech startups until they scale

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

President Trump plans restrictions on skilled work visas used by tech and other industries

ExMicrosoft managers launch Opportunity Zone fund courting tech investors for real estate projects in lowincome neighborhoods

Amazons HQ2 picks are conspicuously absent from Americas 10 bestperforming cities list

Study: 1 in 10 Seattle residents live downtown and nearly 75 of commuters dont drive alone to work

Tech leaders help celebrate Indias new consulate in downtown Seattle

Last call for GeekWire HQ2 submissions Dont miss this oneofakind opportunity for your city

Palestinian activists and Microsoft employees demand company cut ties with AnyVision citing civil rights violations

What caused the Iowa app debacle and why election tech leaders say it wont happen in Seattle

Forget fusion for a minute: This is where a clean energy expert is placing his nearterm bets

Housing markets across the country show dire warning signs in West Coast tech hubs its worse

Amazon hires Washington DC economic development lead in charge of HQ2 courtship

Starbucks taps Seattle startup LevelTen in firstofitskind clean energy deal

New H1B visa rules take effect April 1 changing how tech companies hire foreignborn talent

Senate Democrats release robust federal privacy bill to regulate tech company business practices

Federal governments 350B small business relief fund runs out of money in less than 2 weeks

Microsofts Julie Brill backs Washington privacy bill: I would urge you not to miss this opportunity

Seattle is lone holdout as Bothell launches scootershare pilot

Plot twist: How this startup founder went from writing plays to reshaping US immigration policy

GeekWire Calendar Picks: How to live without a smartphone new technologies in art and more

Trump and tech: Collisions cooperation and consequences in the first full year of his presidency

Seattle mayoral candidate wants a modernday welcome wagon for tech workers

Amazon employees donate the most money to these political candidates and issues

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Silicon Valleys impact on America National Day of Civic Hacking and more

Is Amazon selling facial recognition software to ICE Exec fields tough questions at NY hearing

One of Amazons earliest investors has this advice for the winning HQ2 city

Washington state lawmakers target Bill Gates Jeff Bezos and other billionaires with wealth tax

Satya Nadella: Staying out of politics focusing on tech helped Microsoft win Pentagon cloud contract

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

Survey: Americans dont trust Big Tech or the government to prevent foreign election interference

Opportunity Zones in West Coast tech hubs rank highest for gentrification risk in new study

Amal and George Clooney partner with Microsoft on app to improve criminal justice oversight worldwide

Immigrants and their children founded 43 of last years Fortune 500 companies startup lobby finds

Rep Adam Schiff rips Amazon and Facebook for directly profiting on COVID19 misinformation

QA: Microsoft President Brad Smith on historic international partnership to curb online extremism

Portland quietly launches mobile location data project with Alphabets controversial Sidewalk Labs

How tech hubs contributed to Americas housing crisis and what they can do about it

Washington state authorizes mobile fueling legislator calls it timely as residents practice social distancing

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

Facebook faces Congress: 5 key takeaways from Mark Zuckerbergs hearing

Zipcar Uber and 13 other transportation tech companies establish vision for future cities with Pittsburgh and Paris

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

ACLU slams Washington lawmakers for closeddoor privacy bill negotiations with Big Tech

Civil rights activists up in arms over Amazon update adding fear detection to facial recognition tech