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GeekWire Calendar Picks: How to live without a smartphone new technologies in art and more
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norway
Ambassadors from Norway and Finland forge ties in Seattle offer glimmer of hope on cybersecurity
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california
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Blokable expands to California in new chapter for the innovative home builder
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brad smith
facial recognition
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Could 1984 become reality by 2024 Microsofts Brad Smith calls for regulation of facial recognition
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Video: Amazon PR chief Jay Carney on deposing Trump worker conditions and political flak
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jenny durkan
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seattle
As tensions rise in booming Seattle tech industry steps up civic engagement
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head tax
politics
seattle
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Seattle passes smaller head tax on Amazon and other big companies after impassioned debate
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affordability
housing
income
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For every 100 families living in poverty on the West Coast there are no more than 30 affordable homes
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fake news
information
politics
social media
Think more share less: Fake news researchers offer tips to avoid online manipulation
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homelessness
Seattle startup City Pods aims to address homelessness with standalone indoor mini homes
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employee activism
immigration
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politics
Tech company Chef wont renew US immigration contracts changing course amid employee activism
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google
sidewalk labs
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smart cities
Google sees big things in Toronto and Sidewalk Labs CEO says Amazon might too
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canada
cascadia
startups
virtual reality
washington technology industry association
wtia
WTIA launches market accelerator program for Canadian AR and VR startups breaking into US
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hq
pittsburgh
rich fitzgerald
County exec on Pittsburghs Amazon HQ2 secrecy: You cant have 13M people negotiating a deal
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career
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linkedin
politics
tech
Political skills in highdemand at tech companies in Seattle New York and San Francisco
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social media
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washington
Facebook will pause political ad sales for Washington state elections
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delbene
politics
privacy
rural broadband
QA: Rep DelBene on data privacy rural broadband and the Biden administrations tech agenda
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biometric screening
facial recognition
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seatac
seattle
travel
Port of Seattle plans for facial recognition screening at SeaTac
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cities
equity
gender
melinda gates
women
Melinda Gates nonprofit launches 50M initiative to increase representation of women in tech hubs
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Amazon sends letter to President Biden says it is ready to assist with US vaccination efforts
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facial recognition
law enforcement
police
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Amazon bans police use of its Rekognition facial recognition software for one year amid protests
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john legere
merger
sprint
tmobile
wireless
TMobile and Sprint plead their case as FCC considers landmark merger
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dnc
election
nellwyn thomas
DNCs new tech leader talks about what went wrong in 2016 and how Dems are preparing for 2020
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amazon
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Amazon HQ2 is still a mystery but this real estate startup already plans to expand to the winning city
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jobs
virginia
Amazon starts hiring for HQ2 plans to grow to 400 in Northern Virginia by end of year
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labor
minimum wage
politics
workers
Bernie Sanders and other leaders laud Amazons 15hour minimum wage announcement
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city council
politics
seattle
Activists and politicians protest Amazon spending on Seattle elections: The country is watching
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homelessness
housing
king county
politics
tax
washington
Proposed tax seeks 121M a year from Amazon Microsoft and other big Seattlearea companies to address homelessness
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civic innovation
microsoft
brad smith
facial recognition
Where Microsoft draws the line on selling facial recognition tech to government agencies
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affordable housing
amazon housing equity fund
housing
sound transit
Amazon commits 100M to help build affordable housing near Seattlearea light rail stations
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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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real estate
blokable
california
housing
Blokable expands to California in new chapter for the innovative multifamily housing developer
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amazon
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cities
hq
politics
trump
In New York and Washington DC Amazon is moving into President Trumps stomping grounds
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transportation
ai
data
inrix
traffic
Traffic tech company INRIX approaches its 15th birthday looks to AI to drive its business
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cloud tech
aws
cloud
department of homeland security
dhs
immigration
DHS moving biometric screening system to Amazon Web Services amid debate over government tech
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data
politics
privacy
regulation
security
senate
Amazon warns onerous privacy regulations could hinder innovation in Senate hearing
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app
campaign contributions
downticket
elections
nimish desai
politics
voting
Seattle startup Downticket helps voters follow elections and support candidates with an app
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computer science
education
university of washington
University of Washington computer science school lands 3 million in state funding to double program
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amazon
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business
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employee hours tax
head tax
homes tax
seattle
tech
Seattle head tax on top businesses fails narrowly but several lawmakers want to revive it next year
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homelessness
housing
politics
sawant
seattle
taxes
washington
Officials in Seattle and Washington state clash over business tax to address homelessness crisis
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microsoft
brad smith
daca
immigration
supreme court
trump
Microsoft goes to bat for Dreamer employees as Supreme Court prepares to hear DACA case
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smart cities
urban tech
urbanx
urbanus
Our 3 favorite startups from UrbanXs 4th demo day
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microsoft
cities
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seattle
Microsoft adds 250 million to Seattle housing pledge bringing total commitment to 750M
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Last call for GeekWire HQ2 submissions Dont miss this oneofakind opportunity for your city
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big tech
internet bill of rights
politics
regulation
Democrats draft an Internet Bill of Rights to regulate Big Tech
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facial recognition
olympia
politics
regulation
washington
Washington state passes landmark facial recognition bill reining in government use of AI
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saad bashir
seattle
seattle it
Seattle mayor taps Saad Bashir for Chief Technology Officer
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election
facebook
google
politics
russia
twitter
Reports: 126M Facebook users saw content from Russian agents around Election Day
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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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finance
opportunity fund
opportunity zone
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taxes
Wealthy tech tycoons funnel gains into lowincome Opportunity Zones under new tax law