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transportation
bird
lime
mobility
scooter
uber
Uber reportedly considering Bird or Lime acquisition to grow micromobility business
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amazon
civic innovation
cloud tech
microsoft
department of defense
jedi
pentagon
Microsoft slams Amazons latest protest over Pentagon cloud contract as a way to avoid the consequences of its own bad business decisions
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civic innovation
internet
jay inslee
net neutrality
politics
washington
Washington Gov Inslee says state is ready for Trump attack on net neutrality law: Bring it on
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civic innovation
startups
fuel capital
grocery delivery
instacart
lyft
taskrabbit
Grocery delivery startup Dumpling raises 3M to democratize the gig economy challenging Instacart from Amazons backyard
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amazon
civic innovation
facebook
microsoft
social media
christchurch
law enforcement
politics
terrorism
Microsoft Amazon Facebook and other tech giants pledge to crack down on violent extremism in Christchurch call to action
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civic
startups
bo tax
city council
seattle shield
tax
Seattles proposed business tax overhaul could ease costs for tech startups until they scale
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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
immigration
politics
trump
work
President Trump plans restrictions on skilled work visas used by tech and other industries
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civic innovation
economy
finance
opportunity zones
politcs
smartcap
taxes
ExMicrosoft managers launch Opportunity Zone fund courting tech investors for real estate projects in lowincome neighborhoods
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amazon
civic innovation
cities
economy
milken institute
Amazons HQ2 picks are conspicuously absent from Americas 10 bestperforming cities list
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civic innovation
downtown seattle association
jobs
real estate
seattle
tech
Study: 1 in 10 Seattle residents live downtown and nearly 75 of commuters dont drive alone to work
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civic
consulate
india
Tech leaders help celebrate Indias new consulate in downtown Seattle
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civic innovation
geekwire hq
Last call for GeekWire HQ2 submissions Dont miss this oneofakind opportunity for your city
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civic innovation
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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civic innovation
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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sustainability
cityclub
civic cocktail
clean energy
clean energy institute
climate solutions
dan schwartz
renewable energy
sightline institute
university of washington clean energy institute
Forget fusion for a minute: This is where a clean energy expert is placing his nearterm bets
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civic innovation
real estate
affordability
cities
housing
seattle
Housing markets across the country show dire warning signs in West Coast tech hubs its worse
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amazon
civic innovation
amazon hq
brian kenner
economic development
politics
Amazon hires Washington DC economic development lead in charge of HQ2 courtship
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civic innovation
startups
clean energy
levelten energy
renewable energy
starbucks
Starbucks taps Seattle startup LevelTen in firstofitskind clean energy deal
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civic innovation
hb
immigration
uscis
New H1B visa rules take effect April 1 changing how tech companies hire foreignborn talent
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civic innovation
cantwell
data
politics
privacy
regulation
Senate Democrats release robust federal privacy bill to regulate tech company business practices
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civic innovation
startups
economy
paycheck protection program
ppp
small businesses
stimulus
Federal governments 350B small business relief fund runs out of money in less than 2 weeks
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civic innovation
microsoft
data
facial recognition
privacy
regulation
washington
Microsofts Julie Brill backs Washington privacy bill: I would urge you not to miss this opportunity
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civic innovation
transportation
lime
scooter share
scooters
seattle
Seattle is lone holdout as Bothell launches scootershare pilot
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civic affairs
boundless
doug rand
immigration
obama
politics
white house
Plot twist: How this startup founder went from writing plays to reshaping US immigration policy
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geekwire calendar highlights
startups
g
board games
civics
geekwire gala
internet of things
northwest film forum
public speaking
swipeless in seattle
women in business
GeekWire Calendar Picks: How to live without a smartphone new technologies in art and more
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civic innovation
civic affairs
immigration
net neutrality
politics
tax reform
tech
trump
Trump and tech: Collisions cooperation and consequences in the first full year of his presidency
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civic affairs
cary moon
jenny durkan
politics
seattle mayor
Seattle mayoral candidate wants a modernday welcome wagon for tech workers
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amazon
civic innovation
amazon employees
campaign contributions
jeff bezos
politics
Amazon employees donate the most money to these political candidates and issues
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genomics
margaret omara
national day of civic hacking
nhl seattle
science fiction
the code silicon valley and the remaking of america
women in stem
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Silicon Valleys impact on America National Day of Civic Hacking and more
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amazon
civic innovation
amazon hq
facial recognition
government
ice
immigration
politics
rekognition
Is Amazon selling facial recognition software to ICE Exec fields tough questions at NY hearing
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amazon
civic innovation
cities
civic affairs
hq
nick hanauer
politics
the playbook
One of Amazons earliest investors has this advice for the winning HQ2 city
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civic
bill gates
hb
jeff bezos
noel frame
politics
taxes
wealth tax
Washington state lawmakers target Bill Gates Jeff Bezos and other billionaires with wealth tax
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amazon
civic innovation
microsoft
cloud
defense department
government
jedi
military
politics
satya nadella
Satya Nadella: Staying out of politics focusing on tech helped Microsoft win Pentagon cloud contract
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civic innovation
affordability
head tax
homelessness
housing
proposition c
san francisco
seattle
Why San Franciscos big business tax for homeless relief succeeded after Seattles crumbled
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civic affairs
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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civic innovation
gentrification
opportunity zones
real estate
san francisco
seattle
study
Opportunity Zones in West Coast tech hubs rank highest for gentrification risk in new study
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civic innovation
microsoft
brad smith
clooney foundation
court
justice
Amal and George Clooney partner with Microsoft on app to improve criminal justice oversight worldwide
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civic innovation
center for american entrepreneurship
civic affairs
fortune
immigration
startup visa
Immigrants and their children founded 43 of last years Fortune 500 companies startup lobby finds
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amazon
apple
civic
facebook
google
adam schiff
andy jassy
covid
mark zuckerberg
misinformation
pramila jayapal
vaccine
Rep Adam Schiff rips Amazon and Facebook for directly profiting on COVID19 misinformation
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civic innovation
microsoft
social media
brad smith
christchurch
politics
QA: Microsoft President Brad Smith on historic international partnership to curb online extremism
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civic innovation
dat
portland
sidewalk labs
Portland quietly launches mobile location data project with Alphabets controversial Sidewalk Labs
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civic innovation
podcasts
economy
homelessness
housing
interview
podcast
real estate
How tech hubs contributed to Americas housing crisis and what they can do about it
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civic innovation
booster fuels
legislature
mobile fueling
politics
washington
Washington state authorizes mobile fueling legislator calls it timely as residents practice social distancing
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civic innovation
boundless
immigration
politics
pubic charge
trump
Supreme Court lifts ban on Trumps public charge policy making it harder for immigrants to qualify for green cards
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civic innovation
facebook
congress
mark zuckerberg
politics
social media
tech
Facebook faces Congress: 5 key takeaways from Mark Zuckerbergs hearing
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civic innovation
transportation
autonomous vehicles
lyft
paris
peduto
pittsburgh
selfdriving cars
smart cities
uber
zipcar
Zipcar Uber and 13 other transportation tech companies establish vision for future cities with Pittsburgh and Paris
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amazon
civic innovation
real estate
rainier square
seattle
Amazon backs out of massive Seattle office tower as questions swirl about growth plans
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civic innovation
aclu
data
legislature
politics
privacy
washington
ACLU slams Washington lawmakers for closeddoor privacy bill negotiations with Big Tech
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amazon
civic innovation
aclu
facial recognition
law enforcement
police
politics
rekognition
Civil rights activists up in arms over Amazon update adding fear detection to facial recognition tech