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GeekWire HQ2 revealed: Were heading to Pittsburgh to cover its postindustrial renaissance and innovation economy

Washington states economy ranked highest in the nation despite relatively low investment per capita

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

Microsoft taps Eric Holder to audit Israeli partner in demonstration of techs struggle to selfregulate

Documents reveal Microsoft pitched facial recognition tech to drug enforcement feds

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

Portland mayor says exceptions can be made for potential widespread facial recognition ban

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

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

Seattle City Council tables proposed Amazon Tax to comply with open meeting rules under shutdown

The troubling state of consumer privacy: Weve entered a trust apocalypse era now what

Mayor Jenny Durkan: Seattle is and always will be the city that invents the future

Port of Seattle bans facial recognition tech by law enforcement some private use remains permitted

Seattles Technology Matching Fund awards 343k to 15 nonprofits helping to bridge digital divide

Washington will be a world leader for selfdriving cars and electric ferries governor predicts

With Amazon HQ2 pick imminent past comments show Jeff Bezos repeatedly making the case for an urban campus

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

Cuttingedge Microsoft data center fuels a new vision for global energy efficiency

Worker foot traffic rises in Seattle after Amazons RTO shift but wider office vacancies spark concern

Seattle is lone holdout as Bothell launches scootershare pilot

Amazons Ring to let customers opt out of receiving police video requests

India set to open new consulate in Seattle area with a focus on tech industry

Washington state unemployment claims jump 75 as startups brace for slowdown

Mysterious Oregon startup Azevtec raises 8M for selfdriving zeroemission vehicle systems

Big tech must not reframe digital ethics in its image

Amazon hires lobbyist with Trump ties amid contentious Pentagon cloud contest

Meet the TrashBot: CleanRobotics is using machine learning to keep recycling from going to waste

Amazon passes French digital tax on to sellers as Trump admin investigates toll on tech industry

Exclusive: Amazon moving thousands of employees out of Seattle relocating key division to nearby city

Microsoft Reddit Twitter others urge federal court to block Trumps public charge immigration rule

Tech industry urges Supreme Court to extend antidiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people

From Amazon to Zillow new coalition of tech titans will rally their workers around citys tough problems

Seattle startup Downticket helps voters follow elections and support candidates with an app

Oregon senator proposes privacy regulations with prison and revenue penalties for data misuse

Seattles King County becomes first US county to ban government use of facial recognition software

Biden calls out Amazon for not paying federal income tax: Im going to put an end to that

Microsoft launches Open Data Campaign to narrow data divide as information is consolidated

Seachange: Businessbacked candidates open a wide lead in Seattles 2021 election

Carsharing is back in Seattle kind of: Envoy launches new electric service at residential buildings

Axon to add automatic license plate readers to police car systems

Internet should be an essential utility WA schools chief says as state pulls plug on rest of term

CityBldr raises cash prepares to expand to California with software that reveals hidden real estate value

CityBldr raises 43M ahead of expansion and launch of its property flipping business

Should gender diversity on corporate boards be legally required Women VCs tech execs weigh in

In new book Microsoft cautions humanity to develop AI ethics guidelines now

Startup investors sound off on Sen Warrens plan to break up and regulate tech giants

Trump calls for 5G and even 6G wireless tech as TMobile and Sprint seek merger approval

Amazon bid for businessfriendly Seattle council withers as adversary pulls ahead in surprise comeback

Pentagon reconsiders 10B cloud contract as Trump sounds alarm over alleged Amazon favoritism

Microsoft and DOJ ask Supreme Court to dismiss case involving customers overseas data