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Amazon gives 350K to group supporting Jenny Durkan for Seattle mayor its biggest local political contribution ever
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Facebook Twitter and Google grapple with a new reality as Russia revelations continue to mount
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Seattle mayoral candidate wants a modernday welcome wagon for tech workers
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nvca
obama
startup visa
trump
Judge overturns Trump administrations delay of Obamaera startup visa siding with investor group
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Internet Association a powerful Silicon Valley lobby is opening an office in Seattle
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democracylab
politics
seattle
Can tech and government innovate together for social good Inside a new effort to change the tide
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cary moon
jenny durkan
mayor
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seattle
Watch: Seattle mayoral candidates Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan face off in debate
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jenny durkan
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The procrastinators lastminute guide to the Seattle mayoral race
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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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ia
internet association
net neutrality
open internet
The internets top lobby joins legal crusade against net neutrality repeal
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transportation
seco development
water taxi
New water taxi pilot project will connect cities across Seattles Lake Washington funded by developer seeking to land big tech tenant
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computer science
ed lazowska
election
facebook
politics
russia
university of washington
You cant wash your hands of this Watch University of Washington computer science chair sound off on Facebook and Russia
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bob ferguson
civic affairs
internet
jay inslee
net neutrality
sarah bird
tech
Washington state leaders announce firstofitskind plan to defend net neutrality for constituents
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nancy pelosi
suzan delbene
tech
women
Nancy Pelosi says this may be our moment to crack down on sexual harassment
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civic innovation
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education
jenny durkan
politics
seaciti
seattle
As tensions rise in booming Seattle tech industry steps up civic engagement
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geekwire hq
headquarters
tech
Cities across the US compete for GeekWire HQ2: Check out pics and highlights from the proposals
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maria cantwell
politics
smart cities
suzan delbene
Sen Cantwell and Rep DelBene seek 220Myear in federal funding for smart city programs
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amazon
civic affairs
real estate
affordability
housing
hq
rent
seattle
zillow
New study shows how Amazons growth has impacted Seattle rents
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apple
civic affairs
amazon
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hq
mayor
seattle
tim burgess
Seattle mayors love letter to Amazon: We have no intention of swiping left on you
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carnegie mellon
civic affairs
geekwire hq
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journalism
pittsburgh
tech
GeekWire HQ2 revealed: Were heading to Pittsburgh to cover its postindustrial renaissance and innovation economy
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alphabet
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google
sidewalk labs
sidewalk toronto
smart cities
Alphabet vs Amazon: Sidewalk Labs CEO says HQ2 vision wont even be close to Googles Toronto plan
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email
privacy
seattle information technology
security
sit
Seattle IT department accidentally releases nearly two months of emails from city employees
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jenny durkan
mayor
politics
seattle
tech
Mayor Jenny Durkan: Seattle is and always will be the city that invents the future
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cary moon
internet
municipal broadband
politics
tech
Cary Moon will pursue cityowned internet if elected Seattle mayor because it is an equity issue
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amazon
civic innovation
cities
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hq
nick hanauer
politics
the playbook
One of Amazons earliest investors has this advice for winning HQ2 city
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alphabet
civic innovation
google
quayside
sidewalk labs
sidewalk toronto
toronto
Can the tech industry create more affordable cities Google parent Alphabet is betting yes
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amazon
civic innovation
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hq
politics
seattle
tech
Amazon sets meeting with Seattle officials in effort to improve relationship with its hometown
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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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tech
Amazon HQ2: Mayors from 7 major North American cities give us their pitches as RFP deadline looms
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accessibility
civic affairs
cyrus habib
politics
tech
washington
Tech helped Cyrus Habib get to Washingtons secondhighest office and new innovations hold even more promise for the blind
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amazon
cities
margaret omara
tech
uw
Tech companies are provoking more ire by moving out of the suburbs and into cities says urban history expert
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corporations
politics
republicans
tax reform
taxes
tech
Tech industry cheers GOP tax overhaul
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amazon
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business
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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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pittsburgh
tech
uber
When Big Tech comes to town: Pittsburgh tries to repair Uber deal and apply lessons to Amazon bid
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facebook
fake news
google
politics
russia
senate
tech hearings
twitter
Facebook Twitter and Google cant say how farreaching Russian political influence is on their platforms
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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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center for american entrepreneurship
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fortune
immigration
startup visa
Immigrants and their children founded 43 of last years Fortune 500 companies startup lobby finds
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amazon
civic affairs
automation
hq
jenny durkan
politics
seattle
selfdriving cars
Seattle mayoral candidate Jenny Durkan says citys focus on Amazon HQ2 is missing the big story
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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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hq
mayor
politics
seattle
Can Seattles next mayor build a bridge to the tech community Clues from each candidates take on Amazon HQ2
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hb visa
immigration
tahmina watson
tech
Seismic shift in H1B visa program could mean trouble for tech
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facebook
google
meddling
politics
russia
twitter
Facebook Google and Twitter waffle on push to bring transparency to political ads on social media
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microsoft
brad smith
daca
dreamers
immigration
politics
trump
Report: Tech titans are forming a coalition to lobby Congress on behalf of Dreamers
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cary moon
jenny durkan
politics
seattle mayor
Seattle mayoral candidate Cary Moon wants a modernday welcome wagon for tech workers
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nancy pelosi
suzan delbene
tech
women
Nancy Pelosi says this could be our moment to crack down on sexual harassment
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facebook
hackathon
machine learning
At Facebook hackathon engineers combine Seattle data with machine learning to solve civic issues
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geekwire hq
GeekWire HQ2 deadline approaches: Apply to host Americas scrappiest tech news site in your city
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Its official: Jenny Durkan will be Seattles next mayor as Cary Moon concedes election
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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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ai
artificial intelligence
cantwell
civic affairs
politics
tech
Sen Cantwell and other policymakers want to create a federal committee to grapple with the coming AI revolution