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Amazon gives 350K to group supporting Jenny Durkan for Seattle mayor its biggest local political contribution ever

Facebook Twitter and Google grapple with a new reality as Russia revelations continue to mount

Seattle mayoral candidate wants a modernday welcome wagon for tech workers

Judge overturns Trump administrations delay of Obamaera startup visa siding with investor group

Internet Association a powerful Silicon Valley lobby is opening an office in Seattle

Can tech and government innovate together for social good Inside a new effort to change the tide

Watch: Seattle mayoral candidates Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan face off in debate

The procrastinators lastminute guide to the Seattle mayoral race

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

The internets top lobby joins legal crusade against net neutrality repeal

New water taxi pilot project will connect cities across Seattles Lake Washington funded by developer seeking to land big tech tenant

You cant wash your hands of this Watch University of Washington computer science chair sound off on Facebook and Russia

Washington state leaders announce firstofitskind plan to defend net neutrality for constituents

Nancy Pelosi says this may be our moment to crack down on sexual harassment

As tensions rise in booming Seattle tech industry steps up civic engagement

Cities across the US compete for GeekWire HQ2: Check out pics and highlights from the proposals

Sen Cantwell and Rep DelBene seek 220Myear in federal funding for smart city programs

New study shows how Amazons growth has impacted Seattle rents

Seattle mayors love letter to Amazon: We have no intention of swiping left on you

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

Alphabet vs Amazon: Sidewalk Labs CEO says HQ2 vision wont even be close to Googles Toronto plan

Seattle IT department accidentally releases nearly two months of emails from city employees

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

Cary Moon will pursue cityowned internet if elected Seattle mayor because it is an equity issue

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

Can the tech industry create more affordable cities Google parent Alphabet is betting yes

Amazon sets meeting with Seattle officials in effort to improve relationship with its hometown

Watch live: Seattle mayoral candidates Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan face off in debate

Amazon HQ2: Mayors from 7 major North American cities give us their pitches as RFP deadline looms

Tech helped Cyrus Habib get to Washingtons secondhighest office and new innovations hold even more promise for the blind

Tech companies are provoking more ire by moving out of the suburbs and into cities says urban history expert

Tech industry cheers GOP tax overhaul

Seattle head tax on top businesses fails narrowly but several lawmakers want to revive it next year

When Big Tech comes to town: Pittsburgh tries to repair Uber deal and apply lessons to Amazon bid

Facebook Twitter and Google cant say how farreaching Russian political influence is on their platforms

With DACA clock ticking tech community rallies behind Dreamers

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

Seattle mayoral candidate Jenny Durkan says citys focus on Amazon HQ2 is missing the big story

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

Can Seattles next mayor build a bridge to the tech community Clues from each candidates take on Amazon HQ2

Seismic shift in H1B visa program could mean trouble for tech

Facebook Google and Twitter waffle on push to bring transparency to political ads on social media

Report: Tech titans are forming a coalition to lobby Congress on behalf of Dreamers

Seattle mayoral candidate Cary Moon wants a modernday welcome wagon for tech workers

Nancy Pelosi says this could be our moment to crack down on sexual harassment

At Facebook hackathon engineers combine Seattle data with machine learning to solve civic issues

GeekWire HQ2 deadline approaches: Apply to host Americas scrappiest tech news site in your city

Its official: Jenny Durkan will be Seattles next mayor as Cary Moon concedes election

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

Sen Cantwell and other policymakers want to create a federal committee to grapple with the coming AI revolution