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

InnovatePGH initiative launches in effort to make Pittsburgh a worldclass tech hub with a new innovation district

Seattle tech leaders endorse former US attorney Jenny Durkan calling for a mayor who can keep up with everchanging city

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

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

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 a top University of Washington professor sound off on Facebook and Russia

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

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

FCC repeals net neutrality protections after dramatic pause to investigate security threat

Judge blocks Seattles new income tax on the rich

Senate abandons plan to tax stock options at vesting after backlash from the tech industry

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

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

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

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

Google sees big things in Toronto and Sidewalk Labs CEO says Amazon might too

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

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

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

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

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

With DACA clock ticking tech community rallies behind Dreamers

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

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

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

The procrastinators lastminute guide to the Seattle mayoral race

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

Political skills in highdemand at tech companies in Seattle New York and San Francisco

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

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

Washington AG Bob Ferguson talks Trump reining in Big Tech and rumors of a gubernatorial bid

Seattle mayoral candidate wants a modernday welcome wagon for tech workers

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

Bill Gates warns tech giants that a government crackdown may be in their future

Reports: 126M Facebook users saw content from Russian agents around Election Day

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

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

Why Washington AG Bob Ferguson doesnt expect DACA protections to be rolled back

New study shows how Amazons growth has impacted Seattle rents

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

Plot twist: How this startup founder went from writing plays to reshaping US immigration policy

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

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

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

QA: Washington AG Bob Ferguson talks Trump reining in Big Tech and rumors of a gubernatorial bid

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

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

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

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