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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Foreign entrepreneurs can apply for temporary US residency under startup visa after court win by investor group

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

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

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

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

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

Seismic shift in H1B visa program could mean trouble for tech

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

The internets top lobby joins legal crusade against net neutrality repeal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

With DACA clock ticking tech community rallies behind Dreamers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tech industry cheers GOP tax overhaul

This has not happened before: Tech historian on Trump social media and an unprecedented moment in American history

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

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

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

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

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

You cant wash your hands of this Watch a top University of Washington professor sound off on Facebook and Russia

New study shows how Amazons growth has impacted Seattle rents

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

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

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

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