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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seismic shift in H1B visa program could mean trouble for tech

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

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

The procrastinators lastminute guide to the Seattle mayoral race

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tech industry cheers GOP tax overhaul

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

New study shows how Amazons growth has impacted Seattle rents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seattle mayoral candidate wants a modernday welcome wagon for tech workers

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

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

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

Judge blocks Seattles new income tax on the rich

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