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Tech industry cheers GOP tax overhaul

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

Judge blocks Seattles new income tax on the rich

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

With DACA clock ticking tech community rallies behind Dreamers

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

The procrastinators lastminute guide to the Seattle mayoral race

New study shows how Amazons growth has impacted Seattle rents

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

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

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

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

The internets top lobby joins legal crusade against net neutrality repeal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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