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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The procrastinators lastminute guide to the Seattle mayoral race

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The internets top lobby joins legal crusade against net neutrality repeal

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

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

New study shows how Amazons growth has impacted Seattle rents

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

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

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

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