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

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

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

QA: 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

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

The procrastinators lastminute guide to the Seattle mayoral race

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The internets top lobby joins legal crusade against net neutrality repeal

Alphabet vs Amazon: Sidewalk Labs CEO says HQ2 vision wont even be close to Googles Toronto plan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tech industry cheers GOP tax overhaul

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

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

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

Seismic shift in H1B visa program could mean trouble for tech

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

Judge blocks Seattles new income tax on the rich

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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