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

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

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

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

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

Judge blocks Seattles new income tax on the rich

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seattle mayoral candidate wants a modernday welcome wagon for tech workers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

With DACA clock ticking tech community rallies behind Dreamers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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