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Uber CEO expects selfdriving cars to start picking up passengers in 18 months Flying cars 57 years
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city council
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seattle
Seattles upcoming election is inundated with tech money and its not just Amazon
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coronavirus
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inslee
seattle
small businesses
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washington
Washington state launches 5M grant program to help small businesses struggling under shutdown
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fcc
internet
net neutrality
politics
regulation
As net neutrality officially ends heres what you need to know about whats next
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microsoft
bill gates
civic affairs
government
politics
tech
Bill Gates warns tech giants that a government crackdown may be in their future
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homeland security
immigration
international entrepreneur rule
lawsuit
nvca
obama
startup visa
trump
Judge overturns Trump administrations delay of Obamaera startup visa siding with investor group
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christine gregoire
head tax
innovation
mohai
politics
tech
Former Washington Gov Christine Gregoire says Seattle head tax undermines our international and national reputation
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homelessness
paul allen
seattle
shelter
tiny house
vulcan
At odds with city on head tax Paul Allens Vulcan is building a tinyhouse village to shelter homeless people
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antitrust
big tech
congress
politics
privacy
Big Techs big week: Amazon Apple Facebook and Google on the hot seat in Washington DC
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amazon
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facial recognition
government
ice
immigration
law enforcement
Shareholders reject efforts to rein in Amazons sale of facial recognition tech to law enforcement
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apple
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google
microsoft
Big Techs reputation is rising as governments tap the industry in coronavirus response
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amazon hq
cities
talent
Seattleites are most likely to move to these Amazon HQ2 cities does that give them an edge
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startups
apps
law
off the record
startups
Off the Record a startup that helps drivers fight tickets wins dispute brought by traffic attorneys
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noncompete
politics
talent
washington
Washington state Democrats to push for controversial noncompete legislation again
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microsoft
ai
artificial intelligence
brad smith
data
Microsoft launches Open Data Campaign to narrow data divide as information is consolidated
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affordability
innovation advisory council
politics
seattle
Expedia and City of Seattle debut affordability tool born from Innovation Advisory Council project
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durkan
law enforcement
police
protests
seattle
Seattle tech and business leaders form racial justice coalition demand police reforms
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dnc
election
nellwyn thomas
DNCs new tech leader talks about what went wrong in 2016 and how Dems are preparing for 2020
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amazon
civic innovation
antitrust
politics
regulation
New York and California are reportedly joining FTC antitrust probe of Amazon
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microsoft
employee activism
github
ice
immigration
Microsoft and GitHub workers protest ICE contracts in latest demonstration of employee activism
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amazon
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podcasts
antitrust
big tech
competition
The case against Amazon: Why the tech giant is facing antitrust scrutiny on two continents
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cities
equity
gender
melinda gates
women
Melinda Gates nonprofit launches 50M initiative to increase representation of women in tech hubs
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transportation
cities
mobility
Cities wising up to disruptive transportation tech: Why should they use our public right of way to become billionaires
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al gore
climate change
environment
sustainability
Al Gore predicts machine learning and other tech advances will usher in a sustainability revolution
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real estate
blokable
california
housing
Blokable expands to California in new chapter for the innovative multifamily housing developer
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blockchain
elections
politics
voting
Oregon counties test mobile voting allowing overseas citizens to cast ballots using smartphones
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merger
sprint
tmobile
Sprint and TMobile make merger case to House committee pledging to take on cable companies and accelerate 5G
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real estate
affordability
cities
housing
seattle
Housing markets across the country show dire warning signs in West Coast tech hubs its worse
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broadband
cantwell
internet
politics
wireless
Senator Cantwell wants 5G spectrum auction to fund rural broadband expansion
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Tech companies are doubling down on family leave to improve recruiting and diversity
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transportation
aces
autonomous vehicles
bruce agnew
selfdriving cars
Why Seattles neighbor Bellevue is winning the race toward selfdriving cars
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bellevue
internet
seattle
telecom
wireless
As cities battle feds over 5G rollout tech leaders worry Seattle will lag behind in new wireless race
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amazon
civic innovation
andrew yang
bernie sanders
politics
Amazon singled out in both Democratic debates again
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att
homelessness
housing
philanthropy
seattle
With 11M commitment ATT is latest tech company to address Seattles homelessness crisis
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startups
app
campaign contributions
downticket
elections
nimish desai
politics
voting
Seattle startup Downticket helps voters follow elections and support candidates with an app
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elizabeth warren
mergers
politics
sprint
tmobile
wireless carriers
Unimpressed by the Uncarrier: TMobile is latest Seattlearea target for Elizabeth Warren
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civic affairs
fcc
ia
internet association
net neutrality
open internet
The internets top lobby joins legal crusade against net neutrality repeal
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startups
boundless
immigration
Seattle startup Boundless raises 78M to become the onestop shop for legal immigration
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cities
finance
opportunity fund
opportunity zone
politics
real estate
taxes
Wealthy tech tycoons funnel gains into lowincome Opportunity Zones under new tax law
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elections
king county
mobile voting
seattle
security
Election officials mark successful mobile voting pilot in Seattle area security experts still skeptical
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amazon
civic innovation
amazon employees
campaign contributions
jeff bezos
politics
Amazon employees donate the most money to these political candidates and issues
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amazon
civic innovation
business
civic affairs
employee hours tax
head tax
homes tax
seattle
tech
Seattle head tax on top businesses fails narrowly but several lawmakers want to revive it next year
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homelessness
housing
king county
politics
tax
washington
Proposed tax seeks 121M a year from Amazon Microsoft and other big Seattlearea companies to address homelessness
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facebook
google
microsoft
tldr geekwires daily news show
g suite
gmail
google cloud next
imagine cup
satya nadella
smartarm
TLDR: Facebook misses revenue expectations new Gmail coming to businesses AIpowered robotic hand wins Microsoft competition
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head tax
homelessness
housing
marc benioff
politics
salesforce
san francisco
Will San Franciscos business tax for homeless relief succeed where Seattles failed This tech billionaire is fighting for it
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real estate
citybldr
instant offers
redfin
zillow
CityBldr will start buying homes in Seattle taking on Zillow Redfin Opendoor with a twist
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fake news
information
politics
social media
Think more share less: Fake news researchers offer tips to avoid online manipulation
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amazon
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microsoft
cloud
defense department
government
jedi
military
politics
satya nadella
Satya Nadella: Staying out of politics focusing on tech helped Microsoft win Pentagon cloud contract
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civic innovation
cities
internet
intersection
link
seattle
sidewalk labs
smart cities
Why Seattles plan to bring Intersection WiFi kiosks and bus stop makeovers stalled
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city council
elections
lobbying
politics
seattle
Washington tech industry works to influence critical Seattle election as top trade group endorses candidates for first time