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Tech industry warns US immigration policy hurts American competitiveness in AI

Tech concentration in big cities is growing leaving rural America behind study finds

CityBldr will start buying homes in Seattle taking on Zillow Redfin Opendoor with a twist

Howard Schultz hires former Instagram analytics chief looks to build tech team in advance of possible White House bid

FAQ: Everything you need to know about Seattles proposed Amazon tax before Mondays vote

Pandemic threatens dominance of superstar tech cities creating uncertain future for innovation hubs

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

The case against Amazon: Why the tech giant is facing antitrust scrutiny on two continents

Smart commute startup Luum steps out of the shadows with big partnerships and expansion plans

Seattle IT department cuts 14 jobs in major reorganization to foster innovation

Tax Amazon activists introduce petition for initiative to raise 300Myear for affordable housing

Seattle Police Foundation raises money from tech industry for equipment training civic programs

Zipcar Uber and 13 other transportation tech companies establish vision for future cities with Pittsburgh and Paris

House antitrust chair troubled by tech hearing sends letters demanding clarity from Amazon Facebook and Google

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Picturing black holes Cloud City Tech Meetup and classic arcade games

You asked well answer: Vote on which question about homelessness you want us to investigate

Microsofts Brad Smith calls for action after New Zealand attacks: Words alone are not enough

Democrats slam consolidation and power in Big Tech during presidential debate

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

Pandemic threatens dominance of superstar tech cities creating new uncertainty for innovation hubs

Microsoft defends bid for 10B Pentagon cloud contract amid criticism over government use of technology

TMobile and Sprint sell Senate subcommittee on merits of merger

What 60 Minutes didnt say about Amazon and Seattles homelessness crisis

Microsoft to host Seattle summit on highspeed rail connecting Pacific Northwest cities

Scooter startups hit roadblocks as cities get smarter about new forms of transportation

Washington states attempt at data privacy regulation passes key milestone

Washington state greenlights delivery robots on sidewalks

Axon rolls out police body cameras with livestreaming capability

Police body camera maker Axon bans facial recognition tech over serious concerns about bias

Uber CEO expects selfdriving cars to start picking up passengers in 18 months Flying cars 57 years

Seattle entrepreneur stirs up controversy with new candidatevetting tool Alignvote

Bots are responsible for twothirds of links shared on Twitter Pew Research finds

Why Seattles plan to bring Intersection WiFi kiosks and bus stop makeovers stalled

Nearly 100 scholars and urbanists urge HQ2 cities to collectively reject Amazons call for incentives

Californias new law mandating women on corporate boards could be a model for other states

Microsoft seeks to narrow data divide as information is consolidated among a few companies and countries

As cities battle feds over 5G rollout tech leaders worry Seattle will lag behind in new wireless race

Amazon Facebook and other big companies to attend a White House AI summit Thursday

Affordable housing campaign raises 488M from Microsoft Amazon Ballmers and others to combat homelessness in Seattle region

Washington state data privacy bill passes in Senate

Federal governments 350B small business relief fund runs out of money in less than 2 weeks

A new era for data privacy: How Californias law is impacting companies in Seattle and beyond

Homelessness and employment: What the numbers say about jobs the economy and housing

Good news for startups Congress strikes deal to replenish small business relief fund with 310B

Microsoft Reddit Twitter others urge federal court to block Trumps public charge immigration rule

Microsoft calls for government regulation of facial recognition technology

Documents reveal Microsoft pitched facial recognition tech to drug enforcement feds

As net neutrality officially ends heres what you need to know about whats next

Portland unveils draft ordinance that bans government use of facial recognition tech

ExMicrosoft managers launch Opportunity Zone fund courting tech investors for real estate projects in lowincome neighborhoods