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Tech company Chef wont renew US immigration contracts changing course amid employee activism

Bill Gates: Breaking up Big Tech isnt the answer

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

Trump issues executive order banning transactions with TikTok parent ByteDance in 45 days

Does the US need a new social contract Dems call Trump a symptom of the real threat to our republic

Blokable expands to California in new chapter for the innovative multifamily housing developer

Washington state authorizes mobile fueling legislator calls it timely as residents practice social distancing

In Seattle visit presidential hopeful Andrew Yang calls on Amazon to admit job loss from automation

GeekWire Calendar Picks: CES set to exhibit the latest on 5G AI and more

Trump calls for 5G and even 6G wireless tech as TMobile and Sprint seek merger approval

Tech industrys cavalier and arrogant attitude foments backlash but started long before Trump top execs say

Potential presidential hopeful Howard Schultz was an innovator in business but in politics hes a traditionalist

Seismic shift in H1B visa program could mean trouble for tech

Complaints from bikeshare workers reflect new reality for labor force that powers sharing economy

Amal and George Clooney partner with Microsoft on app to improve criminal justice oversight worldwide

Why this early Amazon investor is backing an effort to shake up the Seattle City Council

Surprise delivery: Amazon HQ receives 150k signatures urging company to stop selling facial recognition software to cops

Amazon passes French digital tax on to sellers as Trump admin investigates toll on tech industry

Tools and Weapons at the GeekWire Summit: Hear Microsoft President Brad Smith on techs big issues

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

Ventec and GM 2 months later: How a startup took on the ventilator shortage and where it stands now

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

Antitrust hearing with CEOs of Amazon Apple Facebook Google will likely be delayed

Seattle awards 320000 to nonprofits working to improve technology access

Warren denounces Amazon for trying to tilt the Seattle City Council elections with 145M

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

Amazon hires Washington DC economic development lead in charge of HQ2 courtship

Washington governors tech guru Joseph Williams leaves to run Pacific Northwest National Laboratorys Seattle office

As Amazon moves major team out of Seattle mayor of neighboring city celebrates Bellevue Prime

Housing markets across the country show dire warning signs in West Coast tech hubs its worse

Microsofts Brad Smith fears these 3 things will happen under Trump administration this summer

Activists and politicians protest Amazon spending on Seattle elections: The country is watching

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

Seattle mayor taps Saad Bashir for Chief Technology Officer

Officials in Seattle and Washington state clash over business tax to address homelessness crisis

Safety over privacy RealNetworks to offer free facial recognition technology to K12 schools

Can Amazon really depose Trump Explaining the tech giants rare legal move in 10B cloud dispute

FTC launches technology task force as feds home in on Big Tech and privacy

Tacoma courts Seattle tech companies and other businesses with No Head Tax Here pitch

Amazon hires lobbyist with Trump ties amid contentious Pentagon cloud contest

Mysterious Oregon startup Azevtec raises 8M for selfdriving zeroemission vehicle systems

Amazon Microsoft Zillow and more tech giants join Innovation Council to address Seattle challenges

The internets top lobby joins legal crusade against net neutrality repeal

This app shows your friends voting history and makes it easy to nudge them to get to the polls

Seattle officials visit New York with warnings about Amazon: They thought they could bury us

This Seattle startup is giving Election Day off to its 200 employees to vote and celebrate democracy

Amazon claps back at Elizabeth Warren over claims of anticompetitive behavior

Wealthy tech tycoons funnel gains into lowincome Opportunity Zones under new tax law

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

Jeff Bezos education philanthropy starts hiring for first tuitionfree preschool in Seattle area