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Officials in Seattle and Washington state clash over business tax to address homelessness crisis
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california
housing
Blokable expands to California in new chapter for the innovative multifamily housing developer
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renton
Counting votes: Inside look at how King County uses tech to tally ballots as voter turnout surges
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TLDR: Seattle repeals Amazon Tax ATT and Time Warner deal approved the biggest games at E3
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Inside the Tech to Protect hackathon that aims to help emergency responders with new technology
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washington
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Washington state legislators pass law restricting noncompete agreements
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ExMicrosoft managers launch Opportunity Zone fund courting tech investors for real estate projects in lowincome neighborhoods
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smart cities
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university of washington
University of Washington researchers develop app to reduce clashes between cars and pedestrians
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politics
Video: Amazon PR chief Jay Carney on deposing Trump worker conditions and political flak
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smart cities
Google sees big things in Toronto and Sidewalk Labs CEO says Amazon might too
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Alphabet vs Amazon: Sidewalk Labs CEO says HQ2 vision wont even be close to Googles Toronto plan
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competition
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regulation
Heres what Jeff Bezos revealed about the antitrust case against Amazon during unwieldy tech hearing
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startups
clean energy
levelten energy
renewable energy
starbucks
Starbucks taps Seattle startup LevelTen in firstofitskind clean energy deal
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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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Judge overturns Trump administrations delay of Obamaera startup visa siding with investor group
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seattle
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Seattle City Council tables proposed Amazon Tax to comply with open meeting rules under shutdown
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facial recognition
law enforcement
police
rekognition
Amazon challenges ACLU study on facial recognition tech and police
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accessibility
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cyrus habib
politics
tech
washington
Tech helped Cyrus Habib get to Washingtons secondhighest office and new innovations hold even more promise for the blind
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climate change
gov jay inslee
politics
Presidential hopeful Inslee calls states innovation economy a model for the other Washington
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amazon
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andrew yang
bernie sanders
politics
Amazon singled out in Democratic debates again
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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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cities
new york
politics
seattle
Seattle officials visit New York with warnings about Amazon: They thought they could bury us
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politics
trump
work
President Trump plans restrictions on skilled work visas used by tech and other industries
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seattle
Amazons future in Seattle uncertain as neighboring city looks more and more like HQ2
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microsoft
department of defense
jedi
pentagon
Microsoft slams Amazons latest protest over Pentagon cloud contract as a way to avoid the consequences of its own bad business decisions
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biden
politics
seattle
Protestors aim to block Amazons bid on Biden as executive hosts Seattle fundraiser for the candidate
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microsoft
cities
homelessness
housing
philanthropy
seattle
Microsoft adds 250 million to Seattle housing pledge bringing total commitment to 750M
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immigration
uscis
New H1B visa rules take effect April 1 changing how tech companies hire foreignborn talent
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immigration
outsourcing
talent
tech
US immigration authorities target outsourcing firms in new H1B visa memo
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Seattle mayor explains strategy behind tech blitz after visiting Apple Expedia Amazon in one week
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sprint
tmobile
TMobile and Sprint sell Senate subcommittee on merits of merger
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amazon employees
campaign contributions
jeff bezos
politics
Amazon employees donate the most money to these political candidates and issues
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atlanta
georgia
headquarters
hq
jacob oster
Amazon registers lobbyist in Georgia sparking rumors about Atlantas HQ2 chances
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cascadia
cascadia venture accelerator network
cvan
cyrus habib
innovation
tech
Cascadia rising: New group aims to help Pacific NW rival Silicon Valley as unified innovation hub
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real estate
environment
green canopy
housing
portland
seattle
Why this sustainabilityfocused real estate developer is taking a cue from Steve Jobs
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corporations
politics
republicans
tax reform
taxes
tech
Tech industry cheers GOP tax overhaul
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downtown seattle association
housing
seattle
Downtown Seattle Association CEO: Tech industry unfairly blamed for housing crisis
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tech moves
government
inslee
joseph williams
pnnl
research
Washington governors tech guru Joseph Williams leaves to run Pacific Northwest National Laboratorys Seattle office
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antitrust
biden
congress
delbene
politics
privacy
rural broadband
QA: Rep DelBene on data privacy rural broadband and the Biden administrations tech agenda
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politics
tax credit
taxes
tech
telecommuting
telework
washington
Employers in Washington state could get up to 20K in tax credits for employees who telecommute
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brookings institute
noncompete
study
tech
workers
Tech workforce expert dives deep on noncompete contracts offering 4 policy recommendations in new report
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facebook
mark zuckerberg
regulation
social media
Most Americans think tech giants should be regulated like banks but doubt the government can get it done survey finds
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microsoft
entrepreneur
environment
startups
Microsoft launches entrepreneurship program to support startups tackling societal challenges
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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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alexandria ocasiocortez
facial recognition
politics
rekognition
AOC vs Amazon: Alexandria OcasioCortez warns of bias in tech giants facial detection tech
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business
ceo
marilyn strickland
politics
seattle
seattle chamber
Seattle Chamber of Commerce names former Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland as CEO
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TLDR Editors Picks: How Tech is Changing Seattle
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microsoft
cascadia
highspeed train
seattle
transportation
vancouver
Microsoft pledges 300K to study highspeed train linking SeattleVancouver BC in under an hour
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blockchain
cryptocurrency
Washington regulators want to turn around states perceived bad rep on blockchain and cryptocurrency
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transportation
autonomous vehicles
lyft
paris
peduto
pittsburgh
selfdriving cars
smart cities
uber
zipcar
Zipcar Uber and 13 other transportation tech companies establish vision for future cities with Pittsburgh and Paris