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axon
law enforcement
police
politics
How technology is trying to address bias in policing and why experts say it wont be enough
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big tech
internet bill of rights
politics
regulation
Democrats draft an Internet Bill of Rights to regulate Big Tech
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portland
facial recognition
Facial recognition video surveillance highlight new privacy resolution passed by Portland lawmakers
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congress
coronavirus
covid
economy
politics
stimulus
How the 2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package impacts startups
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alphabet
cities
google
quayside
sidewalk labs
sidewalk toronto
smart cities
Alphabets Sidewalk Labs reveals plans for Toronto innovation district featuring lightup streets and timber towers
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microsoft
cloud act
data
privacy
supreme court
Microsoft and DOJ ask Supreme Court to dismiss case involving customers overseas data
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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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amazon
civic innovation
antitrust
competition
politics
regulation
House antitrust chair troubled by tech hearing sends letters demanding clarity from Amazon Facebook and Google
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activism
climate change
environment
More than 900 Amazon employees plan climate change walkout in solidarity with youth activists
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amazon
civic innovation
lobbying
politics
seattle chamber
seattle city council
Amazon gives 200K to Seattle Chamber political action committee ahead of City Council elections
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bernie sanders
city council
politics
seattle
Bernie Sanders slams Amazon over hometown political spending as Seattle elections become a national issue
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fcc
internet
net neutrality
regulation
tech
washington
As net neutrality repeal becomes official here is where Washington states open internet fight stands
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civic innovation
axon
law enforcement
police
privacy
Axon to add automatic license plate readers to police car systems
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civic innovation
cities
innovation
iot
smart cities
How consumer technology is driving smart cities
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civic innovation
intersection
link
seattle
sidewalk labs
smart cities
NY startup Intersection wants to retrofit Seattle bus stops with WiFi kiosks that serve up ads
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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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microsoft
facial recognition
law enforcement
protest
Documents reveal Microsoft pitched facial recognition tech to drug enforcement feds
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amazon
civic innovation
google
lobbying
politics
tech
Amazon lobbying spending jumped 16 in 2017 as tech titans ramped up efforts to influence federal policy
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civic innovation
cities
economy
milken institute
Amazons HQ2 picks are conspicuously absent from Americas 10 bestperforming cities list
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cloud tech
aws
cloud
department of homeland security
dhs
immigration
DHS moving biometric screening system to Amazon Web Services amid debate over government tech
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amazon
cities
geekwire
headquarters
hq
GeekWire HQ2 search narrows to 4 finalists: Heres your chance to vote on our second city
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education
facial recognition
realnetworks
rob glaser
safr
schools
tech
Safety over privacy RealNetworks to offer free facial recognition technology to K12 schools
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cities
coronavirus
covid
san francisco
seattle
talent
Pandemic threatens dominance of superstar tech cities creating new uncertainty for innovation hubs
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civic innovation
data
politics
privacy
regulation
washington
Data privacy regulations fail in Washington state legislature
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civic innovation
jay inslee
politics
Inslee pins presidential aspirations on climate issues betting on science as he announces bid for nations highest office
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civic innovation
Seattle mayor explains strategy behind tech blitz after visiting Apple Expedia Amazon in one week
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amazon
civic innovation
delivery
ecommerce
legislature
personal delivery devices
robots
Washington state greenlights delivery robots on sidewalks
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civic innovation
brad smith
code conference
immigration
microsoft
politics
tech
trump
Microsofts Brad Smith fears these 3 things will happen under Trump administration this summer
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amazon
civic innovation
denver
hq
jobs
Amazon is doubling its Denver workforce continuing to grow in HQ2 runnerup cities
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civic innovation
blockchain
data
facial recognition
politics
privacy
regulation
washington
Washington state wants to regulate artificial intelligence as Microsoft lobbies for new rules
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civic innovation
donations
politics
seattle
tech
Here are the presidential candidates that Seattle tech workers are backing ahead of WA states historic primary
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civic innovation
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 innovation
startups
democracy live
elections
liveballot
omniballot
politics
voting
Democracy Live raises 45M to grow cloudbased ballot platform
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coronavirus
covid
economy
jobs
unemployment
Washington state unemployment claims jump 75 as startups brace for slowdown
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amazon
civic innovation
microsoft
affordability
homelessness
housing
Affordable housing campaign raises 488M from Microsoft Amazon Ballmers and others to combat homelessness in Seattle region
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amazon
civic innovation
podcasts
antitrust
big tech
competition
The case against Amazon: Why the tech giant is facing antitrust scrutiny on two continents
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homelessness
housing
politics
sawant
seattle
taxes
washington
Officials in Seattle and Washington state clash over business tax to address homelessness crisis
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amazon
civic innovation
city council
head tax
politics
seattle
Amazon quietly works to reshape politics in its hometown after going to battle with Seattle officials
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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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amazon
civic innovation
city council
politics
seattle
Activists and politicians protest Amazon spending on Seattle elections: The country is watching
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civic innovation
Tech companies are doubling down on family leave to improve recruiting and diversity
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civic innovation
cities
city council
durkan
homelessness
innovation
politics
seattle
traffic
transportation
Seattle mayor forming council of tech leaders seeking solutions to the regions growing pains
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amazon
civic innovation
aclu
facial recognition
law enforcement
police
rekognition
tech
Shareholders ACLU urge Amazon to stop selling facial recognition software to police ahead of event at tech giants HQ
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civic innovation
amazon
jeff bezos
media
news
tech
washington post
Washington Post profitable and growing for two years under Jeff Bezos ownership
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transportation
labor
law
politics
portable benefits
uber
washington
work
Uber CEO Seattle investor and labor leader call for portable benefits in Washington state
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amazon
civic innovation
joe biden
Amazon fires back at Joe Biden on Twitter over corporate taxes: We pay every penny we owe
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carnegie mellon
civic affairs
geekwire hq
headquarters
journalism
pittsburgh
tech
GeekWire HQ2 revealed: Were heading to Pittsburgh to cover its postindustrial renaissance and innovation economy
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civic innovation
microsoft
brad smith
facial recognition
Where Microsoft draws the line on selling facial recognition tech to government agencies
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amazon
civic innovation
antitrust
bezos
competition
politics
regulation
Documents unearthed by Congress offer new window into Amazons war against onetime rival
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civic innovation
andrew yang
politics
Tech entrepreneur and presidential candidate Andrew Yang is holding rally in Seattle Friday