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Tech company Chef wont renew US immigration contracts changing course amid employee activism
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antitrust
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Bill Gates: Breaking up Big Tech isnt the answer
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Federal governments 350B small business relief fund runs out of money in less than 2 weeks
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tiktok
trump
Trump issues executive order banning transactions with TikTok parent ByteDance in 45 days
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marilyn strickland
mark warner
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nick hanauer
politics
seattle
tech
Does the US need a new social contract Dems call Trump a symptom of the real threat to our republic
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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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booster fuels
legislature
mobile fueling
politics
washington
Washington state authorizes mobile fueling legislator calls it timely as residents practice social distancing
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amazon
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andrew yang
politics
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In Seattle visit presidential hopeful Andrew Yang calls on Amazon to admit job loss from automation
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startups
GeekWire Calendar Picks: CES set to exhibit the latest on 5G AI and more
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tmobile
trump
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Trump calls for 5G and even 6G wireless tech as TMobile and Sprint seek merger approval
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donald trump
john stanton
politics
rich barton
tech
Tech industrys cavalier and arrogant attitude foments backlash but started long before Trump top execs say
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howard schultz
politics
president
starbucks
trump
Potential presidential hopeful Howard Schultz was an innovator in business but in politics hes a traditionalist
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hb visa
immigration
tahmina watson
tech
Seismic shift in H1B visa program could mean trouble for tech
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gig economy
labor
ofo
sharing economy
tech
uber
work
Complaints from bikeshare workers reflect new reality for labor force that powers sharing economy
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brad smith
clooney foundation
court
justice
Amal and George Clooney partner with Microsoft on app to improve criminal justice oversight worldwide
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amazon
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city council
elections
madrona
politics
seattle
tom alberg
Why this early Amazon investor is backing an effort to shake up the Seattle City Council
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facial recognition
government
law enforcement
police
rekognition
surveillance
Surprise delivery: Amazon HQ receives 150k signatures urging company to stop selling facial recognition software to cops
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europe
france
politics
regulation
tariffs
taxes
trump
Amazon passes French digital tax on to sellers as Trump admin investigates toll on tech industry
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brad smith
summit
Tools and Weapons at the GeekWire Summit: Hear Microsoft President Brad Smith on techs big issues
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pittsburgh
tech
uber
When Big Tech comes to town: Pittsburgh tries to repair Uber deal and apply lessons to Amazon bid
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healthlife sciences
coronavirus
covid
ventec
ventilators
Ventec and GM 2 months later: How a startup took on the ventilator shortage and where it stands now
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alphabet
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google
sidewalk labs
sidewalk toronto
smart cities
Alphabet vs Amazon: Sidewalk Labs CEO says HQ2 vision wont even be close to Googles Toronto plan
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antitrust
competition
congress
politics
Antitrust hearing with CEOs of Amazon Apple Facebook Google will likely be delayed
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digital equity
seattle
technology matching fund
Seattle awards 320000 to nonprofits working to improve technology access
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amazon
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city council
jayapal
politics
seattle
warren
Warren denounces Amazon for trying to tilt the Seattle City Council elections with 145M
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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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amazon
civic innovation
amazon hq
brian kenner
economic development
politics
Amazon hires Washington DC economic development lead in charge of HQ2 courtship
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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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amazon
civic innovation
bellevue
politics
seattle
As Amazon moves major team out of Seattle mayor of neighboring city celebrates Bellevue Prime
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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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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
city council
politics
seattle
Activists and politicians protest Amazon spending on Seattle elections: The country is watching
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ai
artificial intelligence
politics
white house
Amazon Facebook and other big companies to attend a White House AI summit Thursday
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saad bashir
seattle
seattle it
Seattle mayor taps Saad Bashir for Chief Technology Officer
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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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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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amazon
civic innovation
cloud
jedi
politics
trump
Can Amazon really depose Trump Explaining the tech giants rare legal move in 10B cloud dispute
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big tech
politics
regulation
FTC launches technology task force as feds home in on Big Tech and privacy
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amazon
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head tax
Tacoma courts Seattle tech companies and other businesses with No Head Tax Here pitch
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cloud tech
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aws
jedi
politics
trump
Amazon hires lobbyist with Trump ties amid contentious Pentagon cloud contest
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startups
autonomous vehicles
azevtec
selfdriving cars
Mysterious Oregon startup Azevtec raises 8M for selfdriving zeroemission vehicle systems
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cities
durkan
homelessness
politics
seattle
zillow
Amazon Microsoft Zillow and more tech giants join Innovation Council to address Seattle challenges
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fcc
ia
internet association
net neutrality
open internet
The internets top lobby joins legal crusade against net neutrality repeal
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app
politics
votewithme
voting
This app shows your friends voting history and makes it easy to nudge them to get to the polls
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amazon
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amazon hq
cities
new york
politics
seattle
Seattle officials visit New York with warnings about Amazon: They thought they could bury us
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startups
election day
outreach
politics
voting
This Seattle startup is giving Election Day off to its 200 employees to vote and celebrate democracy
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amazon
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antitrust
big tech
elizabeth warren
politics
regulation
Amazon claps back at Elizabeth Warren over claims of anticompetitive behavior
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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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jenny durkan
mayor
politics
seattle
tech
Mayor Jenny Durkan: Seattle is and always will be the city that invents the future
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amazon
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day fund
education
jeff bezos
philanthropy
Jeff Bezos education philanthropy starts hiring for first tuitionfree preschool in Seattle area