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

US Justice Department launches sweeping antitrust probe into top US tech companies

GeekWire Podcast: Amazons real HQ2 Iowa caucus tech fallout augmented reality at the ballpark

Controversial Seattle head tax may head south: Silicon Valley cities weigh tax on tech giants

Microsoft and DOJ ask Supreme Court to dismiss case involving customers overseas data

At odds with Seattle on head tax Paul Allens Vulcan builds tinyhouse village to shelter homeless people

Google sees big things in Toronto and Sidewalk Labs CEO says Amazon might too

FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra on Big Techs antitrust reckoning and implications for investors

Meet the TrashBot: CleanRobotics is using machine learning to keep recycling from going to waste

Tableau employees hold rally in Seattle ask leadership to sever ties with ICE and CBP

United Nations CITO believes tech can solve some of the worlds biggest challenges if the private sector steps up

Rep DelBene of Washington takes another swing at federal privacy protections

Airports and airlines embrace facial recognition technology amid debate over privacy and bias

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

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

Where Microsoft draws the line on selling facial recognition tech to government agencies

Bill Gates: Breaking up Big Tech isnt the answer

Amazon bans police use of facial recognition software for one year amid protests

At odds with city on head tax Paul Allens Vulcan is building a tinyhouse village to shelter homeless people

Why Microsoft is backing a major tax hike on itself and Amazon

Why Filld shut down mobile fueling in Seattle as it wrestles with fire marshals across the country

Meet Derek Kilmer the rep from Washington state in charge of modernizing Congress

Election officials mark successful mobile voting pilot in Seattle area security experts still skeptical

Race to the GDPR finish line: How US tech companies are preparing for Europes stringent new privacy law

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

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

Steve and Connie Ballmer commit 59M to case management software to help vulnerable kids

Seattle entrepreneur stirs up controversy with new candidatevetting tool Alignvote

Broadband automation privacy top tech industrys priorities for Biden after controlling pandemic

Uber reportedly considering Bird or Lime acquisition to grow micromobility business

Can the tech industry create more affordable cities Google parent Alphabet is betting yes

Shareholders pressure Amazon to stop selling facial recognition technology to law enforcement

Tech avoids steepest job losses as US unemployment reaches historic peak of 147

New H1B visa rules take effect April 1 changing how tech companies hire international talent

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

NY startup Intersection wants to retrofit Seattle bus stops with WiFi kiosks that serve up ads

Seattlearea tech workers earn 279Kyear on average in total compensation according to new BLS data

Sen Cantwell and other policymakers want to create a federal committee to grapple with the coming AI revolution

Amazons 145M fails to upend Seattle City Council but tech giant wins small victories

CityBldr raises 43M ahead of expansion and launch of its property flipping business

Emboldened by election day victory new Seattle City Council launches next challenge to Amazon

Breaking: Judge blocks Microsoft from working on Pentagons 10B JEDI contract pending Amazons lawsuit

Startup stimulus How logjams and ethics are impacting federal loans for tech companies

Cantwell report warns that Google and Facebook are killing local journalism as CEOs testify at Senate

Cities across the US compete for GeekWire HQ2: Check out pics and highlights from the proposals

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

Unimpressed by the Uncarrier: TMobile is latest Seattlearea target for Elizabeth Warren

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

Seattle mayor forms student internship program with Amazon Expedia and other employers

Microsoft adds 250 million to Seattle housing pledge bringing total commitment to 750M