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education
jeff bezos
philanthropy
Jeff Bezos education philanthropy starts hiring for first tuitionfree preschool in Seattle area
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antitrust
big tech
doj
politics
regulation
US Justice Department launches sweeping antitrust probe into top US tech companies
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augmented reality
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politics
GeekWire Podcast: Amazons real HQ2 Iowa caucus tech fallout augmented reality at the ballpark
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head tax
politics
Controversial Seattle head tax may head south: Silicon Valley cities weigh tax on tech giants
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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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homelessness
paul allen
seattle
shelter
tiny house
vulcan
At odds with Seattle on head tax Paul Allens Vulcan builds tinyhouse village to shelter homeless people
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alphabet
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google
sidewalk labs
sidewalk toronto
smart cities
Google sees big things in Toronto and Sidewalk Labs CEO says Amazon might too
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podcasts
antitrust
big tech
ftc
politics
regulation
rohit chopra
FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra on Big Techs antitrust reckoning and implications for investors
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civic innovation
ai
cleanrobotics
environment
ibm
machine learning
robotics
trashbot
watson
xprize
Meet the TrashBot: CleanRobotics is using machine learning to keep recycling from going to waste
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civic innovation
activism
cbp
customs and border protection
employee activism
ice
immigration
immigration and customs enformcement
politics
tableau
Tableau employees hold rally in Seattle ask leadership to sever ties with ICE and CBP
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atefeh riazi
technology
un
united nations
United Nations CITO believes tech can solve some of the worlds biggest challenges if the private sector steps up
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civic innovation
congress
data
privacy
regulation
Rep DelBene of Washington takes another swing at federal privacy protections
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airports
aviation
facial recognition
seatac
travel
Airports and airlines embrace facial recognition technology amid debate over privacy and bias
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cloud tech
chef
cloud
employee activism
immigration
open source
politics
Tech company Chef wont renew US immigration contracts changing course amid employee activism
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amazon
civic innovation
business
head tax
homelessness
politics
seattle
taxes
FAQ: Everything you need to know about Seattles proposed Amazon tax before Mondays vote
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microsoft
brad smith
facial recognition
Where Microsoft draws the line on selling facial recognition tech to government agencies
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microsoft
antitrust
big tech
bill gates
politics
regulation
Bill Gates: Breaking up Big Tech isnt the answer
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civic innovation
facial recognition
law enforcement
police
protests
Amazon bans police use of facial recognition software for one year amid protests
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homelessness
paul allen
seattle
shelter
tiny house
vulcan
At odds with city on head tax Paul Allens Vulcan is building a tinyhouse village to shelter homeless people
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amazon
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microsoft
education
politics
regulation
taxes
Why Microsoft is backing a major tax hike on itself and Amazon
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transportation
filld
mobile fueling
seattle
Why Filld shut down mobile fueling in Seattle as it wrestles with fire marshals across the country
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congress
derek kilmer
politics
Meet Derek Kilmer the rep from Washington state in charge of modernizing Congress
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civic innovation
elections
king county
mobile voting
seattle
security
Election officials mark successful mobile voting pilot in Seattle area security experts still skeptical
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civic innovation
data
gdpr
privacy
regulation
tech
Race to the GDPR finish line: How US tech companies are preparing for Europes stringent new privacy law
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geekwire events highlights
microsoft
brad smith
summit
Tools and Weapons at the GeekWire Summit: Hear Microsoft President Brad Smith on techs big issues
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civic innovation
axon
facial recognition
law enforcement
police
Police body camera maker Axon bans facial recognition tech over serious concerns about bias
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civic innovation
education
school
software
steve ballmer
Steve and Connie Ballmer commit 59M to case management software to help vulnerable kids
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civic innovation
alignvote
civic tech
politics
seattle
voting
Seattle entrepreneur stirs up controversy with new candidatevetting tool Alignvote
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civic innovation
joe biden
politics
Broadband automation privacy top tech industrys priorities for Biden after controlling pandemic
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transportation
bird
lime
mobility
scooter
uber
Uber reportedly considering Bird or Lime acquisition to grow micromobility business
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alphabet
civic innovation
google
quayside
sidewalk labs
sidewalk toronto
toronto
Can the tech industry create more affordable cities Google parent Alphabet is betting yes
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amazon
civic innovation
facial recognition
law enforcement
rekognition
Shareholders pressure Amazon to stop selling facial recognition technology to law enforcement
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economy
jobs
unemployment
Tech avoids steepest job losses as US unemployment reaches historic peak of 147
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hb
immigration
uscis
New H1B visa rules take effect April 1 changing how tech companies hire international talent
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economy
finance
opportunity zones
politcs
smartcap
taxes
ExMicrosoft managers launch Opportunity Zone fund courting tech investors for real estate projects in lowincome neighborhoods
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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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employment
jobs
labor
seattle
tech industry
Seattlearea tech workers earn 279Kyear on average in total compensation according to new BLS data
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ai
artificial intelligence
cantwell
civic affairs
politics
tech
Sen Cantwell and other policymakers want to create a federal committee to grapple with the coming AI revolution
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amazon
civic innovation
city council
election
politics
seattle
Amazons 145M fails to upend Seattle City Council but tech giant wins small victories
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civic innovation
startups
cities
citybldr
fundraising
real estate
CityBldr raises 43M ahead of expansion and launch of its property flipping business
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amazon
civic innovation
city council
head tax
politics
sawant
seattle
Emboldened by election day victory new Seattle City Council launches next challenge to Amazon
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amazon
civic innovation
microsoft
cloud
jedi
politics
trump
Breaking: Judge blocks Microsoft from working on Pentagons 10B JEDI contract pending Amazons lawsuit
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civic innovation
startups
coronavirus
covid
economy
finance
paycheck protection program
politics
stimulus
Startup stimulus How logjams and ethics are impacting federal loans for tech companies
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antitrust
big tech
cantwell
competition
journalism
politics
Cantwell report warns that Google and Facebook are killing local journalism as CEOs testify at Senate
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geekwire hq
headquarters
tech
Cities across the US compete for GeekWire HQ2: Check out pics and highlights from the proposals
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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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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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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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amazon
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education
seattle
Seattle mayor forms student internship program with Amazon Expedia and other employers
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microsoft
cities
homelessness
housing
philanthropy
seattle
Microsoft adds 250 million to Seattle housing pledge bringing total commitment to 750M