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Quasidorms for adults gain popularity as an affordable option in booming cities

As net neutrality officially ends heres what you need to know about whats next

Tech tools to help you survive the Seattle Squeeze when the viaduct comes down

Data privacy regulations fail in Washington state legislature

TLDR: Could Renton become the next big tech hub of the Pacific Northwest

Microsoft seeks to narrow data divide as information is consolidated among a few companies and countries

On the other side of the state Spokanes tech scene capitalizes on Seattle squeeze

With support of Amazon new fund lets everyday tech workers invest in affordable housing

AOC vs Amazon: Alexandria OcasioCortez warns of bias in tech giants facial recognition tech

Amazon accuses Trump of using Pentagon cloud contract for his own personal and political ends

Carsharing is back in Seattle kind of: Envoy launches new electric service at residential buildings

Why Seattles neighbor Bellevue is winning the race toward selfdriving cars

Satya Nadella: Staying out of politics focusing on tech helped Microsoft win Pentagon cloud contract

Tax Amazon activists petition for ballot initiative to raise 300Myear for affordable housing

Amazon backs out of massive Seattle office tower as questions swirl about growth plans

Why experts say the Pacific Northwest is a perfect laboratory for autonomous technology

Why this early Amazon investor is backing an effort to shake up the Seattle City Council

The startup community is seriously sweating a stock option provision of the Senate tax bill

Mayor Jenny Durkan: Seattle is and always will be the city that invents the future

Pandemic threatens dominance of superstar tech cities creating new uncertainty for innovation hubs

Oregon senator proposes privacy regulations with prison and revenue penalties for data misuse

Washington states attempt at data privacy regulation passes key milestone

How Seattles new payroll tax on Amazon and other big businesses will work

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan: Lets try scooters but lets do it right

With new tax and minimum wage Seattle is latest battleground in Uber and Lyfts feud with regulators

Seattle and Comcast launch 100000 initiative to improve technology access for job seekers

Washington state unemployment claims jump 75 as startups brace for slowdown

Can tech and government innovate together for social good Inside a new effort to change the tide

Twitter teams up with Tagboard to help newscasters surface political tweets

March on Amazon HQ: Seattle housing activists demand head tax on big business

Amazon defends Rings relationship with police as US senator resurfaces privacy concerns

Microsoft expands broadband initiative to bring internet to 3 million people in rural communities

Amazon recommends 6 guidelines for facial recognition legislation

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

Facial recognition video surveillance highlight new privacy resolution passed by Portland lawmakers

Microsoft wants Washington state to double down on infrastructure and privacy

The troubling state of consumer privacy: Weve entered a trust apocalypse era now what

Bernie Sanders and other leaders laud Amazons 15hour minimum wage announcement

Why this sustainabilityfocused real estate developer is taking a cue from Steve Jobs

Amal and George Clooney partner with Microsoft on app to improve criminal justice oversight worldwide

Feds announce new restrictions on H1B visas and plans to rescind startup visa workaround

The future of tech hubs: Why some experts are optimistic despite pandemic and looming taxes

ExInstagram exec departs Howard Schultzs team after 5 months as presidential endeavor goes quiet

Amazons big Bellevue move: Politicians business leaders and real estate experts weigh in

Microsoft CEO joins tech leaders at White House summit on emerging technologies

Al Gore predicts machine learning and other tech advances will usher in a sustainability revolution

Is tech or the city responsible for Seattles housing crunch Report explores roots of affordability crisis

Portland unveils draft ordinance that bans government use of facial recognition tech

Study finds crisis of regional imbalance as Seattle and 4 other regions dominate tech job growth

Safety over privacy RealNetworks to offer free facial recognition technology to K12 schools