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Washington states data privacy bill supported by Microsoft dies as key players fail to reach compromise

Vaticans AI ethics plan lacks the legal restrictions it needs to be effective

Days after mob overruns US Capitol Twitter permanently suspends account of President Trump

Is Amazon selling facial recognition software to ICE Exec fields tough questions at NY hearing

Trumps Twitter account temporarily deactivated due to employee error

Washington state data privacy bill passes in Senate

Google plays politics with China as it quietly bans statesponsored YouTube accounts

Post Cambridge Analytica the EU needs to end policymakers preferential treatment of Facebook

California democrats to reintroduce net neutrality bill Heres what you need to know

Seattle mayoral candidate Jenny Durkan says citys focus on Amazon HQ2 is missing the big story

Oh great the EU has ditched its facial recognition ban

Washington state wants to regulate artificial intelligence as Microsoft lobbies for new rules

Amazons antitrust adversary: What Lina Khans Senate hearing reveals about Big Techs future

Most Americans believe tech companies should be regulated like news publishers survey finds

The procrastinators lastminute guide to the Seattle mayoral race

Seattle passes smaller head tax on big companies but will compromise appease Amazon

New York vows to keep trying after Orwellian facial recognition program fails

Expedia and City of Seattle debut affordability tool born from Innovation Advisory Council project

EUs investigation into Google AdSense is coming to a close

Geek of the Week: County Exec Dow Constantines passion Preserving place where he has deep roots

As mob overruns US Capitol some direct anger at tech platforms and Twitter deletes Trump tweets

Trump abolished the Cybersecurity Coordinator position Maybe hell build a huge fire wall

Kenya is allegedly selling citizen data to highest corporate bidder

Bernie Sanders slams Amazon over hometown political spending as Seattle elections become a national issue

Amazon passes French digital tax on to sellers as Trump admin investigates toll on tech industry

Microsoft defends bid for 10B Pentagon cloud contract amid criticism over government use of technology

Congresswoman lists 6 things Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he doesnt know but really should

May HQ2 be ever in your favor: Amazons new short list pits 20 cities against each other in a risky game

Amazons visas for foreignborn workers surge 78 as H1B approvals shift from Indian IT firms to US tech companies

Zuckerberg defends politician ads that will be 05 of 2020 revenue

Ed Lee SF mayor who had a close relationship with the tech world has died aged 65

Downtown Seattle in mayoral debate spotlight as candidates likely to sound off on tech hubs future

Majority of Europeans would replace government with AI oof theyre so wrong

Zuck says hes ready for a fight if Elizabeth Warren is elected

Apple CEO Tim Cook takes tech industry to task: If you want to take credit first learn to take responsibility

In the year of HQ2 Amazons 2018 lobbying budget ballooned to a record 142 million

Judge says Amazon suit alleging Trump interfered in Project JEDI can go ahead

We cannot let the next generation down: Women in Cloud Summit rallies crowd to turn the tide in tech

Seattle officials visit New York with warnings about Amazon: They thought they could bury us

Chinese authorities nab fugitive in a crowd of 60k thanks to facial recognition AI

How WhatsApp group admin became one of the most powerful jobs in politics

Australias horrific new encryption law likely to obliterate its tech scene

50 US states and territories launch antitrust probe into Googles potential monopolistic behavior

Russian military hackers go after the Ukrainian quid that Trump tried to pro quo

Highlights transcript from Zuckerbergs 20Kword ethics talk

Internet Association a powerful Silicon Valley lobby is opening an office in Seattle

The Riveter launches 2020 presidential speaker series hosting Buttigieg Harris and Gillibrand

Proposed tax seeks 121M a year from Amazon Microsoft and other big Seattlearea companies to address homelessness

The other smartphone business

The future of US AI policy may hinge on a pretend war against a fictional China