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ATT begs Supreme Court to destroy the internet
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With Dems in control of the House now is the time for states to pressure Congress to act on privacy
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Seattle mayoral candidate wants a modernday welcome wagon for tech workers
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QA: Microsoft President Brad Smith on historic international partnership to curb online extremism
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Britains mass surveillance regime is directly opposing human rights
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Breaking up Amazon: Is it even possible Imagining the tech giant under a US antitrust crackdown
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Economist Tyler Cowen launches a fellowship and grant program for moon shot ideas
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Seattle passes big business tax on salaries of top earners after years of false starts
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Twitter technical issues crash Ron DeSantiss 2024 campaign announcement
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Bill Gates warns tech giants that a government crackdown may be in their future
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Amazon lobbying spending jumped 16 in 2017 as tech titans ramped up efforts to influence federal policy
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Cantwell report warns that Google and Facebook are killing local journalism as CEOs testify at Senate
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Tech alone cannot defeat fake news
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Facebooks new authorization process for political ads goes live in the US
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Amazons facial recognition is now aiding US law enforcement
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ACLU demands FBI explain request to wiretap Facebook Messenger
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The Pentagon focuses on AI despite White House indifference
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Facebook board votes yay on Zuck nay on Conservatives
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Washington tech industry works to influence critical Seattle election as top trade group endorses candidates for first time
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Tax hike on Amazon and Microsoft to fund higher ed in Washington state passes legislature
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AOC vs Amazon: Alexandria OcasioCortez warns of bias in tech giants facial detection tech
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Read the official FCC net neutrality repeal document and weep
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What caused the Iowa app debacle and why election tech leaders say it wont happen in Seattle
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Democrats draft an Internet Bill of Rights to regulate Big Tech
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Opinion: If you love Trump youre dutybound to help crowdfund the wall
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AI startups ramp up federal lobbying efforts
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Watch: Amazon Apple Facebook and Google CEOs testify before Congress in historic antitrust hearing
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Twitch suspends President Trumps channel citing hateful conduct in video streams
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Tax Amazon activists petition for ballot initiative to raise 300Myear for affordable housing
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Seattles socialist City Councilmember introduces new Amazon tax to raise 300Myear for affordable public housing
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Seattle startup Downticket helps voters follow elections and support candidates with an app
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Amazon gets patriotic while Google embraces censorship
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Politicians and scientists manipulate us with surveys AI could stop them
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Social media users in Uganda to be taxed starting this July
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At the firstever virtual DNC Democrats play it safe
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Stacey Abrams takes to Nintendos Animal Crossing to promote voting in Georgias Senate runoffs
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Data privacy regulations fail in Washington state legislature
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How to stop people using your face for porn or other scarier things
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Monopoly man watches disapprovingly as Congress yells at Googles CEO
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Amazon bid high and lost on JEDI Microsoft says after release of DoD watchdog report
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Amazon emerges as tech industry villain in Democratic debates
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Pentagon unveils toothless ethical principles for using AI in war
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From Amazon to Zillow new coalition of tech titans will rally their workers around citys tough problems
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FCC chairman awarded gun from NRA for repealing net neutrality
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Microsoftbacked counter terrorism group spins out as independent organization
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Microsoft taps Eric Holder to audit Israeli partner in demonstration of techs struggle to selfregulate
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What if we fuck up the Moon too
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Balancing act: What Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkans short tenure says about running a tech hub
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New York vows to keep trying after Orwellian facial recognition program fails
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FTC chair aims to resolve Big Tech antitrust probes this year ending investigations or taking action