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Surprise delivery: Amazon HQ receives 150k signatures urging company to stop selling facial recognition software to cops

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

Microsoft President Brad Smith calls for AI regulation at Davos

Amazon CEO: Relationship with Seattle City Council has become rougher but hope remains

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

In new letter to governor Seattle tech leaders say income tax proposal will hurt regions AI innovation

Trump administration starts cracking down on H1B visa approvals and work permits for spouses

Washington Gov Inslee says state is ready for Trump attack on net neutrality law: Bring it on

GeekWire HQ2 search narrows to 4 finalists: Heres your chance to vote on our second city

Complaints from bikeshare workers reflect new reality for labor force that powers sharing economy

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

Microsoft details online attacks from Russia China and Iran against US presidential campaigns

TLDR: Howard Schultz steps down as Starbucks chair the state of bike share new White House app uses Amazon Rekognition

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

FAQ: What the millionaires tax means for Seattle startup founders investors and tech workers

Tech companies are provoking more ire by moving out of the suburbs and into cities says urban history expert

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

Uber CEO Seattle investor and labor leader call for portable benefits in Washington state

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

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Silicon Valleys impact on America National Day of Civic Hacking and more

Portland quietly launches mobile location data project with Alphabets controversial Sidewalk Labs

Mysterious Oregon startup Azevtec raises 8M for selfdriving zeroemission vehicle systems

JUMP bikes return to Seattle under Lime ownership

With support of Amazon new affordable housing fund allows everyday tech workers to invest

Big Techs reputation is rising as governments tap the industry in coronavirus response

Washington proposal to tax startup exits sparks backlash from Seattle tech leaders

Washington state bill to ban microchipping of employees heads to governor for approval

Washington state AI task force lays out blueprint for regulation suggests grant program for startups

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

Big tech dodged Washington states data center rules but didnt escape a sales tax bill

Sen Cantwell and Rep DelBene seek 220Myear in federal funding for smart city programs

Employers in Washington state could get up to 20K in tax credits for employees who telecommute

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

Zipcar Uber and 13 other transportation tech companies establish vision for future cities with Pittsburgh and Paris

Huge awakening in data privacy drives big growth for Seattle startup Integris

Millennials like companies that stand up for civil rights but arent likely to vote with their dollars new report finds

President Biden doubles down on immigration agenda but tech priorities take a backseat

Seattle is lone holdout as Bothell launches scootershare pilot

Alphabets Sidewalk Labs reveals plans for Toronto innovation district featuring lightup streets and timber towers

Privacy becomes a selling point for tech with Apple and Microsoft leading the way

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

From quantum fields to city streets: 20yearold UW prodigy brings tech chops to the campaign trail

Trump avoids tech in State of the Union address

Howard Schultz calls out farleft activists for torpedoing Amazon HQ2 in NY

Amazon discreetly visits HQ2 cities in Phase 2 of extraordinary second headquarters competition

Bezos and other tech luminaries back 150M Rise of the Rest fund to boost startups between coasts

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

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

New TiE Seattle president on how the 100K H1B fee could snuff out entrepreneurial flame

US immigration policy has employers eyeing Canada for job growth