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Lawmakers focus on Amazon during antitrust hearing grilling company on marketplace practices

Amazon singled out in Democratic debates again

Amazon hires Washington DC economic development lead in charge of HQ2 courtship

Amazon registers lobbyist in Georgia sparking rumors about Atlantas HQ2 chances

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

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

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

Amazon claps back at Elizabeth Warren over claims of anticompetitive behavior

Survey: Which Amazon HQ2 city would you live in

Shareholders pressure Amazon to stop selling facial recognition technology to law enforcement

NY startup Intersection wants to retrofit Seattle bus stops with WiFi kiosks that serve up ads

TLDR Editors Picks: How Tech is Changing Seattle

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

Washington regulators want to turn around states bad rep on blockchain and cryptocurrency

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

Amazons Ring to let customers opt out of receiving police video requests

Seattle added 50000 tech jobs during decade of concentration in superstar cities

Microsoft President Brad Smith calls for AI regulation at Davos

Amazon sets meeting with Seattle officials in effort to improve relationship with its hometown

Seattlearea tech workers earn 279Kyear on average in total compensation according to new BLS data

What Seattle can learn from Indianapolis Pittsburgh and Copenhagen about navigating economic upheaval

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

Startup stimulus How logjams and ethics are impacting federal loans for tech companies

Seattle entrepreneur stirs up controversy with new candidatevetting tool Alignvote

InnovatePGH initiative launches in effort to make Pittsburgh a worldclass tech hub with a new innovation district

Washington state legislators pass law restricting noncompete agreements

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

Seattle port officials approve face recognition guardrails as feds waffle on the controversial tech

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

Facebook launches 1B affordable housing initiative joining tech peers trying to close the gap

A tale of two Amazons: Why Seattles bogeyman has the opposite reputation outside its hometown

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

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

Foreign entrepreneurs can apply for temporary US residency under startup visa after court win by investor group

Washington state Democrats to push for controversial noncompete legislation again

Data privacy regulations fail in Washington state legislature

Cities wising up to disruptive transportation tech: Why should they use our public right of way to become billionaires

Seattles biggest tech companies unveil 7 city projects built by controversial Innovation Council

Is Washington DC worthy of Amazon HQ2 We tested the nations capital to find out

Trump calls for 5G and even 6G wireless tech as TMobile and Sprint seek merger approval

Bill Gates: Breaking up Big Tech isnt the answer

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

Big tech companies defend business practices in response to antitrust questions from Congress

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

Tableau employees hold rally in Seattle ask leadership to sever ties with ICE and CBP

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

Former Washington Gov Christine Gregoire says Seattle head tax undermines our international and national reputation

Amazon singled out in both Democratic debates again

Melania Trump to learn about online safety programs for children in tour next week of Seattlearea tech company

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