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rekognition
Is Amazon selling facial recognition software to ICE Exec fields tough questions at NY hearing
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business
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homelessness
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seattle
taxes
FAQ: Everything you need to know about Seattles proposed Amazon tax before Mondays vote
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politics
seattle
seattle city council
Amazon bid for businessfriendly Seattle council withers as adversary makes surprise comeback
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civic innovation
startups
fund
investment
jeff bezos
rise of the rest
Bezos and other tech luminaries back 150M Rise of the Rest fund to boost startups between coasts
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civic innovation
amazon employees
campaign contributions
jeff bezos
politics
Amazon employees donate the most money to these political candidates and issues
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civic innovation
activism
cbp
customs and border protection
employee activism
ice
immigration
immigration and customs enformcement
politics
tableau
Tableau employees hold rally in Seattle ask leadership to sever ties with ICE and CBP
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att
fcc
john legere
merger
sprint
tmobile
wireless
TMobile and Sprint plead their case as FCC considers landmark merger
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civic innovation
accessibility
civic affairs
cyrus habib
politics
tech
washington
Tech helped Cyrus Habib get to Washingtons secondhighest office and new innovations hold even more promise for the blind
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amazon
civic innovation
amazon hq
brian kenner
economic development
politics
Amazon hires Washington DC economic development lead in charge of HQ2 courtship
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politics
sawant
seattle
tax amazon
Tax Amazon activists petition for ballot initiative to raise 300Myear for affordable housing
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civic innovation
computer science
education
university of washington
University of Washington computer science school lands 3 million in state funding to double program
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civic innovation
brookings
cities
jobs
politics
talent
Study finds crisis of regional imbalance as Seattle and 4 other regions dominate tech job growth
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civic innovation
hb
immigration
trump
Seattle company sues federal government for denying H1B visa renewal to IT manager
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civic innovation
elections
king county
mobile voting
seattle
security
Election officials mark successful mobile voting pilot in Seattle area security experts still skeptical
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civic innovation
cloud tech
microsoft
department of defense
jedi
pentagon
Microsoft slams Amazons latest protest over Pentagon cloud contract as a way to avoid the consequences of its own bad business decisions
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civic innovation
al gore
climate change
environment
sustainability
Al Gore predicts machine learning and other tech advances will usher in a sustainability revolution
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civic innovation
cloud tech
aws
cloud
department of homeland security
dhs
immigration
DHS moving biometric screening system to Amazon Web Services amid debate over government tech
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civic innovation
ai
artificial intelligence
politics
regulation
trump
Trump administrations new AI principles seek to limit regulatory overreach to promote innovation
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civic innovation
microsoft
brad smith
homelessness
housing
Microsofts Brad Smith on 500M housing pledge: We want our success to support the region
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amazon
civic innovation
cloud tech
microsoft
cloud
department of defense
government
jedi
pentagon
Amazons bid for 10B Pentagon cloud deal faces friction as it battles with Microsoft
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facebook
social media
internet
media
news
politics
regulation
Most Americans believe tech companies should be regulated like news publishers survey finds
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amazon
civic innovation
city council
politics
seattle
Activists and politicians protest Amazon spending on Seattle elections: The country is watching
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apple
civic innovation
antitrust
big tech
politics
regulation
scotus
supreme court
Apples Supreme Court setback could spell trouble for other tech companies facing antitrust scrutiny
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civic innovation
transportation
car sharing
electric vehicles
envoy
seattle
Carsharing is back in Seattle kind of: Envoy launches new electric service at residential buildings
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civic innovation
antitrust
competition
ftc
politics
regulation
FTC chair aims to resolve Big Tech antitrust probes this year ending investigations or taking action
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amazon
civic innovation
facial recognition
policy
rekognition
surveillance
Amazon recommends 6 guidelines for facial recognition legislation
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civic innovation
podcasts
big tech
geekwire gala
jay inslee
politics
privacy
regulation
Interview: Washington Gov Jay Inslee on privacy regulating Big Tech and his presidential ambitions
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microsoft
podcasts
donald trump
elections
jeff bezos
sports
GeekWire Podcast: We almost hacked the election Amazon vs Trump cashless stadiums
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civic innovation
cloud tech
chef
cloud
employee activism
immigration
open source
politics
Tech company Chef wont renew US immigration contracts changing course amid employee activism
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civic innovation
cities
coronavirus
covid
san francisco
seattle
talent
Pandemic threatens dominance of superstar tech cities creating uncertain future for innovation hubs
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civic innovation
donations
politics
seattle
tech
Here are the presidential candidates that Seattle tech workers are backing ahead of WA states historic primary
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microsoft
anyvision
employee activism
facial recognition
politics
Palestinian activists and Microsoft employees demand company cut ties with AnyVision citing civil rights violations
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amazon
civic innovation
cities
civic affairs
hq
nick hanauer
politics
the playbook
One of Amazons earliest investors has this advice for the winning HQ2 city
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civic innovation
amazon web services
azure
cloud
department of defense
jedi
military
politics
trump
Amazon accuses Trump of using Pentagon cloud contract for his own personal and political ends
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civic innovation
startups
boundless
immigration
Seattle startup Boundless raises 78M to become the onestop shop for legal immigration
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amazon
civic innovation
lobbying
politics
seattle chamber
seattle city council
Amazon donates 200K to Seattle Chamber political action committee ahead of City Council elections
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atefeh riazi
technology
un
united nations
United Nations CITO believes tech can solve some of the worlds biggest challenges if the private sector steps up
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innovation advisory council
jenny durkan
politics
seattle
Seattles biggest tech companies unveil 7 city projects built by mayors Innovation Council
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civic affairs
government
politics
startups
tax
tax reform
tech
Senate abandons plan to tax stock options at vesting after backlash from the tech industry
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microsoft
brad smith
facial recognition
politics
regulation
Could 1984 become reality by 2024 Microsofts Brad Smith calls for regulation of facial recognition
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civic innovation
startups
democracy live
elections
liveballot
omniballot
politics
voting
Democracy Live raises 45M to grow cloudbased ballot platform
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amazon
civic innovation
cities
economy
jobs
urbanism
Tech concentration in big cities is growing leaving rural America behind study finds
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amazon
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antitrust
competition
eu
europe
EU reportedly investigating Amazons treatment of thirdparty sellers formalizing antitrust probe
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homelessness
paul allen
seattle
shelter
tiny house
vulcan
At odds with city on head tax Paul Allens Vulcan is building a tinyhouse village to shelter homeless people
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internet
jay inslee
net neutrality
politics
washington
Washington Gov Inslee says state is ready for Trump attack on net neutrality law: Bring it on
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amazon
civic innovation
city council
jayapal
politics
seattle
warren
Warren denounces Amazon for trying to tilt the Seattle City Council elections with 145M
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cities
growth
seattle
Where do Seattles newcomers move from Drivers license numbers reveal some surprises
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canada
hiring
immigration
talent
work
US immigration policy has employers eyeing Canada for job growth
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civic affairs
corporations
politics
republicans
tax reform
taxes
tech
Tech industry cheers GOP tax overhaul
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brad smith
code conference
immigration
microsoft
politics
tech
trump
Microsofts Brad Smith fears these 3 things will happen under Trump administration this summer