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Portland lawmakers pass privacy resolution to guide policies for facial recognition other data use

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

Microsoft expands broadband initiative to bring internet to 3 million people in rural communities

Safety over privacy RealNetworks to offer free facial recognition technology to K12 schools

Axon to add automatic license plate readers to police car systems

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

Amazon hires lobbyist with Trump ties amid contentious Pentagon cloud contest

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

Facebook faces Congress: 5 key takeaways from Mark Zuckerbergs hearing

Facial recognition video surveillance highlight new privacy resolution passed by Portland lawmakers

Microsoft and Adaptive Biotechnologies partner to study immune response to COVID19

Warren denounces Amazon for trying to tilt the Seattle City Council elections with 145M

GeekWire Calendar Picks: CES set to exhibit the latest on 5G AI and more

Tax hike on Amazon and Microsoft to fund higher ed in Washington state passes legislature

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

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Black Girls Code workshops Plutos planetary debate FFAs Champion Awards and more

Amazon quietly works to reshape politics in its hometown after going to battle with Seattle officials

CEO of Seattlearea tech staffing firms arrested in alleged H1B visa fraud scheme

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

Microsoft slams Amazons latest protest over Pentagon cloud contract as a way to avoid the consequences of its own bad business decisions

TLDR: Facebook misses revenue expectations new Gmail coming to businesses AIpowered robotic hand wins Microsoft competition

Look out Amazon: Trumps USPS task force to review expansion and pricing of package delivery

Bill Gates linked to 80M property deal to build a smart city in Arizona

Microsoft Reddit Twitter others urge federal court to block Trumps public charge immigration rule

With new tax and minimum wage Seattle is latest battleground in Uber and Lyfts feud with regulators

Seattle mayor forming council of tech leaders seeking solutions to the regions growing pains

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

Can 5G bridge the digital divide Congress experts divided on impact of nextgeneration wireless

Could 1984 become reality by 2024 Microsofts Brad Smith calls for regulation of facial recognition

Which candidates do you align with Seattle startup vet provides answers with new matchmaking site

Clean energy marketplace LevelTen Energy raises 205M to help companies go green

FEC asks CEOs of Facebook Alphabet and Twitter to testify on new political ad rules

Who will have a place in Seattle Community leader challenges tech to grow inclusively

Washington state data privacy bill passes in Senate

When internet access is life or death: Officials visit Seattle hospital on net neutrality campaign

Microsoft launches entrepreneurship program to support startups tackling societal challenges

Meet Derek Kilmer the rep from Washington state in charge of modernizing Congress

Seattle Police Foundation raises money from tech industry for equipment training civic programs

Twitter teams up with Tagboard to help newscasters surface political tweets

Amazons future in Seattle uncertain as neighboring city looks more and more like HQ2

TLDR Editors Picks: How Tech is Changing Seattle

Electricity marketplace WattBuy is the latest Seattlearea energy startup to raise funding

CityBldr will start buying homes in Seattle taking on Zillow Redfin Opendoor with a twist

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

Washington state passes gender pay equity bill with support from tech industry for the most part

Microsofts Brad Smith on 500M housing pledge: We want our success to support the region

In New York and Washington DC Amazon is moving into President Trumps stomping grounds

Ofo picks 3 nonprofits to receive donated bikes as bikeshare company shuts down Seattle operation

Are you getting a fair trade for your data Demystifying online privacy with Marketplace Techs Molly Wood

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