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Inslee pins presidential aspirations on climate issues betting on science as he announces bid for nations highest office

Twitter teams up with Tagboard to help newscasters surface political tweets

Wealthy tech tycoons funnel gains into lowincome Opportunity Zones under new tax law

Tacoma courts Seattle tech companies and other businesses with No Head Tax Here pitch

Documents unearthed by Congress offer new window into Amazons war against onetime rival

Amazon bid high and lost on JEDI Microsoft says after release of DoD watchdog report

Seattles upcoming election is inundated with tech money and its not just Amazon

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

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

QA: Microsoft President Brad Smith on historic international partnership to curb online extremism

Steve and Connie Ballmer commit 59M to case management software to help vulnerable kids

Washington states attempt at data privacy regulation passes key milestone

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

Mobile voting will be available to 12M Seattle area voters in upcoming King County election

Effort to kill noncompetes in Washington state fails again leaving controversial contracts intact

TLDR Editors Picks: How Tech is Changing Seattle

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

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

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

Microsoft and Adaptive Biotechnologies partner to study immune response to COVID19

Washington state launches 5M grant program to help small businesses struggling under shutdown

Broadband automation privacy top tech industrys priorities for Biden after controlling pandemic

Amazon fires back at Joe Biden on Twitter over corporate taxes: We pay every penny we owe

Bots are responsible for twothirds of links shared on Twitter Pew Research finds

The internets top lobby joins legal crusade against net neutrality repeal

Starbucks taps Seattle startup LevelTen in firstofitskind clean energy deal

Google location data for Seattle shows decline in work transit and retail trips but not park visits

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

With DACA clock ticking tech community rallies behind Dreamers

Seattle IT department cuts 14 jobs in major reorganization to foster innovation

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

Washington state data privacy bill passes in Senate

Seattle officials and activists protest at Amazon HQ over 145M effort to buy our City Council

Does the US need a new social contract Dems call Trump a symptom of the real threat to our republic

Antitrust hearing with CEOs of Amazon Apple Facebook Google will likely be delayed

Supreme Court upholds Trumps travel ban after long battle with states activists and tech industry

Trump administrations new AI principles seek to limit regulatory overreach to promote innovation

Congress strikes deal to replenish small business relief fund with 310B

Homelessness and jobs: What the numbers say

Washington will be a world leader for selfdriving cars and electric ferries governor predicts

TLDR: Seattle repeals Amazon Tax ATT and Time Warner deal approved the biggest games at E3

DHS moving biometric screening system to Amazon Web Services amid debate over government tech

Amazon Microsoft Expedia and other tech giants urge Washington state to pass eviction reform

Seattle mayor taps City of Ottawas CIO as chief technology officer

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

Sen Warrens bold plan to break up Amazon Facebook and Google would unwind major acquisitions and thats just the beginning

JUMP bikes return to Seattle under Lime ownership

Cities across the US compete for GeekWire HQ2: Check out pics and highlights from the proposals

Amazons 145M effort to upend Seattle City Council yields mixed results in early reporting

US Senators reintroduce startup visa legislation but outlook is dim