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Big tech companies defend business practices in response to antitrust questions from Congress
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Facebook fined 0001 of its 2017 revenue for Cambridge Analytica scandal
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How WhatsApp group admin became one of the most powerful jobs in politics
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US cancels crucial 10B military AI project because Trump is a baby
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The nerd bird has landed: Tech execs politicians help kick off SeattletoVancouver seaplane flights
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Study shows how dangerously simple it is to manipulate voters and daters with AI
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Oregon enacts net neutrality law as Pacific Northwest Trump resistance grows
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Tech titan Paul Allen gives 100000 to GOP causes and hes not the only one
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ExMicrosoft strategist running for Congress wants a realistic approach to regulating and guiding AI policy
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Facebook Twitter and Google cant say how farreaching Russian political influence is on their platforms
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Online resources for US voters who care about cannabis reform
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Amazon passes French digital tax on to sellers as Trump admin investigates toll on tech industry
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Washington state lawmakers target Bill Gates Jeff Bezos and other billionaires with wealth tax
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Microsoft taps Eric Holder to audit Israeli partner in demonstration of techs struggle to selfregulate
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TLDR: Paul Allens 100K donation to help GOP Amazon briefly becomes 1T company latest philanthropic efforts by Amazon
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How the myth of the girlboss harms emerging women in tech
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Democracy Live raises 45M to grow cloudbased ballot platform
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Trump issues executive order banning transactions with TikTok parent ByteDance in 45 days
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Neurotechnology reveals 5M duplicates in Democratic Republic of Congos voter database
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Congress fumbles through antitrust hearing with big tech CEOs
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Amazon Microsoft Zillow and more tech giants join Innovation Council to address Seattle challenges
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If FCC Chairman Ajit Pai wants to set the record straight on net neutrality he should stop lying
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This startup wants to clear cities of cigarette butts using crows yes the bird
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Is tech or the city responsible for Seattles housing crunch Report explores roots of affordability crisis
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Microsoft Amazon Facebook and other tech giants pledge to crack down on violent extremism in Christchurch call to action
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Howard Schultz ending presidential campaign pledges to support reforms of broken system
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Senate Democrats release robust federal privacy bill to regulate tech company business practices
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New streaming channel launches to give viewers a peek into city council meetings
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Washington state passes gender pay equity bill with support from tech industry for the most part
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TLDR Editors Picks: How Tech is Changing Seattle
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How Einstein Elon and Uncle Sam could ruin cryptocurrency by 2050
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Tech founder throws hat in California governors race
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What the Biden administration means for tech from the future of work to regulatory crackdowns
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Senate abandons plan to tax stock options at vesting after backlash from the tech industry
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Tech CEO tells employees hes obligated to accept any government contract regardless of morality
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A punch in the gut: Fastgrowing Seattle startup eyes Bellevue after head tax vote
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US Justice Department launches sweeping antitrust probe into top US tech companies
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FTC launches technology task force as feds home in on Big Tech and privacy
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One of Amazons earliest investors has this advice for winning HQ2 city
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How to stop people using your face for porn or other scarier things
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EU wants to create a single market for European data
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Washington tech industry works to influence critical Seattle election as top trade group endorses candidates for first time
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Biden stages a Super Tuesday comeback as Sanders fights for the rest in the West
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The Moonprentice: Newt Gingrich wants reality show contest with Musk and Bezos to colonize Luna
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Monopoly man watches disapprovingly as Congress yells at Googles CEO
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Highlights transcript from Zuckerbergs 20Kword ethics talk
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US Supreme Court to decide if schools can punish kids for social media posts
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Seattle startup Downticket helps voters follow elections and support candidates with an app
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Ethyca raises 75M open sources Fides for developers to build privacy tools directly into their codebases
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Oregon senator proposes privacy regulations with prison and revenue penalties for data misuse