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Starla Sampaco is a host and video producer at GeekWire. She previously covered state legislation as the host of “Capitol Headlines” on TVW (Washington state’s public affairs network). Starla graduated from the University of Washington, where she double-majored in journalism and law, societies and justice. You can reach her at starla@geekwire.com.
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TLDR: Seattle repeals ‘Amazon Tax,’ AT&T and Time Warner deal approved, the biggest games at E3
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TLDR: Net neutrality ends, gender discrimination lawsuit against Microsoft, former Amazonian starts YouTube channel with daughter
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TLDR: Google AdWords won’t run campaign ads in WA state, LinkedIn adds commute times to job postings, Amazon to stream U.K. soccer matches
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TLDR: Elon Musk gets emotional at Tesla’s shareholder meeting, Microsoft’s underwater data center, Amazon’s $200 Echo Look
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TLDR: Howard Schultz steps down as Starbucks chair, the state of bike share, new White House app uses Amazon Rekognition
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TLDR: Microsoft agrees to buy GitHub, tech for women’s safety, Alexa & Google Assistant coming to Xbox
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TLDR: Microsoft’s Ability Summit, Amazon’s 4th pillar, testing out Getaround
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TLDR: Amazon shareholders meeting, Valve removes school shooting game, new Pokemon products
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TLDR: Starbucks stores close for racial bias training
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TLDR: How Europe’s new privacy law affects U.S. tech companies, Getaround expands to Seattle, ‘float’ above Seattle on the Space Needle
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TLDR: Judge rules Trump can’t block critics on Twitter, backyard cottages & urban housing crisis, Russell Wilson’s new show on TraceMe
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TLDR: ACLU asks Amazon to stop selling facial recognition tech to police, Paul Allen’s $1M donation to gun safety initiative, GlimpseCam
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TLDR: Bill Gates’ summer reading list, Microsoft acquires Semantic Machines, ‘No Tax on Jobs’ campaign
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TLDR: Al Gore at Sustainable Business Summit, Uber Express POOL expands, Seattle’s Scarecrow Video fights against streaming
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TLDR: MLB’s streaming deal with Facebook, diversity on Amazon’s board, PicoBrew
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TLDR: Starbucks & Amazon respond to Seattle tax vote, Surface Hub 2, new Star Wars movie
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TLDR: Seattle Passes Smaller ‘Amazon Tax’
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TLDR: Tensions rise as Seattle considers tax on big business, Glassdoor to be acquired for $1.2B, SniffSpot connects dog owners with play spaces
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TLDR: Cortana-Alexa integration, Bono invests in Seattle startup, Oculus Go first impressions
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TLDR: Instagram in-app payments, testing out Prime Wardrobe, Paul Allen’s immersive reality project
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TLDR:Amazon responds to proposed tax, Gates Foundation commits $158M to reduce poverty, Rover expands to Europe
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TLDR: Jeff Bezos and philanthropy, $6 lunch pickup service, 8-year-old coder
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TLDR: Facebook F8 Conference Highlights, 98point6 virtual clinic, OfferUp now ships across the continental U.S.
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TLDR: T-Mobile and Sprint to merge, Amazon’s new Vancouver office, Jeff Bezos’ lucky boots
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TLDR: A big day for Seattle tech companies on Wall Street, universal flu vaccine, the intersection of tech and fashion
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TLDR: Snap Spectacles are back, Seattle-to-Vancouver ‘nerd bird,’ Nintendo Switch
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