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Dec 2, 2022, 7:00 AM

Seattle launches permit system for companies testing self-driving vehicles on city streets

Tech companies and automakers that want to test self-driving cars on Seattle streets now have to obtain a permit showing… Read More

Nov 30, 2022, 6:36 PM

Washington state capital gains tax can move forward with Supreme Court case pending

The controversial capital gains tax in Washington state can move forward with collection, as an official legal ruling on the… Read More

Nov 30, 2022, 2:53 PM

Seattle lawmakers axe funds for gunshot detection tech that was part of mayor’s public safety push

The Seattle City Council’s passage this week of a $7.4 billion city budget for 2023 will not include funds sought… Read More

Nov 30, 2022, 12:01 AM

Gates Foundation commits $75M to support post-secondary education in Washington state

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will provide $75 million over the next four years to increase enrollment in post-secondary… Read More

Nov 29, 2022, 9:18 PM

Seattle approves new city budget that plugs shortfalls with surplus revenue from business tax

Seattle’s big business tax is bringing in more revenue than expected. Now the city is using the surplus to help… Read More

Nov 29, 2022, 7:00 AM

Are tech workers coming back to downtown Seattle — and does it even matter?

Sean Turner was on his phone in the lobby of a downtown Seattle hotel last year when a woman slapped… Read More

Nov 25, 2022, 9:02 AM

Marketplace companies say change in tax policy creates unnecessary burden for online sellers

When Dan Marx helped launch a new startup this summer, he pictured himself having to learn more about bicycles and… Read More

Nov 23, 2022, 8:48 AM

Seattle’s new transportation director on electric vehicles, remote work, company shuttles, and more

Since moving from Los Angeles to take the helm of Seattle’s Department of Transportation in September, Greg Spotts has been… Read More

Nov 15, 2022, 8:00 AM

Latest vote count shows Seattle approving plan to change voting in primaries

Seattle voters are nearly evenly split on the question of whether to change how the city votes in primary elections,… Read More

Nov 8, 2022, 10:18 PM

Seattle voters overwhelmingly reject tech-backed approval voting system, early election results show

Seattleites disapprove of approval voting. Initial election results from King County on Tuesday evening showed just 26% of voters in… Read More

Nov 8, 2022, 7:54 AM

Politics and the workplace: Tech leaders navigate an era of corporate activism and polarization

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade earlier this year, tech leaders were thrust into a political debate, whether… Read More

Nov 7, 2022, 4:24 PM

The story behind those ‘Homelessness’ billboards in Seattle — designed to ‘get people talking’

The crisis around homelessness in Seattle — and in cities across the country — is nothing short of a source of… Read More

Nov 7, 2022, 11:38 AM

Election misinformation experts share 5 things to watch on Election Day and beyond

The U.S. midterm elections are Tuesday and academic researchers are expecting another wave of misinformation and rumors related to voter… Read More

Oct 27, 2022, 7:06 AM

Seattle voters: Here’s what to know about approval voting vs. ranked choice — and the techies involved

Seattle voters are tasked with answering a big question on November’s ballot: Do you want to change the way you… Read More

Oct 26, 2022, 5:48 PM

Facebook parent Meta fined $24.6M for violating Washington state’s political ad disclosure law

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, was fined the maximum penalty of $24.6 million on Wednesday for violating Washington state’s… Read More

Oct 19, 2022, 3:27 PM

Seattle tech vet Linden Rhoads appointed to Univ. of Washington Board of Regents

Linden Rhoads, a longtime Seattle tech leader and former vice provost of commercialization at the University of Washington, will join… Read More

Oct 19, 2022, 10:35 AM

Group14 awarded $100M by Dept. of Energy as part of effort to expand U.S. battery manufacturing

Group14 Technologies, the Woodinville, Wash.-based maker of advanced silicon battery technology, has been awarded $100 million as part of President… Read More

Oct 17, 2022, 7:00 AM

How Sen. Cantwell used classified briefings to build bipartisan support for historic CHIPS Act

If there’s one thing U.S. senators can likely agree on, it’s that there’s little that they agree about. So how… Read More

Oct 12, 2022, 6:00 PM

Amazon donates $3M to Seattle-area colleges to support computer science degrees

Amazon is donating $3 million to Seattle-area colleges to bolster their computer science programs. Bellevue College, located east of Seattle,… Read More

Oct 11, 2022, 7:00 AM

Sen. Maria Cantwell says CHIPS Act is ‘unleashing’ response from private sector

Sen. Maria Cantwell likes what she sees so far with the quick reaction from U.S. companies to the CHIPS and… Read More

Oct 10, 2022, 10:00 AM

Tech Alliance lands $674K grant to boost corporate venture capital activity in Washington state

Technology Alliance, a nonprofit group that advocates for tech businesses and research institutions in Washington state, landed a $674,874 grant… Read More

Oct 7, 2022, 3:15 PM

Seattle mayor makes another bid for city to use controversial gunshot detection technology

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has been advocating for the city to adopt gunshot detection technology for nearly a decade, first… Read More

Oct 6, 2022, 4:42 PM

Chief economists at Zillow and Indeed analyze the shaky economy and its impact on hiring

The labor market is still strong but shows signs of cooling, interest rates are high, and where and how people… Read More

Oct 6, 2022, 1:58 PM

Seattle mayor expresses concern about city tax revenue loss due to remote work

Tech companies are looking beyond Seattle for new office space, and the pandemic is enabling more employers to allow remote… Read More

Oct 6, 2022, 11:18 AM

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says city still has its mojo, asks tech leaders to get engaged

Seattle has hit a rough patch. It’s struggling to address a homelessness crisis, a shortage of affordable housing, educational inequities… Read More

Oct 5, 2022, 11:03 AM

Seattle University receives $1.5M in federal support to aid low-income STEM students

Seattle University landed $1.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation to support low-income students in STEM (Science, Technology,… Read More

Oct 3, 2022, 3:24 PM

Sen. Cantwell and Seattle Mayor Harrell to speak at the GeekWire Summit – submit your questions

The annual GeekWire Summit kicks off later this week and we’re really looking forward to conversations with U.S. Sen. Maria… Read More

Sep 28, 2022, 4:14 PM

Drone industry leaders urge U.S. lawmakers to get out of ‘regulatory limbo’

When it comes to regulations on what flies through America’s skies, policy has not kept up with technology, representatives of… Read More

Sep 22, 2022, 4:10 PM

T-Mobile CEO on SpaceX deal, diversity, and more from interview at Seattle Chamber event

T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert was a featured speaker at a luncheon Thursday hosted by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.… Read More

Sep 17, 2022, 10:28 AM

The first sustainable mega-region? Former Gov. Chris Gregoire on Cascadia’s climate quest

Business, governmental and environmental leaders from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia met at the U.S.-Canada border this week to plan… Read More