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Oct 5, 2021, 12:39 PM

Amazon CEO: Relationship with Seattle City Council has become ‘rougher,’ but hope remains

Amazon President and CEO Andy Jassy admitted his company’s relationship with Seattle political leaders has become rocky over recent history,… Read More

Sep 30, 2021, 7:00 AM

GeekWire interview: Seattle mayoral candidates on tech, talent, taxes, startups, homelessness, and favorite apps

The next Seattle mayor will take over a city going through historic transitions — from a pandemic shutdown to the… Read More

Sep 21, 2021, 3:15 PM

Amazon gives $7.5M to complete bike and walking trail in Bellevue, where it is growing rapidly

Amazon contributed $7.5 million to complete the Wilburton and Wilburton Trestle trail segments in Bellevue, Wash., the city just east… Read More

Sep 20, 2021, 10:30 AM

Remote work already changing Seattle permanently, tech worker survey indicates

The majority of Seattle tech workers don’t expect to ever return to their offices full time and the effects of… Read More

Sep 16, 2021, 3:30 PM

Ambassadors from Norway and Finland forge ties in Seattle, offer glimmer of hope on cybersecurity

The green economy, maritime innovation, and wireless technology were some of the issues on the agenda this week as Anniken… Read More

Sep 16, 2021, 3:07 PM

Seattle-area health officials to require vaccination proof for bars, restaurants, and other public venues

Faced with filling hospitals, serious infection rates and aggressive new COVID-19 variants, King County’s Department of Health will require proof… Read More

Sep 16, 2021, 10:43 AM

Carpenters’ union halts work on Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Facebook expansions in Seattle area

Construction work on several major tech company expansion projects, including those by Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Facebook, slowed to a… Read More

Sep 15, 2021, 12:51 PM

California legislation to aid Amazon warehouse workers won’t replace ongoing unionization efforts

Stuart Applebaum has heard the argument before. That, perversely, a union organizer should quietly root against non-union higher wages or… Read More

Sep 10, 2021, 7:52 AM

Seattle startup City Pods aims to address homelessness with standalone indoor mini homes

When COVID-19 served up a global crisis that threatened to sink his startup, Keenan O’Leary shifted his plans to help… Read More

Sep 10, 2021, 6:00 AM

Rep. Jayapal: Biden administration supports Amazon-busting ‘Ending Platform Monopolies Act’

Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s Amazon-busting legislation, the “Ending Platform Monopolies Act” that would potentially force the company’s dismantling, has earned Biden… Read More

Sep 9, 2021, 5:01 PM

Rep. Adam Schiff rips Amazon and Facebook for ‘directly profiting’ on COVID-19 misinformation

Rep. Adam Schiff, in separate letters to bosses of tech giants Amazon and Facebook, criticized the efforts of both companies… Read More

Sep 8, 2021, 11:33 AM

Sen. Elizabeth Warren concerned that Amazon is ‘peddling misinformation’ about COVID-19

In a six-page letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Sen. Elizabeth Warren expressed concerns that the “search and ‘Best Seller’… Read More

Sep 7, 2021, 6:30 AM

Interview: Rep. Pramila Jayapal on why her new legislation might make Amazon an illegal monopoly

Few lawmakers have gotten Amazon’s attention like the one who hails from the company’s hometown, Rep. Pramila Jayapal. The 7th… Read More

Sep 3, 2021, 1:36 PM

Compassion Seattle initiative to remain off the November ballot, judge rules

The Compassion Seattle ballot initiative, which aimed to overhaul city policies toward its homeless population, will remain off the ballot… Read More

Sep 3, 2021, 8:30 AM

Q&A with Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz on surveillance, downtown safety, and a tech wishlist

From a crime standpoint, Seattle isn’t having a great year. The monthly average of violent crimes — including homicide, aggravated… Read More

Sep 2, 2021, 10:40 AM

As Amazon booms in California, cities want state to fix ‘tremendous inequity’ in sharing of tax revenue

Some California cities are calling on the state to return to a more equitable method of sharing tax revenue generated… Read More

Aug 31, 2021, 11:41 AM

‘Compassion Seattle’ backers file appeal to get homelessness initiative back on November ballot

Backers of the Compassion Seattle measure reversed course Tuesday morning and decided to appeal a judge’s decision to remove the… Read More

Aug 30, 2021, 9:05 AM

A welcome interloper? Amazon Fresh opens in Seattle’s historic and changing Central District

To some longtime residents of Seattle’s Central District, a grocery store stocked like the one Amazon opened recently in the… Read More

Aug 27, 2021, 4:47 PM

Judge removes ‘Compassion Seattle’ charter amendment from ballot; initiative aimed to curb homelessness crisis

A state judge removed the “Compassion Seattle” measure from the November ballot on Friday, saying the proposal to change the… Read More

Aug 18, 2021, 7:54 AM

High-speed rail proponents make another push for Pacific Northwest project; poll shows voter support

Three of every five voters in Oregon and Washington support a regional, high-speed rail line, according to a poll released… Read More

Aug 13, 2021, 11:44 AM

Zillow Group faces antitrust scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers over $500M ShowingTime acquisition

Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) sent a letter on Thursday to the FTC that raises antitrust… Read More

Aug 13, 2021, 10:39 AM

U.S. senators question Amazon about its use of palm-reading biometric data

New Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is facing questions about how the company plans to use the data it gathers from… Read More

Aug 13, 2021, 8:09 AM

Census data shows Seattle’s population surge over last decade, fueled in part by tech job growth

Seattle’s population grew by 21% to 737,015 people and King County swelled by more than 300,000 residents since 2010, according… Read More

Aug 12, 2021, 8:34 AM

How Washington state’s potential federal infrastructure largess could spark a broadband fight

Rep. Drew Hansen, a longtime advocate for increasing the reach and affordability of broadband in Washington state, found himself both… Read More

Aug 11, 2021, 7:59 AM

Report: Amazon awarded secret $10B NSA cloud computing contract, Microsoft files protest

Amazon Web Services has received a $10 billion cloud computing contract from the National Security Agency, according to a report… Read More

Aug 5, 2021, 10:45 AM

City of Seattle charges Postmates nearly $1M for underpaying more than 1,600 food delivery workers

Delivery company Postmates will pay nearly $1 million to fund back wages and inadequate contributions to the City of Seattle’s… Read More

Aug 5, 2021, 7:00 AM

Mining its own data, CityBldr builds tool to show cities the best places to build affordable housing

Engineers at CityBldr knew they were sitting on a goldmine of zoning and land data. After all, that’s how the… Read More

Aug 2, 2021, 5:13 PM

Amazon pressured Alabama workers and union vote should be redone, labor investigator recommends

Amazon stepped outside allowable guidelines and improperly pressured Alabama warehouse workers against unionizing the Bessemer fulfillment warehouse in April, and… Read More

Jul 30, 2021, 8:30 AM

GeekWire’s Great Race II: By taxi, Lyft, e-bike, bus and more — here’s who won in Seattle rush hour

We had a ton of fun testing Seattle’s transportation options through rush hour traffic during our inaugural GeekWire Great Race… Read More

Jul 30, 2021, 6:00 AM

ACLU of Washington: Port of Seattle’s facial recognition tech ‘ban’ misleading, inadequate

Accusing the Port of Seattle of making promises it can’t keep, the American Civil Liberties Union called on the port… Read More