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Jan 20, 2020, 10:53 AM

States claim Trump’s new firearm rules will allow spread of 3D printed gun blueprints online

Washington state plans to sue the federal government over a proposed change that Attorney General Bob Ferguson warns will lead… Read More

Jan 16, 2020, 2:14 PM

Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter, others urge federal court to block Trump’s ‘public charge’ immigration rule

Companies across the country are trying to convince a federal judge that a new change to the U.S. immigration system… Read More

Jan 15, 2020, 10:23 AM

Washington state AG accuses feds of trying to ‘undermine’ states in T-Mobile-Sprint lawsuit

The attorney general of T-Mobile’s home state, Washington, is taking aim at the federal government as a multi-state lawsuit challenging… Read More

Jan 15, 2020, 9:00 AM

Microsoft adds $250 million to Seattle housing pledge, bringing total commitment to $750M

Microsoft is increasing its spending on affordable housing and homelessness philanthropy in the Seattle area by 50 percent. The company… Read More

Jan 13, 2020, 5:28 PM

Washington state lawmakers debut legislation for consumer privacy and facial recognition

Washington state legislators introduced two draft bills on Monday intended to regulate personal consumer data privacy and the use of… Read More

Jan 10, 2020, 1:58 PM

Does Amazon pay enough in taxes? Source says local tax bill was $297M last year

Amazon paid nearly $300 million in state and local taxes in 2018, according to a source inside the company with… Read More

Jan 10, 2020, 10:16 AM

Emboldened by election day victory, new Seattle City Council launches next challenge to Amazon

Just two weeks into 2020, the new Seattle City Council is already making good on its promise to take on… Read More

Jan 9, 2020, 11:17 AM

Amazon confirms Ring fired employees for attempting to access customer video data

Amazon confirmed Thursday that its subsidiary Ring fired employees for attempting to access customer video data beyond the scope of… Read More

Jan 8, 2020, 11:21 AM

Bernie Sanders enlists Amazon employee activists in climate change campaign

Sen. Bernie Sanders and employee activists have been thorns in Amazon’s side over the past year as they repeatedly call… Read More

Jan 7, 2020, 1:23 PM

FTC chair aims to resolve Big Tech antitrust probes this year, ending investigations or taking action

The last major antitrust case that the federal government brought against a technology company lasted many years, entrenching Microsoft in… Read More

Jan 6, 2020, 9:01 PM

Trump administration’s new AI principles seek to limit regulatory ‘overreach’ to promote innovation

The Trump administration is proposing a new set of principles for federal agencies to follow when creating regulations for artificial… Read More

Jan 6, 2020, 6:00 AM

Amazon’s Ring to let customers opt out of receiving police video requests

Ring, the Amazon-owned home security and video doorbell company, will update its app to let customers opt out of receiving… Read More

Jan 3, 2020, 10:16 AM

A new era for data privacy: How California’s law is impacting companies in Seattle and beyond

California’s new data privacy law took effect Jan. 1, marking the first time many American tech companies must provide users… Read More

Jan 2, 2020, 4:25 PM

Bill Gates rings in 2020 with a call for higher taxes on the rich to help address wealth gap

Bill Gates weighed in on the subject of taxes at various times throughout 2019. Should he be paying more? How… Read More

Dec 23, 2019, 9:51 AM

Snopes on the state of news, Facebook and the 2020 election: ‘It’s going to be a mess’

Disinformation campaigns are expected to be just as pervasive in 2020 as they were in the 2016 presidential election, and… Read More

Dec 19, 2019, 7:30 AM

A Tech Cold War? Microsoft policy leaders predict the future, preparing for a wild decade ahead

It’s only been a few weeks since Microsoft President Brad Smith completed his book tour, in which he reflected on… Read More

Dec 17, 2019, 12:17 PM

Task force urges Washington state leaders to prepare for tech-driven workforce changes

A task force of legislators, and business and labor leaders, is urging Washington state’s government to do more to prepare… Read More

Dec 17, 2019, 5:00 AM

Blokable expands to California in new chapter for the innovative multi-family housing developer

After building its foundation in Washington state, Blokable is scaling in California. The Seattle startup that takes a novel approach… Read More

Dec 14, 2019, 12:00 PM

Beacons of hope for the unhoused: Samaritan donation platform adjusts approach, expands reach

Raven stoops on a bench tranquilly flint-knapping an obsidian arrowhead by an I-5 overpass in North Seattle. His 10-man tent… Read More

Dec 12, 2019, 10:38 AM

New documents reveal details of Seattle scooter-share pilot, including ban on sidewalk riding

Seattle’s plan for a free-floating scooter-share pilot program is coming into focus with a newly released environmental impact statement and… Read More

Dec 11, 2019, 3:24 PM

Seattle launches data dashboards to show residents how the city is performing on key issues

The City of Seattle unveiled seven data dashboards Thursday in an effort to give residents and government employees more insights… Read More

Dec 11, 2019, 10:26 AM

New employer satisfaction data hints at techlash’s impact and Microsoft’s exception

It’s been a tough year for tech, and the barrage of negative headlines dogging the industry may be hitting companies… Read More

Dec 10, 2019, 4:33 PM

Seattle port officials approve face recognition guardrails as feds waffle on the controversial tech

The Port of Seattle established new rules governing the use of biometric screening Tuesday amid an ongoing global debate over… Read More

Dec 9, 2019, 4:04 PM

Study finds ‘crisis of regional imbalance’ as Seattle and 4 other regions dominate tech job growth

Seattle, San Francisco and other tech hubs are capturing a growing percentage of innovation jobs in the United States, according… Read More

Dec 9, 2019, 9:37 AM

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

A newly unsealed court document reveals more details about Amazon’s strategy to get the Defense Department to overturn its award… Read More

Dec 6, 2019, 1:55 PM

Amazon touts ‘technical superiority’ over Microsoft as it seeks to reopen JEDI bidding in newly unsealed court filing

Amazon is asking a federal judge to block the Defense Department from enlisting Microsoft for a contentious and lucrative cloud… Read More

Dec 6, 2019, 9:15 AM

Bernie Sanders promises ‘high-speed internet for all’ through publicly-owned broadband service

Sen. Bernie Sanders rolled out an ambitious plan Friday that would categorize internet service as a public utility as part… Read More

Dec 4, 2019, 9:50 AM

Microsoft shareholders reject proposal to put employee on board with less than 5% of votes

Microsoft shareholders roundly defeated a proposal to put a rank-and-file employee on the company’s board of directors. Speaking during the… Read More

Dec 3, 2019, 7:45 AM

Why this investment firm is pushing Microsoft to put an employee on the tech giant’s board

When Microsoft published its proxy statement in October, it contained an unusual shareholder resolution. The proposal? Adding a rank-and-file employee… Read More

Dec 2, 2019, 10:11 AM

What ’60 Minutes’ didn’t say about Amazon and Seattle’s homelessness crisis

The tent cities that spring up in the shadows of some of the world’s wealthiest tech companies landed on “60… Read More