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Jul 10, 2019, 9:00 AM

Washington tech industry works to influence critical Seattle election as top trade group endorses candidates for first time

In tech hubs across the country, the technology industry is taking a more active role in politics. It’s certainly true… Read More

Jul 9, 2019, 12:03 PM

Amazon’s bid for $10B Pentagon cloud deal faces friction as it battles with Microsoft

Amazon and Microsoft are locked in a battle for a massive contract to build cloud infrastructure for the Department of… Read More

Jul 8, 2019, 10:07 AM

Amazon warehouse workers plan Prime Day strike as company’s scale comes under scrutiny

Amazon workers are planning to strike during a major shopping holiday in the latest headache for a company that has… Read More

Jul 2, 2019, 9:03 AM

Tech industry urges Supreme Court to extend anti-discrimination protections to LGBTQ people

Microsoft, Amazon, Expedia, and other tech giants have joined a coalition of more than 200 companies pushing the U.S. Supreme… Read More

Jun 28, 2019, 10:07 AM

Lawsuit brought by Microsoft, others over Trump’s DACA cancelation heads to the Supreme Court

The DACA lawsuit Microsoft and Princeton University brought will be considered by the Supreme Court. The court will decide whether… Read More

Jun 27, 2019, 8:16 PM

Amazon emerges as tech industry villain in Democratic debates

In the cumulative four hours of Democratic primary debates this week, just one tech company was mentioned by name. Amazon… Read More

Jun 27, 2019, 4:14 PM

Seattle mayor explains strategy behind tech blitz after visiting Apple, Expedia, Amazon in one week

Giant tech companies have dramatically reshaped Seattle — in some cases creating entire neighborhoods — and they’re just getting started.… Read More

Jun 27, 2019, 9:01 AM

Police body camera maker Axon bans facial recognition tech over ‘serious concerns’ about bias

Axon is banning facial recognition technology from the products it develops for law enforcement agencies because of “serious concerns” about… Read More

Jun 26, 2019, 8:35 PM

Big Tech barely breaks through Democratic debate despite push to regulate the industry

Big Tech has become a target in the 2020 presidential race as Democrats regularly take shots at the industry’s titans.… Read More

Jun 26, 2019, 11:43 AM

Amazon quietly works to reshape politics in its hometown after going to battle with Seattle officials

For the first two decades of its life, Amazon avoided the political limelight. But over the past year, the Seattle… Read More

Jun 26, 2019, 10:33 AM

With $1.1M commitment, AT&T is latest tech company to address Seattle’s homelessness crisis

AT&T is donating a total of $1.1 million to Seattle-area nonprofits focused on tackling homelessness, food insecurity, and equity. The… Read More

Jun 22, 2019, 10:51 AM

Traffic tech company INRIX approaches its 15th birthday, looks to AI to drive its business

Almost 15 years after INRIX was founded, the traffic technology company has emerged as a rare breed. It is a… Read More

Jun 21, 2019, 9:40 AM

Washington governor’s tech guru Joseph Williams leaves to run Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Seattle office

For the past three years, Joseph Williams has been advising Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on tech policy. In that time… Read More

Jun 20, 2019, 4:09 PM

Driver wars: Uber-backed advocacy group protests potential tax, unionization effort in Seattle

The debate over how to deal with gig economy workers has pitted two groups of Uber and Lyft drivers against… Read More

Jun 20, 2019, 10:23 AM

DHS moving biometric screening system to Amazon Web Services amid debate over government tech

The Department of Homeland Security is migrating the system it uses to search for people using biometric data to Amazon’s… Read More

Jun 19, 2019, 7:15 PM

Portland lawmakers pass privacy resolution to guide policies for facial recognition, other data use

PORTLAND, ORE. — Lawmakers in Portland unanimously passed a privacy resolution on Wednesday they hope will lead to more ethical… Read More

Jun 19, 2019, 4:23 PM

With support of Amazon, new fund lets everyday tech workers invest in affordable housing

Skyrocketing housing prices, crippling traffic, and widening income inequality are making U.S. cities difficult places for everyday Americans to live.… Read More

Jun 18, 2019, 8:03 AM

Seattle entrepreneur stirs up controversy with new candidate-vetting tool Alignvote

A new app designed to match voters with candidates whose values they share has become a lightning rod in an… Read More

Jun 17, 2019, 10:42 AM

Why Amazon is suddenly going on the offensive amid a growing techlash

Amazon is finding its voice. The notoriously quiet company known for keeping its head down, focusing on the work, and… Read More

Jun 17, 2019, 9:03 AM

Apple CEO Tim Cook takes tech industry to task: ‘If you want to take credit, first learn to take responsibility’

Stanford University has long been a Mecca for techno-optimists, a place where innovation, student idealism, and the tech elite converge.… Read More

Jun 13, 2019, 3:24 PM

Amazon fires back at Joe Biden on Twitter over corporate taxes: ‘We pay every penny we owe’

It’s Amazon vs. Biden in Twitter land today. After democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden tweeted Thursday morning about how much… Read More

Jun 13, 2019, 10:55 AM

Amazon hires Washington DC economic development lead in charge of HQ2 courtship

The Washington D.C. official tasked with luring Amazon’s prized second headquarters project will join the tech giant’s public policy team.… Read More

Jun 12, 2019, 3:10 PM

Which candidates do you align with? Seattle startup vet provides answers with new matchmaking site

“You can’t really Google, ‘Which candidates most align with me on transit and zoning tradeoffs?’ So said Steve Murch, a… Read More

Jun 12, 2019, 8:42 AM

Uber and Lyft CEOs team up to respond to driver concerns in rare op-ed

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Lyft co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer lead companies that have been locked in fierce… Read More

Jun 11, 2019, 12:53 PM

Lawmakers and activists push for net neutrality legislation on the anniversary of its repeal

Senate Democrats took to the chamber floor Tuesday to demand Majority Leader Mitch McConnell call a vote on net neutrality… Read More

Jun 11, 2019, 11:00 AM

Affordable housing campaign raises $48.8M from Microsoft, Amazon, Ballmers, and others to combat homelessness in Seattle region

A new campaign to build affordable housing for Seattle residents experiencing homelessness received a big boost from the tech industry.… Read More

Jun 11, 2019, 7:02 AM