The race for the Democratic presidential nomination may still be neck-and-neck, but when it comes to Seattle tech workers, one remaining candidate has an advantage. Workers at major tech companies… Read More
Inside an arena 30 miles south of Seattle — and in the backyard of Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates — Sen. Bernie Sanders told supporters what he thinks of the… Read More
The technical difficulties in Iowa’s Democratic caucuses Monday are being closely watched by companies developing new app-based election technologies, including a pilot slated to be rolled out in a Seattle-area… Read More
Sen. Bernie Sanders and employee activists have been thorns in Amazon’s side over the past year as they repeatedly call out the company on climate change and other issues. Now… Read More
2019 was an extraordinary year for the Seattle tech ecosystem and broader global innovation economy. But with the growth of Amazon and Microsoft, a bubbling startup scene across the Pacific… Read More
Disinformation campaigns are expected to be just as pervasive in 2020 as they were in the 2016 presidential election, and potentially more insidious because of the media spotlight on them.… Read More
It’s only been a few weeks since Microsoft President Brad Smith completed his book tour, in which he reflected on the most important tech policy issues he’s experienced during his… Read More
Sen. Bernie Sanders rolled out an ambitious plan Friday that would categorize internet service as a public utility as part of his 2020 presidential campaign. The proposal would provide $150… Read More
It’s only been a few days since Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant declared victory in her re-election campaign, but already she’s using Amazon’s attempt to elect her opponent as a… Read More
Two Democrats in the Senate are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Amazon’s involvement in the Capital One data breach that affected more than 100 million people this past… Read More
Sen. Bernie Sanders became the latest federal lawmaker to zero in on local Seattle elections Monday morning, slamming Amazon’s hometown political contributions as “out-of-control corporate greed.” Over the weekend, Sen.… Read More
It’s unusual for an east coast senator and presidential candidate to wade into local politics in a city on the other side of the country. But that’s what happened Saturday… Read More
Democrats running for president in 2020 spent nearly 15 minutes debating Big Tech during the latest debate Thursday, the most time the issue has earned in any of the debates… Read More
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign unveiled an ambitious plan to reform corporate America on Monday. The proposal holds one company up as an example of how a lax regulatory environment… Read More
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will end his bid for the White House. Schultz posted a letter to supporters on his website explaining the decision not to run for president… Read More
Update, Aug. 22: Less than 24 hours after announcing his exit from the presidential race, Inslee said he will pursue a third term as Washington’s governor. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee exited… Read More
Big Tech may be in the federal government’s crosshairs but you wouldn’t know it from the Democratic debates this week. Like the first round of debates, tech rarely came up… Read More
Since launching in Seattle two years ago, The Riveter has been steadily opening new female-focused co-working spaces in cities around the country. Now, the startup is expanding into a new… Read More
In the cumulative four hours of Democratic primary debates this week, just one tech company was mentioned by name. Amazon was name-checked in both nights of debates by candidates competing… Read More
Big Tech has become a target in the 2020 presidential race as Democrats regularly take shots at the industry’s titans. With proposed legislation that would rein in the power of… Read More
Howard Schultz is putting his presidential campaign on hold, in the latest signal that the coffee mogul’s 2020 bid is losing steam. Schultz told supporters he will take the summer… Read More
Mike Develin, a former Instagram and Facebook analytics chief, has left Howard Schultz’s team just five months after he was hired. Develin’s LinkedIn page notes that he is currently “taking… Read More
Andrew Yang is visiting Seattle Friday as part of a 15-state tour promoting his bid for the presidency in 2020. The tech entrepreneur turned presidential hopeful will hold a rally… Read More
In a rare public rebuke, Amazon responded to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the presidential hopeful with Big Tech in her crosshairs. For weeks, Warren has been promoting a plan to break… Read More
A Florida woman is suing former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz in federal court in Seattle, claiming that his team sent unsolicited text messages to voters in alleged violation of federal… Read More
Not long ago, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s bid for the presidency would’ve seemed like even more of a longshot than it does today. Washington is an often-overlooked corner of the… Read More
Bernie Sanders is once again criticizing Amazon’s treatment of warehouse workers, a few months after celebrating the company’s decision to increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour. The U.S.… Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee believes his state, with its robust tech industry and progressive policies, should be a model for the rest of the country. He made the case for… Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee called climate change “our nation’s number one priority” in announcing his presidential campaign Friday morning, calling on the nation to put the same technological horsepower and… Read More
As CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz grew his company alongside another massive Seattle-based corporation: Amazon. The two ambitious companies took different paths to dominance. Starbucks set out to open a… Read More