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Donald Trump

Trump will keep using Twitter to have ‘direct’ conversations, says incoming White House press secretary

Don’t expect Donald Trump to stop using Twitter in 2017. The president-elect will continue tweeting on the social media platform,… Read More

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Photos of the year: Bezos, Bowie, rockets and real estate just part of tech’s big picture in 2016

Judging by the reactions on social media every time another prominent person died in 2016, most folks have been ready for months to… Read More

Jeff Bezos

The Jeff Bezos effect? Washington Post is profitable and set to hire dozens of journalists in 2017

While many daily newspapers are struggling and cutting staff as a result, the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post is growing rapidly. Washington… Read More

Boeing works with Donald Trump on cost concerns over Air Force One and Lockheed Martin’s F-35 jets

After meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says he’s making a… Read More

This Microsoft researcher wants you to know he did not harass Ivanka Trump on a plane

Updated (9:40 p.m.) to remove tweets from an unverified source. Will the real Dan Goldstein please stand up? Because a man… Read More

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Inside Donald Trump’s tech summit: A meaningful meeting, or just a charade?

Yesterday, Donald Trump met with tech industries top luminaries — many of whom the president-elect sparred with during the campaign —… Read More

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos says Trump administration ‘should make innovation one of its key pillars’ after tech summit

During Donald Trump’s campaign Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos joked that he’d like to jettison the Republican frontrunner into space on one… Read More

Queen Cersei calls for Donald Trump’s impeachment on (where else?) Twitter

A woman famous for burning her constituents, sleeping with her brother, and killing a little girl’s pet is calling for… Read More

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Donald Trump’s promise to tech leaders in New York ‘summit’: ‘Anything we can do to help’

With the all-important Kanye West Summit behind him, President-elect Donald Trump moved on to the business of meeting with some… Read More

Donald Trump’s advisory board adds Elon Musk and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick ahead of tech summit

The chief executives of Uber and Tesla are joining an advisory board of 19 business leaders who will have the… Read More

Bill Gates

Bill Gates meets with Donald Trump, says president-elect can be like JFK on innovation

Bill Gates is making the rounds to promote his new $1 billion venture fund for cutting-edge energy technologies, and one of the… Read More

Jeff Bezos and Satya Nadella among tech leaders reportedly set to meet with Donald Trump this week

A who’s who of tech leaders are reportedly heading to New York City to meet with president-elect Donald Trump Wednesday.… Read More

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Lockheed Martin shares take big hit after Trump grumps about F-35 fighters in tweet

Today it was Lockheed Martin’s turn to feel the Twitter burn from President-elect Donald Trump over the cost of the… Read More

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Boeing and Iran Air announce $16.6 billion jet deal, but what will Donald Trump do?

The Boeing Co. and Iran Air say they have signed a sale agreement for 80 jets, valued at a list… Read More

Reports: U.S. officials say Russia hacked DNC computer networks to help Trump win

The New York Times and Washington Post reported late Friday that Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee to help Donald Trump win this… Read More

Boeing donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration … before Twitter tirade

The Boeing Co. donated its traditional $1 million to support President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration celebration, days before Trump dinged the… Read More

Alan Mulally

After Boeing, Ford and Google … secretary of state? Alan Mulally talks with Trump

Update for 8:30 p.m. PT Dec. 10: News outlets are reporting that Donald Trump is expected to nominate ExxonMobil CEO… Read More

After meeting with Trump, Sprint chairman pledges to invest $50B in U.S., raising questions about a T-Mobile merger

After Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son’s company SoftBank acquired a majority stake in Sprint, he sought to merge the Kansas telecom provider with Bellevue,… Read More

Donald Trump: U.S. should cancel Boeing contract for new Air Force One

President Obama has expressed a deep appreciation for Air Force One, describing the current Boeing 747-200 planes as the best perk… Read More

Jay Inslee

Washington state and Washington D.C. are headed for a clash on climate change

A philosophical collision on climate change is inevitable between the two Washingtons. But how much that collision will affect Washington state is… Read More

Stephen Hawking

After Brexit and Trump, Stephen Hawking says we’re at ‘most dangerous moment’

World-famous physicist Stephen Hawking says Britain’s vote to leave the European Union and Donald Trump’s presidential victory serve as wakeup… Read More

Venture capitalists urge Trump to make entrepreneurship a priority in open letter

The tech community didn’t rally to Donald Trump’s side during his campaign — with a few notable exceptions — but… Read More

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NASA’s mission to snag asteroid faces questions amid Trump transition

House Republicans are voicing renewed doubts about NASA’s plan to have astronauts study a piece of an asteroid – a turn… Read More

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Trump ‘Make America Great Again’ ornament on Amazon gets ALL the reviews, the best!

Here’s a Christmas tree topper for ya — a small, red, baseball hat ornament that reads “Make America Great Again.”… Read More

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Seattle entrepreneur who starred on Donald Trump’s ‘Apprentice’ expresses fear, optimism after election

In 2007, Seattle entrepreneur James Sun competed on season six of NBC’s reality television series “The Apprentice” with Donald Trump.… Read More

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Week in Geek: What Donald Trump’s presidency means for the tech industry

Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election surprised the world this week, and the implications across the tech industry are vast.… Read More

Donald Trump taps PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel for presidential transition team

At least one prominent techie is happy about a Donald Trump presidency. PayPal co-founder and Facebook board member Peter Thiel… Read More

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LinkedIn and Moz CEOs react to Donald Trump’s presidential election win

As Donald Trump’s presidential victory continues to sink in, and his plans start coming together, more heads of technology companies… Read More

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Here’s what Donald Trump, NASA and SpaceX need to do to get us to Mars

The “Mars” miniseries premiering on the National Geographic Channel is only the latest in a decades-long string of media projects… Read More

Donald Trump’s team offers transition details (and jobs) on GreatAgain.gov

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is now part of the government, at least online, in the form of a GreatAgain.gov… Read More

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