As the tech industry’s unofficial diplomat to Washington, D.C., Microsoft President Brad Smith found himself in a bit of a bind. Following Donald Trump’s election, political lines were being drawn… Read More
Faced with the decision over whether to adhere to its standard of protecting user content or to help safeguard the integrity of U.S. elections, Facebook says it has chosen the… Read More
In the wake of a presidential campaign marred by hacking and social-media skulduggery, President Barack Obama says America’s digital architecture will have to be fine-tuned to preserve democracy. The issue arose… Read More
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for transportation secretary, Elaine Chao, held back from a commitment to continue supporting transit projects that are already in the pipeline for the Seattle region during… Read More
President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll turn to the tech industry leaders he met with last month to help his administration come up with better measures to guard against hackers in… Read More
Two groups of Russian hackers used a blend of spearphishing, booby-trapped websites and remote-access malware to worm their way into the Democratic National Committee’s computers and hurt the party’s prospects… Read More
Only seven members of the Electoral College proved “faithless” to their pledged presidential candidates today, and four of them are in Washington state. The tally in Olympia was eight for Democrat Hillary… Read More
Twitter is increasingly becoming the best place to keep up with the two candidates who ran for president this year. Your political leanings will no doubt help you decide whose… Read More
A flurry of reports has raised questions over whether electronic voting systems were hacked during this month’s election, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s campaign has raised more than $5… Read More
Sometimes the best comedy can hit too close to home. Maybe that’s why President-elect Donald Trump can’t resist tweeting his annoyance at Alec Baldwin and “Saturday Night Live.” But while… Read More
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, true-blue California is talking about making a #CalExit – and that’s stirred up some buzz about a blue breakaway for Washington state and Oregon as… Read More
In 2007, Seattle entrepreneur James Sun competed on season six of NBC’s reality television series “The Apprentice” with Donald Trump. The experience gave Sun a unique connection to and understanding… Read More
Seattle-based Zillow Group doesn’t have a Canadian product for people’s real estate needs north of the border. But that didn’t stop Americans unsettled by Tuesday night’s election results from flooding… Read More
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is now part of the government, at least online, in the form of a GreatAgain.gov website. The website, registered through the General Services Administration, is… Read More
Embed from Getty Images You know those iconic portraits of presidents, like John F. Kennedy or Ronald Reagan, that hang in public schools or in the living rooms of old… Read More
Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the presidential election opens the way for a profound reversal in environmental policies, even as officials are working on implementing this year’s Paris climate agreement.… Read More
Under an image of an American flag flying above his company’s corporate headquarters in Seattle, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz addressed partners in a post-election post on Tuesday, admitting that he,… Read More
It may look as if pollsters got the presidential election horribly wrong, considering that Hillary Clinton had been favored over Donald Trump, who ended up winning. But they weren’t as… Read More
It may be Taco Bowl Tuesday in the upper reaches of New York’s Trump Tower, but if there’s a victory party on election night, Donald Trump may want to save… Read More
I voted two weeks ago by mail from my home in Seattle, but thanks to a Facebook live video today, on Election Day, I was transported across the country to… Read More
What’s working and what’s failing on Election Day? Who’s getting it right, and who’s doing it wrong? When will we know who’s won? And which tweets are winning the Internet… Read More
There’s no game with higher stakes than the U.S. presidential election. That’s why game designers have banded together to throw their weight behind Hillary Clinton and urge their community to… Read More
Billionaire tech investor and PayPal founder Peter Thiel has been making headlines since May with his ardent and vocal support of Donald Trump, an uncommon stance in Silicon Valley. Speaking at a… Read More
Crooked, crazy, weak, hopeless, desperate, sad, boring, goofy, stupid, incompetent, pathetic, mess, dopey, unwatchable and dumb as a rock. Those are just 15 of the 281 insults Donald Trump has… Read More
Things got nasty at the third and final presidential debate on Wednesday night, and on Thursday, Janet Jackson fans got “Nasty” in return. Spotify reported that streams of Jackson’s 1986 R&B… Read More
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has tweeted just 68 times at his 144,000 followers in his limited use of Twitter, but he clearly hit a high-water mark on Dec. 7, 2015, when… Read More
If you’re planning on taking a drink every time Donald Trump says “rigged” or Hillary Clinton does a shimmy during tonight’s presidential debate, Peddler Brewing Co. in Seattle could be… Read More
It’s finally come to this: Ballots for the general election are in the mail, and within days, Washington state voters can register their choice for president. But how do you… Read More
Like many of us — when we’re not being asked to play more Adele or order more toilet paper — Amazon’s Alexa likes to talk politics. And, you may have… Read More
Before he can save the world next spring with his new Netflix show, famed Science Guy Bill Nye appears to want to help save Washington State. According to The Stranger… Read More