After repeatedly sparring with the Seattle City Council, Amazon in 2019 poured $1.45 million into the coffers of council candidates in a move that drew condemnation from U.S. senators and… Read More
Seattle voters are nearly evenly split on the question of whether to change how the city votes in primary elections, but the latest count is tilting toward approval of a… Read More
The U.S. midterm elections are Tuesday and academic researchers are expecting another wave of misinformation and rumors related to voter fraud. The explosion of unsupported allegations of election fraud during… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: Just before the election, Joe Biden’s campaign released a list of its top “bundlers,” people who raise big donations… Read More
Election Day is finally here. We’ve rounded up some tips on avoiding misinformation and other tech-related news as an unprecedented election reaches its climax. Jevin West, an associate professor with… Read More
Show me what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like! Those chants kicked off a rally Saturday that started at Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle, where around 100 people… Read More
Editor’s note: This guest post is tied to the release of Bombarded, a new book by Cyrus Krohn, a former Microsoft, Yahoo, and Cheezburger executive who co-founded Seattle startup Element… Read More
Microsoft announced Monday that it used a court order and technical collaboration with telecommunications providers to disrupt Trickbot, a ransomware distributor that could pose a threat to the upcoming elections.… Read More
When Charles Douglas III showed up for a meeting for a newly formed voter empowerment group, he nearly turned around and walked out. Douglas, a Black man in his mid-30s… 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
A heavily-funded campaign to elect a more business-friendly Seattle City Council saw some success in early election results released Tuesday evening. But the effort, spearheaded by Seattle tech giant Amazon,… Read More
Nellwyn Thomas has a unique vantage point on one of the biggest issues in American politics today: election security. She was working for Hillary Clinton’s campaign in 2016 as deputy… Read More
RENTON, WASH. — Seattle-area voters are coming out in force for this year’s midterm elections. More than 300,000 early ballots have been counted already, almost double compared to the same… Read More
Chastened by Russian interference and hacking attempts in the 2016 election, academic experts on voting technology say electronic voting machines that don’t leave a paper trail should be phased out… Read More
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) added her voice to the chorus of lawmakers calling for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify on the scandal that has consumed his company over the… Read More
Jenny Durkan established a comfortable lead over her opponent, Cary Moon in early election results released Tuesday evening. Final election results will not be certified until all of the ballots… Read More
King County Elections designed and purchased Snapchat filters for ballot boxes around the Seattle area, anticipating the existential question of millennials: If you didn’t Snap it, did it really happen?… Read More
Russian government-backed agents created posts that reached about 126 million Facebook users around the Nov. 8 election, according to reports from The New York Times and Recode. For reference, there… Read More
On Wednesday, three of the biggest tech companies in the country will testify before Congress on how their products facilitated Russian meddling in the 2016 elections; the goal of the investigation is… Read More
Ed Lazowska, a leading computer science professor at the University of Washington, wants Facebook and other big tech companies to take responsibility for enabling Russian meddling into the 2016 election. The… Read More
Today, the Department of Homeland Security told Washington state officials that Russian hackers tried to access voting systems before the 2016 election, according to a statement from Secretary of State Kim… Read More
Today, the Washington Technology Industry Association unveiled a voter guide to help members of the Seattle tech community decide who to vote for in the upcoming mayoral and City Council… Read More
Seattle’s next mayor will help the city navigate an unprecedented period of growth and change. How that ship is steered is up to voters — and they have 21 candidates,… Read More
City Council passes tax on Seattle’s wealthiest residents Seattle lawmakers unanimously approved a plan to tax income that is over $250,000 for individuals and $500,000 for joint filers. The measure… Read More
Seattle’s highly unusual mayoral race has 21 candidates vying for the city’s top executive office. The election comes at a time when Seattle is grappling with an unprecedented population spike,… Read More
The Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE), a political organization sponsored by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has released its endorsements for the upcoming mayoral, King County Executive,… Read More
NEW YORK — Seattle entrepreneur Rich Barton has long touted an investment philosophy grounded in a belief that great things happen when information is unlocked, and put in the hands… Read More
Facebook is grappling with growing pains. The $350 billion company, powered by more than a billion users, is coming to terms with the fact that is far more than a… 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
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