To Mayor Murray and Director Chris Gregorich, of Seattle’s Office of Intergovernmental Relations: Since 1957, our city has built sister city relationships with international communities around the world with the… 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
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
Seattle-area tech titans like Microsoft, Amazon, and Expedia want to see the region’s transportation infrastructure double over the next 25 years. It appears their wish will come true. The most recent… 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
Grief. Despair. Anger. Disbelief. Determination. And a little bit of hope. Those were some of the emotions expressed by leaders in the technology industry after real estate mogul Donald Trump… Read More
When it comes to political theater, the tech community isn’t always center-stage. Often tech leaders prefer to quietly exercise political influence from the wings, with a few big exceptions. But for those… Read More
It’s going to be a long day, folks. If you don’t want to follow along on Twitter or tune into the all-day TV circus, Amazon is offering a 2016 solution 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
Are you ready? We’re less than 24 hours until Election Day and finding out who will become America’s 45th president: Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. Tuesday will arguably be the biggest… Read More
Well, folks, the time has finally come. After a truly bizarre presidential race — one driven more by personality than policy — it’s time to elect the 45th president of… Read More
Editor’s Note: Corey Nachreiner, CTO at WatchGuard Technologies, is a regular GeekWire contributor. Over the past several years, hacking and information security have emerged from the shadows to sit center… 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
It has been nearly 20 years since Bill Gates jumped on the stage at the COMDEX trade show and introduced a new operating system called Windows CE. So, you can imagine… 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
Microsoft Bing is out with its election predictions again this year with a few new features that detail campaign spending by state and search interest by demographic. Bing’s election portal has… Read More
With U.S. officials openly blaming Russia for hacker attacks on state election computer systems, and the myriad possibilities for election chaos such attacks raise, it’s important to put them in… Read More
At Sunday night’s presidential debate in St. Louis, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton sparred over a number of hot-button issues. Things started on a tense note after an audience member… Read More
So what’s one of the high-tech secret tools being wielded by the Hillary Clinton campaign to persuade voters to pick their candidate? Texting. “We’ve been shocked at how many people… Read More
When it comes to innovation, Gov. Jay Inslee is asking Washington voters to help him finish what he started. Related: Q&A: Washington state gubernatorial candidate Bill Bryant on CS education,… Read More
An open letter from 375 scientists is voicing concern about GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s views on climate change – and urging the United States not to cancel its commitment to… Read More
Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson may not be on stage for this year’s televised presidential debates, but he is getting his say on America’s top issues relating to science and technology, health… Read More
If you think something absolutely has to be done about climate change and other environmental worries, Donald Trump isn’t the presidential candidate for you. You probably knew that already, but the… Read More
(Updated at 11:45 a.m. to clarify and add comments from Gov. Inslee’s campaign). Bill Bryant says he has a plan to promote innovation in Washington state. To call the Republican… Read More
Sasha Pasulka has never worked on a political campaign. For the past four years, she’s held product marketing leadership roles at Tableau, a Seattle data software company. But she’s leaving… Read More
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she loves science. GOP candidate Donald Trump says he loves NASA. The Green Party says it’s bizarre to claim that its nominee, Jill Stein,… Read More
GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has been going through a series of reversals this week, and today’s highlights include the dissing of America’s space program. “Someone just asked me backstage, ‘Mr.… Read More
Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are both promising to bring good-paying jobs back to America, but analysts say neither of them has addressed one of the biggest challenges looming… Read More
Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention tonight may not have been rated as highly as President Barack Obama’s address the night before, but there was… Read More
Donald Trump is not shy about using social media. The Republican nominee’s Twitter feed is constantly making headlines, both for its content and the unique style of his rhetoric. Now… Read More