TLDR: Amazon stock hits $2K, Microsoft’s new parental leave policy, Google debunks Trump video Today’s featured stories Amazon stock hits $2,000, and why one analyst thinks it is on the road to a $2.5… Read More
Google debunks Trump video alleging search giant didn’t promote his State of the Union address Google is disputing President Trump’s insinuation that the company failed to promote the live stream for his State of the… Read More
Amazon calls Bernie Sanders’ crusade for warehouse workers ‘inaccurate and misleading’ Update: Amazon and Sanders continued their spat Thursday with the following tweets: Over 90% of associates in FCs are full-time. Like… Read More
TLDR: Trump vs. Google, minority students in AP computer science, rare computer headed to auction Today’s featured stories President Trump wakes up, Googles himself and threatens to look into search giant’s ‘rigged’ results Women and… Read More
President Trump wakes up, Googles himself and threatens to look into search giant’s ‘rigged’ results Update, 1 p.m. PT: Trump threatened Google, Facebook, and Twitter in comments to reporters Tuesday afternoon. TRUMP: "I think Google… Read More
Judge extends block on 3D-printed gun blueprints while Wash. State and Trump admin. battle in court A federal judge in Seattle extended his order banning the release of instructions for 3D-printed firearms Monday, siding with Washington… Read More
Lyft offering discounted and free rides to get voters to the polls on Election Day Lyft is offering 50 percent off rides to the polls this Election Day, Tues. Nov. 6, in partnership, with a… Read More
TLDR: Trump’s new tariff on e-bikes & scooters, Seattle real estate cools down, Microsoft software developer competes for Miss America Today’s featured stories Trump’s tariff on e-bikes and scooters could slow new mobility momentum in the U.S. Is the tide… Read More
VP Mike Pence revs up NASA schedule for putting astronauts on station in lunar orbit During a pep talk to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas, Vice President Mike Pence today highlighted what he saw… Read More
Trump’s tariff on e-bikes and scooters could slow new mobility momentum in the U.S. Update Feb. 1: Rad Power Bikes will now absorb the full 25 percent tariff on e-bikes, reducing their bikes to pre-tariff… Read More
From Amazon to Zillow, new coalition of tech titans will rally their workers around city’s tough problems Seattle’s tech industry and the rest of this booming city are at odds like never before, and tech leaders acknowledge… Read More
CNN survey suggests support for Space Force doesn’t match Star Wars appeal News Brief: A CNN survey suggests most Americans don’t back the Trump administration’s plans to create a new military branch… Read More
Policymakers tout high-tech tools for addressing Northwest’s wildfire crisis The smoky skies over Seattle have cleared up somewhat, but the Pacific Northwest’s wildfires continue to burn — prompting pledges from… Read More
Republicans outraged after poster for Pearl Jam’s Montana concert depicts White House burning “The Home Shows” have turned into “The Away Shows” for Seattle rock band Pearl Jam, and with that comes a… Read More
Most Americans believe tech companies should be regulated like news publishers, survey finds A whopping 79 percent of Americans believe that tech companies should be regulated in the same way that news organizations… Read More
Social media activists pressure Twitter to drop Alex Jones by blocking Fortune 500 companies Earlier this year Jeff Reifman — a veteran of the Seattle tech industry — contacted Grab Your Wallet co-founder Shannon Coulter… Read More
Late-night comics are over the moon when it comes to ridiculing Trump’s Space Force plans As if the Trump administration’s plan to establish a Space Force by 2020 wasn’t comical enough — especially in the… Read More
Can tech and government innovate together for social good? Inside a new effort to change the tide Rising housing costs often cause the people working to make Seattle a better place to be displaced. But Melissa Cliver… Read More
VP Mike Pence details plan to create Space Force (sans starship troopers) by 2020 The Trump administration is taking immediate steps to raise the profile of the Defense Department’s space operations, and asking Congress… Read More
Amazon removes racist items from e-commerce marketplace after backlash Amazon has pulled items with Nazi and racist symbolism from its website after advocacy groups raised concerns about the content,… Read More
Amazon, Microsoft, Zillow and more tech giants join Innovation Council to address Seattle challenges Seattle’s tech industry titans are joining forces to advise the city on some of the pressing challenges that have arisen… Read More
Seattle mayor forming council of tech leaders seeking solutions to the region’s growing pains Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is tapping problem solvers in the tech industry to develop solutions to some of the city’s… Read More
Amazon creates USPS lobby with other retailers to influence postal service policy For months, President Donald Trump has been accusing Amazon of ripping off the U.S. Postal Service. The e-commerce giant has… Read More
Surprise! Climate experts hail Trump’s pick for top science aide, Kelvin Droegemeier News Brief: Years after claiming that concerns over climate change were a “total, and very expensive, hoax,” President Donald Trump has… Read More
Facebook discovers coordinated political influence campaign ahead of midterm elections Facebook has uncovered 32 pages and accounts working together to spread messaging tied to hot-button issues, the same tactics used… Read More
Immigration activists deliver 300K signatures to Microsoft HQ demanding an end to ICE contract A coalition of advocacy groups delivered a petition with more than 300,000 signatures to Microsoft’s Redmond campus Thursday. The signatories… Read More
One of Amazon’s earliest investors has this advice for winning HQ2 city Nick Hanauer was the first outside investor in Amazon and he has watched the company transform its hometown, Seattle, over… Read More
Facebook to end ad targeting that excludes ethnicities and religions in deal with Washington State AG Facebook has agreed to stop allowing third-party advertisers to exclude ethnic and religious groups when targeting ads for housing, credit,… Read More
Trump falsely claims Amazon lost Supreme Court tax case in ongoing Washington Post tirade President Donald Trump resumed his attacks on the “Amazon Washington Post” Monday morning, this time with a peculiar twist. Trump once… Read More
White House says Boeing will get $3.9B for Air Force One jets in red, white and blue The White House has confirmed that Boeing won a firm, fixed-price contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver two… Read More
