Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel just made an announcement about growth that you’d never hear in Seattle Seattle may hold first place when it comes to the number of cranes dotting the skyline, but you aren’t likely… Read More
Seattle investor compares Trump’s tax plan to ‘giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys’ Nick Hanauer is not impressed with President Donald Trump’s new tax reform plan. The Seattle investor and co-founder of Second… Read More
Could Twitter ban Trump for violating its terms of service? Company forced to explain why it hasn’t President Trump had a busy weekend on Twitter, as usual. No real surprise there, but the language in at least… Read More
America’s lopsided recovery: Study shows pockets of economic prosperity, leaving millions behind When it comes to economic prosperity in America, a rising tide does not lift all boats. Looking at national statistics,… Read More
Russians unsuccessfully tried to hack into Washington state election systems Today, the Department of Homeland Security told Washington state officials that Russian hackers tried to access voting systems before the… Read More
Facebook to hand over 3,000 Russia-linked ads to Congress in ongoing election investigation Faced with the decision over whether to adhere to its standard of protecting user content or to help safeguard the… Read More
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigns amid new allegations of child sexual abuse Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced his resignation Tuesday, hours after The Seattle Times published an interview in which his cousin,… Read More
A race to the bottom? Amazon stirs debate by soliciting tax credits for second headquarters Amazon sparked an all-out bidding war this week when it asked North American cities to roll out the red carpet… Read More
Here’s how the Pentagon is whittling down the $4 billion price tag for Air Force One President Donald Trump was stretching the truth when he claimed that he trimmed a billion dollars from the cost of… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin makes its pitch to Congress for delivering cargo to the moon Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, joined other companies today in laying out plans for… Read More
This engineer has worked with Gates and Bezos — now he wants to succeed Dave Reichert in Congress Tola Marts isn’t what you’d expect from a Congressional candidate. The Minnesota native manages a team of engineers at Intellectual… Read More
Tech investor Nick Hanauer goes off on Twitter, rips Trump supporters and climate-change deniers Perhaps all that ash in the air around Seattle on Tuesday was coming from the fire burning inside Nick Hanauer.… Read More
Trump’s choice for NASA chief, Rep. Jim Bridenstine, is likely to boost moonshots The White House has confirmed long-running rumors that President Donald Trump’s pick for NASA administrator is U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine,… Read More
At Boeing town hall, House Speaker Paul Ryan talks about taxes, tech – and Trump EVERETT, Wash. – House Speaker Paul Ryan came to a town hall with workers at Boeing’s biggest airplane factory today to… Read More
Trump rips everyone in Arizona speech — including Amazon, again, and Bezos-owned Washington Post Whether it’s on Twitter or in front of a crowd of raucous supporters, President Trump appears to be making his… Read More
Treasury secretary’s wife rips ‘out of touch’ Portland woman on Instagram after high-style humblebrag First rule of flight club: Never reply to the comments on an Instagram photo in which you brag about your… Read More
House Speaker Paul Ryan to visit Boeing in Everett and discuss tax reform at employee town hall House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) is making a trip to the Pacific Northwest this week to lay out the Republican… Read More
Tech in the era of extremism: How the industry is grappling with its new political reality Ride-hailing giant Uber sent a message to its riders and drivers expressing outrage over the deadly white nationalist demonstration in… Read More
Top Republican strategist Frank Luntz questions Trump claim that Amazon is a job killer Amazon’s role in reshaping the global economy is so complex and contentious, it can cause leaders in the Republican party… Read More
Amid outcry, Trump disbands two business councils – but tech is a separate issue President Donald Trump says he’s disbanding two of his business advisory councils, focusing on manufacturing as well as strategy and… Read More
Seattle venture capitalist Matt McIlwain’s non-profit sues city over income tax on high earners A non-profit founded by Madrona Venture Group Managing Director Matt McIlwain is filing a lawsuit against the City of Seattle… Read More
Don’t be the next Anthony Scaramucci: Email prankster’s hoax shows how all of us are vulnerable It was easy to impersonate White House officials like Jared Kushner and Reince Preibus or even Eric Trump. It fooled… Read More
Double duty: How startups and small businesses could be hit twice under Seattle’s new income tax Revenue generated by some of Seattle’s tech startups and small businesses will be taxed twice if the city’s new income… Read More
Guest Post: Why Congress isn’t going to cut legal immigration in half Editor’s note: This post originally appeared as a blog post on Boundless, a Pioneer Square Labs spinout that uses technology to… Read More
Tech industry slams GOP plan to dramatically cut legal immigration At a White House event this week, President Donald Trump backed sweeping cuts to the legal U.S. immigration system and said… Read More
Here’s where Seattle mayoral frontrunners Jenny Durkan and Cary Moon stand on key tech issues A wide field of 21 candidates is narrowing to two in a mayoral race whose winner will navigate Seattle through… Read More
Former U.S. attorney Jenny Durkan takes big lead in Seattle mayoral primary In Seattle’s mayoral race, former U.S. attorney Jenny Durkan looks highly likely to advance based on early results of Tuesday’s… Read More
New Bitcoin regulations shake up Washington state’s cryptocurrency industry Bitcoin has been gradually shedding its reputation as a fringe investment, as its value zig-zags into the stratosphere, and it… Read More
Cycle share overload? A deluge of neon bikes hits Seattle — and it’s just the start Over the weekend, many Seattleites couldn’t help but notice the abundance of neon, free floating bicycles turning up all over… Read More
U.S. Reps. DelBene and Farenthold: Congress can reduce startup barriers to invest in America’s future [Editor’s Note: This bipartisan guest commentary was written for GeekWire by U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, and U.S. Rep. Blake… Read More
