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Scaled-back bill aimed at providing clarity on non-compete deals passes Washington House 97-0

A trimmed-back bill to change what is allowed in non-compete agreements passed the Washington House 97-0 Wednesday. It now goes… Read More

Assange: WikiLeaks to give tech companies details about CIA hacking practices

Days after it leaked hundreds of files documenting CIA hacking practices, WikiLeaks said it will work with tech companies to… Read More

Trump’s revised immigration order will suspend travel from six majority Muslim nations but won’t bar visa-holders or Iraqis

Post updated below with comments from Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson President Trump has reportedly signed a new executive order on immigration… Read More

Bill would prevent businesses from selling biometric data without user consent

The Washington state House passed a bill 81-17 this week that would forbid businesses from obtaining or selling biometric information from individuals… Read More

Why choose to go to the moon? Trump changes commercial space calculations

Nearly 55 years ago, President John F. Kennedy said America chose to go to the moon and take on other… Read More

Trump picks Peter Thiel’s top aide as White House’s deputy chief of technology

President Trump has tapped a top aide of Peter Thiel (best known for co-founding PayPal, investing in Facebook, and killing… Read More

Bezos and Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin propose ‘Amazon-like’ delivery to the moon in 2020

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has reportedly proposed sending a robotic lander to the moon’s south polar… Read More

Donald Trump

Trump’s speech evokes ‘distant worlds’ – but that’s about it for science and tech

President Donald Trump referred to technology and science in only the most general terms tonight in his speech to a… Read More

How President Trump could make Vancouver, B.C., a tech boomtown

As an immigration attorney who often represents big Seattle-area corporations, Lola Zakharova is used to getting inquiries from people who… Read More

New report says increased ride sharing could solve problems when driverless vehicles hit Seattle roads

Over the next decade, driverless vehicles will make their way along Seattle roadways, possibly bringing relief to one of the most congested… Read More

legal marijuana sales

Sean Spicer says recreational pot may come under legal fire, igniting backlash from cannabis industry

The Northwest’s cannabis industry is reeling from comments that White House press secretary Sean Spicer made today, suggesting that the… Read More

"Stand Up for Science" rally

Science’s supporters suit up: How to get ready for the global march on Earth Day

BOSTON – Hundreds of science-minded demonstrators converged on Boston over the weekend to test a prototype for the March for Science,… Read More

Popular newsletter uses open-source techniques to cover ‘WTF’ is happening with Trump

On a Friday afternoon earlier this month, nearly a dozen news alerts were pushed to my phone announcing that a… Read More

As Trump stokes fears, startup backed by tech heavyweights aims to help immigrants ‘take control of their journey’

Xiao Wang is an immigrant success story. He came to the U.S. from Nanjing at three and went on to… Read More

Tech leaders look to mine political chaos for policies that benefit the industry

The current political climate in D.C. is a mess — and Olympia has its own troubles with a court mandate… Read More

Washington state AG declares victory over President Trump in immigration case

Bob Ferguson is declaring victory. Washington state’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson says President Trump is effectively conceding defeat in a… Read More

Bill to help Washington state’s rural communities get Internet approaches legislative deadline

Washington state has until Friday to pass a bill that would help residents in rural areas get Internet access. House… Read More

Microsoft calls for ‘Digital Geneva Convention’ to protect citizens from cyberattacks

Microsoft today proposed a new initiative to protect citizens from unwarranted cyberattacks by governments, taking its cues from history. Speaking at the RSA… Read More

White House likely to avoid Supreme Court, continue immigration fight in Ninth Circuit Court

It doesn’t look like the Supreme Court will be hearing an appeal to Washington state’s hold on President Donald Trump’s… Read More

Reports: White House considers rewriting immigration order instead of going directly to Supreme Court

It looks like President Donald Trump’s promise to “SEE YOU IN COURT” might have been an empty threat. A day… Read More

Bill would let public utilities team with private companies on electric vehicle charging stations

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Representatives of Seattle City Light and other public utilities spoke Thursday in favor of a bill by Rep… Read More

Donald Trump

Twitterverse goes into all-caps frenzy after appeals court ruling dumps on Trump

President Donald Trump wasn’t the only one hitting the all-caps key after word got out that a federal appeals court… Read More

Federal judges decline to resume Trump’s immigration ban, siding with Washington state

President Trump’s controversial executive order temporarily restricting immigration to the U.S. will not be reinstated at this time, thanks to… Read More

Trump tells aviation executives he’ll reduce regulations and boost infrastructure

Airline and airport executives, including Alaska Air Group’s CEO, had their turn today to talk with President Donald Trump, who… Read More

Startups and VCs join legal fight against Trump’s immigration ban, claiming ‘immediate harm’ to the innovation economy

Tech giants, like Amazon, Expedia, Google, and Microsoft, have thrown their considerable weight behind Washington state and Minnesota in a… Read More

Trump administration seeks to reinstate immigration ban in court hearing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEK8FCBMkMQ Today, attorneys representing Washington state and the U.S. Department of Justice are presenting oral arguments to try to sway… Read More

Donald Trump

The terrible trifecta: What the Trump administration means for tech, and how to stop it

An economic crisis looms in Washington State as a result of three actions by the new President and his team.… Read More

How to stream today’s immigration showdown between the Trump administration and the states

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEK8FCBMkMQ This is escalating quickly. Today, three judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments to… Read More

Musk and Weeks and Trump

Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX (and 29 other companies) back immigration lawsuit

If you can join them, you can try beating them, too. Today SpaceX and Tesla signed on to the legal… Read More

17 states back Washington and Minnesota in Trump immigration lawsuit

This story was updated at 3:30 p.m. with details on Hawaii’s involvement in the case.  Seventeen states — in addition… Read More

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