The White House is enlisting major tech companies and research institutions to teach K-12 students quantum information sciences, the new frontier in computing technology. The Trump administration is launching the… Read More
Microsoft president Brad Smith once described the delicate “balance that we try to strike” when working with the Trump administration. He was referring to the tightrope act of partnering with… Read More
New York and California’s attorneys general are joining forces with the Federal Trade Commission in its antitrust investigation of Amazon, according to Bloomberg’s Spencer Soper. Though the FTC and California’s… Read More
President Donald Trump confirmed Monday he will give Microsoft until Sept. 15 to acquire TikTok during a press conference at The White House. The president told reporters that the popular… Read More
Microsoft’s plan to acquire TikTok in the U.S. has created a paradox for the federal government as it seeks to crack down on consolidation of power among a handful of… Read More
Big Tech spent back-to-back days in the national spotlight this week between a long-anticipated Congressional hearing and second-quarter earnings reports. The juxtaposed events paint a revealing picture of the risks… Read More
Amazon’s aggressive strategy to beat out a competitor a decade ago came back to haunt the company Wednesday in a Congressional hearing with CEO Jeff Bezos and other tech leaders.… Read More
A wide-ranging antitrust hearing Wednesday with top tech CEOs skewed more toward grandstanding than substance, but there were a few revealing exchanges with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Several members of… Read More
Seated in front of the world (virtually) during a House Judiciary Committee antitrust hearing, the CEOs of the richest technology companies on the planet offered a window into their “offices”… Read More
The top executives at four of the world’s largest and most powerful technology companies are testifying Wednesday before Congress in the culmination of a year-long antitrust inquiry. The House Judiciary… Read More
For the first two decades of Amazon’s life, its founding CEO, Jeff Bezos, did his best to stay out of political battles, trying to stay off the radar of regulators… Read More
A hotly anticipated House antitrust hearing with the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google set for Monday will likely be delayed according to reports from CNBC, The Verge, and… Read More
Microsoft President Brad Smith advised a House antitrust subcommittee on competition in the tech industry during a private interview, The Information learned this week. The discussion primarily focused on Microsoft’s… Read More
A new tax on Seattle’s highest-paying businesses will fund a variety of pandemic-related relief programs for renters, immigrants, refugees, and small businesses this year under a spending plan passed by… Read More
Rep. Suzan DelBene — a Washington Democrat representing a region renowned for its biotech sector — formed a new medical technology caucus this week. The caucus, launched in partnership with… Read More
The Trump administration is walking back a controversial rule that would not allow international students to remain the country if their universities plan to hold all classes online. U.S. Immigration… Read More
The University of Washington’s leaders — and their colleagues across the country — are walking a tightrope as they plan for the fall term amid rising coronavirus cases and controversial… Read More
Seattle’s new plan to tax top salaries at the city’s highest-paying businesses is raising questions from the region’s tech community. How will the novel approach work in practice? Who gets… Read More
Seattle’s years-long effort to tax the wealth generated by tech and other lucrative industries crossed a new milestone Monday. The Seattle City Council voted to approve a tax on the… Read More
Twitch, the streaming video service owned by Amazon, temporarily shut down an account for President Donald Trump on Monday over what it called “hateful conduct” in his posts. The Verge… Read More
Starbucks is the latest big company to rethink advertising on Facebook, announcing Sunday it will stop paying for content across all social media platforms while consulting with civil rights groups… Read More
Leaders from across U.S. technology industry are condemning new restrictions on employment-based visas imposed by President Donald Trump this week. Tech employers say they use work visas to recruit employees… Read More
President Donald Trump’s signature on an executive order further restricting immigration to the U.S. hardly had time to dry before Amazon issued a sharp rebuke of the policy Monday afternoon.… Read More
Update: President Donald Trump signed the temporary visa ban Monday afternoon and Amazon was quick to rebuke the policy. President Donald Trump plans to introduce new restrictions on skilled work visas… Read More
The Seattle City Council introduced a new proposal Tuesday to tax the largest companies in the city, the latest in a series of attempts to capture some of the wealth… Read More
The Seattle City Council unanimously approved legislation Monday that requires food delivery companies to pay drivers $2.50 per delivery on top of their regular rates. The hazard pay is intended… Read More
Antitrust scrutiny of Amazon is intensifying as new details reveal how the company treats third-party sellers in its marketplace. Regulators in California, Washington state, and Europe are reportedly homing in… Read More
Instacart said it may not be able to continue operating in Seattle if a law requiring hazard pay for delivery workers passes next week. The grocery delivery company warned customers about… Read More
An online advertisement that plays off last weekend’s historic crewed SpaceX launch to boost President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign drew a protest from the wife of one of the astronauts… Read More
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., is one of the sponsors of bipartisan legislation aimed at ensuring that coronavirus tracing apps protect consumer privacy. The Exposure Notification Privacy Act relates to automated… Read More