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Politics

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson stops in Seattle, says he wants the future to ‘be Uber everything’

Gary Johnson has a vision for the future: Apply Uber’s on-demand, sharing economy model to just about everything. The libertarian… Read More

August temperatures

Trump vs. Clinton vs. Stein: Climate policy differences show up on Science Debate

If you think something absolutely has to be done about climate change and other environmental worries, Donald Trump isn’t the… Read More

Seattle City Council expected to add municipal broadband to long-term master plan

Advocates of municipal broadband in Seattle are expected to win a small victory at Thursday’s City Council meeting. Councilmember Rob… Read More

Q&A: Washington state gubernatorial candidate Bill Bryant on CS education, tech jobs, and trade

(Updated at 11:45 a.m. to clarify and add comments from Gov. Inslee’s campaign).  Bill Bryant says he has a plan… Read More

Who would be the tougher video-game boss to defeat: Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton?

With the U.S. presidential campaign in full swing, and PAX West 2016 underway in Seattle, we decided to bridge the… Read More

Taco truck

Thanks to Trump supporter, the internet shows it definitely likes #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner threat

If you were lucky enough to walk out of your office building, or wherever you work, and find a taco… Read More

Seattle Growth Podcast: Why the tech industry needs to join the boomtown conversation

Seattle is growing at an unprecedented rate, with the Puget Sound region adding an average of roughly nine new jobs… Read More

App of the Week: Hear My Voice connects you directly to the political process

Tired of your friends complaining about a “rigged” system? Tired of seeing them post political memes, articles, and videos day after… Read More

Will the real Bill Bryant please stand up? Seattle VC gets confused with gubernatorial candidate — a lot

Bill Bryant was talking with a close friend recently, whose mother is a lifelong Democrat. She told her daughter that… Read More

Obama creating ‘startup visas’ to encourage foreign entrepreneurs to start companies in the U.S.

The Obama administration is making it easier for entrepreneurs worldwide to launch startups in the U.S. Today, the Department of… Read More

Why this Seattle tech worker is leaving her job to work for the Clinton campaign in Wisconsin

Sasha Pasulka has never worked on a political campaign. For the past four years, she’s held product marketing leadership roles… Read More

Can Facebook guess your political views? See where the site thinks you land on the spectrum

I have a Facebook rule I almost always follow: Don’t post anything political, ever. The few times I’ve broken that rule,… Read More

U.S. flag on space station

Do presidential candidates love science? ScienceDebate.org quiz aims to find out

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she loves science. GOP candidate Donald Trump says he loves NASA. The Green Party… Read More

Venture capital group slams Donald Trump, says candidate’s ‘carried interest’ policy would hurt entrepreneurs

Before Donald Trump even finished his economic speech in Detroit on Monday — in which he called Hillary Clinton and… Read More

Donald Trump in Florida

Donald Trump disses America’s space program; what would Hillary Clinton do?

GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has been going through a series of reversals this week, and today’s highlights include the… Read More

Neither Trump nor Clinton is addressing the biggest challenge to jobs: automation

Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are both promising to bring good-paying jobs back to America, but analysts say neither… Read More

Hillary vs. The Donald: Who won the YouTube livestream competition?

Embed from Getty Images We’ve now heard from Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump — both of whom delivered fiery speeches… Read More

Hillary Clinton on science

‘I believe in science’: Hillary Clinton wows geeks with Democratic convention speech

Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention tonight may not have been rated as highly as… Read More

Trump

Donald Trump will host a Reddit AMA during Obama’s DNC speech

Donald Trump is not shy about using social media. The Republican nominee’s Twitter feed is constantly making headlines, both for… Read More

Inside the Democratic National Convention’s official app, with the Seattle startup that made it

When it comes to building mobile apps for significant political events, Seattle-based startup Taqtile is a seasoned incumbent at this… Read More

Experts weigh the promise – and the politics – behind the Internet of Things

When U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene and a Republican colleague set up a congressional caucus focusing on the Internet of Things,… Read More

Five venture capitalists share feelings on Donald Trump, Peter Thiel and the state of the country amid a charged political season

The country is at a crossroads. Some see the political landscape as soiled, unsalvageable with two presidential candidates who are… Read More

Hillary Clinton hopes to catch young voters at Pokémon Go campaign event

When it comes to swing states, Hillary Clinton is determined to catch ’em all. The presumptive democratic nominee is hosting… Read More

Washington state lawmakers to hold public talks about self-driving cars

Washington state’s legislators are pondering how to deal with self-driving cars and other futuristic high-tech vehicles. Rep. Jeff Morris, D-Mount Vernon… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Democracy Live uses electronic ballots to help governments reach voters

Last month marked a big milestone for Democracy Live, a technology firm based in Snoqualmie, Wash., which presented its voting technology to several… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Sen. Elizabeth Warren challenges tech giants, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s book deal, and more

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a possible running mate to Hillary Clinton, criticized… Read More

Startup Spotlight: ActiveGiver wants to ‘level the playing field’ for campaign contributions

Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid — and Barack Obama’s before him — proved the power of grassroots donations. But a wealthy minority… Read More

Hillary Clinton, tech candidate? New agenda pledges to defer student loans for entrepreneurs, invest in STEM education

Tech issues such as the high-profile Apple encryption battle may be in the media spotlight, but they’ve taken a backseat… Read More

Tim Cook

Unhappy with Donald Trump, Apple won’t support GOP Convention — but Tim Cook hosting event for Paul Ryan

Donald Trump’s controversial comments throughout the campaign season have unnerved Apple enough to convince the tech company to pull its… Read More

Clinton and Trump

Whole Foods or Hardee’s? Placed names top 10 businesses for Clinton, Trump supporters

It may seem like a no-brainer that supporters of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump don’t have a whole lot in common.… Read More

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