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Commentary: Want Seattle to be more like S.F.? Neither do I, so please read this and vote!

Last week I spotted this tweet from Ben Evans, a well-regarded analyst and investor at Andreessen Horowitz. https://twitter.com/BenedictEvans/status/609799800163151872 Thanks to… Read More

Commentary: Seattle needs new political leaders who get tech, but aren’t running Windows Vista

[Editor’s Note: John Roderick is the singer and guitarist of The Long Winters and co-host of the podcast Roderick On the… Read More

Seattle tech leaders tackle voter apathy, offer council endorsements for politicians who don’t ‘punish’ tech sector

Seattle’s tech industry often gets slapped with an apathetic label when it comes to local politics. Fast-moving tech CEOs and… Read More

Senator from Alabama slams Microsoft for cutting jobs while seeking more foreign tech workers

U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, a Republican from Alabama, is taking Microsoft to task over its latest round of layoffs — saying that… Read More

UW still pursuing new computer science building despite budget setback

The University of Washington’s Computer Science & Engineering Department is pressing ahead with plans for a second building on campus, despite… Read More

IT and biotech leaders at odds over recently-passed state budget

On January 1, two state tax breaks expired that were decades old, and have been described as fundamental to Washington’s… Read More

Washington’s Life Sciences Discovery Fund fading away after being hit by state budget woes

The Life Sciences Discovery Fund — an investment vehicle used to fund early-stage biotechnology and life science research in the… Read More

The future of police video: Inside the Seattle PD’s workshop on wearable cameras

You have a serious car accident. The Seattle Police arrive and investigate. They issue a citation and write a report.… Read More

Gigabit Internet access for $45 a month: How Seattle could make it happen

There is a way for Seattle’s residents to give themselves gigabit Internet service for $45/month. But as with most things in the world of telecom,… Read More

White House announces ‘Startup in a Day Initiative’ to help cut red tape

Government “red tape” is one of the most frustrating hurdles for entrepreneurs looking to start a new business. In response to… Read More

Seattle councilmember calls for ‘mass citywide movement’ against Comcast and CenturyLink in support of municipal broadband

Seattle councilmember Kshama Sawant wants a municipal broadband network in the Emerald City, and she’s calling on the city’s residents… Read More

A capital gains tax in Washington state? This VC and tech CEO say heck no

There was a lot of chatter at the Technology Alliance’s luncheon today about the sorry state of education in Washington… Read More

Lawrence Lessig at ‘Killswitch’ Seattle premiere: Money, politics and the battle for the Internet

It’s not often that the talk after a film is the highlight of the night. But judging by audience reaction, that was the… Read More

8 reasons why techies should care about the Seattle City Council elections

We are all really busy in technology land, and it is hard enough to get well-educated on who to vote… Read More

Funding for Life Sciences Discovery Fund at risk, again, despite program’s success

Every April, there was to be a show of symmetry in Washington state. This month, Big Tobacco made its annual… Read More

Your chance to avert a global crisis! Microsoft to power diplomatic simulations at new U.S. museum

Visitors to the upcoming U.S. Diplomacy Center will use Microsoft technologies including the large-screen Surface Hub computer, Bing Maps and Skype… Read More

Howard Schultz

What Starbucks’ data tells Howard Schultz about the national mood

Quarterly GDP numbers? Whatever. For real insights into the American mindset, you need daily data from Starbucks stores. Howard Schultz sees those… Read More

President Obama calls on Congress to strengthen cybersecurity laws

As a part of the State of the Union address tonight, President Obama called on Congress to provide more tools… Read More

IoT comes to D.C.: DelBene and Issa form Congressional Caucus on the Internet of Things

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, nearly everywhere you turned people were talking about the Internet… Read More

Gov. Jay Inslee proposes capital gains tax, says now is time to start ‘reinvesting in Washington’

Washington state Governor Jay Inslee today proposed a new $39 billion budget which includes a plan to raise taxes, with… Read More

Rev. Jesse Jackson: Some parts of tech world ‘as segregated as the Ferguson police force’

The technology industry is the next frontier for civil rights, Rev. Jesse Jackson told hundreds who came to hear his… Read More

President Obama wants $75M to equip cops with body cameras

President Obama called for millions of dollars in funding to support the roll-out of body cameras for police officers across… Read More

What President Obama’s immigration announcement means for tech companies and entrepreneurs

There were two clear winners in President Obama’s sweeping changes on immigration executive action last week: undocumented parents of U.S.… Read More

Watch President Obama discuss new immigration plan that protects millions from deportation

President Obama is slated to make a speech announcing a new executive order that will reform the U.S. immigration system… Read More

Rev. Jesse Jackson is coming to Seattle to talk about diversity in tech

Former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson has taken tech companies to task in recent months, encouraging them to release data about… Read More

Microsoft, Apple and 7 other tech giants call for NSA reform before year’s end

The year may be winding to a close, but a coalition of 9 tech companies want lawmakers in Washington, D.C.… Read More

Seattle city council member wants Internet access at homeless camps

Kshama Sawant, the former software engineer who was elected to the Seattle city council as a socialist candidate, is pressing… Read More

China to Apple: Your products are still OK with us

Chinese government officials are not banned from purchasing Apple products despite earlier reports to the contrary, a representative for the… Read More

Full text: How Uber and Lyft struck a deal in Seattle

The City of Seattle this morning released the full outline of the agreement that paves the way for Uber, Lyft, Sidecar… Read More

Why this U.S. ambassador was sworn in on a Kindle

Yes, it’s true: Suzi LeVine, a former Microsoft and Expedia executive, non-profit leader and new U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and… Read More

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