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Proposed tax seeks $121M a year from Amazon, Microsoft and other big Seattle-area companies to address homelessness

Washington state lawmakers are considering a new regional tax that would raise an estimated $121 million a year from some… Read More

Palestinian activists and Microsoft employees demand company cut ties with AnyVision, citing civil rights violations

Activists are planning a demonstration at Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., campus Wednesday to protest the company’s relationship with Israeli security firm… Read More

Supreme Court lifts ban on Trump’s ‘public charge’ policy, making it harder for immigrants to qualify for green cards

The Trump administration is allowed to implement a rule that makes it difficult for immigrants who use public benefits to… Read More

After-party at Jeff Bezos’ D.C. mansion attracts Bill Gates, Ivanka Trump and other notable guests

Jeff Bezos opened the doors to his fancy mansion in Washington, D.C., over the weekend for an after-party that featured… Read More

Hundreds of Amazon employees protest company PR policy by speaking out about climate change

Amazon employees are responding to threats of termination for their climate advocacy by intentionally violating the company’s corporate communications policy.… Read More

‘Think more, share less’: Fake news researchers offer tips to avoid online manipulation

There has been a robust debate over disinformation online since the 2016 U.S. presidential election showed the world how social… Read More

Washington state wants to regulate artificial intelligence, as Microsoft lobbies for new rules

Washington state could become a pioneer in regulating artificial intelligence if lawmakers and Microsoft get their way. A series of… Read More

Amazon asks judge to block Microsoft from working on JEDI cloud contract while court considers bias question

Amazon’s crusade to overturn the Department of Defense’s award of a lucrative cloud contract to rival Microsoft inched forward this… Read More

Senator probes Jeff Bezos on alleged hack by Saudi crown prince

A U.S. Senator is asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos for more information about an alleged hack, citing a “growing trend”… Read More

States claim Trump’s new firearm rules will allow spread of 3D printed gun blueprints online

Washington state plans to sue the federal government over a proposed change that Attorney General Bob Ferguson warns will lead… Read More

Does Amazon pay enough in taxes? Source says local tax bill was $297M last year

Amazon paid nearly $300 million in state and local taxes in 2018, according to a source inside the company with… Read More

Emboldened by election day victory, new Seattle City Council launches next challenge to Amazon

Just two weeks into 2020, the new Seattle City Council is already making good on its promise to take on… Read More

Bernie Sanders enlists Amazon employee activists in climate change campaign

Sen. Bernie Sanders and employee activists have been thorns in Amazon’s side over the past year as they repeatedly call… Read More

FTC chair aims to resolve Big Tech antitrust probes this year, ending investigations or taking action

The last major antitrust case that the federal government brought against a technology company lasted many years, entrenching Microsoft in… Read More

Trump administration’s new AI principles seek to limit regulatory ‘overreach’ to promote innovation

The Trump administration is proposing a new set of principles for federal agencies to follow when creating regulations for artificial… Read More

A new era for data privacy: How California’s law is impacting companies in Seattle and beyond

California’s new data privacy law took effect Jan. 1, marking the first time many American tech companies must provide users… Read More

Bill Gates rings in 2020 with a call for higher taxes on the rich to help address wealth gap

Bill Gates weighed in on the subject of taxes at various times throughout 2019. Should he be paying more? How… Read More

Year in pictures: Tech giants, startups, politics, soccer and more put focus on Seattle in 2019

It was another big, busy year in tech around the Seattle region, whether it involved the largest companies or the… Read More

Dave Limp, Jay Carney and Jeff Bezos at Amazon Spheres

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Seattle tech’s extraordinary year: These are the stories we’ll remember in the business of innovation

From Amazon to Zillow, big successes to surprising failures, it was an extraordinary year for technology and innovation emerging from… Read More

Snopes on the state of news, Facebook and the 2020 election: ‘It’s going to be a mess’

Disinformation campaigns are expected to be just as pervasive in 2020 as they were in the 2016 presidential election, and… Read More

Seattle Chamber of Commerce CEO, key figure in city’s Amazon debate, announces Congressional bid

Seattle Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO Marilyn Strickland is running for Congress as a Democrat. The former mayor of Tacoma,… Read More

A Tech Cold War? Microsoft policy leaders predict the future, preparing for a wild decade ahead

It’s only been a few weeks since Microsoft President Brad Smith completed his book tour, in which he reflected on… Read More

Tech experts agree it’s time to regulate artificial intelligence — if only it were that simple

Artificial intelligence is here, it’s just the beginning, and it’s time to start thinking about how to regulate it. Those… Read More

Study finds ‘crisis of regional imbalance’ as Seattle and 4 other regions dominate tech job growth

Seattle, San Francisco and other tech hubs are capturing a growing percentage of innovation jobs in the United States, according… Read More

Amazon accuses Trump of using Pentagon cloud contract for ‘his own personal and political ends’

A newly unsealed court document reveals more details about Amazon’s strategy to get the Defense Department to overturn its award… Read More

Amazon touts ‘technical superiority’ over Microsoft as it seeks to reopen JEDI bidding in newly unsealed court filing

Amazon is asking a federal judge to block the Defense Department from enlisting Microsoft for a contentious and lucrative cloud… Read More

Bernie Sanders promises ‘high-speed internet for all’ through publicly-owned broadband service

Sen. Bernie Sanders rolled out an ambitious plan Friday that would categorize internet service as a public utility as part… Read More

Microsoft shareholders reject proposal to put employee on board with less than 5% of votes

Microsoft shareholders roundly defeated a proposal to put a rank-and-file employee on the company’s board of directors. Speaking during the… Read More

Why this investment firm is pushing Microsoft to put an employee on the tech giant’s board

When Microsoft published its proxy statement in October, it contained an unusual shareholder resolution. The proposal? Adding a rank-and-file employee… Read More

Microsoft resumes political spending despite ongoing employee concerns

Microsoft has quietly started making political contributions again after suspending donations in July to address employee concerns. Federal election reports… Read More