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Report reveals new details about Bezos’ influence on Amazon bid for Pentagon cloud contract

Amazon’s bid to build the Pentagon’s war cloud has been mired in accusations of favoritism since the beginning. But a… Read More

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee exits presidential race, vows to continue climate change fight

Update, Aug. 22: Less than 24 hours after announcing his exit from the presidential race, Inslee said he will pursue a… Read More

Amazon passes French digital tax on to sellers as Trump admin investigates toll on tech industry

Amazon is raising the fees it charges third-party sellers in France by 3 percent in direct response to the country’s… Read More

Civil rights activists up in arms over Amazon update adding fear detection to facial recognition tech

Amazon’s latest update to its Rekognition software is renewing an outcry from civil rights groups over facial recognition technology. Amazon… Read More

Oregon joins multi-state lawsuit to block T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint

Critics of T-Mobile’s newly approved merger with Sprint are particularly concerned about the impacts on rural Americans, who are often… Read More

US lawmakers raise questions about ‘misleading’ Amazon’s Choice recommendations

Shopping on Amazon.com can be overwhelming. A search for an everyday item frequently yields tens of thousands of results. Inundated… Read More

Senators urge Amazon, Google, eBay to crack down on unauthorized sales of gun accessories

A handful of Senate Democrats sent letters to Amazon, Google, and eBay Friday urging the companies to better enforce their… Read More

Who should regulate privacy? Federal and state lawmakers diverge on consumer data protection

There’s growing consensus that something needs to be done about data privacy. But figuring out what should be done and… Read More

Senator Wyden wants answers from Amazon on Capital One hack

A U.S. senator from Oregon wants Amazon to explain the role it played in a hack that exposed sensitive data… Read More

Amazon singled out in Democratic debates — again

Big Tech may be in the federal government’s crosshairs but you wouldn’t know it from the Democratic debates this week.… Read More

Cantwell introduces bill package to invest in clean energy and shore up power grid against hacks

Sen. Maria Cantwell introduced four bills Wednesday intended to modernize the federal government’s energy infrastructure. The Democrat from Washington state… Read More

Downticket merges with Politiscope to let voters follow candidates, donate to campaigns in one app

In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, dozens of apps have cropped up seeking to arm voters with better… Read More

Facebook official: Social media giant confirms antitrust investigation, beats earnings estimates with $16.9B in Q2 revenue

The Federal Trade Commission opened an antitrust investigation into Facebook in June, the company confirmed in its second-quarter earnings report… Read More

U.S. Justice Department launches sweeping antitrust probe into top U.S. tech companies

The Department of Justice announced a review of the technology industry to find out whether there are violations of antitrust… Read More

House antitrust chair ‘troubled’ by tech hearing, sends letters demanding clarity from Amazon, Facebook and Google

Amazon, Facebook, and Google finished their testimony at last week’s antitrust hearing, but the House Judiciary Committee isn’t letting them… Read More

The Riveter launches 2020 presidential speaker series, hosting Buttigieg, Harris, and Gillibrand

Since launching in Seattle two years ago, The Riveter has been steadily opening new female-focused co-working spaces in cities around… Read More

Can 5G bridge the digital divide? Congress, experts divided on impact of next-generation wireless

Roughly 163 million Americans are not using broadband internet, according to Microsoft estimates. It’s a pervasive problem that impacts education… Read More

University of Washington lands $5 million to study fake news and misinformation

Americans were shocked to learn how misinformation was weaponized during the 2016 presidential race and experts believe it was just… Read More

Amazon hires lobbyist with Trump ties amid contentious Pentagon cloud contest

Amazon Web Services is enlisting Jeff Miller, a former fundraiser for President Donald Trump, according to a lobbying disclosure form… Read More

Microsoft unveils ElectionGuard to help secure voting systems across the country

Microsoft debuted a new set of technology tools Wednesday as part of the company’s initiative to make elections safer. The… Read More

Big Tech’s big week: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google on the hot seat in Washington, D.C.

Execs from four of the top tech companies in the country will descend on Washington D.C. on Tuesday for a… Read More

T-Mobile accuses states suing to block Sprint merger of ‘dwelling in the past’

T-Mobile is firing back at a coalition of states that sued to block the telecom company’s proposed merger with Sprint.… Read More

Washington tech industry works to influence critical Seattle election as top trade group endorses candidates for first time

In tech hubs across the country, the technology industry is taking a more active role in politics. It’s certainly true… Read More

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