Pramila Jayapal, the congresswoman deemed “Democrats’ fastest-rising star,” pulled no punches when asked about President Donald Trump’s own jabs at Amazon. Jayapal represents Washington state’s 7th District, which covers most… Read More
U.S. trade policy, continued scrutiny of tech companies and another tweet from President Trump about Amazon were in the volatile mix on Monday as the Dow dropped 459 points. Amazon… Read More
As the tech industry’s unofficial diplomat to Washington, D.C., Microsoft President Brad Smith found himself in a bit of a bind. Following Donald Trump’s election, political lines were being drawn… Read More
Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO, has always been a numbers guy. In his post-Microsoft life, he’s deeply entrenched in the key numbers of the United States as the leader… Read More
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is most certainly used to getting mentioned in tweets on his own platform calling out other tweets for violations of the company’s terms of service. Whether… Read More
2017 is a year for the history books. Between political unrest, historic natural disasters and leaps forward in innovation, this year has left its mark on people across the globe.… Read More
President Trump might want to brace against the cold chill of the internet. With much of the northern and eastern United States feeling the effects of abnormally cold temperatures in… Read More
A day after President Trump’s Twitter account was deactivated by a rogue employee on that person’s last day of work, the social media company announced that safeguards have been implemented… Read More
Fulfilling the fantasy of anyone who has ever wished they could just pull the plug on President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, a departing Twitter employee did just that on Thursday.… Read More
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed 19 lawsuits against the administration of Donald Trump since the president took office. When asked at the GeekWire Summit on Tuesday whether… Read More
President Trump had a busy weekend on Twitter, as usual. No real surprise there, but the language in at least one of his tweets generated enough user backlash to force… Read More
The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) is filing a lawsuit with startups and entrepreneurs claiming it is illegal for President Donald Trump to delay implementation of a rule that would… Read More
Whether it’s on Twitter or in front of a crowd of raucous supporters, President Trump appears to be making his digs at Amazon a regular occurrence. Tuesday night in Phoenix,… Read More
They told us not to look directly at the sun during the eclipse. But there’s always that guy in the crowd. President Trump stepped onto a balcony at the White House… Read More
A handful of self-described supporters of President Donald Trump converged on Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood Wednesday to call for the removal of a statue of Russian Communist revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin that… Read More
You must be aware by now that when it comes to tweeting, President Trump can sometimes get on a roll. But the supply of toilet paper featuring some of Trump’s… Read More
President Trump said that he was joined by “an incredible group of leaders” as he kicked off a meeting of the American Technology Council earlier this week. With Microsoft CEO… Read More
Being blocked on Twitter by President Donald Trump might be seen as a singular accomplishment by some users of the social media service. But for others, being denied the chance… Read More
President Donald Trump is calling on Congress to turn the nation’s air traffic control system over to a private, non-profit organization in an effort to modernize air travel and lower… Read More
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord was rippling through the tech community on Thursday as Amazon, Microsoft, Elon Musk and others weighed… Read More
In a dystopian episode of “Black Mirror,” a hacker tracked and seized control of robotic bees, and the Trump administration is reportedly looking into ways to do that with drones. But instead of… Read More
NEW ORLEANS — “Shark Tank” star and longtime tech investor Chris Sacca (who put early money into companies including Twitter and Uber) arrived at the Collision conference in New Orleans this week… Read More
President Donald Trump released his blueprint for the 2018 federal budget on Thursday. It included deep cuts to a number of science-based departments and organizations, including a 20-percent cut to… Read More
Bill Gates will meet with President Trump again on Monday, just a few months after meeting with the then-president-elect to discuss the power of innovation. White House press secretary Sean… Read More
Will 2017 be remembered as the year “fake” and “real” lost all meaning? We’re certainly on the right track. In a delightfully post-factual turn of events, some supporters of President… Read More
It doesn’t look like the Supreme Court will be hearing an appeal to Washington state’s hold on President Donald Trump’s immigration ban anytime soon. In a filing before U.S. District… Read More
“Saturday Night Live” has been riding a wave of success on television this season thanks to the material the show mined from the campaign season and now President Donald Trump. On Friday,… Read More
Re-stocking the pantry has certainly been made easier with the advent of Amazon Dash buttons. But now one guy, with more on his mind than paper towels and mouthwash, has brought donations… Read More
Love trumps hate. That’s the takeaway from a website called Trump With Love that allows users to type in more tender words than they’re perhaps used to hearing from President… Read More
“Free data” programs from T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and Comcast are getting a reprieve from the Federal Communications Commission under Ajit Pai, the new FCC chairman, in the latest indication of… Read More