Articles about Seattle – Page 7 of 52

What ’60 Minutes’ didn’t say about Amazon and Seattle’s homelessness crisis

The tent cities that spring up in the shadows of some of the world’s wealthiest tech companies landed on “60… Read More

With new tax and minimum wage, Seattle is latest battleground in Uber and Lyft’s feud with regulators

When Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan signed new taxes and regulations on Uber and Lyft into law Tuesday afternoon, the city… Read More

Seattle raises fees for Uber and Lyft rides with new tax, passes minimum wage for drivers

The Seattle City Council unanimously passed legislation Monday that will establish a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers and… Read More

KitoTech lands $1.5M for skin-healing ‘microstaple’ bandage

New funding: Seattle startup KitoTech Medical raised $1.5 million as part of a convertible note round to fund the development… Read More

Expedia and City of Seattle debut affordability tool born from Innovation Advisory Council project

It’s been a little over a year since Seattle tech companies on the city’s novel Innovation Advisory Council got to… Read More

As cities battle feds over 5G rollout, tech leaders worry Seattle will lag behind in new wireless race

The tech hub that Amazon and Microsoft call home is typically referred to as simply “Seattle.” But zooming in, there… Read More

Here are the 20 Seattle-area tech companies that made CNBC and Deloitte’s new rankings

The Seattle tech scene is well-represented on a pair of new rankings of the fastest growing companies in North America… Read More

Protestors aim to ‘block Amazon’s bid on Biden’ as executive hosts Seattle fundraiser for the candidate

It’s only been a few days since Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant declared victory in her re-election campaign, but already… Read More

Defeated challenger to Seattle’s socialist City Councilmember blames Amazon donations

The Seattle City Council candidate who had more financial support from Amazon than any other conceded to his opponent Wednesday,… Read More

Ex-Amazon execs raise more cash to grow e-commerce startups Ideoclick and Replenium

There’s a whole cottage industry of startups eager to help retailers crack the e-commerce code. Two of those startups —… Read More

Big Tech’s battle with Seattle is just getting started — and it could have implications nationwide

Bernie Sanders reveled in Amazon’s defeat. Elizabeth Warren issued a warning about Jeff Bezos. And that was all before the… Read More

Amazon bid for business-friendly Seattle council withers as adversary makes surprise comeback

Amazon’s top adversary on the Seattle City Council pulled ahead late Friday in the latest ballot count, deflating the tech… Read More

Fitness startup Katalyst raises $5.6M for Peloton-like electrified workout experience

Seattle startup Katalyst has raised $5.6 million for an at-home workout experience that uses full-body electrical muscle stimulation (EMS), a… Read More

Amazon’s $1.45M fails to upend Seattle City Council, but tech giant wins small victories

A heavily-funded campaign to elect a more business-friendly Seattle City Council saw some success in early election results released Tuesday… Read More

How Microsoft is approaching the Seattle region’s affordable housing crisis

When several Seattle business leaders decided to take on the region’s confounding housing crisis, they did their due diligence. Microsoft… Read More

How Apple’s new $2.5B housing initiative stacks up vs. Microsoft, Amazon, and other tech giants

For years, fast-growing tech companies have drawn criticism for housing crises that have swelled in Seattle, and the San Francisco… Read More

Seattle’s upcoming election is inundated with tech money — and it’s not just Amazon

The tech industry is taking an unprecedented interest in Seattle’s upcoming election, spending big and turning the national spotlight on… Read More

Rapid growth in jobs and office rents puts Seattle among leaders in top 30 tech markets

Another new report is shining a light on Seattle’s rapid growth among leading tech hubs. CBRE’s annual Tech-30 report, which… Read More

Activists and politicians protest Amazon spending on Seattle elections: ‘The country is watching’

Amazon built its iconic “biospheres” as a gathering space for its 50,000 employees and an anchor to the Seattle neighborhood… Read More

Facebook launches $1B affordable housing initiative, joining tech peers trying to close the gap

Big tech companies are spending big money to address the affordable housing shortage plaguing their communities. The latest is Facebook,… Read More

Seattle among tech cities showing strongest wage growth in PayScale’s latest compensation index

It pays to be in tech, and in Seattle. The city landed among the top metro areas in the U.S.… Read More

Bernie Sanders slams Amazon over hometown political spending as Seattle elections become a national issue

Sen. Bernie Sanders became the latest federal lawmaker to zero in on local Seattle elections Monday morning, slamming Amazon’s hometown… Read More

Warren denounces Amazon for ‘trying to tilt the Seattle City Council elections’ with $1.45M

It’s unusual for an east coast senator and presidential candidate to wade into local politics in a city on the… Read More

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Will Amazon’s $1.45M bid to shake up Seattle politics backfire, or work exactly as planned?

Amazon took a million-dollar gamble this week, betting a last-minute cash infusion will help elect a new Seattle City Council… Read More

Seattle officials and activists protest at Amazon HQ over $1.45M effort to ‘buy our City Council’

On a rainy Seattle Thursday, a group of politicians and activists huddled under a bright orange canopy that matched the… Read More

Seattle progressives fired up over Amazon’s $1.45M spending on local elections

Amazon’s $1 million political contribution announced Tuesday — on top of $450,000 the company previously spent on elections in its hometown… Read More

Sports Illustrated owner Maven raises $20M to power controversial publishing plans

Maven, the Seattle-based media company that purchased Sports Illustrated earlier this year, has raised $20 million and revealed more of… Read More

Review: The gig economy collides with psychiatry, AI, and tech industry burnout in Seattle-set visual novel ‘Eliza’

It’s tough to make a traditional recommendation for Zachtronics’s Eliza. It’s a thoughtful, short visual novel – an interactive, illustrated… Read More

Amazon gives $1M to group seeking to upend Seattle City Council in upcoming election

Amazon is dramatically increasing its financial commitment to reshape politics in its hometown, in a move that signals a big… Read More

Seattle Children’s opens a ‘cure factory’ to explore treatments for childhood cancer and other diseases

Maryn Sage remembers the words she heard on the day she learned that her 16-year-old son, Jedd Feliciano, was cancer-free.… Read More