It’s been more than three years since a concept to encourage high-net worth Americans to invest in economically distressed areas was introduced and later passed with bipartisan support as part… Read More
President Trump again called for a payment to the U.S. Treasury as part of a deal with TikTok. Speaking to reporters outside Air Force One before flying to Kenosha, Wisc.… Read More
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday blocking all transactions with ByteDance, the China-based company that owns TikTok, in 45 days. Trump cited a “national emergency with respect to… Read More
Microsoft president Brad Smith once described the delicate “balance that we try to strike” when working with the Trump administration. He was referring to the tightrope act of partnering with… Read More
President Donald Trump confirmed Monday he will give Microsoft until Sept. 15 to acquire TikTok during a press conference at The White House. The president told reporters that the popular… Read More
The Trump administration is walking back a controversial rule that would not allow international students to remain the country if their universities plan to hold all classes online. U.S. Immigration… Read More
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced plans to sue the federal government over new rules that would ban international students from the U.S. if their course load is offered entirely… Read More
The University of Washington’s leaders — and their colleagues across the country — are walking a tightrope as they plan for the fall term amid rising coronavirus cases and controversial… Read More
Starbucks is the latest big company to rethink advertising on Facebook, announcing Sunday it will stop paying for content across all social media platforms while consulting with civil rights groups… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Microsoft shocked the tech world Friday morning by announcing it would be closing all of its retail stores. What… Read More
Leaders from across U.S. technology industry are condemning new restrictions on employment-based visas imposed by President Donald Trump this week. Tech employers say they use work visas to recruit employees… Read More
President Donald Trump’s signature on an executive order further restricting immigration to the U.S. hardly had time to dry before Amazon issued a sharp rebuke of the policy Monday afternoon.… Read More
Update: President Donald Trump signed the temporary visa ban Monday afternoon and Amazon was quick to rebuke the policy. President Donald Trump plans to introduce new restrictions on skilled work visas… Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to dissolve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, preserving a policy that allows immigrants who came to… Read More
President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday he wouldn’t authorize coronavirus relief funds to the U.S. Postal Service unless it raises prices for Amazon and other online merchants. Trump said… Read More
A federal judge has paused work on a hotly contested cloud contract that the Defense Department awarded to Microsoft in November. The decision issued Thursday is a victory for Amazon,… Read More
The relentless ambition that brought customers same-day delivery and a new category of home speakers apparently extends to Amazon’s legal strategy. The Seattle tech giant prides itself in being a… Read More
Amazon is asking a federal judge for permission to depose President Donald Trump and Defense Department officials to prove bias and personal animus led the Pentagon to award a lucrative… Read More
President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday seeking to crack down on the import of counterfeit goods and contraband that U.S. customers purchase on e-commerce sites like Amazon. The… Read More
The Trump administration is allowed to implement a rule that makes it difficult for immigrants who use public benefits to gain legal status in the U.S., thanks to a 5-4… Read More
Washington state plans to sue the federal government over a proposed change that Attorney General Bob Ferguson warns will lead to the proliferation of blueprints for 3D printed guns online.… Read More
Companies across the country are trying to convince a federal judge that a new change to the U.S. immigration system would hurt innovation and the economy. Leading the effort is… Read More
The Trump administration is proposing a new set of principles for federal agencies to follow when creating regulations for artificial intelligence technologies used in the private sector. Goals of the… Read More
Disinformation campaigns are expected to be just as pervasive in 2020 as they were in the 2016 presidential election, and potentially more insidious because of the media spotlight on them.… Read More
A newly unsealed court document reveals more details about Amazon’s strategy to get the Defense Department to overturn its award of a major cloud contract to rival Microsoft. The U.S.… Read More
Amazon is asking a federal judge to block the Defense Department from enlisting Microsoft for a contentious and lucrative cloud project, according to court filings unsealed this week in the… Read More
An alliance of some of the world’s biggest companies and labor unions want the U.S. to stay in the Paris Agreement to deal with climate change. Tech heavy-hitters such as… Read More
Amazon filed its formal protest over Microsoft’s victory in a $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing contract, citing video evidence that the bidding process was improperly influenced by political pressure from… Read More
Microsoft said it has been granted a license to sell software to Huawei, the latest development in the complicated relationship between the tech industry and the Chinese telecommunications giant that… Read More
Amazon is protesting the Defense Department’s surprise decision to award a lucrative cloud contract, known as the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, to Microsoft last month. An Amazon spokesperson said Thursday… Read More