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Musk and Weeks and Trump
Feb 6, 2017, 4:25 PM

Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX (and 29 other companies) back immigration lawsuit

If you can join them, you can try beating them, too. Today SpaceX and Tesla signed on to the legal… Read More

Feb 6, 2017, 4:21 PM

The U.S. House just passed an act requiring a warrant to search your old email

The government needs a warrant to search your home or listen to your phone calls and, soon, it may also… Read More

Feb 6, 2017, 2:51 PM

‘Help the Lawyers’ uses social media to support immigration attorneys offering legal services to detainees

It started with a pizza. In the days following President Trump’s executive order restricting immigration, Seattle freelance writer Kelly Clay… Read More

Feb 6, 2017, 2:15 PM

17 states back Washington and Minnesota in Trump immigration lawsuit

This story was updated at 3:30 p.m. with details on Hawaii’s involvement in the case.  Seventeen states — in addition… Read More

Feb 6, 2017, 7:56 AM

Uber’s flying car project is taking off; company hires NASA engineer for Uber Elevate team

Uber’s vision for a flying car just got a lot clearer. The ride-hailing service has hired veteran NASA engineer Mark… Read More

Feb 6, 2017, 7:27 AM

New court filing: Google, Uber, Microsoft and nearly 100 others back Washington state case vs. Trump

Nearly 100 companies — including Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, Uber and other big technology brands — filed a brief overnight with… Read More

Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart
Feb 5, 2017, 3:02 PM

T-Mobile goes on Super Bowl marketing blitz with four ads during the big game

You’ll see plenty of T-Mobile during the Super Bowl on Sunday. The Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier has four ads totaling… Read More

Feb 5, 2017, 8:21 AM

Watch: ‘So-called judge’ hears arguments and rules on President Trump’s immigration order

A federal judge’s ruling on Friday, temporarily suspending President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, is having an impact across… Read More

Feb 3, 2017, 8:25 PM

White House: DOJ to seek emergency stay after Seattle contingent blocks immigration order; Trump calls ruling ‘ridiculous’

Updated below with President Trump’s response and statement from Department of Homeland Security. After losing the first round in a… Read More

Feb 3, 2017, 5:10 PM

Washington AG explains how Amazon, Expedia, and Microsoft influenced crucial victory over Trump

Washington state secured a temporary restraining order on Friday that immediately halted implementation of President Trump’s executive immigration order nationwide — and… Read More

Feb 3, 2017, 3:57 PM

Watch: Washington state AG says, ‘No one is above the law — not even the president’

  Attorney General Bob Ferguson spoke on the steps of the United States Courthouse in Seattle after a federal judge… Read More

Feb 3, 2017, 3:45 PM

At Seattle hearing, federal judge issues restraining order to halt Trump’s immigration ban nationwide

A federal judge in Seattle granted Washington state’s request for a temporary restraining order to immediately halt implementation and enforcement of… Read More

Feb 3, 2017, 3:11 PM

Rainy day resistance: Even President Trump could count this ‘crowd’

Patrick Wicklund doesn’t mind the rain. The former U.S. Department of Agriculture employee stood outside the U.S. Courthouse in Seattle… Read More

Feb 3, 2017, 1:54 PM

Expedia will double-match employee donations to ACLU after Trump immigration ban

Expedia will offer a 2-to-1 match for employee donations to the American Civil Liberties Union in response to President Donald… Read More

Feb 3, 2017, 8:19 AM

Facebook’s annual report cites spread of fake news stories as possible risk factor

The spread of fake news reports on Facebook could have a significant impact on its reputation, the social media giant… Read More

Feb 2, 2017, 3:56 PM

As it files for IPO, Snap Inc. warns that Brexit and restrictions in China could pose problems

Despite calling Los Angeles’ Venice Beach boardwalk home, Snap Inc., the parent of popular social media app Snapchat, is concerned… Read More

Feb 2, 2017, 2:50 PM

Snapchat parent Snap Inc. files for $3B IPO, could be the biggest tech debut in years

Snapchat parent Snap Inc. officially filed its initial public offering on Thursday, planning to raise up to $3 billion, ahead… Read More

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.
Feb 2, 2017, 2:48 PM

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick quits Trump’s economic council after employee and customer backlash

Just days after defending his position as a member of President Donald Trump’s economic advisory council, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is stepping… Read More

Feb 2, 2017, 2:34 PM

Tableau stock spikes 14% after earnings beat as data analytics company taps new sales chief

Shares of Tableau spiked 14 percent in after-hours trading after the data analytics company beat analyst expectations for its fourth quarter… Read More

Feb 2, 2017, 12:04 PM

More than 1,200 Comcast employees are walking off their jobs to protest Trump immigration ban

More than a thousand Comcast employees have walked off their job in several major U.S. cities to protest Donald Trump’s… Read More

Donald Trump
Feb 2, 2017, 10:39 AM

Minnesota joins Washington state’s legal fight against Trump’s immigration ban

Minnesota is joining Washington state as a plaintiff in a lawsuit, filed Monday, that claims Trump’s immigration travel ban is… Read More

Feb 2, 2017, 9:33 AM

European Commission launches probe into Valve, other game publishers for alleged geo-blocking

The European Commission is targeting Bellevue, Wash.-based video game company Valve in a new antitrust probe, officials announced Thursday. The… Read More

Feb 2, 2017, 9:22 AM

Cloud tech vet Jared Wray launches Fons, a software startup for music teachers and private instructors

Sometimes you choose your next career move and sometimes it chooses you. Longtime cloud exec Jared Wray’s next venture falls… Read More

Feb 1, 2017, 3:39 PM

Report: Faster deliveries open the market for tech startups to reshape the logistics industry

If you live in a city, chances are you’ve had packages delivered hours after you ordered them online. Same-day or… Read More

Tesla-SolarCity unveiling by Elon Musk
Feb 1, 2017, 8:34 AM

It’s official: Tesla drops ‘Motors’ from its name in expansion beyond electric vehicles

Tesla has officially dropped “Motors” from its name, reflecting the company’s expanded focus beyond its namesake electric cars. In a… Read More

Jan 31, 2017, 5:35 PM

University of Washington’s CoMotion innovation hub opens Spokane location

CoMotion is growing its presence across the state of Washington. The University of Washington’s “collaborative innovation hub” is expanding to eastern… Read More

529 garage app
Jan 31, 2017, 3:40 PM

Bicycle security startup Project 529, led by former Xbox exec J Allard, acquires National Bike Registry

Project 529, the Seattle-based startup that aims to curb what it calls an epidemic of bicycle theft in North America, announced Tuesday… Read More

Jan 31, 2017, 1:15 PM

After meeting with cybersecurity experts, Trump postpones executive order on cyber defense

After spending much of Tuesday preparing to sign an executive order aimed at improving the federal government’s cybersecurity defenses, President… Read More

John Legere
Jan 31, 2017, 9:55 AM

T-Mobile’s John Legere, always ready to tweet something, silent on Trump’s immigration order

John Legere is no stranger to Twitter. The T-Mobile CEO has amassed more than 3.59 million followers – more than… Read More

Jan 31, 2017, 4:00 AM

More tech companies filed for IPOs in 2016, but overall exits fell globally

Nearly 100 tech companies went public in 2016, despite the number of overall exits going down, according to CB Insights.… Read More

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