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Amazon donates $3M to Seattle-area colleges to support computer science degrees

Amazon is donating $3 million to Seattle-area colleges to bolster their computer science programs. Bellevue College, located east of Seattle,… Read More

Sen. Maria Cantwell says CHIPS Act is ‘unleashing’ response from private sector

Sen. Maria Cantwell likes what she sees so far with the quick reaction from U.S. companies to the CHIPS and… Read More

Tech Alliance lands $674K grant to boost corporate venture capital activity in Washington state

Technology Alliance, a nonprofit group that advocates for tech businesses and research institutions in Washington state, landed a $674,874 grant… Read More

Seattle mayor makes another bid for city to use controversial gunshot detection technology

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has been advocating for the city to adopt gunshot detection technology for nearly a decade, first… Read More

Chief economists at Zillow and Indeed analyze the shaky economy and its impact on hiring

The labor market is still strong but shows signs of cooling, interest rates are high, and where and how people… Read More

Seattle mayor expresses concern about city tax revenue loss due to remote work

Tech companies are looking beyond Seattle for new office space, and the pandemic is enabling more employers to allow remote… Read More

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says city still has its mojo, asks tech leaders to get engaged

Seattle has hit a rough patch. It’s struggling to address a homelessness crisis, a shortage of affordable housing, educational inequities… Read More

Seattle University receives $1.5M in federal support to aid low-income STEM students

Seattle University landed $1.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation to support low-income students in STEM (Science, Technology,… Read More

Sen. Cantwell and Seattle Mayor Harrell to speak at the GeekWire Summit – submit your questions

The annual GeekWire Summit kicks off later this week and we’re really looking forward to conversations with U.S. Sen. Maria… Read More

Drone industry leaders urge U.S. lawmakers to get out of ‘regulatory limbo’

When it comes to regulations on what flies through America’s skies, policy has not kept up with technology, representatives of… Read More

T-Mobile CEO on SpaceX deal, diversity, and more from interview at Seattle Chamber event

T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert was a featured speaker at a luncheon Thursday hosted by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.… Read More

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The first sustainable mega-region? Former Gov. Chris Gregoire on Cascadia’s climate quest

Business, governmental and environmental leaders from Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia met at the U.S.-Canada border this week to plan… Read More

Univ. of Washington breaks ground on engineering building funded by Boeing, Amazon, T-Mobile

The University of Washington broke ground Thursday on its new 70,000 square-foot Interdisciplinary Engineering Building designed to support students throughout… Read More

‘I don’t want to work for a military contractor’: Google, Amazon employees in Seattle protest cloud deal with Israel

Aniran Chandravongsri, a Google Cloud software engineer who works in Seattle, says he isn’t interested in building products for the… Read More

Amazon faces new antitrust lawsuit filed by California AG alleging anticompetitive practices

California filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Wednesday that accuses the Seattle tech giant of violating antitrust laws. Amazon has… Read More

These volunteers are building cell towers to bring the internet to everyone – and they need help

Internet access became essential after COVID-19 hit. With video-chat apps largely replacing face-to-face interactions, and in-person services and businesses retreating… Read More

Bill Gates encouraged by U.S. climate initiatives as ‘mega-region’ grapples with long-term challenges

BLAINE, Wash. — Wildfire smoke was hanging over the U.S.-Canada border in the distance as regional leaders from both countries… Read More

Report calls for ‘mega-region’ to unite on climate as Cascadia leaders meet at U.S.-Canada border

A new report commissioned by the Cascadia Innovation Corridor cross-border initiative recommends 14 “high-impact actions” that government and business leaders… Read More

Univ. of Washington pledges to divest multi-billion dollar endowment from fossil fuels by 2027

The University of Washington on Thursday announced that it will divest its multi-billion dollar endowment from fossil fuel companies by… Read More

Judge rejects Facebook’s attempt to declare Washington state campaign ad law unconstitutional

A judge in Seattle sided with Washington state’s attorney general on Friday and rejected Facebook parent company Meta’s argument that… Read More

Washington state to add 500 seats in cybersecurity college programs in effort to bolster safeguards

Washington leaders trying to bulk up the state’s cybersecurity workforce are boosting community and technical college cybersecurity program enrollments by… Read More

How Washington state’s leaders and tech giants are embracing the ‘Swiss Army knife’ of clean energy

As the United States undergoes a massive transition toward clean energy, Washington state officials are hoping to stake a claim… Read More

Backyard home manufacturer Abodu, backed by Redfin CEO, is launching in Seattle

Abodu, a Redwood City, Calif.-based startup that manufactures and delivers prefabricated backyard homes, is launching in the Seattle area. The… Read More

Washington Rep. Derek Kilmer on entrepreneurship, maritime innovation, Inflation Reduction Act, more

Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash) was the featured speaker at an event in Tacoma, Wash., this week sponsored by Maritime Blue,… Read More

‘Gold standard’ or unconstitutional? Facebook and Wash. state AG spar over political ad disclosure law

Facebook parent company Meta and Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson agree on this: the state’s campaign advertising disclosure law is… Read More

Tech leaders in Washington state bullish about federal semiconductor bill

There’s nothing quick, easy, or cheap about microchips. The tiny computers that power our smartphones, cars, washing machines and televisions… Read More

Inflation Reduction Act could boost climate efforts at Amazon, Microsoft — and increase their taxes

President Joe Biden is expected to sign legislation Tuesday that includes the most ambitious initiatives to fight climate change that… Read More

Mysterious company files patent suits vs. Seattle and Sacramento over parking payment technology

A company registered to a virtual mailbox in Seattle’s University District, which four months ago acquired a trio of parking… Read More

WTIA’s Apprenti program lands $23.5M grant from Dept. of Commerce to expand tech training program

The Apprenti apprenticeship program run by the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) was awarded a $23.5 million grant to help train more tech… Read More

The rise of high-tech real estate investing platforms and their effect on housing affordability

Real estate tech startups are making it easier for people to invest and manage property. But critics argue that these… Read More