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Washington state and Finland sign tech-focused MOU, plan to establish smart port in Tacoma

With the global supply chain in disarray and container ships moored in seldom-used Puget Sound anchorages, Washington Lieutenant Gov. Denny… Read More

Sea-change: Business-backed candidates open a wide lead in Seattle’s 2021 election

Nearly all business-backed, moderate candidates have opened leads in Seattle city races as initial election results indicate a voter pushback… Read More

Biden Administration taps Washington state’s Kim Wyman to lead national election security effort

The Biden administration has tapped Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman to lead a national effort to curb foreign and… Read More

Washington Technology Industry Association looks beyond its home state for talent, programming

The Washington Technology Industry Association organization says its priority is to “recruit, develop, and retain technology talent in Washington state.”… Read More

Did Amazon lie to Congress? Lawmakers give CEO Andy Jassy ‘final opportunity’ to correct record

Citing news reports indicating that Amazon gamed its marketplace to favor its own products, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Seattle… Read More

The future of work: HR leaders from Zillow, Expedia on the pandemic-driven changes to the workplace

The future of how we work, where we work, how that work is measured and even how we get to… Read More

Seattle mayoral candidates debate city’s future, talk Amazon, taxes and corporate responsibility

In the first live Seattle mayoral debate of the election season, the two candidates — current council president Lorena Gonzalez… Read More

Downtown Seattle in mayoral debate spotlight as candidates likely to sound off on tech hub’s future

The future of downtown Seattle could be in the spotlight tonight — alongside Bruce Harrell and Lorena Gonzalez — as… Read More

Microsoft will shut down local version of LinkedIn in China

Microsoft said Thursday that it will pull LinkedIn from China later this year as it faces a “significantly more challenging… Read More

Washington Attorney General says Facebook knowingly lied in lawsuit testimony

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson accused a Facebook employee of knowingly providing false information during testimony over the company’s purported… Read More

Microsoft will put government and police contracts through independent human rights review

Microsoft will commission an independent human-rights review of its technology contracts with government and law enforcement agencies, seeking to address… Read More

Seattle business leaders request ‘immediate action’ from the city to improve safety in downtown

Editor’s note: The story has been updated to reflect comments from council members Andrew Lewis, Lisa Herbold and former council… Read More

Amazon CEO: Relationship with Seattle City Council has become ‘rougher,’ but hope remains

Amazon President and CEO Andy Jassy admitted his company’s relationship with Seattle political leaders has become rocky over recent history,… Read More

GeekWire interview: Seattle mayoral candidates on tech, talent, taxes, startups, homelessness, and favorite apps

The next Seattle mayor will take over a city going through historic transitions — from a pandemic shutdown to the… Read More

Amazon gives $7.5M to complete bike and walking trail in Bellevue, where it is growing rapidly

Amazon contributed $7.5 million to complete the Wilburton and Wilburton Trestle trail segments in Bellevue, Wash., the city just east… Read More

Remote work already changing Seattle permanently, tech worker survey indicates

The majority of Seattle tech workers don’t expect to ever return to their offices full time and the effects of… Read More

Ambassadors from Norway and Finland forge ties in Seattle, offer glimmer of hope on cybersecurity

The green economy, maritime innovation, and wireless technology were some of the issues on the agenda this week as Anniken… Read More

Seattle-area health officials to require vaccination proof for bars, restaurants, and other public venues

Faced with filling hospitals, serious infection rates and aggressive new COVID-19 variants, King County’s Department of Health will require proof… Read More

Carpenters’ union halts work on Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Facebook expansions in Seattle area

Construction work on several major tech company expansion projects, including those by Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Facebook, slowed to a… Read More

California legislation to aid Amazon warehouse workers won’t replace ongoing unionization efforts

Stuart Applebaum has heard the argument before. That, perversely, a union organizer should quietly root against non-union higher wages or… Read More

Seattle startup City Pods aims to address homelessness with standalone indoor mini homes

When COVID-19 served up a global crisis that threatened to sink his startup, Keenan O’Leary shifted his plans to help… Read More

Rep. Jayapal: Biden administration supports Amazon-busting ‘Ending Platform Monopolies Act’

Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s Amazon-busting legislation, the “Ending Platform Monopolies Act” that would potentially force the company’s dismantling, has earned Biden… Read More

Rep. Adam Schiff rips Amazon and Facebook for ‘directly profiting’ on COVID-19 misinformation

Rep. Adam Schiff, in separate letters to bosses of tech giants Amazon and Facebook, criticized the efforts of both companies… Read More

Sen. Elizabeth Warren concerned that Amazon is ‘peddling misinformation’ about COVID-19

In a six-page letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Sen. Elizabeth Warren expressed concerns that the “search and ‘Best Seller’… Read More

Podcast

Interview: Rep. Pramila Jayapal on why her new legislation might make Amazon an illegal monopoly

Few lawmakers have gotten Amazon’s attention like the one who hails from the company’s hometown, Rep. Pramila Jayapal. The 7th… Read More

Compassion Seattle initiative to remain off the November ballot, judge rules

The Compassion Seattle ballot initiative, which aimed to overhaul city policies toward its homeless population, will remain off the ballot… Read More

Q&A with Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz on surveillance, downtown safety, and a tech wishlist

From a crime standpoint, Seattle isn’t having a great year. The monthly average of violent crimes — including homicide, aggravated… Read More

As Amazon booms in California, cities want state to fix ‘tremendous inequity’ in sharing of tax revenue

Some California cities are calling on the state to return to a more equitable method of sharing tax revenue generated… Read More

‘Compassion Seattle’ backers file appeal to get homelessness initiative back on November ballot

Backers of the Compassion Seattle measure reversed course Tuesday morning and decided to appeal a judge’s decision to remove the… Read More

A welcome interloper? Amazon Fresh opens in Seattle’s historic and changing Central District

To some longtime residents of Seattle’s Central District, a grocery store stocked like the one Amazon opened recently in the… Read More