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Amazon hires lobbyist with Trump ties amid contentious Pentagon cloud contest

Amazon Web Services is enlisting Jeff Miller, a former fundraiser for President Donald Trump, according to a lobbying disclosure form… Read More

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The case against Amazon: Why the tech giant is facing antitrust scrutiny on two continents

Authorities on both sides of the pond are now looking into whether Amazon behaves anti-competitively. It was tough week for… Read More

Another city in Washington launches scooter-share pilot as Seattle holdout continues

Editor’s note: The headline of this story has been updated to more accurately describe scooter-share in the Seattle region. Cities surrounding… Read More

Microsoft unveils ElectionGuard to help secure voting systems across the country

Microsoft debuted a new set of technology tools Wednesday as part of the company’s initiative to make elections safer. The… Read More

New legislation aims to prepare American infrastructure for Internet of Things explosion

Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things is forecasted to reach $745 billion this year and surpass $1 trillion by… Read More

Uber-backed study touts benefits of downtown tolling in Seattle as ride-share industry pushes for congestion pricing

The concept of downtown tolling to reduce congestion is gaining momentum. Cities like Singapore and Stokholm have implemented congestion pricing… Read More

It’s official: EU opens investigation into Amazon for ‘possible anti-competitive conduct’

The European Commission is launching a formal investigation into whether Amazon uses its position to hurt competition in its marketplace… Read More

Lawmakers focus on Amazon during antitrust hearing, grilling company on marketplace practices

Congress asked four of the top tech companies in the world to testify on antitrust issues Tuesday — but once… Read More

EU reportedly investigating Amazon’s treatment of third-party sellers, formalizing antitrust probe

As Amazon preps for a big antitrust hearing in the U.S., reports are surfacing that the European Union is launching… Read More

Big Tech’s big week: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google on the hot seat in Washington, D.C.

Execs from four of the top tech companies in the country will descend on Washington D.C. on Tuesday for a… Read More

Study: High-speed rail connecting Seattle to Vancouver BC would spur $355B in economic growth

A high-speed train connecting the biggest cities in the Pacific Northwest — zipping passengers from Seattle to Portland or Vancouver… Read More

Amazon Prime Day ignites protests over working conditions, as company accuses unions of ‘conjuring misinformation’

Last year, Amazon Prime Day became the biggest shopping event in the company’s history. Fresh off that success, Amazon decided… Read More

Washington tech industry works to influence critical Seattle election as top trade group endorses candidates for first time

In tech hubs across the country, the technology industry is taking a more active role in politics. It’s certainly true… Read More

Amazon’s bid for $10B Pentagon cloud deal faces friction as it battles with Microsoft

Amazon and Microsoft are locked in a battle for a massive contract to build cloud infrastructure for the Department of… Read More

Amazon warehouse workers plan Prime Day strike as company’s scale comes under scrutiny

Amazon workers are planning to strike during a major shopping holiday in the latest headache for a company that has… Read More

Tech industry urges Supreme Court to extend anti-discrimination protections to LGBTQ people

Microsoft, Amazon, Expedia, and other tech giants have joined a coalition of more than 200 companies pushing the U.S. Supreme… Read More

Lawsuit brought by Microsoft, others over Trump’s DACA cancelation heads to the Supreme Court

The DACA lawsuit Microsoft and Princeton University brought will be considered by the Supreme Court. The court will decide whether… Read More

Amazon emerges as tech industry villain in Democratic debates

In the cumulative four hours of Democratic primary debates this week, just one tech company was mentioned by name. Amazon… Read More

Seattle mayor explains strategy behind tech blitz after visiting Apple, Expedia, Amazon in one week

Giant tech companies have dramatically reshaped Seattle — in some cases creating entire neighborhoods — and they’re just getting started.… Read More

Police body camera maker Axon bans facial recognition tech over ‘serious concerns’ about bias

Axon is banning facial recognition technology from the products it develops for law enforcement agencies because of “serious concerns” about… Read More

Big Tech barely breaks through Democratic debate despite push to regulate the industry

Big Tech has become a target in the 2020 presidential race as Democrats regularly take shots at the industry’s titans.… Read More

Amazon quietly works to reshape politics in its hometown after going to battle with Seattle officials

For the first two decades of its life, Amazon avoided the political limelight. But over the past year, the Seattle… Read More

With $1.1M commitment, AT&T is latest tech company to address Seattle’s homelessness crisis

AT&T is donating a total of $1.1 million to Seattle-area nonprofits focused on tackling homelessness, food insecurity, and equity. The… Read More

Traffic tech company INRIX approaches its 15th birthday, looks to AI to drive its business

Almost 15 years after INRIX was founded, the traffic technology company has emerged as a rare breed. It is a… Read More

Washington governor’s tech guru Joseph Williams leaves to run Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Seattle office

For the past three years, Joseph Williams has been advising Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on tech policy. In that time… Read More

Driver wars: Uber-backed advocacy group protests potential tax, unionization effort in Seattle

The debate over how to deal with gig economy workers has pitted two groups of Uber and Lyft drivers against… Read More

DHS moving biometric screening system to Amazon Web Services amid debate over government tech

The Department of Homeland Security is migrating the system it uses to search for people using biometric data to Amazon’s… Read More

Portland lawmakers pass privacy resolution to guide policies for facial recognition, other data use

PORTLAND, ORE. — Lawmakers in Portland unanimously passed a privacy resolution on Wednesday they hope will lead to more ethical… Read More

With support of Amazon, new fund lets everyday tech workers invest in affordable housing

Skyrocketing housing prices, crippling traffic, and widening income inequality are making U.S. cities difficult places for everyday Americans to live.… Read More

Seattle entrepreneur stirs up controversy with new candidate-vetting tool Alignvote

A new app designed to match voters with candidates whose values they share has become a lightning rod in an… Read More