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NY startup Intersection wants to retrofit Seattle bus stops with WiFi kiosks that serve up ads

Seattle bus stops could get a high-tech makeover if New York-based Intersection gets its way. The company, which has rolled… Read More

Deadline 2020: Regulators need to catch up to social media propaganda by the next big election

Social media’s greatest strength and weakness is the egalitarianism that defines it. Facebook and Twitter have given a voice to… Read More

Steve Bannon calls ‘Amazon Washington Post’ a partisan mouthpiece amid Roy Moore allegations

Steve Bannon accused the Washington Post — and its owner, Jeff Bezos — of intentionally targeting conservative politicians, hours after the… Read More

It’s official: Jenny Durkan will be Seattle’s next mayor as Cary Moon concedes election

Former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan will become Seattle’s next mayor, leading the booming city as it grapples with the challenges… Read More

Seattle leader wants to double head tax because it’s still a fraction of Amazon’s $5B HQ2 plans

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant thinks that if Amazon plans to build a $5 billion second corporate headquarters, it can… Read More

Jenny Durkan leads in early Seattle mayor election results but Cary Moon says it’s not over yet

Jenny Durkan established a comfortable lead over her opponent, Cary Moon in early election results released Tuesday evening. Final election… Read More

Exclusive: Bots spread propaganda to influence high-stakes Washington state race, researchers say

Update: Manka Dhingra was ahead with 55 percent of the vote in early election results released Tuesday at 8 p.m. Bots… Read More

Seattle region has a snappy new idea to get the selfie generation to the ballot box

King County Elections designed and purchased Snapchat filters for ballot boxes around the Seattle area, anticipating the existential question of… Read More

The procrastinator’s last-minute guide to the Seattle mayoral race

King County ballots are due by 8 p.m. Tuesday which means procrastinators across the region are scrambling to make a… Read More

Watch John Oliver roast Amazon, Jeff Bezos and local governments over HQ2 incentives

It was only a matter of time before Amazon’s controversial search for a second North American headquarters made its way… Read More

Political skills in high-demand at tech companies in Seattle, New York, and San Francisco

Political skills are becoming a hot commodity on the tech talent market. That’s according to LinkedIn’s monthly workforce report for… Read More

New water taxi pilot project will connect cities across Seattle’s Lake Washington, funded by developer seeking to land big tech tenant

Real estate company Seco Development plans to fund a water taxi pilot project to ferry passengers across Lake Washington, between… Read More

Seattle tech leaders endorse former U.S. attorney Jenny Durkan, calling for a mayor who can keep up with ever-changing city

Some of the leading voices in the Seattle technology community have signed their names to a letter endorsing Jenny Durkan… Read More

Activists plan naming ceremony for ‘Comcast City Hall’ to protest corporate money in Seattle politics

Activists are planning a “renaming ceremony” Thursday to dub Seattle’s center of municipal government “Comcast City Hall.” The event, organized by… Read More

Can the tech industry create more affordable cities? Google parent Alphabet is betting yes

As every renter in San Francisco and Seattle knows, the tech industry can be a big contributor to the lack… Read More

Google sees big things in Toronto, and Sidewalk Labs CEO says Amazon might, too

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to clarify Doctoroff’s comments. Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff is enamored with Toronto,… Read More

New study shows how Amazon’s growth has impacted Seattle rents

Cities across the continent are competing for Amazon’s second corporate headquarters and the 50,000 high-paying jobs that will come with… Read More

Facebook, Twitter and Google can’t say how far-reaching Russian political influence is on their platforms

Top lawyers from Facebook, Twitter, and Google confirmed that they still don’t know how much influence Russian government-backed agents wield… Read More

GeekWire HQ2 deadline approaches: Apply to host America’s scrappiest tech news site in your city

For the past few weeks, cities across the country have been mobilizing their offices of economic development and brainstorming creative… Read More

Facebook, Twitter and Google grapple with a new reality as Russia revelations continue to mount

We’ve come a long way since Mark Zuckerberg famously said that it was “crazy” to think fake news on Facebook… Read More

Facebook, Google and Twitter waffle on push to bring transparency to political ads on social media

In a revealing exchange during the first Congressional hearing on tech platforms and Russian election meddling, lawyers from Facebook, Google,… Read More

Seattle remains nation’s hottest housing market for a full year as home prices rise more than 2x national rate

There are almost as many stories of Seattle’s housing market shattering records as there are cranes dotting the city’s skyline.… Read More

Reports: 126M Facebook users saw content from Russian agents around Election Day

Russian government-backed agents created posts that reached about 126 million Facebook users around the Nov. 8 election, according to reports… Read More

Survey: Americans don’t trust Big Tech or the government to prevent foreign election interference

On Wednesday, three of the biggest tech companies in the country will testify before Congress on how their products facilitated Russian meddling… Read More

Nancy Pelosi says ‘this may be our moment’ to crack down on sexual harassment

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi believes the deluge of sexual harassment stories making daily headlines can be harnessed for reform… Read More

Can Seattle’s next mayor build a bridge to the tech community? Clues from each candidate’s take on Amazon HQ2

Seattle is electing a new mayor at a critical moment for the city and the tech community, which is often… Read More

Seattle mayoral candidate Cary Moon wants a modern-day ‘welcome wagon’ for tech workers

Seattle mayoral candidates Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan are squaring off in one of the final debates of the campaign… Read More

Watch: Seattle mayoral candidates Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan face off in debate

On Nov. 7, Seattle will elect a new mayor to guide the city through a period of unprecedented growth, driven… Read More

Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess: Want to expose the money behind online political ads? Think local

With each day, it seems we learn more about the shadowy world of political advertising on digital platforms like Facebook,… Read More

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Washington AG Bob Ferguson talks Trump, reining in Big Tech, and rumors of a gubernatorial bid

Over the past year, Bob Ferguson has stepped into the media spotlight by repeatedly challenging President Donald Trump on everything… Read More