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Here are the 18 members of Washington state’s new Artificial Intelligence Task Force

Eighteen should be a lot more manageable than 42. That’s one of the takeaways from the announcement Friday morning of… Read More

Washington state lawmakers pass bill to protect privacy of consumer health data

Washington state lawmakers finalized passage of a bill Monday that provides privacy protections for consumer health data. The bill protects… Read More

Washington state AG joins antitrust lawsuit targeting Google’s ad business

Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson has joined an antitrust lawsuit targeting Google’s advertising business. The lawsuit, filed in January… Read More

Amazon and Washington AG reach agreement on criminal background check notices for Flex drivers

Amazon has made voluntary changes to its app for Flex delivery drivers in accordance with a Washington state law designed… 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

‘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

Signature shortage: The future of Washington state’s capital gains tax is in the hands of state Supreme Court

UPDATE: The Washington State Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the capital gains case on direct appeal. The story… Read More

Washington state AG sues ‘deceptive’ tech sales training company

A company that claims to train users in tech sales and guarantees them a job has been hit by a… Read More

Washington state capital gains tax update: Attorney general seeks appeal to reinstate controversial law

Seeking to overturn a lower court ruling blocking Washington state’s new capital gains tax, the attorney general’s office on Friday… Read More

Amazon to pay $2.25M to resolve Washington state AG’s claims of price fixing on third-party products

Amazon will pay $2.25 million under a consent decree with Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson to settle claims that… Read More

Amazon settles for $2.5M with Washington AG over pesticide sales by third-party merchants

Amazon agreed to pay $2.5 million and to institute a series of reforms to prevent the unlicensed sales of regulated… Read More

Google settles with Washington AG for $423K over political ads

Without conceding it broke state law, Google paid the Washington attorney general’s office $423,659 to settle a lawsuit over the… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: How science and politics are influencing the debate over post-pandemic life

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: As numbers on COVID-19 improve, the debate begins over… Read More

Washington AG sues Facebook for violating state political ad law

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a new lawsuit against Facebook claiming the social network continues to violate state laws… Read More

Washington state AG accuses feds of trying to ‘undermine’ states in T-Mobile-Sprint lawsuit

The attorney general of T-Mobile’s home state, Washington, is taking aim at the federal government as a multi-state lawsuit challenging… Read More

Premera Blue Cross to pay $10M to 30 states for health data breach

Premera Blue Cross, the Pacific Northwest’s largest health insurance company, agreed to pay $10 million to Washington and 29 other… Read More

Amazon pays $700,000 as part of pact with Washington state AG to crack down on toxic school supplies nationwide

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with details from Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s announcement at 11:47 PM on Thursday.… Read More

Did Comcast mislead customers? Washington state makes case against telecom giant

“This is a case about reasonableness.” So said Howard Shapiro, an attorney representing Comcast in King County Superior Court on… Read More

Uber to pay Washington state drivers $2.2M in multistate $148M settlement over 2016 data breach

Uber will pay Washington state $5.79 million as part of a massive $148 million settlement reached with attorneys general in… Read More

Facebook to end ad targeting that excludes ethnicities and religions in deal with Washington State AG

Facebook has agreed to stop allowing third-party advertisers to exclude ethnic and religious groups when targeting ads for housing, credit,… Read More

Google and Facebook sued by Washington state AG for alleged violations of campaign finance law

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed suit against Facebook and Google on Monday, alleging that the tech giants aren’t… Read More

Washington among 22 states suing over FCC’s net neutrality repeal

News Brief: A coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia have filed a petition to appeal the Federal… Read More

Washington AG sues Motel 6 for giving guests’ personal data to immigration authorities

Checking into a Motel 6 in Washington could get undocumented immigrants checked out of the country, according to allegations from state… Read More

Watch: Bezos, Bertha, and more video highlights from an epic year at GeekWire

2017 was one for the history books, and GeekWire captured many major moments and milestones on camera this past year.… Read More

Watch: The immigrant’s journey, told by 3 foreign-born technologists who want to change the world

From political upheaval to natural disasters, 2017 has been a tumultuous year for everyone. But perhaps no group has felt… Read More

Washington AG expands $100M lawsuit against Comcast: ‘The extent of their deception is shocking’

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has amended his lawsuit against Comcast after finding that the cable giant deceived customers… Read More

Washington AG Bob Ferguson plans to sue over net neutrality repeal

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson plans to sue the federal government over its decision to repeal regulations known as… Read More

Washington state leaders announce first-of-its-kind plan to defend net neutrality for constituents

Internet companies may still need to comply with net neutrality standards if they want to do business in Washington state… Read More

Washington files first state suit against Uber over massive data breach, seeking millions in penalties

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing Uber in King County Superior Court for failing to report a massive… 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