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Election

Startup Spotlight: Democracy Live uses electronic ballots to help governments reach voters

Last month marked a big milestone for Democracy Live, a technology firm based in Snoqualmie, Wash., which presented its voting technology to several… Read More

FBI won’t recommend charges against Hillary Clinton over email probe, but calls her ‘extremely careless’

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said today that it won’t recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton over her e-mail investigation. FBI… Read More

Hillary Clinton, tech candidate? New agenda pledges to defer student loans for entrepreneurs, invest in STEM education

Tech issues such as the high-profile Apple encryption battle may be in the media spotlight, but they’ve taken a backseat… Read More

Trump vs. Bezos: Candidate bans Washington Post, gripes again about ‘owners of Amazon’

Billionaire presidential candidate Donald Trump took aim once again at Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos as he revoked the campaign credentials for… Read More

Trump warns of tech bubble, says current market is ‘very strange’ 

Donald Trump is worried about a tech bubble. In an interview with Reuters, the Republican frontrunner shared his concerns that high-priced… Read More

King County voting district website overwhelmed on Democratic Party Caucus day in Washington

The Washington State Democratic Party is holding their caucuses this morning in Washington, requiring voters to identify their caucus location… Read More

Microsoft adds Super Tuesday election predictions to Bing’s fortune telling capabilities

Bing may have been developed as a search engine, but Microsoft is increasingly using its power to predict the future. In recent… Read More

Microsoft says its Iowa caucus app worked without issue despite #MicrosoftRubioFraud

Microsoft said its technology that helped calculate the winner of Monday’s Iowa caucus worked without error, but some Donald Trump supporters… Read More

Podcast

Tech, politics and the future of Seattle: Big election highlights the city’s great geek divide

What would happen if Seattle tech workers were more engaged with the community around them? And what would it take to get… Read More

Washington gun initiative backed by Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer passes

A Washington initiative to increase background checks for gun purchases that was supported by the likes of Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and… Read More

CNN election commentators use Microsoft Surface … to hide iPads

If you tuned in to CNN’s live election coverage Tuesday evening, you may have noticed all the commentators using Surface Pro 3 tablets… Read More

Microsoft Bing launches new election portal with predictions, personalized ballots

As November approaches quickly, Microsoft Bing today launched a new election portal that aims to help inform citizens of issues and… Read More

Ed Murray: ‘To infer that I’m some hack for Comcast doesn’t bear out the facts’

Ed Murray doesn’t understand why his opponent in Tuesday’s mayoral election is accusing him of being “Comcast’s candidate.” A report… Read More

Librarians as political fact-checkers: New feature in online voters guide

The Living Voters Guide, recent winner of the Evergreen Apps Challenge, has released its 2012 update that allows Washington state voters to… Read More

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