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How tech hubs contributed to America’s housing crisis — and what they can do about it

America’s housing crisis is a nationwide problem, but it’s especially acute in San Francisco and Seattle, home to the country’s… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Meet Charles Simonyi; cosmic rays; Star Brews Beer Festival; and more

— Not many people can say they’ve traveled to space. Not many can say they were also the original developer… Read More

Seattle’s socialist City Councilmember introduces new ‘Amazon tax’ to raise $300M/year for affordable public housing

Amazon’s tax bill has become a lightning rod in a nationwide debate over economic inequity and Seattle is on the… Read More

Officials in Seattle and Washington state clash over business tax to address homelessness crisis

Officials in Seattle and Washington state are wrestling over a proposed tax on companies like Amazon and Microsoft that would… Read More

Amazon and Microsoft back proposed business tax in breakthrough for fight against homelessness

The Seattle-area business community is throwing its weight behind a proposal to tax high-paying companies in the region to fund… Read More

Proposed tax seeks $121M a year from Amazon, Microsoft and other big Seattle-area companies to address homelessness

Washington state lawmakers are considering a new regional tax that would raise an estimated $121 million a year from some… Read More

Microsoft adds $250 million to Seattle housing pledge, bringing total commitment to $750M

Microsoft is increasing its spending on affordable housing and homelessness philanthropy in the Seattle area by 50 percent. The company… Read More

Beacons of hope for the unhoused: Samaritan donation platform adjusts approach, expands reach

Raven stoops on a bench tranquilly flint-knapping an obsidian arrowhead by an I-5 overpass in North Seattle. His 10-man tent… Read More

What ’60 Minutes’ didn’t say about Amazon and Seattle’s homelessness crisis

The tent cities that spring up in the shadows of some of the world’s wealthiest tech companies landed on “60… Read More

How Apple’s new $2.5B housing initiative stacks up vs. Microsoft, Amazon, and other tech giants

For years, fast-growing tech companies have drawn criticism for housing crises that have swelled in Seattle, and the San Francisco… Read More

Facebook launches $1B affordable housing initiative, joining tech peers trying to close the gap

Big tech companies are spending big money to address the affordable housing shortage plaguing their communities. The latest is Facebook,… 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

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

Affordable housing campaign raises $48.8M from Microsoft, Amazon, Ballmers, and others to combat homelessness in Seattle region

A new campaign to build affordable housing for Seattle residents experiencing homelessness received a big boost from the tech industry.… Read More

Amazon donates $8M for affordable housing in ‘HQ regions,’ launches employee matching program

Amazon is donating a total of $8 million across Seattle and Arlington, Va., to non-profits that provide housing for people… Read More

Tableau launches $1.3M initiative to ‘eliminate veteran and chronic homelessness’ in 50 US cities

Tableau is launching a new initiative to tackle homelessness in the latest example of the tech industry taking on the… Read More

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Amazon and Microsoft diverge on approach to housing crisis in their home region

As two of the world’s most valuable companies, Amazon and Microsoft have created mind-boggling wealth and economic vitality in the… Read More

Can Big Tech solve the housing crisis? The politics of private companies taking on public issues

Big tech companies are stepping in to help solve the housing crunch in the face of mounting frustration from their… Read More

Q&A: What Microsoft President Brad Smith hopes to accomplish with new $500M housing fund

Over the past decade, the Seattle area has been adding jobs much faster than housing, resulting in much more demand… Read More

Microsoft’s Brad Smith on $500M housing pledge: ‘We want our success to support the region’

Microsoft President Brad Smith formally announced the company’s unprecedented $500 million commitment to support affordable housing development in the Seattle… Read More

Microsoft commits $500M to address affordable housing and homelessness in the Seattle region

Microsoft is dedicating $500 million to fund construction of affordable homes and homeless services in the Seattle region in an effort… Read More

Why San Francisco’s big business tax for homeless relief succeeded after Seattle’s crumbled

Two tech hubs, two crises of homelessness, two taxes on big business, two very different outcomes. San Francisco voters on… Read More

Will San Francisco’s business tax for homeless relief succeed where Seattle’s failed? This tech billionaire is fighting for it

Imagine if rather than threatening to slow down operations in Seattle when faced with a tax on big business, Amazon… Read More

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