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Politics

Why Donald Trump probably won’t get Apple to make its ‘damn computers’ in the U.S.

Embed from Getty Images Donald Trump has a long list of things he promises to do in order to “Make America… Read More

Washington state bill targets DraftKings and FanDuel: ‘You cannot call this a game of skill’

OLYMPIA, Wash. — You can start your own office pool on what fantasy sports in Washington state will look like… Read More

Maria Cantwell

Senators join forces in campaign to close America’s Arctic icebreaker gap

Two U.S. senators from opposite sides of the aisle – Washington Democrat Maria Cantwell and Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski – teamed up… Read More

In effort to reduce auto deaths, Obama pledges $4 billion for self-driving cars

President Obama devoted part of his final State of the Union address to “how we can make technology work for us.”… Read More

Bill would create Washington state space exploration center to boost fledgling industry

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill is in play in Washington state Legislature to get the state government deeply involved in… Read More

Rubio and Trump

Prediction markets sense a disturbance in the presidential campaign force

Although Donald Trump has long dominated coverage of the GOP presidential campaign, electoral prediction markets have been favoring Marco Rubio instead.… Read More

Apollo 17 salute

Space ventures get shout-outs in State of the State Address – and State of the Union

Even though they happened far from the Evergreen State, last year’s Pluto flyby and the rocket landings accomplished by Blue… Read More

Hillary Clinton

If elected, Hillary Clinton vows to ‘get to the bottom’ of the UFO mystery

If the truth about UFOs is out there, Hillary Clinton says she’ll be on it as president. When the Democratic… Read More

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Ready for the ‘Really Big One’? Congress boosts quake warning system

The omnibus spending bill that was approved by Congress today includes another $8.2 million for a quake-monitoring system that could… Read More

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Congress’ omnibus bill gives NASA a Christmas bonus: a bigger $19.3 billion budget

The 2,009-page omnibus bill that’s been crafted by Congress for the current fiscal year boosts NASA’s budget to $19.3 billion, which is $756… Read More

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Lawmakers geek out over Washington state’s rising space industry

Washington state legislators got an introduction to the state’s space industry today at Seattle’s Museum of Flight – and voiced amazement at… Read More

How politically compatible are you with Donald Trump? New Microsoft tool will let you know

Microsoft released a new tool this week that uses big data analytics to let you know where presidential candidates stack up on… Read More

Asteroid mining

Asteroid mining riches await: President Obama signs space resource bill into law

President Barack Obama today put his signature on a law supporting the rights of space miners to extract, use and… Read More

Bill Gates Sr. at 90: A giant impact on technology, philanthropy and the Seattle region

View image | gettyimages.com Editor’s Note: Bill Gates Sr. died on Sept. 14, 2020. This profile, reported in 2015 for… Read More

Meg Whitman: ‘Turning around HP was relatively easy versus running for governor of California’

PALM DESERT, Calif. — Meg Whitman didn’t anticipate becoming CEO of HP, the storied Silicon Valley tech powerhouse that she… Read More

Political masterminds Karl Rove and Jim Messina: How data is changing politics, why polling sucks, and which social network matters now

PALM DESERT, Calif. — Two political foes faced off Friday here at the EY Strategic Growth Forum, but the dialogue… Read More

Seattle officials debate $5M proposal to test municipal broadband network

The Seattle City Council is debating behind closed doors this week over whether to move forward with a pilot program that would… Read More

Amazon warns employees about ‘Million Mask March’ on Seattle HQ today

Amazon is warning employees not to wear clothing with company logos, and telling them to keep their badges out of sight as… Read More

Next VR
Podcast

Amazon’s master plan, virtual reality NBA, fashion for geeks, and tech meets politics

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Amazon is bringing e-commerce to your television set, and suddenly the… 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

Hey, Seattle tech community: Here’s why you need to vote in this historic election

Guest Commentary: We’re all super-busy keeping track of the new University of Washington president, layoffs at Twitter, Dell’s blockbuster acquisition… Read More

U.S Senator Maria Cantwell added to GeekWire Summit lineup

One of the country’s geekiest senators is joining the GeekWire Summit this week in Seattle. Senator Maria Cantwell, who before… Read More

The worst cities for traffic jams: Where booming Seattle and San Francisco rank

See update below on questions surrounding this study’s approach. It’s getting a lot harder to move around Seattle. But at… Read More

Seattle Skyline Super Moon

Commentary: Want Seattle to be more like S.F.? Neither do I, so please read this and vote!

Last week I spotted this tweet from Ben Evans, a well-regarded analyst and investor at Andreessen Horowitz. https://twitter.com/BenedictEvans/status/609799800163151872 Thanks to… Read More

Commentary: Seattle needs new political leaders who get tech, but aren’t running Windows Vista

[Editor’s Note: John Roderick is the singer and guitarist of The Long Winters and co-host of the podcast Roderick On the… Read More

Seattle tech leaders tackle voter apathy, offer council endorsements for politicians who don’t ‘punish’ tech sector

Seattle’s tech industry often gets slapped with an apathetic label when it comes to local politics. Fast-moving tech CEOs and… Read More

Senator from Alabama slams Microsoft for cutting jobs while seeking more foreign tech workers

U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, a Republican from Alabama, is taking Microsoft to task over its latest round of layoffs — saying that… Read More

UW still pursuing new computer science building despite budget setback

The University of Washington’s Computer Science & Engineering Department is pressing ahead with plans for a second building on campus, despite… Read More

IT and biotech leaders at odds over recently-passed state budget

On January 1, two state tax breaks expired that were decades old, and have been described as fundamental to Washington’s… Read More

Washington’s Life Sciences Discovery Fund fading away after being hit by state budget woes

The Life Sciences Discovery Fund — an investment vehicle used to fund early-stage biotechnology and life science research in the… Read More

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