Washington Gov. Jay Inslee exits presidential race, vows to continue climate change fight Update, Aug. 22: Less than 24 hours after announcing his exit from the presidential race, Inslee said he will pursue a… Read More
Key takeaways from former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s new book, ‘From the Ground Up’ Howard Schultz might as well have named his latest book, “I am running for president. And this is why you… Read More
Potential presidential hopeful Howard Schultz was an innovator in business, but in politics he’s a traditionalist As CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz got into the habit of signing his memos to employees, “Onward, Howard.” The sign-off,… Read More
Howard Schultz for president? Ex-Starbucks chief talks about Trump on 60 Minutes as Democrats urge him not to run in 2020 Update: Schultz tweeted that he is”seriously considering” a presidential bid. I love our country, and I am seriously considering running… Read More
White House taps former Microsoft CFO to run new American Technology Council In an executive order issued Monday, President Donald Trump outlined plans to create an American Technology Council to help government… Read More
References to climate change and LGBTQ rights scrubbed from White House website As President Donald Trump took the oath of office this morning, WhiteHouse.gov underwent its customary makeover to reflect the agenda… Read More
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos says Trump administration ‘should make innovation one of its key pillars’ after tech summit During Donald Trump’s campaign Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos joked that he’d like to jettison the Republican frontrunner into space on one… Read More
Ted Cruz settles suit with music-licensing startup Audiosocket over songs in political ads U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has agreed to pay $55,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by Seattle music-licensing firm Audiosocket, just as some Republican… Read More
Here’s what tech luminaries are saying about election day on Twitter When it comes to political theater, the tech community isn’t always center-stage. Often tech leaders prefer to quietly exercise political… Read More
‘Alexa, who’s winning the presidential race?’ Amazon Echo gets real-time election updates It’s going to be a long day, folks. If you don’t want to follow along on Twitter or tune into the… Read More
These #trumpbookreport tweets will restore your faith in humanity Well, that happened. If you’re still reeling from the third and final (blessed) debate allow me to turn your attention… Read More
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson stops in Seattle, says he wants the future to ‘be Uber everything’ Gary Johnson has a vision for the future: Apply Uber’s on-demand, sharing economy model to just about everything. The libertarian… Read More
Why this Seattle tech worker is leaving her job to work for the Clinton campaign in Wisconsin Sasha Pasulka has never worked on a political campaign. For the past four years, she’s held product marketing leadership roles… Read More
Working Geek: Expedia president Aman Bhutani’s tips for being a better leader Aman Bhutani believes in trying to do one thing better than the day before. It’s how he measures his success… Read More
Egyptian enrolled in US flight school to be deported after taking to Facebook to threaten Trump An Egyptian student enrolled in a US flight school is in custody and facing deportation after posting threatening comments against… Read More
The Obamas have terrible Wi-Fi and T-Mobile’s John Legere thinks he’s found the solution Over the weekend, President Obama pledged to get “the whole tech thing” sorted out for the next first couple entering… Read More
Nintendo names former U.S. chief Tatsumi Kimishima as new president View image | gettyimages.com Nintendo has named Tatsumi Kimishima as the company’s new president, taking over for Satoru Iwata, who died… Read More
Photos: Obama tours Amazon fulfillment center President Obama just wrapped up his trip to an Amazon.com fulfillment center in Chattanooga, Tenn., where he toured the facilities and… Read More
3 ways to enhance your State of the Union viewing experience President Barack Obama will deliver his fourth State of the Union address tonight at 6 p.m PST with Apple CEO… Read More
