Articles about President Biden

Microsoft to invest $3.3B in Wisconsin AI data center as Biden hits at Trump over jobs creation

Microsoft plans to invest $3.3 billion in an artificial intelligence-related initiative in Wisconsin, giving a boost to President Joe Biden’s… Read More

New federal pollution rules for automakers will boost Washington state EV goals

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced new national pollution standards for vehicles that will force automakers to increase their production… Read More

Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts offers insights on the State of the Union ahead of Biden’s address

In time for President Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday, USAFacts has released its annual “nonpartisan, data-driven snapshot”… Read More

Shift AI Podcast: What this veteran AI leader discussed with President Biden in a private meeting

“So we were ushered into a room and the president came in. He was engaged, he was witty…he was asking… Read More

Group14 awarded $100M by Dept. of Energy as part of effort to expand U.S. battery manufacturing

Group14 Technologies, the Woodinville, Wash.-based maker of advanced silicon battery technology, has been awarded $100 million as part of President… Read More

White House and Jeff Bezos continue to trade jabs in dispute over inflation claims

The White House returned fire and Jeff Bezos took another swing Monday in a back-and-forth dispute between the Amazon founder… Read More

Wearing ‘Eat the Rich’ jacket, Amazon union leader testifies before senators and meets with president

Christian Smalls, the leader of the first union to successfully organize at Amazon in the United States, had a message… Read More

Where did Biden go for his private Seattle fundraiser? Of course, there are tech roots

President Joe Biden breezed into Seattle on Thursday, and continues his stay this morning with plans for Earth Day remarks… Read More

‘Amazon, here we come,’ President Biden says in address to union leaders

Just days after the company was on the losing end of a historic union election, President Joe Biden issued a… Read More

Broadband, roads, ferries and more — here’s what $1T infrastructure bill means for Washington state

President Biden today signed the $1 trillion infrastructure bill which is expected to deliver hundreds of millions of dollars to… Read More

Tech Moves: B.C. startup Thinkific adds CMO from Hootsuite; Amplero founder departs Zulily

— Vancouver, B.C.-based online education company Thinkific announced former Hootsuite executive Henk Campher as chief marketing officer. Based in Seattle,… Read More

Microsoft to quadruple cybersecurity investments, spending $20B over five years

[Updated below with Microsoft confirmation and related announcements from Amazon, Google, and Code.org.] Microsoft reportedly plans to quadruple its cybersecurity… Read More

New presidential order will push for net neutrality, limit large mergers, restrict non-compete clauses

In an effort to promote more business and labor competition, President Biden today will issue a sweeping executive order to… Read More

Bill Gates shares 3 steps to a clean energy economy in message to Leaders Summit on Climate

Bill Gates joined day two of President Joe Biden’s virtual “Leaders Summit on Climate” on Friday with a message to… Read More

Washington state to enter Phase 3 of COVID recovery; Biden to urge vaccines for all by May 1

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that all counties in the state will move to Phase 3 as part of… Read More

Biden signs executive order to investigate semiconductor shortage affecting electronic goods

U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday that will start an investigation into critical shortages of various… Read More

Tech veteran Suzi LeVine leaving Washington state unemployment agency for Biden administration role

Suzi LeVine, commissioner of Washington state’s Employment Security Department, is leaving that role to take a position with President Joe… Read More

Bill Gates ready to tackle toughest challenges with President Biden after ‘troubling time in America’

Editor’s note: Post updated with comments from Melinda Gates Ever the optimist, Bill Gates said he sees promise in the… Read More