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Activists and politicians protest Amazon spending on Seattle elections: ‘The country is watching’

Amazon built its iconic “biospheres” as a gathering space for its 50,000 employees and an anchor to the Seattle neighborhood… 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

Seattle among tech cities showing strongest wage growth in PayScale’s latest compensation index

It pays to be in tech, and in Seattle. The city landed among the top metro areas in the U.S.… Read More

Bernie Sanders slams Amazon over hometown political spending as Seattle elections become a national issue

Sen. Bernie Sanders became the latest federal lawmaker to zero in on local Seattle elections Monday morning, slamming Amazon’s hometown… Read More

Warren denounces Amazon for ‘trying to tilt the Seattle City Council elections’ with $1.45M

It’s unusual for an east coast senator and presidential candidate to wade into local politics in a city on the… Read More

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Will Amazon’s $1.45M bid to shake up Seattle politics backfire, or work exactly as planned?

Amazon took a million-dollar gamble this week, betting a last-minute cash infusion will help elect a new Seattle City Council… Read More

Seattle officials and activists protest at Amazon HQ over $1.45M effort to ‘buy our City Council’

On a rainy Seattle Thursday, a group of politicians and activists huddled under a bright orange canopy that matched the… Read More

Seattle progressives fired up over Amazon’s $1.45M spending on local elections

Amazon’s $1 million political contribution announced Tuesday — on top of $450,000 the company previously spent on elections in its hometown… Read More

Sports Illustrated owner Maven raises $20M to power controversial publishing plans

Maven, the Seattle-based media company that purchased Sports Illustrated earlier this year, has raised $20 million and revealed more of… Read More

Review: The gig economy collides with psychiatry, AI, and tech industry burnout in Seattle-set visual novel ‘Eliza’

It’s tough to make a traditional recommendation for Zachtronics’s Eliza. It’s a thoughtful, short visual novel – an interactive, illustrated… Read More

Amazon gives $1M to group seeking to upend Seattle City Council in upcoming election

Amazon is dramatically increasing its financial commitment to reshape politics in its hometown, in a move that signals a big… Read More

Seattle Children’s opens a ‘cure factory’ to explore treatments for childhood cancer and other diseases

Maryn Sage remembers the words she heard on the day she learned that her 16-year-old son, Jedd Feliciano, was cancer-free.… Read More

Photos: Games, food, fun and networking as the 2019 GeekWire Summit opens with a party

The 2019 GeekWire Summit kicked off Monday evening in Seattle with a waterfront welcome party to give attendees the chance… Read More

Do tech workers vote? New survey shows they do — and these are the top issues on their minds

Tech workers in progressive cities such as Seattle and San Francisco have a bad rap when it comes to civic… Read More

Washington state and B.C. launch Joint Clean Grid Initiative to align renewable energy transition

Washington state and British Columbia are partnering to share resources and work together as each government pursues ambitious clean energy… Read More

Chill out! Report on friendliest cities could warm the hearts of those who believe in the ‘Seattle Freeze’

Greetings, new Seattle-area tech worker. Good news! You can take off the scarf and mittens — the “Seattle Freeze” is… Read More

Facebook grows to 5,000 employees in Seattle region, opens its 18th office at downtown tower

Facebook’s footprint in the Seattle area continues to grow as the social media giant now employs more than 5,000 people… Read More

Microsoft reveals first affordable housing investment of $500M initiative

Microsoft announced the first loan it will grant as part of its $500 million affordable housing initiative Thursday, seven months… Read More

Thousands of tech workers fighting for climate action descend on Amazon HQ

Thousands of tech workers crowded around Amazon’s iconic Spheres on Friday to answer a call from youth activists to stand… Read More

Lime shutters LimePod, raising questions about viability of free-floating car-sharing model

Car-sharing is stalling in Seattle. Lime is shuttering LimePod, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday, marking the second closure of a free-floating… Read More

Seattle plans to tax Uber and Lyft rides to raise $133M for affordable housing and transit

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan plans to introduce a new tax of 51 cents per Uber and Lyft ride to fund… Read More

Today is ‘Career Day’ at Amazon, and they’re really, really excited to meet you

Amazon is hosting a ‘Career Day’ on Tuesday across six cities — Seattle, Arlington, Boston, Chicago, Dallas and Nashville —… Read More

Seattle plans minimum wage and new tax on Uber and Lyft, adding to ride-hailing’s regulatory woes

It’s been a rough month for ride-hailing companies, and Seattle is about to put another bump in the road. As… Read More

Amazon surpasses Microsoft in number of Seattle region employees amid big growth plans across US

Amazon is now the biggest Big Tech employer in the Seattle region, surpassing Microsoft, according to new data released Monday.… Read More

Seattle explores on-street bike and scooter parking to clear up cluttered sidewalks

As cities across the country embrace new mobility services like bike and scooter-share, sidewalks are getting awfully crowded. The growing… Read More

Would you trust this startup to plan a mystery date for you? We did — and here’s what it was like

It’s 6:30 p.m. on a Friday and I have plans. At least, that’s what I’m told. I have no idea… Read More

Game review: ‘Rebel Galaxy Outlaw’ is a great space Western — once you figure out what you’re doing

Rebel Galaxy Outlaw ($29.99 on the Epic Games Store) is a sprawling, open-ended game of space trading and combat that… Read More

PokéBar, a Pokémon pop-up with Pikachu burgers and more, is coming to Seattle next year

Seattle already has poke bars. Next year it’s getting a PokéBar — to catch Pokémon rather than the traditional Hawaiian… Read More

Why this sustainability-focused real estate developer is taking a cue from Steve Jobs

Green Canopy doesn’t fit neatly into one box. It’s an innovator but not a tech company. It’s an environmental organization… Read More

Seattle officials reveal launch date for scooter-share pilot program

Seattle’s scooter plans are moving forward. The city launched a six-month due diligence process Tuesday to prepare for a scooter-share… Read More