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Opportunity zones are the tax shield tech wanted — but is it living up to expectations?

It’s been more than three years since a concept to encourage high-net worth Americans to invest in economically distressed areas… Read More

President Trump says U.S. must be ‘well compensated’ in TikTok deal

President Trump again called for a payment to the U.S. Treasury as part of a deal with TikTok. Speaking to… Read More

Trump issues executive order banning transactions with TikTok parent ByteDance in 45 days

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday blocking all transactions with ByteDance, the China-based company that owns TikTok, in… Read More

Microsoft’s careful Trump strategy could land it two huge prizes this summer — and draw scrutiny

Microsoft president Brad Smith once described the delicate “balance that we try to strike” when working with the Trump administration.… Read More

Trump plans to ban TikTok if it isn’t acquired by Microsoft or another US company by Sept. 15

President Donald Trump confirmed Monday he will give Microsoft until Sept. 15 to acquire TikTok during a press conference at… Read More

Trump admin revokes rule requiring international students to take in-person classes to stay in the country

The Trump administration is walking back a controversial rule that would not allow international students to remain the country if… Read More

Washington state sues Trump administration over student visa rules

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced plans to sue the federal government over new rules that would ban international students… Read More

Univ. of Washington will move 80% of classes online this fall amid looming threats from COVID and ICE

The University of Washington’s leaders — and their colleagues across the country — are walking a tightrope as they plan… Read More

Starbucks pauses all social media advertising over hate speech concerns

Starbucks is the latest big company to rethink advertising on Facebook, announcing Sunday it will stop paying for content across… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft’s retail bombshell; Amazon’s robotaxi deal; and Trump vs. tech, again

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Microsoft shocked the tech world Friday morning by announcing… Read More

Tech leaders slam Trump’s temporary work visa ban

Leaders from across U.S. technology industry are condemning new restrictions on employment-based visas imposed by President Donald Trump this week.… Read More

Amazon slams Trump’s new visa ban as ‘short-sighted’ risk to American competitiveness

President Donald Trump’s signature on an executive order further restricting immigration to the U.S. hardly had time to dry before… Read More

President Trump plans restrictions on skilled work visas used by tech and other industries

Update: President Donald Trump signed the temporary visa ban Monday afternoon and Amazon was quick to rebuke the policy. President Donald… Read More

Supreme Court’s denial of Trump’s attempt to rescind DACA is a win for Dreamers and Microsoft

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to dissolve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)… Read More

Trump: Postal Service must raise prices on Amazon or ‘I’m not signing anything’ for USPS aid

President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday he wouldn’t authorize coronavirus relief funds to the U.S. Postal Service unless it… Read More

Judge blocks Microsoft from working on Pentagon’s $10B JEDI contract pending Amazon’s lawsuit

A federal judge has paused work on a hotly contested cloud contract that the Defense Department awarded to Microsoft in… Read More

Can Amazon really depose Trump? Explaining the tech giant’s rare legal move in $10B cloud dispute

The relentless ambition that brought customers same-day delivery and a new category of home speakers apparently extends to Amazon’s legal… Read More

Amazon asks to depose Trump in lawsuit challenging Pentagon’s award of major cloud contract to Microsoft

Amazon is asking a federal judge for permission to depose President Donald Trump and Defense Department officials to prove bias… Read More

Trump’s new executive order targets counterfeits on Amazon and other e-commerce sites

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday seeking to crack down on the import of counterfeit goods and contraband… Read More

Supreme Court lifts ban on Trump’s ‘public charge’ policy, making it harder for immigrants to qualify for green cards

The Trump administration is allowed to implement a rule that makes it difficult for immigrants who use public benefits to… Read More

States claim Trump’s new firearm rules will allow spread of 3D printed gun blueprints online

Washington state plans to sue the federal government over a proposed change that Attorney General Bob Ferguson warns will lead… Read More

Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter, others urge federal court to block Trump’s ‘public charge’ immigration rule

Companies across the country are trying to convince a federal judge that a new change to the U.S. immigration system… Read More

Trump administration’s new AI principles seek to limit regulatory ‘overreach’ to promote innovation

The Trump administration is proposing a new set of principles for federal agencies to follow when creating regulations for artificial… Read More

Snopes on the state of news, Facebook and the 2020 election: ‘It’s going to be a mess’

Disinformation campaigns are expected to be just as pervasive in 2020 as they were in the 2016 presidential election, and… Read More

Amazon accuses Trump of using Pentagon cloud contract for ‘his own personal and political ends’

A newly unsealed court document reveals more details about Amazon’s strategy to get the Defense Department to overturn its award… Read More

Amazon touts ‘technical superiority’ over Microsoft as it seeks to reopen JEDI bidding in newly unsealed court filing

Amazon is asking a federal judge to block the Defense Department from enlisting Microsoft for a contentious and lucrative cloud… Read More

CEOs of Microsoft, Apple, Google and more urge Trump administration to stay in Paris climate deal

An alliance of some of the world’s biggest companies and labor unions want the U.S. to stay in the Paris… Read More

Amazon cites Fox News segment, Trump rally in formal protest of Pentagon’s $10B JEDI award

Amazon filed its formal protest over Microsoft’s victory in a $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing contract, citing video evidence that… Read More

Microsoft cleared to sell ‘mass market’ software to Huawei following reprieve from Trump admin

Microsoft said it has been granted a license to sell software to Huawei, the latest development in the complicated relationship… Read More

Amazon challenges Pentagon’s award of $10B JEDI cloud contract to rival Microsoft

Amazon is protesting the Defense Department’s surprise decision to award a lucrative cloud contract, known as the Joint Enterprise Defense… Read More