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Federal judges decline to resume Trump’s immigration ban, siding with Washington state

President Trump’s controversial executive order temporarily restricting immigration to the U.S. will not be reinstated at this time, thanks to… Read More

Dara Khosrowshahi

Expedia posts 23 percent increase in Q4 revenue as HomeAway unit adds $166 million

Expedia, the Bellevue-based online travel giant, today reported $2.1 billion in fourth quarter revenue, a 23 percent increase over the… Read More

PCC Click & Collect

Seattle-area grocer PCC gets in on curbside convenience with new ‘Click & Collect’ shopping

PCC Natural Markets is teaming with Instacart to get in on the curbside-pickup game that appears to be the next trend in… Read More

Despite President Trump’s tweets, Twitter shares fall 10% amid stagnant user growth

You may have seen Twitter in the news more often given how much President Donald Trump uses the platform to make public… Read More

Seattle

Silicon Valley tech workers lead migration to Seattle, which now ranks 2nd in U.S. for software engineer salaries

Technology workers have flocked to Silicon Valley for decades, but the Bay Area is facing new competition as a destination for… Read More

Axon network

Two Taser acquisitions create new ‘Axon AI’ group, boosting effort to analyze vast police video data

Axon, the Seattle maker of a cloud-based network and body cameras for law enforcement agencies, is adding artificial intelligence to… Read More

They’re here! Snapchat Spectacles vending machine pops up in Seattle

Snap’s much-hyped Spectacles have landed in Seattle. The Twitter account for the camera glasses posted a photo on Wednesday of… Read More

Startups and VCs join legal fight against Trump’s immigration ban, claiming ‘immediate harm’ to the innovation economy

Tech giants, like Amazon, Expedia, Google, and Microsoft, have thrown their considerable weight behind Washington state and Minnesota in a… Read More

Facebook updates Safety Check to allow people to offer and find relief during natural disasters

When a series of tornadoes hit the New Orleans area on Tuesday, many locals turned to Facebook to alert friends… Read More

Trump administration seeks to reinstate immigration ban in court hearing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEK8FCBMkMQ Today, attorneys representing Washington state and the U.S. Department of Justice are presenting oral arguments to try to sway… Read More

Donald Trump

The terrible trifecta: What the Trump administration means for tech, and how to stop it

An economic crisis looms in Washington State as a result of three actions by the new President and his team.… Read More

Court documents show Tesla tweaked its Model 3 logo amid a trademark fight with adidas

This post was updated with a comment from Tesla on Wednesday, Feb. 8. A little over a week ago, Tesla quietly… Read More

How to stream today’s immigration showdown between the Trump administration and the states

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEK8FCBMkMQ This is escalating quickly. Today, three judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments to… Read More

Twitter

Twitter will block abusive accounts and hide tweets, expanding fight against harassment

Twitter is taking a harder stance on trolls, announcing Tuesday a series of updates aimed at reducing abuse on the… Read More

Rightside extends domain registry deal with Donuts after turning down acquisition bid

Domain companies Rightside Group and Donuts Inc. have inked a multi-year extension of Rightside’s deal to provide back-end registry services… Read More

ZTE integrates spam blocker and fraud protection tech from Hiya into Axon 7 smartphone

ZTE is teaming up with a Seattle startup to help customers block unwanted calls. The China-based company announced today that… Read More

Musk and Weeks and Trump

Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX (and 29 other companies) back immigration lawsuit

If you can join them, you can try beating them, too. Today SpaceX and Tesla signed on to the legal… Read More

The U.S. House just passed an act requiring a warrant to search your old email

The government needs a warrant to search your home or listen to your phone calls and, soon, it may also… Read More

‘Help the Lawyers’ uses social media to support immigration attorneys offering legal services to detainees

It started with a pizza. In the days following President Trump’s executive order restricting immigration, Seattle freelance writer Kelly Clay… Read More

17 states back Washington and Minnesota in Trump immigration lawsuit

This story was updated at 3:30 p.m. with details on Hawaii’s involvement in the case.  Seventeen states — in addition… Read More

Uber’s flying car project is taking off; company hires NASA engineer for Uber Elevate team

Uber’s vision for a flying car just got a lot clearer. The ride-hailing service has hired veteran NASA engineer Mark… Read More

New court filing: Google, Uber, Microsoft and nearly 100 others back Washington state case vs. Trump

Nearly 100 companies — including Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, Uber and other big technology brands — filed a brief overnight with… Read More

Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart

T-Mobile goes on Super Bowl marketing blitz with four ads during the big game

You’ll see plenty of T-Mobile during the Super Bowl on Sunday. The Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier has four ads totaling… Read More

Watch: ‘So-called judge’ hears arguments and rules on President Trump’s immigration order

A federal judge’s ruling on Friday, temporarily suspending President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, is having an impact across… Read More

White House: DOJ to seek emergency stay after Seattle contingent blocks immigration order; Trump calls ruling ‘ridiculous’

Updated below with President Trump’s response and statement from Department of Homeland Security. After losing the first round in a… Read More

Washington AG explains how Amazon, Expedia, and Microsoft influenced crucial victory over Trump

Washington state secured a temporary restraining order on Friday that immediately halted implementation of President Trump’s executive immigration order nationwide — and… Read More

Watch: Washington state AG says, ‘No one is above the law — not even the president’

  Attorney General Bob Ferguson spoke on the steps of the United States Courthouse in Seattle after a federal judge… Read More

At Seattle hearing, federal judge issues restraining order to halt Trump’s immigration ban nationwide

A federal judge in Seattle granted Washington state’s request for a temporary restraining order to immediately halt implementation and enforcement of… Read More

Rainy day resistance: Even President Trump could count this ‘crowd’

Patrick Wicklund doesn’t mind the rain. The former U.S. Department of Agriculture employee stood outside the U.S. Courthouse in Seattle… Read More

Expedia will double-match employee donations to ACLU after Trump immigration ban

Expedia will offer a 2-to-1 match for employee donations to the American Civil Liberties Union in response to President Donald… Read More

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