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Information publishers, together with Seattle group, sue Google and Fb over market dominance
Facebook’s Arbor Blocks office in Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo / Nat Levy) A group of 30 newspaper publishers, including Seattle-based…
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AWS and Washington state launch cloud coaching, however educators have huge questions on rollout
On Monday, AWS held an event at its Skills Center in Seattle to announce an initiative to provide cloud computing…
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Controversial capital good points tax spooks rich Washington residents as some unload their shares
(BigStock Photo) A controversial capital gains tax in Washington state that goes into effect next month is causing executives and…
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Right here’s what’s included in Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposed $626M local weather plan
Electric vehicle recharging. (Photo by Andrew Roberts via Unsplash) Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday joined with state lawmakers to…
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Contributions from Amazon staff helped Councilmember Kshama Sawant defeat recall
Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant in her office at City Hall in 2019. (GeekWire File Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Amazon…
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Assured earnings program backed by Twitter’s Jack Dorsey begins in Tacoma; households get $500/month
City of Tacoma’s Thea Foss Waterway. (Photo from City of Tacoma via Instagram) The 110 Tacoma, Wash., families chosen to…
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Exit interview: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on the pandemic, Amazon, and combating town council
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan takes questions from reporters following an Apple event in 2019 for the company’s new building in…
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Amazon companions with Washington state to assist ship 3.5M free COVID at-home exams
An Amazon package at the company’s fulfillment center in Kent, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Amazon is lending a…
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Meta/Oculus expands in Seattle’s stadium district as tech giants anticipate regional gentle rail
Big tech companies are gravitating toward regional transportation hubs, including future light rail stations. (Sound Transit Map; GeekWire Graphic. Locations…
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Washington state Dept. of Commerce commits $3M for ‘Innovation Cluster Accelerator’
Washington state’s Division of Commerce right now introduced an “Innovation Cluster Accelerator” that provides 5 organizations $550,000 to construct an “innovation…
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