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Video: Amazon PR chief Jay Carney on deposing Trump worker conditions and political flak
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city council
election
politics
seattle
Amazons 145M effort to upend Seattle City Council yields mixed results in early reporting
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politics
tech
The Tiger Kings legal team politely asks Trump for a pardon with a ridiculous video
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microsoft
brad smith
daca
dreamers
immigration
politics
trump
Report: Tech titans are forming a coalition to lobby Congress on behalf of Dreamers
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More than 3000 tech employees are volunteering their skills to turn the tables politically
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homelessness
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washington
Amazon and Microsoft back proposed business tax in breakthrough for fight against homelessness
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democracy
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seattle
We voted with a smartphone in a Seattlearea election and this is what we discovered
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Californias new law mandating women on corporate boards could be a model for other states
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politics
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Beezos Watch Elizabeth Warren call out tech CEOs in namethebillionaire game on Late Show
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politics
smart cities
suzan delbene
Sen Cantwell and Rep DelBene seek 220Myear in federal funding for smart city programs
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politics
privacy
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Privacy becomes a selling point for tech with Apple and Microsoft leading the way
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facebook
antitrust
big tech
elizabeth warren
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politics
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Leaked transcript: Facebooks Zuckerberg thinks a Warren presidency would suck for us
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christchurch
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terrorism
Microsoft Amazon Facebook and other tech giants pledge to crack down on violent extremism in Christchurch call to action
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opinion
politics
social media
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twitter
Donald Trump is threatening to punish Twitter Heres why everyone should take this seriously
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facebook
politics
tech
united states
FTC announces lawsuit against Facebook for illegal monopolization
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state of the union
trump
Trump avoids tech in State of the Union address
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This startup wants to clear cities of cigarette butts using crows yes the bird
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design
games
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politics
Geek of the Week: ExMicrosoft futurist Genessa Krasnow is a cultural designer and activist with a new game
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google
microsoft
politics
tech
Amazon prepares to strike back after Microsoft wins 10B JEDI contract
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politics
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Bernie Sanders ends his historic campaign for the presidency
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politics
twitter
Trumps Twitter account temporarily deactivated due to employee error
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facebook
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Facebook will require political advertisers provide further credentials or have their ads paused
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san francisco
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Ed Lee SF mayor who had a close relationship with the tech world has died aged 65
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facebook
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Facebook official: Social media giant confirms antitrust investigation beats earnings estimates with 169B in Q2 revenue
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google
antitrust
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politics
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50 US states and territories launch antitrust probe into Googles potential monopolistic behavior
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amazon
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homelessness
politics
seattle
taxes
FAQ: Everything you need to know about Seattles proposed Amazon tax
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google
politics
united states
Monopoly man watches disapprovingly as Congress yells at Googles CEO
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opinion
politics
tech
ATT begs Supreme Court to destroy the internet
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artificial intelligence
opinion
politics
tech
united states
The US Army wants us to pretend autonomous tanks arent killer robots
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civic affairs
boundless
doug rand
immigration
obama
politics
white house
Plot twist: How this startup founder went from writing plays to reshaping US immigration policy
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artificial intelligence
politics
tech
united states
Study: Trumps paid Peter Thiels Palantir 15B so far to build ICEs masssurveillance network
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amazon
civic innovation
climate change
facial recognition
politics
Amazon shareholders seek moratorium on facial recognition sales to government climate change action and other political goals
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startups
coronavirus
covid
economy
politics
Good news for startups Congress strikes deal to replenish small business relief fund with 310B
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microsoft
antitrust
brad smith
politics
Microsoft president reportedly took aim at Apple in private interview with House antitrust committee
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venture
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ec venture capital
policy
politics
venture capital
New California law would force firms to report diversity metrics
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finance
investment
opportunity zones
politics
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taxes
trump
Opportunity zones are the tax shield tech wanted but is it living up to expectations
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artificial intelligence
neural
politics
united states
White House asks Silicon Valley for AI solutions to coronavirus
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africa
politics
syndication
tech
Neurotechnology reveals 5M duplicates in Democratic Republic of Congos voter database
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artificial intelligence
machine learning
politics
regulation
Tech experts agree its time to regulate artificial intelligence if only it were that simple
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politics
privacy
syndication
tech
world
How big biased datasets make social inequalities worse
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politics
privacy
regulation
washington
Washington states data privacy bill supported by Microsoft dies as key players fail to reach compromise
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politics
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twitch
Twitch suspends President Trumps channel citing hateful conduct in video streams
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ann bordetsky
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wikis
Independent worker network Contra goes commissionfree as it secures new NEAled capital
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TLDR: Gmail lets you press snooze on emails new restrictions on H1B visas stand 500 ft above Seattle
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facial recognition
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politics
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washington
Washington state passes landmark facial recognition bill reining in government use of AI
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politics
syndication
Secure voting digital IDs and more: How blockchain could reform digital democracy
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microsoft
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social media
tiktok
How the proposed MicrosoftTikTok deal reveals an erratic US antitrust agenda
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amazon
civic innovation
lobbying
politics
Amazons DC lobbying budget is bigger and broader than ever before
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space
commercial space
commercial spaceflight federation
moon
politics
President Trump signs off on directive to deregulate commercial space ventures
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homelessness
housing
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seattle
taxes
washington
Seattles socialist City Council member introduces new Amazon tax to raise 300Myear for affordable public housing