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New York budget director assigns blame for Amazon HQ2 collapse in scathing letter
The day Amazon announced HQ2, this graffiti appeared in the company’s planned neighborhood, Long Island City. (GeekWire Photo / Monica…
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Trump administration starts cracking down on H-1B visa approvals and work permits for spouses
(Photo via Facebook / USCIS) It’s harder to get an H-1B visa than it used to be — and the…
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FTC launches technology task force as feds home in on Big Tech and privacy
Life-sized cutouts of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared on the Capitol lawn before his testimony before Congress in 2018. (Flickr…
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Report: Spurned New York officials begging Amazon and Jeff Bezos to rethink HQ2 reversal
Long Island City, the Queens neighborhood that almost became home to a large Amazon presence. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg)…
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Inslee pins presidential aspirations on climate issues, betting on science as he announces bid for nation’s highest office
Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to a crowd of tech leaders before the 2018 GeekWire Gala. (GeekWire Photo / GeekWire) Washington…
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Microsoft president says WA state privacy bill could impact facial recognition technology globally
Microsoft President Brad Smith speaks at Seattle University. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) Two of the top companies developing facial…
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Presidential hopeful Inslee calls state’s innovation economy a model for the other Washington
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee shakes hands with supporters at an event kicking off his 2020 presidential campaign. (GeekWire Photo /…
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Microsoft President Brad Smith on Melania Trump’s ‘Be Best’ visit: ‘We’ll partner where we can’
Melania Trump listens to Microsoft President Brad Smith at the company’s Redmond, Wash. headquarters. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) REDMOND,…
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