A proposal to bring 30 interactive digital kiosks to downtown Seattle — in the hopes of enhancing public safety, wayfinding, Wi-Fi access, community engagement and more — spotlighted the potential of the… Read More
A new City of Seattle study, based on input from residents, reveals that the percentage of homes with internet access has increased in the past five years, but significant disparities… Read More
Citing new ordinances recently passed in Seattle that aim to help gig workers, the Target-owned delivery service Shipt informed customers this week that it will pause operations in the city starting Jan.… Read More
The City of Seattle has a trove of internal data collected by more than two dozen departments. But if that information is inaccessible, of poor quality, or people don’t know… Read More
On Tuesday the Seattle City Council will vote on a resolution asking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall Kia and Hyundai models that lack engine immobilizing, anti-theft technology.… Read More
The Seattle Department of Transportation has deployed a fully electric compact bike lane sweeper as part of a pilot program to test the viability of such a machine in the… Read More
The city of Seattle and healthcare startup Joon Care are partnering to provide free online mental healthcare in an effort to increase services to teens and young adults, which as… Read More
Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the expansion Wednesday of CiviForm, a technology platform that helps residents apply to City of Seattle benefit and discount programs with greater ease. The move was… Read More
If the use of generative AI in the workplace didn’t seem complicated enough already, just consider what it means for big cities and other governmental agencies. The implications of common… Read More
The City of Seattle is awarding $545,000 in Technology Matching Fund grants to help support 18 nonprofit organizations and their projects to expand digital literacy and close the technology gap.… Read More
Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison on Monday filed a lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai, alleging that the automakers failed to install standard anti-theft technology in many of their vehicles, resulting… Read More
A company registered to a virtual mailbox in Seattle’s University District, which four months ago acquired a trio of parking technology patents that predate the iPhone, is using one as… Read More
The City of Seattle revealed the 19 non-profits that received its latest round of digital grants, this year totaling $590,000. The annual grant program supports non-profit organizations that help bridge… Read More
— Leafly announced its new six-member board of directors whose appointments will be effective after its pending SPAC merger with New York-based Merida Merger Corp is completed. The new board… Read More
Delivery company Postmates will pay nearly $1 million to fund back wages and inadequate contributions to the City of Seattle’s mandated paid sick leave program in a settlement reached with… Read More
The City of Seattle has announced the recipients of the 2021 Technology Matching Fund, which provides aid to community-led projects increasing access to technology and providing digital skills training for… Read More
Laying out its vision for a fossil-fuel-free future, the City of Seattle has released an ambitious plan to electrify its transportation system, with a list goals over the next nine… Read More
Mama Sambusa Kitchen was recently saved from potential financial ruin by a high school student. Through a new program offered by the Seattle Office of Economic Development and the Urban… Read More
— Seattle-based consulting firm Slalom announced Iesha Berry as its first chief inclusion and diversity officer. Based in the Dallas area, Berry was most recently SVP of human resources and… Read More
Fighting back against what it calls a “headwind to Seattle’s economic recovery,” the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Seattle City Council’s recently passed payroll tax.… Read More
The Seattle Department of Transportation has selected three micromobility companies to seek permits to take part in a Scooter Share Program which was approved by the Seattle City Council on… Read More
Public sector employees throughout the Seattle region who have the ability to do their jobs remotely will be able to continue doing so until January 2021 to help prevent the… Read More
The City of Seattle announced recipients of its 2020 Technology Matching Fund, an annual grant program supporting non-profit organizations that help bridge the digital divide. A total of $345,000, which… Read More
— Former BMW ReachNow CEO and INRIX executive Steve Banfield has joined Seattle-based “startup studio” Madrona Venture Labs as founder-in-residence. “Steve’s proven talent and leadership make him uniquely suited to… Read More
—Former Microsoft general manager Adrianna Burrows is now chief marketing officer at Seattle-based compensation startup PayScale. Burrows is one of several new executives appointed by new CEO Scott Torrey, who… Read More
— Technology Policy Adviser Kate Garman will be leaving the City of Seattle and moving to Washington, D.C., she told friends and colleagues in an email today. Garman arrived in… Read More
After nearly five years helping drive economic development initiatives at the City of Seattle, Rebecca Lovell is jumping back into the startup world as a director at Create33, the new… Read More
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes say they intend to appeal an order from the Federal Communications Commission that mandates how much municipalities can charge for letting… Read More
As the Green Business Advocate for the city of Seattle, Stephanie Gowing is working to boost the city’s eco enterprises and help interested business become more environmentally friendly. Recently that’s… Read More
Open records laws that let people keep an eye on their government are generally seen as a net social good. But with privacy concerns top of mind — see Facebook… Read More
