Physician-scientist Chetan Seshadri wasn’t planning to speak at Stand Up for Science in Seattle, one of more than 30 rallies held across the U.S. on Friday to counteract the Trump… Read More
Eighteen should be a lot more manageable than 42. That’s one of the takeaways from the announcement Friday morning of the members of Washington state’s new Artificial Intelligence Task Force,… Read More
Washington state lawmakers finalized passage of a bill Monday that provides privacy protections for consumer health data. The bill protects health data collected by consumer apps and websites, which is… Read More
Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson has joined an antitrust lawsuit targeting Google’s advertising business. The lawsuit, filed in January by the U.S. Justice Department and attorney generals from eight… Read More
Amazon has made voluntary changes to its app for Flex delivery drivers in accordance with a Washington state law designed to provide a more level playing field for job applicants… Read More
A judge in Seattle sided with Washington state’s attorney general on Friday and rejected Facebook parent company Meta’s argument that the state’s campaign law runs afoul of the First Amendment.… Read More
Facebook parent company Meta and Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson agree on this: the state’s campaign advertising disclosure law is exceptional. But is that good or bad — and more… Read More
UPDATE: The Washington State Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the capital gains case on direct appeal. The story has been updated to reflect the change. The future of… Read More
A company that claims to train users in tech sales and guarantees them a job has been hit by a lawsuit by Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson. “Your 6-figure… Read More
Seeking to overturn a lower court ruling blocking Washington state’s new capital gains tax, the attorney general’s office on Friday asked the state Supreme Court to take up the case… Read More
Amazon will pay $2.25 million under a consent decree with Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson to settle claims that one of the company’s former programs for third-party sellers constituted… Read More
Amazon agreed to pay $2.5 million and to institute a series of reforms to prevent the unlicensed sales of regulated pesticides on its online marketplace in Washington state under a… Read More
Without conceding it broke state law, Google paid the Washington attorney general’s office $423,659 to settle a lawsuit over the company’s paid political advertising in the state. The settlement came… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: As numbers on COVID-19 improve, the debate begins over when and how Seattle, Washington state and the country will… Read More
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a new lawsuit against Facebook claiming the social network continues to violate state laws governing political ad disclosures. It’s the second time Ferguson has… Read More
The attorney general of T-Mobile’s home state, Washington, is taking aim at the federal government as a multi-state lawsuit challenging the wireless carrier’s blockbuster merger with Sprint draws to a… Read More
Premera Blue Cross, the Pacific Northwest’s largest health insurance company, agreed to pay $10 million to Washington and 29 other states related to a data breach that affected the personal… Read More
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with details from Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s announcement at 11:47 PM on Thursday. Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has reached a resolution… Read More
“This is a case about reasonableness.” So said Howard Shapiro, an attorney representing Comcast in King County Superior Court on Monday. He was telling Judge Timothy Bradshaw that Comcast acted… Read More
Uber will pay Washington state $5.79 million as part of a massive $148 million settlement reached with attorneys general in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Uber settled… Read More
Facebook has agreed to stop allowing third-party advertisers to exclude ethnic and religious groups when targeting ads for housing, credit, employment, insurance or public accommodations as part of a settlement… Read More
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed suit against Facebook and Google on Monday, alleging that the tech giants aren’t complying with a state law requiring them to disclose basic… Read More
News Brief: A coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia have filed a petition to appeal the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rollback. Attorney General Bob Ferguson and… Read More
Checking into a Motel 6 in Washington could get undocumented immigrants checked out of the country, according to allegations from state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. The state is suing Motel 6,… Read More
2017 was one for the history books, and GeekWire captured many major moments and milestones on camera this past year. Watch the video above for highlights and outtakes from GeekWire’s… Read More
From political upheaval to natural disasters, 2017 has been a tumultuous year for everyone. But perhaps no group has felt that unrest more acutely than immigrants living in the U.S.… Read More
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has amended his lawsuit against Comcast after finding that the cable giant deceived customers more than he expected. Ferguson said Thursday that he is expanding… Read More
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson plans to sue the federal government over its decision to repeal regulations known as net neutrality. He announced his intention to challenge the decision… Read More
Internet companies may still need to comply with net neutrality standards if they want to do business in Washington state — even if the Obama-era regulations are repealed tomorrow. Gov. Jay… Read More
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing Uber in King County Superior Court for failing to report a massive data breach that exposed the personal information of 57 million… Read More
