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Read our coverage of the technology sector in Seattle, the Puget Sound area and Northwest. We follow startups and venture capital in fields such as cloud services, on-demand markets, supercomputing, enterprise software, gaming and virtual reality. Topics include Uber, Zillow, Redfin, Avvo, Vive, Oculus, Tableau, Zillow, Expedia, Cray, T-Mobile, Valve, Inrix, and of course Microsoft and Amazon.

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July 4, 2023 at 9:24 am

A viral left-wing Twitter account may have been fake all along

Erica Marsh became popular with conservatives, who saw her as a symbol of how overly theatrical and inane progressives can be. Experts think she's not... 45 minutes ago

Business

July 4, 2023 at 9:07 am

Facebook faces legal setback in EU court decision on data privacy and ads

Facebook has lost a legal challenge at the European Union’s top court over a groundbreaking German antitrust decision that limited the way the company uses... 1 hour ago

Business

July 4, 2023 at 9:00 am

Meta’s ‘Twitter killer’ app is coming

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, teased a new app called Threads that is set to take on Twitter for real-time digital conversations. 1 hour ago

July 4, 2023 at 6:00 am

Grammys CEO on new AI guidelines: Music that contains AI-created elements is eligible. ‘Period.’

In June, the Recording Academy announced a series of changes to the forthcoming Grammy Awards to better reflect an evolving music industry, including new AI...

Entertainment

The announcement of the social media app ‘Threads’ is displayed in Apple’s US App Store seen on the screen of a smartphone in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Meta is poised to launch a new app that appears to mimic Twitter in a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk. A listing for the app, called Threads, appeared on Apple’s App Store, indicating it would debut as early as Thursday. (Christoph Dernbach/dpa via AP) DSOB107 DSOB107

July 4, 2023 at 3:22 am

Meta looks to target Twitter with a rival app called Threads

Meta is poised to launch a new app that appears to mimic Twitter, marking a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by billionaire... 1 hour ago

Business

July 4, 2023 at 3:10 am

China restricts exports of high-tech metals in a slap at Washington ahead of Yellen’s visit

China has imposed export curbs on two metals used in computer chips and solar cells, expanding a squabble with Washington over high-tech trade ahead of...

Business

July 3, 2023 at 3:56 pm

UN council to hold first meeting on potential threats of artificial intelligence to global peace

The U.N. Security Council will hold a first-ever meeting on the potential threats of artificial intelligence to international peace and security organized by the United...