How an Amazon pledge figures in the politics of housing Amazon and Microsoft this week pledged $5 million each to build housing for homeless people in the Seattle area. Is there a political effect of this kind of corporate action? Angela King
Amazon: Government should hurry up and regulate facial recognition The head of Amazon Web Services says he wants the federal government to regulate facial recognition technology. Carolyn Adolph
Amazon, Microsoft back new push to house the homeless in Seattle Some of the Seattle area’s biggest businesses are backing a $75 million fund-raising effort by Plymouth Housing to build homes for 800 homeless people. Derek Wang
In a big shift, Amazon gives security contract to union firms Security officers at Amazon have long protested their working conditions. Today they learned that is about to change. They’re joining a union, and it’s all because of Amazon. Carolyn Adolph
Amazon hires a state Senator to up its lobbying game in Olympia A Democratic state Senator from Snohomish County has quit government to become a lobbyist for Amazon. Carolyn Adolph
'One-day shipping won’t matter if our homes are under water,' Amazon workers tell Jeff Bezos Amazon employees held placards, gave speeches and confronted their boss at the company’s annual meeting . John Ryan
Amazon holds an annual meeting. Outside, a shit show Inside the meeting shareholders brought a raft of concerns to chief executive Jeff Bezos, including 11 resolutions that failed. Many of those resolutions asked for greater corporate citizenship from the tech giant. Carolyn Adolph
Trust in Microsoft? That's the message at Build conference Microsoft is wrapping up its annual developer conference in Seattle on Wednesday. Geekwire’s Todd Bishop hit the highlights of Build for KUOW’s Angela King. Angela King
Tax hike on Amazon and Microsoft will help pay college tuition Washington Governor Jay Inslee is expected to sign a bill raising $1.5 billion in new taxes for higher education between now and 2025. Joshua McNichols
Amazon denies report that it fires workers by robot Amazon says an outside lawyer had it all wrong when she told the National Labor Relations Board that Amazon automatically fires warehouse workers who repeatedly fail to hit productivity targets. Carolyn Adolph
