GeekWire - What Trump 2.0 means for tech

Shivaas Gulati moved to London to recharge after spending more than 10 years building the Seattle digital remittance company Remitly. When he was ready to jump into something again, his passions led him to soccer. Gulati (above) is now one of the owners of Southend United, an English club where he hopes to harness the power of tech and AI help the organization succeed. Read more.

Capital gains tax in Seattle? A new proposal from Seattle councilmember Cathy Moore is modeled off a similar Washington state tax that has sparked controversy within the tech and business communities. Read more. 

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, it's a grab-bag of topics, including self-driving wheelchairs, Expedia Group Chairman Barry Diller's comments on the prospects for an acquisition by Uber, and an update on GeekWire's upcoming events and coverage. In the final segment, we discuss what the new Trump administration could mean for technology regulation, including the FTC's antitrust case against Amazon and oversight for tech M&A.

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Startup radar: Check out these five early stage tech companies in Seattle and email us at tips@geekwire.com to flag other startups we should know about.

Mt. Joy, the sustainable chicken-sandwich restaurant started by tech vet Robbie Cape and restaurateur Ethan Stowell, is opening its second Seattle location, in an Amazon-owned space called The Deck. Read more.

📆 Upcoming events: Tech and startup community gatherings on our radar next week in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

• Nov. 9: R2-D2 Builders Club Expo

• Nov. 12: Java ON 2024: Where Innovation Meets Java Excellence

• Nov. 12: New Tech Seattle November Meetup

• Nov. 13: Accessibility Day

• Nov. 13: Fight to Fly

Check out the GeekWire Calendar for more.

Hot Links:

• Nintendo is suing a gamer for streaming pirated games before their official release dates, seeking damages potentially amounting to millions of dollars. (Engadget)

• New AI features for Microsoft Paint, now in preview for Windows Insiders, are bringing new life to a classic Windows app, with “astonishing” results. (CNN)

• Seattle-based biotech company Athira Pharma is exploring “strategic alternatives” following layoffs and unsuccessful results from a recent study. (BioPharma Dive)

Thanks for subscribing to the GeekWire newsletter, and have a great weekend. — GeekWire editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com; GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop, todd@geekwire.com; and GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com.