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The massive power of technology companies has been a hot topic among politicians. The most recent example was Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s proposed changes to how big tech companies like Amazon and Facebook do business. A panel of experts from the political, legal and technology sectors will be discussing how realistic some of these proposals are and if they’re likely to face legal challenges during News and Brews: Regulating Big Tech on March 21. If you’re looking to get away from politics, you can head over to the Living Computers Museum for an overview of how filmmaking has evolved over the last 50 years. The panel, featuring speakers from multiple corners of the film industry, will focus on a number of topics including production equipment and computer graphics imaging. Living with Tech: Moviemaking also takes place on March 21. Here are more highlights from the GeekWire Calendar: Living with Angels: A talk about best practices with angel investors at the Northwest Innovation Lab in Everett; 12 to 1:30 p.m., Friday, March 22. Populuxe Brewing 6th Anniversary Retro Game Show Night: A competition featuring retro game shows at Populuxe Brewing in Seattle; 12 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 23. Can We Talk? For more upcoming events, check out the GeekWire Calendar, where you can find meetups, conferences, startup events, and geeky gatherings in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

That wasn't quite the case in July: It saw the prime minister make a trip to Belfast, MPS voted to suspend DUP MP Ian Paisley from Parliament and a court ruling led to significant ramifications for what decisions civil servants at Stormont can take without ministers. The public inquiry was set up to investigate that claim, and to establish why the Northern Ireland scheme did not contain the same cost controls as a similar scheme in Great Britain. There has been virtually no progress or anything resembling a new approach at Stormont since talks collapsed in February, and Northern Ireland has now been without government for 19 months and counting. In July, Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Leo Varadkar said his government and the UK government were planning a new round of talks for the autumn - but there's been no confirmation of a date yet. One thing is clear: the relationship between the DUP and Sinn Féin seems as bitter now as it did when Stormont first collapsed. The 30-sitting day suspension, which is due to start on Tuesday when Parliament resumes after summer recess, also triggered a recent addition in UK politics: the recall petition. It means if 10% (or 7,543) of Mr Paisley's constituents in North Antrim sign it, he loses his seat and a by-election will be held. The petition is due to close on 19 September. Well, 29 September means there will be exactly six months left until the UK is due to leave the EU - and there's still plenty that needs to be sorted out. The stumbling block remains avoiding a hard Irish border, and no doubt there will be much talk about it over the course of September, ahead of the crunch EU summit in October.

It's Thursday, OP friends, and we're very ready for the weekend. President Trump officially announced where he'll meet Kim Jong Un, and candidates will be allowed to use their campaign funds on child care. Until that sweet, sweet time at the end of the workday on Friday, keep up with OnPolitics Today and get your friends to subscribe. June 12, here we come (Photo: Susan Walsh, AP) Hours after he welcomed home three Americans who had been detained in North Korea, President Trump announced his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore on June 12. "We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!" tweeted the president, who will become the first sitting U.S. president to meet with a leader of North Korea. Candidates can use campaign money to pay for child care In a year when Sen. Tammy Duckworth can bring her infant daughter onto the Senate floor and record numbers of women are running for office, the Federal Election Commission said candidates can use their campaign funds for child care. Grechen Shirley had asked the commission whether she could use campaign funds to pay a caregiver for her two children, ages 2 and 3. “This is a landmark decision for women across the country," Grechen Shirley said. Elsewhere in politics