Back in the 1990s, cellular telecom pioneer Craig McCaw bought into a vision of ubiquitous wireless service via a constellation of satellites, with an assist from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.… Read More
Add T-Mobile to the list of Seattle-area companies in Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s crosshairs. The 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful hasn’t pulled any punches in going after Amazon and other tech giants,… Read More
The Federal Communications Commission approved T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint on Wednesday, formalizing a commitment that Chair Ajit Pai made back in May. The vote — coupled with the Justice Department’s… Read More
Medstreaming is raising investment to help hospitals and researchers analyze their data with artificial intelligence. The Redmond, Wash.-based healthcare IT company reeled in $22.6 million as part of an equity round,… Read More
Vancouver, B.C.-based Aquinox Pharmaceuticals is set to buy Neoleukin Therapeutics, a Seattle startup that launched out of the University of Washington just eight months ago. Aquinox is paying for the… Read More
In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, dozens of apps have cropped up seeking to arm voters with better information about candidates. Today, two of those apps announced plans… Read More
Most of the heavyweights in tech pulled back from mergers and acquisitions in 2015, with one striking exception: Microsoft. Five of 8 tech giants decreased their M&A activity from 2014 to 2015 — measured by number… Read More
Updated at 7:40 a.m. with comments from Tippr CEO Martin Tobias. Tippr, the heavily-funded Seattle daily deals platform, has been acquired in a deal of undisclosed size by Atlanta’s nCrowd.… Read More
Facing a delisting notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market, struggling mobile software company Motricity is currently weighing a reorganization plan in which it would become a wholly owned subsidiary of a… Read More
AT&T today issued a statement on its bid for T-Mobile, saying that it has asked the court to stay the proceedings until January 18th as it contemplates its next move.… Read More