Articles from 2013 – Page 5 of 150

Wind energy forecasting company 3TIER acquired by Vaisala in $14.7 million deal

3TIER, a Seattle company that develops technologies to better understand where to locate wind, solar and hydro projects, has been sold… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Backed by Paul Allen, life-logging startup Saga writes your digital autobiography

If you like being tracked — voluntarily, that is — then a Seattle startup backed by Paul Allen might be… Read More

GeekWork: Sweet gigs from Quve, DoubleDown, Creative Circle and Akvelon

Alright folks, here they are! This week’s hand-picked jobs from GeekWork.com. We did some very thoughtful selecting, and we’ve got… Read More

Zulily shares soar 7%, tops $5 billion market value

Seattle’s newest publicly-traded company is continuing to shine on Wall Street after its spectacular IPO last month. The stock of… Read More

Nick Licata vs. Chris DeVore: A debate over government support of startups in Seattle

Well, it’s not quite the “Rumble in the Jungle.” But Founder’s Co-op general partner Chris DeVore and Seattle City Councilmember… Read More

Organized labor may be coming to an Amazon warehouse in Delaware

In a potential milestone for organized labor, a group of 30 equipment maintenance technicians at Amazon’s Middletown, Del. fulfillment center… Read More

Seattle biotech company Acucela preps for $125M IPO on Tokyo Exchange

Seattle biotechnology company Acucela is prepping for a $125 million IPO on the Tokyo Exchange. An SEC filing published today reveals… Read More

Sphero parodies PrimeAir with new ‘Amazon Ground’ ad

Orbotix, the makers of a small, spherical robot named Sphero, have decided to promote the new Sphero 2.0 with a… Read More

Ed Fries’ Halo 2600 inducted into Smithsonian Art Museum

Video games have made their way into the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the first two titles joining a new permanent… Read More

Gates Foundation picks California university chancellor as new CEO

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it has found its next chief executive: Susan Desmond-Hellman, who is… Read More

Former Jott founders, Microsoft vets raise $1M for stealth startup

John Pollard and Shree Madhavapeddi, former Microsoft managers who founded a voice-to-text service called Jott seven years ago, have raised… Read More

Startup Hall: University of Washington looks to transform old law school into magnet for startups

Welcome to the new tech hub of Seattle: North Lake Union? Startup companies in the city have historically set up… Read More

Microsoft CEO won’t be named until 2014, board member says

Microsoft won’t be getting a new CEO under the tree for the holidays. John Thompson, the Microsoft board member leading… Read More

Google, HP recall Chromebook 11 chargers after 9 overheat and melt

Google and HP announced today that they will be recalling all of the chargers for the HP Chromebook 11 after… Read More

iPhone 5, Galaxy S4, PS4 all make Google’s top 10 trending searches of 2013

According to Google, 2013 was all about Nelson Mandela, Paul Walker and the iPhone 5. The search giant released its… Read More

Facebook rolling out auto-play video ads in News Feed

Facebook is beginning to roll out auto-playing video ads in the News Feed — following through on a long-anticipated effort… Read More

Former Microsoft exec Kurt DelBene tapped to lead HealthCare.gov overhaul

Kurt DelBene, the former Microsoft Office president, was appointed this morning to lead HealthCare.gov — a critical position as the… Read More

Facebook fraud: Oregon politician sentenced to prison after fooling investors

Craig Berkman, an Oregon politician who ran for governor in 1994, was sentenced to six years in a federal prison… Read More

Internet everywhere: Kymeta marks successful demo of cutting-edge satellite antenna

Kymeta, the wireless technology company spun out of Intellectual Ventures and backed by investors including Bill Gates, says it has… Read More

Photos: Bill Gates to buy Mexican resort for $200M

Getting a room at the luxurious Four Seasons Punta Mita in Mexico is outside the realm of possibility for most folks,… Read More

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, VC John Doerr invest $14.5M in DreamBox Learning

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, venture capitalist John Doerr and two undisclosed Seattle education philanthropists are investing $14.5 million in DreamBox… Read More

Amazon reportedly buys payment startup GoPago

Amazon has purchased GoPago, a San Francisco-based tablet point-of-sale and mobile payment startup, according to a report in La Repubblica, GoPago’s… Read More

Commentary: Global innovation + ‘big tent’ capitalism in Seattle

I’ve been reflecting lately on the cultural differences between the Pacific Northwest and Silicon Valley. I grew up in Seattle… Read More

Apple releases Mac OS 10.9.1, fixing a host of problems

A little less than two months after its initial launch, Apple released an update to the latest version of the… Read More

Social TV startup Wetpaint acquired by Viggle for $30M

Wetpaint, an 8-year-old Seattle startup led by entrepreneur Ben Elowitz, has been sold to New York-based Viggle for a purchase… Read More

Commentary: What’s at stake in Seattle’s ride-sharing debate

Last Friday, a Seattle City Council committee met to discuss how to regulate ride-sharing services that have emerged in the… Read More

Geek Madness Console Wars: GameBoy vs. ColecoVision; Playstation vs. Sega Dreamcast

The competition is are heating up over on the Geek Madness: Console Wars bracket. We’re through the first round of… Read More

eBay wants to help retailers leverage technology to compete with Amazon

MOUNTAIN VIEW–For eBay, competing with Amazon is difficult, in part because the company’s services have reshaped the playing field for… Read More

Amazon Germany workers protest at company headquarters: ‘We are humans, not robots’

“We are people!” “Not robots!” That was the message Monday morning at the heart of Amazon.com’s Seattle headquarters, as about… Read More

Intellectual Ventures reveals list of 33,000 patents, in move toward (partial) transparency

Intellectual Ventures, under increasing pressure to be more transparent about its patent holdings, this morning released a searchable list of… Read More