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Articles from 2018

FedEx execs not concerned about Amazon’s growing shipping and delivery ambitions

FedEx doesn’t see Amazon as a major threat, even as the tech giant plows major resources into expanding its shipping… Read More

Seattle company sues federal government for denying H-1B visa renewal to IT manager

A Seattle architecture firm is suing the federal government for denying a work visa to one of its employees, an… Read More

Washington Post Dot com: Newspaper pushing free Amazon device to lure new digital subscribers

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reportedly stays clear of the day-to-day operations of The Washington Post. But for a better understanding… Read More

Mariners see magenta: T-Mobile Park is the new name for Seattle’s pro baseball stadium

Mariners fans, meet magenta. Seattle’s pro baseball stadium will be named T-Mobile Park for the next 25 years after a… Read More

Facebook data-sharing partnerships with Amazon, Microsoft and other tech giants at the center of latest privacy scandal

Facebook is in the news again, but not for the reasons it wants to be. The New York Times published… Read More

BMW ReachNow deal with Daimler’s car2go approved by U.S. regulators

BMW and Daimler are on the verge of combining their urban mobility services after U.S. regulators approved the merger on… Read More

Amazon is like a small country, and now its employees are exercising their right to protest

Between its corporate offices, fulfillment centers, Whole Foods stores, and other retail operations, Amazon now employs more than 600,000 people… Read More

Vulcan plans to test AI security system on Seattle plaza, capable of scanning passersby for threats

A technology company working with Vulcan Inc. is seeking to install and test an AI-powered scanning system outside the company’s… Read More

Tesla in Boring Company tunnel

Elon Musk shows off Boring Company’s test tunnel in Tesla-centric beta mode

The Boring Company’s hole in the ground in Hawthorne, Calif., got a Hollywood-style debut tonight courtesy of the company’s billionaire… Read More

After roller coaster startup journey, presentation app Haiku Deck sold to edtech company BookRags

Haiku Deck’s roller coaster startup journey — which included a mobile game featuring Sir Mix-A-Lot and an award-winning presentation app… Read More

Instead of a real check on the growing power of Amazon Web Services, Oracle’s Larry Ellison offers nothing but words

At some point, it starts to get a little sad. Oracle co-founder and chief technology officer Larry Ellison uncorked another… Read More

Dopper radar of tornado site

Tornado makes rare Northwest appearance and tears houses apart near Port Orchard

The Pacific Northwest is typically in the “bush league” when it comes to tornadoes, but the National Weather Service says… Read More

lime bikes

Lime reveals new ridership data as Seattle becomes first city to eclipse 2M bike rides

As it continues to expand around the globe amid reports of a potential acquisition by Uber, transportation startup Lime today… Read More

Microsoft and 343 Industries’ Bonnie Ross to be inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced that it will induct Microsoft and 343 Industries‘ Bonnie Ross into… Read More

Facebook, Google settle Washington state lawsuits over political ad disclosures for combined $455K

Facebook and Google have settled dual lawsuits with the Washington attorney general over alleged violations of the state’s political advertisement disclosure… Read More

Longtime Amazon leader Diego Piacentini reportedly departs, latest exec to leave tech giant in 2018

CNBC reported Tuesday that Diego Piacentini, a longtime Amazon executive who took a 2-year hiatus in 2016, will not return… Read More

Nintendo Switch outpaces PlayStation 4 as fastest selling game console in the U.S.

Coming out of hugely successful Thanksgiving weekend, Nintendo has now announced the Switch is the fastest-selling game console in the… Read More

Vice President Mike Pence

Trump authorizes revival of U.S. Space Command, with Space Force on agenda

President Donald Trump today authorized the Pentagon to set up the U.S. Space Command as its own combatant command, in… Read More

New Seattle private equity firm Pike Street Capital acquires US BioTek, its first acquisition

Pike Street Capital Partners, a new Seattle-based private equity firm, made its first acquisition today, swooping up Seattle-area medical testing… Read More

T-Mobile-Sprint mega-merger clears U.S. security hurdle, with more approvals to go

T-Mobile and Sprint got approval from U.S. national security organizations for their proposed merger as the deal continues to go… Read More

Amazon employees flex shareholder muscle to push for climate change plan

More than a dozen Amazon employees are using their power as shareholders to pressure their employer to be more thoughtful… Read More

Latest game for Magic Leap AR headset gives a taste of device’s potential mass-market appeal

A pair of trees spring up from a coffee table. Gardens grow out of coffee cups and couch cushions. A… Read More

Hands-on with Magic Leap’s One Creator Edition headset, and a peek inside its secretive Seattle outpost

RELATED: Latest game for Magic Leap AR headset gives a taste of device’s potential mass-market appeal In its early days, Magic… Read More

How will venture capital change in 2019? PitchBook makes 6 predictions

With seed deal size rising, more non-traditional investment vehicles, and an increasing amount of companies going public, the venture capital… Read More

Starlink satellites

Report: SpaceX raising $500M to get Starlink satellite service off the ground

SpaceX is set to raise $500 million in new investment to boost the development of its Starlink internet satellite service,… Read More

Indeed job search engine scoops up big new Seattle space, doubling presence with major office deal

Indeed, the online job search engine, has leased a huge new office space in a flashy new tower under construction… Read More

AI-focused tech studio Hypergiant acquires Seattle-based app developer Black Pixel

Black Pixel, a Seattle-based creative agency that develops apps for ESPN, Twitter, Starbucks, and other top brands, has been acquired… Read More

LinkedIn finds Gen Z workers put more emphasis on mastering ‘hard’ skills than learning ‘soft’ skills

A new survey released by LinkedIn shows a disconnect between what types of skills the youngest workers think are important… Read More

Amazon’s year on the Go: Ninth store opens as customers and company embrace walk-out tech

Amazon has been making a Go of its cashier-less convenience stores for nearly a year, since opening its first location… Read More

Farout

Farout! Astronomers identify the most distant known object in our solar system

Astronomers say they’ve discovered the most distant body ever observed in our solar system, a potential dwarf planet that’s about… Read More

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