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Jul 26, 2018, 2:35 PM

Portland launches free-floating electric scooter share pilot with Bird and Skip

Portland will allow two shared, electric scooter companies to launch as early as this week, according to an announcement from… Read More

Jul 26, 2018, 1:44 PM

Microsoft, Oregon, and B.C. kick in $750K for new study of high-speed rail in the Pacific Northwest

The effort to build a high-speed rail connecting Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, B.C. just got a fresh cash infusion. Microsoft, the… Read More

Jul 26, 2018, 10:22 AM

One of Amazon’s earliest investors has this advice for winning HQ2 city

Nick Hanauer was the first outside investor in Amazon and he has watched the company transform its hometown, Seattle, over… Read More

Jul 25, 2018, 5:00 PM

TLDR: Facebook misses revenue expectations, new Gmail coming to businesses, AI-powered robotic hand wins Microsoft competition

Today’s featured stories Facebook shares sink 8% as Q2 revenue and user growth misses analyst estimates Google rolls out Gmail… Read More

Jul 25, 2018, 10:49 AM

The case for Amazon HQ2 in Toronto gets stronger amid Trump attacks and tech boom

Amid a steady drumbeat of attacks from President Trump that probably don’t make Amazon feel particularly loyal to the leader… Read More

Jul 25, 2018, 9:53 AM

Cast your vote: Which of these reader questions about homelessness do you want us to answer?

Homelessness is a complex, thorny, and heartbreaking crisis that all of us are trying to better understand. A few weeks… Read More

Jul 24, 2018, 1:37 PM

Facebook to end ad targeting that excludes ethnicities and religions in deal with Washington State AG

Facebook has agreed to stop allowing third-party advertisers to exclude ethnic and religious groups when targeting ads for housing, credit,… Read More

Jul 23, 2018, 9:07 AM

Trump falsely claims Amazon lost Supreme Court tax case in ongoing Washington Post tirade

President Donald Trump resumed his attacks on the “Amazon Washington Post” Monday morning, this time with a peculiar twist. Trump once… Read More

Jul 19, 2018, 8:52 AM

The cities making a dent in homelessness — and what Seattle can learn from them

Columbus, Ohio and Seattle, Wash. have more in common than you might think. They’re similar in population size: about 800,000… Read More

Jul 18, 2018, 9:35 PM

Dockless bikeshare service Ofo reportedly laying off most of US workforce

Update: Ofo confirmed that it is undergoing layoffs in the U.S. but would not say what percentage or number of employees… Read More

Jul 18, 2018, 9:36 AM

Millennials like companies that stand up for civil rights but aren’t likely to vote with their dollars, new report finds

Millennials are a cohort coveted by brands. The world’s largest generation, they have spending power and are early adopters of… Read More

Jul 17, 2018, 3:58 PM

TLDR: MLB commentary with robots, flying cars, facial recognition in schools

Today’s featured stories MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots Agent 007… Read More

Jul 16, 2018, 11:50 PM

Safety over privacy? RealNetworks to offer free facial recognition technology to K-12 schools

RealNetworks, the Seattle company best known for pioneering streaming media in the early days of the web, is deploying a surprising… Read More

Jul 13, 2018, 1:45 PM

Inside Seattle’s proposed bikeshare rules of the road: 20,000 bikes, $250,000 permits

After a year-long pilot and several delays, Seattle is finally ready to establish a permanent dockless bikeshare program. In documents… Read More

Jul 13, 2018, 10:23 AM

Microsoft calls for government regulation of facial recognition technology

Microsoft is calling for increased government oversight on companies developing facial recognition technology, at a time when public concern about… Read More

Jul 13, 2018, 9:12 AM

Families brought to U.S. for tech jobs face ‘infuriating and degrading’ delays from USCIS

Jansi Kumar immigrated from India to the United States in 2016 because of a promise. She would be allowed to… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 8:00 AM

Amazon HQ2 is still a mystery, but this real estate startup already plans to expand to the winning city

Bryan Copley remembers “the day that the last single-family residence in South Lake Union was bulldozed.” The CityBldr CEO has… Read More

Jul 10, 2018, 10:08 AM

You asked, we’ll answer: Vote on which question about homelessness you want us to investigate

Over the past week, readers from GeekWire and The Evergrey have shared their genuine curiosities and questions about one of… Read More

Jul 10, 2018, 9:27 AM

Heads up Amazon: Texas tops new ranking of best states for business, edging out Washington

Texas is open for business, according to a new report from CNBC evaluating the economic climate of each state in… Read More

Jul 9, 2018, 9:33 AM

With $335M in fresh cash, Lime is rolling out electric scooters in the Uber app

Soon many commuters have the ability to book a Lime electric scooter using the Uber app. Despite a rivalry between… Read More

Jul 9, 2018, 9:00 AM

Co-living startup Common moves into Seattle with dorm-style housing for adults

Cities across the country are contending with housing affordability issues, especially in regions with booming tech economies where high-paid newcomers… Read More

Jul 6, 2018, 7:00 AM

Washington regulators want to turn around state’s bad rep on blockchain and cryptocurrency

Earlier this year, a blockchain company called Mobius undertook an initial coin offering, an increasingly popular method of tech fundraising,… Read More

Jul 5, 2018, 8:54 AM

#SeaHomeless Q&A: GeekWire and The Evergrey want to hear your questions about Seattle homelessness

We’re half-way through 2018 and so far in Seattle, the year has been defined by a fierce debate over how… Read More

Jul 3, 2018, 12:45 PM

Mysterious Oregon startup Azevtec raises $8M for self-driving ‘zero-emission vehicle systems’

A furtive autonomous vehicle startup out of Bend, Ore. has raised $8 million from undisclosed investors. Azevtec confirmed the investment to GeekWire… Read More

Jul 2, 2018, 4:40 PM

TLDR Editor’s Picks: How Tech is Changing Seattle

This week on TLDR, we’re looking back at some of the top stories of 2018 so far. Today’s topic: Tech… Read More

Jul 2, 2018, 10:20 AM

Lyft joins bikeshare race with Motivate acquisition

Lyft is getting into bikeshare with the acquisition of Motivate, a company that operates large bikeshare programs around the country. Lyft… Read More

Jun 27, 2018, 4:29 PM

T-Mobile and Sprint sell Senate subcommittee on merits of merger

The CEOs of T-Mobile and Sprint made the case for their merger before a Senate subcommittee Wednesday, in the first hurdle… Read More

Jun 26, 2018, 8:19 AM

Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban after long battle with states, activists and tech industry

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with President Donald Trump in the legal battle over his authority to restrict immigration from… Read More

Jun 25, 2018, 10:54 AM

Survey: Which Amazon HQ2 city would you live in?

In Amazon’s remarkable second headquarters competition, talent is the name of the game. That’s why we want to find out… Read More

Jun 21, 2018, 8:29 AM

Supreme Court rules states can collect sales tax from internet retailers in historic e-commerce case

States can collect sales tax from online sellers even if those companies don’t have a physical presence in the state,… Read More