Changing the tune on dating apps: Tech vet wants to connect people through their taste in music Remember making a mix tape for someone you were dating? What if the mix tape — or your musical taste… Read More
Community safety app Citizen launching in Seattle after attracting 10M users across U.S. Citizen, the app that allows people to monitor and participate in public safety watching and reporting, is officially expanding to… Read More
Funding news: Camping app The Dyrt lands $11M; Cascade Seed Fund will back more PNW startups Here’s our latest rundown on recent startup investment news in the Pacific Northwest. — The Dyrt, the Portland, Ore.-based camping… Read More
Seattle Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena release new app, built in-house to guide fan experience Just before the puck drops on the inaugural season of Seattle Kraken hockey on Tuesday night, the team and its… Read More
Amazon Go app is checking out, as shoppers can now use company’s main app at all physical stores The Amazon Go app is going away. In another move to streamline its shopping services and family of mobile apps,… Read More
Seattle startup Lalo is latest ‘death tech’ innovator, with an app to share and collect stories and more Juan Medina first considered the idea for his new startup back in 2003, after the death of his father, when… Read More
On The Dyrt road: Co-founders of camping app gain valuable startup insight while living remote vanlife Caught up in the grind of running their startup for the past several years, Sarah Smith and Kevin Long lost… Read More
After concerns from Amazon, Apple removes product review analyzer Fakespot from App Store Fakespot, a mobile app that analyzes customer reviews on Amazon and other online retailers, disappeared from Apple’s App Store on… Read More
Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff and teen daughter cook up a new food-focused social media startup Sophia Rascoff and her dad, Zillow co-founder and former CEO Spencer Rascoff, like to take on new dishes in the… Read More
Seattle tutoring app Kadama gets quick lesson in success as it raises $1.7M, grows social following New funding: Kadama, the Seattle-based tutoring app which seized on its quirky social media presence to attract millions of followers… Read More
Starbucks implements tech for blind and low-vision customers to aid in-store navigation and more Starbucks is turning to technology to help blind and low-vision customers navigate its U.S. stores. The Seattle-based coffee giant is… Read More
New ‘Limit App’ targets social media users between 18 and 25 — and kicks them off when they turn 26 Scott Avy is not an ageist. He’s just trying to limit the age range for people who can use his… Read More
Amazon releases surprise Alexa app for Microsoft Xbox, with voice controls and video features Amazon is bringing new voice control capabilities to Microsoft’s gaming consoles with the surprise release of a new “Alexa for… Read More
Amazon tweaks cardboard box tape in new app icon after some saw Hitler’s mustache in the design After ditching its longtime shopping cart app icon in favor of a cardboard box with blue tape on it earlier… Read More
Father-daughters team launches Chances to attract Gen Z to new type of ‘social relationships app’ At times, while working on his new startup with his two daughters, Rob Lipschutz is either “Rob” or he’s “Dad”… Read More
Russell Wilson and Spencer Rascoff back MOJO, an app to help parent coaches find fun in youth sports A search on YouTube for “youth sports drills” returns an endless scroll of every type of practice workout you could… Read More
Uber Connect brings package delivery option to app to help get holiday gifts and more across town Even if you’re not hopping in an Uber to visit friends or family during the holidays, the ride-hailing company is… Read More
Why NBA legend Detlef Schrempf joined Cameo, and what it says about the future of fan interaction Nearly two decades after he played his last game in the NBA, former Seattle Supersonics star Detlef Schrempf is looking… Read More
‘MeowTalk,’ an app that translates cat sounds, is a pet project for this former Alexa engineer Plenty of technological advances may be regarded as the cat’s meow. Here’s one that claims to actually understand what cats… Read More
‘Amazon Augmented Reality’ app turns company’s cardboard boxes into interactive experiences Amazon has found another way to keep shoppers busy with the boxes that show up at their door. The company… Read More
Former contractor builds a software startup called ToolBelt to help connect skilled labor to projects As a general contractor for 10 years, Joshua Engelbrecht experienced first hand the skilled labor problem that he says plagues… Read More
Nevada Dept. of Health launches COVID Trace app developed by Seattle tech veterans Three Seattle software engineers who set out to build a COVID-19 tracing app back in March are finally seeing the… Read More
The ban that wasn’t: Amazon’s TikTok reversal leaves tech world wondering WTH? Amazon’s TikTok take-back was the talk of tech on Friday. The company started the day by telling employees they needed… Read More
Junior Geek of the Month: Math whiz and Rubik’s Cube ace Simmi Sen catches Apple’s eye with app Locked out of hair salons by the coronavirus pandemic, Simmi Sen was looking for a way to provide her style-conscious… Read More
Extreme social distancing: Why camping is poised for a ‘huge jump in popularity,’ fueled by technology After months confined in their homes, many people who would normally hop on an airplane or crowd into popular tourist… Read More
Seattle tech veterans rush to build an app to trace COVID-19 exposure only to run into Apple rejection It turns out that two weeks of self isolation and social distancing is a good amount of time to build… Read More
Seattle-area startup Zeacon takes on tech giants with community-driven events and experiences app Kris Naidu looks back fondly on an age before the rise of digital technology at a time when in-person experiences… Read More
Seattle startup connects with famed love institute to rekindle relationships around ‘Eight Dates’ Mystery, the year-old startup that facilitates surprise dates for couples, and the Gottman Institute, the decades-old, research-based love and therapy… Read More
Starbucks offers Headspace subscriptions to improve employee mental health Starbucks is offering employees free subscriptions to the meditation app, Headspace, as part of a push to improve the mental… Read More
Heads up, OfferUp: Craigslist finally releases an official app to attract mobile-minded shoppers Looks like Craigslist finally found an app developer on Craigslist. The longtime internet classifieds site, which launched in 1995, has… Read More
