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Gobble up data from Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts with ‘table topics’ meant to help Thanksgiving debates

You may not have Steve Ballmer excitedly thumping a turkey leg at your Thanksgiving gathering this week, but you can… Read More

Senate Democrats release robust federal privacy bill to regulate tech company business practices

Senate Democrats introduced sweeping data privacy protections Tuesday in an effort led by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) to federally regulate… Read More

Sneak peek: How Washington state lawmakers plan to regulate data privacy and facial recognition

Washington state legislators will push for new regulations governing data privacy and facial recognition next year, and a draft bill… Read More

Ex-Amazon execs raise more cash to grow e-commerce startups Ideoclick and Replenium

There’s a whole cottage industry of startups eager to help retailers crack the e-commerce code. Two of those startups —… Read More

Universal blood test from Microsoft and Adaptive is a Google-sized data challenge

A novel effort from Microsoft and Adaptive Biotechnologies to diagnose multiple diseases from a single blood test is a data… Read More

Who should regulate privacy? Federal and state lawmakers diverge on consumer data protection

There’s growing consensus that something needs to be done about data privacy. But figuring out what should be done and… Read More

Senator Wyden wants answers from Amazon on Capital One hack

A U.S. senator from Oregon wants Amazon to explain the role it played in a hack that exposed sensitive data… Read More

High-tech compression shorts maker Strive aims to measure the ‘miles per gallon’ of athletes

As a professional basketball player in Montenegro, Nikola Mrvaljevic got the idea that there must be a better way for… Read More

Microsoft, Amazon, other tech giants forge ahead on healthcare data sharing pledge

This past August, executives from Microsoft, Amazon, Google, IBM, Oracle, and Salesforce banded together to promote data sharing in healthcare.… Read More

Data analytics startup Versium pivots to business-to-business marketing with new service

The explosion of consumer data — made possible by the rise of e-commerce and social media — completely changed how… Read More

Microsoft joins with Pacific NW medical research institutions on data discovery platform

Microsoft is teaming up with leading medical research organizations to create a shared network of research data in the Pacific… Read More

Traffic tech company INRIX approaches its 15th birthday, looks to AI to drive its business

Almost 15 years after INRIX was founded, the traffic technology company has emerged as a rare breed. It is a… Read More

Apple CEO Tim Cook takes tech industry to task: ‘If you want to take credit, first learn to take responsibility’

Stanford University has long been a Mecca for techno-optimists, a place where innovation, student idealism, and the tech elite converge.… Read More

Foursquare — yes, that Foursquare — just raised $150M and bought a Seattle startup owned by Snap

It’s probably been a few years since you’ve “checked in” on Foursquare at your favorite restaurant, pub or hotel. But… Read More

Microsoft and UCLA reveal cloud platform to use healthcare data for precision medicine

Do the secrets to a healthier future lie in untapped healthcare data? Microsoft and UCLA Health want to find out… Read More

Uber launches tool to help urban planners track road speeds in 6 cities

In the early days, Uber and city officials were at odds. The transportation upstart had a habit of expanding to… Read More

Fred Hutch researchers map how bird flu jumps to humans

As migratory birds make their way north this spring, few people will look to the sky and think, “God help… Read More

Seattle-area groups embrace data to curb malaria in sub-Saharan Africa

When we think of what it takes to eradicate infectious diseases, we typically picture health efforts on the front lines.… Read More

ACLU slams Washington lawmakers for ‘closed-door’ privacy bill negotiations with Big Tech

Consumer and civil rights advocates are up in arms over the status of a data privacy bill in Washington state.… Read More

University of Washington researchers want to help Uber and Lyft protect data and share it with cities

Cities where Uber and Lyft operate have a data problem. The University of Washington wants to provide the solution. Companies… Read More

‘Huge awakening’ in data privacy drives big growth for Seattle startup Integris

Back in 2016, a Seattle startup called Integris came out of stealth mode with a modest $3 million in funding… Read More

Rep. DelBene of Washington takes another swing at federal privacy protections

This week, Rep. Suzan DelBene, a Democrat from Washington state, reintroduced a bill that would enact federal data privacy protections… Read More

Seattle startup ioCurrents raises $5M to bring big data to the high seas

For Cosmo King, maritime data is both personal and professional. King grew up sailing in Virginia and is now the owner… Read More

Privacy becomes a selling point for tech, with Apple and Microsoft leading the way

As Apple unveiled its new Apple Card at a big media event Monday, the company touted what it sees as… Read More

Geek of the Week: Data whiz Nate Sterken of Placed is a football fanatic who caught the NFL’s attention

Nate Sterken loves football and he loves data. He’s developed such a deep understanding of the routes that wide receivers… Read More

ACLU and Washington state lawmaker clash over data privacy bill backed by Microsoft

Washington is poised to become the second state in the nation to enact data privacy regulations, following the lead of… Read More

Podcast

Are you getting a fair trade for your data? Demystifying online privacy with Marketplace Tech’s Molly Wood

After a year of privacy scandals, consumers are beginning to realize that the volume of data tech companies collect on… Read More

The troubling state of consumer privacy: We’ve entered a ‘trust apocalypse’ era — now what?

It’s been a year since news broke of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which political operatives improperly took advantage of… Read More

Tableau launches $1.3M initiative to ‘eliminate veteran and chronic homelessness’ in 50 US cities

Tableau is launching a new initiative to tackle homelessness in the latest example of the tech industry taking on the… Read More

Univ. of Washington Medicine exposes information of nearly 1 million patients due to database error

A database error late last year exposed the personal information of nearly a million patients, University of Washington Medicine said… Read More