When Dan Marx helped launch a new startup this summer, he pictured himself having to learn more about bicycles and their parts than anything related to U.S. tax policy. But… Read More
Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based pop culture collectibles maker, has attracted a $263 million investment from a consortium led by The Chernin Group TCG), with investors who include eBay and former… Read More
Amazon has prevailed over eBay in a lawsuit that accused the Seattle tech giant of poaching e-commerce sellers through eBay’s own messaging platform. The dispute dates back more than two… Read More
Devin Wenig is stepping down as CEO of eBay, the company announced Wednesday. Wenig has led the company since 2015 and helped it evolve in the face of competition with… Read More
E-commerce heavyweight eBay is suing rival Amazon, alleging that managers at the Seattle tech giant conspired to poach e-commerce sellers through eBay’s own messaging platform. This is the second lawsuit… Read More
Next year eBay will launch a new delivery service to speed up shipments between buyers and sellers on its e-commerce platform. The move makes eBay the latest e-commerce heavyweight to… Read More
Looking for someone to mount that TV you just picked up on eBay? Seattle-based home services company Porch is teaming with the online marketplace as part of a new initiative… Read More
Thanks to ReachNow, this show was shot on location at the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering. Today’s featured stories Future of sports viewing?… Read More
As the vice president of developer ecosystem and general manager of the eBay Portland office, Gail Frederick wants to create a more powerful buying and selling experience on the global… Read More
Today’s featured stories How Nintendo learned from a Wii U disappointment to create the popular Switch console eBay CEO: ‘I want to get as far away from Amazon as I… Read More
Amazon and eBay have been battling it out in e-commerce for years — for both buyers and sellers — though eBay CEO Devin Wenig doesn’t see it that way. Speaking… Read More
eBay sent a cease-and-desist letter to Amazon this week, accusing its e-commerce rival of using eBay’s messaging platform to poach sellers. The Wall Street Journal reported that eBay found 50… Read More
We’ve been waiting for a big tech company to think outside the box when it comes to the best fit for what’s inside the box. The online marketplace eBay announced… Read More
All of those cardboard boxes from Amazon have eBay dreaming of a more colorful shopping world. And now the online marketplace is taking aim at the Seattle-based e-commerce giant with… Read More
Amazon is making a $5 billion play to became the top e-commerce site in India, and it seems the investment is paying off. According to new data from data intelligence… Read More
Flipkart announced a $1.4 billion investment round Monday, involving some tech heavyweights from around the globe, as it goes toe-to-toe with Amazon to control the India online retail market. Flipkart is… Read More
At the Google Cloud Next conference, eBay introduced a new personal shopping chatbot, or “shopbot,” for the Google Home speaker that can tell people how much their possessions could be… Read More
Nirvana fans feeling particularly nostalgic about the upcoming 50th birthday of the band’s late frontman Kurt Cobain can try to get themselves a celebratory gift when a vintage guitar owned… Read More
Amazon has launched a new marketplace service in India that lets people sell their used items through the online retail giant’s platform. Not only is it providing the marketplace, Amazon is also… Read More
Andreessen Horowitz partner Jeff Jordan loves him some online marketplaces. Jordan, the OfferUp and Airbnb investor and former eBay executive who spoke at the GeekWire 2016 Summit, is a big… Read More
Bellevue, Wash.-based project management software company Smartsheet has brought in Jenny Ceran, a veteran of Silicon Valley heavyweights like eBay, Cisco and Box to be its first ever chief financial… Read More
Amazon is getting serious about machine learning. The Seattle tech titan hired eBay’s head of artificial intelligence, Hassan Sawaf, to lead its own A.I. operation in Palo Alto, Calif. Sawaf… Read More
T-Mobile has some skin in the 2016 Olympic Games — literally. The Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier placed the winning bid of $21,800 on 9 square inches of track and field… Read More
The ranks of would-be Craigslist killers continues to grow, but one young Seattle startup is taking a different approach in its effort to give everyday people a new way to sell… Read More
Seattle entrepreneur Mike Fridgen knows Madrona Venture Group pretty well. After all, three of the startups he’s helped build over the years were bankrolled by the Seattle venture capital firm.… Read More
Choosing the right brand name can be a make-it or break-it experience for a lot of startups. Finding something that defines your brand, gives homage to your core message and… Read More
Apple’s latest streaming media player isn’t hitting store shelves until October, but if you just can’t wait for the Siri-controlled Apple TV, you can spend upwards of $1,000 to get… Read More
The job interview is a nerve-wracking experience. But some companies do better than others to make prospective employees comfortable on the job hunt. That matters in today’s hot recruiting environment… Read More
eBay’s smaller payments unit isn’t so small anymore. PayPal, which enables peer-to-peer transactions and digital payments, is now worth $50 billion on its first day of trading. Meanwhile, it’s former parent… Read More
PayPal is worth roughly $44 billion during its first full-day of trading as an independent company. The San Jose, Calif.-based payments company, which plans to spin-out from eBay officially on… Read More