Madrona Venture Labs spinout Spruce Up raises $1.5M to use machine learning for interior design Spruce Up is using machine learning to make personalized interior design less of a luxury and more accessible. The Seattle… Read More
Intel Capital invests in IOTAS, a Portland-based ‘smart apartment’ startup IOTAS is raising more cash to build out its smart apartment technology platform. Intel Capital is the latest firm to… Read More
Sears starts selling Kenmore line on Amazon for the first time, with Alexa-enabled smart appliances One of the oldest brick-and-mortar operations in the country is finally ready to do business with the company that disrupted… Read More
Booming Seattle maintains title as nation’s hottest housing market for 8th month in a row Home values in Seattle continued their steady ascent in April, according to the latest Case-Shiller national home price report. Seattle’s… Read More
Burger King commercial manipulates Google devices to describe the Whopper When it comes to marketing ploys, this one’s a whopper. Burger King has launched an ad campaign that uses Google’s… Read More
Google CEO on competition with Amazon Echo and Alexa: Don’t count us out yet Amazon is still reaping the benefits of its early lead in home voice technology, thanks to its Echo smart speaker… Read More
Seattle becomes nation’s hottest housing market, driven by tech boom It’s official, folks. Seattle’s housing market is the hottest in the nation, according to new data from The S&P Case-Shiller… Read More
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sells home for $2.8M — below asking price, but twice what he paid To get a sense for the dynamic nature of the residential real estate market in the Seattle region, look no further than… Read More
Millennials flock to cities where homes are expensive, and it’s hurting the economy Young people are flocking to big, expensive cities, according to data crunched by housing market information service RealtyTrac, and that… Read More
Startup Spotlight: PurpleWall digitizes the interior design process with online marketplace In early 2013, Jonathan Chang was frustrated after trying to decorate a new home. He wanted to create a functional and stylish space, but… Read More
Meet Zubii, a new platform that helps you find the perfect real estate agent When you’re looking to find a real estate agent to either buy or sell a property, there are lots of… Read More
This bulb is pretty brilliant: How Google wants to light up the home, starting with a light Apart from the debut of a new music service and details of the next Android version, Google’s I/O conference today… Read More
