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Here’s how Seattle tech companies are celebrating the Seahawks

From blue and green jerseys everywhere to the 12 flags flying atop skyscrapers, Seattle has been full of 12th Man… Read More

Upset taxi drivers in Paris attack Uber car carrying Eventbrite co-founder in violent protest

Taxi companies around the world aren’t happy with the emergence of startups like Uber, but in Paris, the anger has… Read More

Win Seahawks playoff tickets by riding in a Lyft car

Use Lyft, win Seahawks tickets. Lyft, a ride-sharing startup best known for its drivers that rock a pick mustache on… Read More

Why Portland is keeping Uber out of the Rose City

If you were out ringing in the new year on Tuesday evening in Portland, Ore., finding a ride home may… Read More

Commentary: What’s at stake in Seattle’s ride-sharing debate

Last Friday, a Seattle City Council committee met to discuss how to regulate ride-sharing services that have emerged in the… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Ride-sharing rules, our geeky gift guide, using the Nest Protect, and the Gigabit Seattle delay

There was a ton of news this week on the Seattle tech beat, starting at City Hall. That’s where we… Read More

Live: Seattle City Council discusses controversial proposed ride-sharing regulations

We’re settled in here at City Hall as members of the Seattle City Council prepare to discuss proposed regulations for ride-sharing startups,… Read More

Lyft founder on proposed ride-sharing rules: ‘I thought Seattle wanted innovation’

Lyft co-founder John Zimmer picked Seattle as his company’s third market — Lyft is now in 20 cities — because… Read More

Ridesharing fans will petition Seattle council to reconsider proposed regulations

This morning’s Seattle City Council committee meeting on proposed regulations for the ridesharing industry is shaping up as a showdown… Read More

Sidecar, Uber, Lyft not happy with Seattle’s ‘anti-competitive’ proposed ride-sharing regulations

The City of Seattle’s proposed regulations for ride-sharing startups, which will be discussed at Friday’s City Council meeting, are not making companies… Read More

Is that pink mustache too big? Seattle’s proposal to regulate ride-sharing companies

Members of a Seattle City Council committee will meet Friday morning to discuss a draft ordinance to regulate ride-sharing companies… Read More

Ride-sharing companies not shutting down in Seattle — for now

Ride-sharing startups like Sidecar, Lyft and UberX can continue to operate in Seattle without regulation — for now. The Seattle… Read More

Seattle may shut down ride-sharing companies as it establishes regulations

Startups like UberX, Lyft and Sidecar cleared a monumental hurdle on Thursday after the California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to… Read More

Transportation study: Market for ride-sharing, for-hire vehicles ‘growing rapidly’ in Seattle

Those without their own vehicles in Seattle are looking for alternatives to taxis now more than ever. That’s the conclusion… Read More

Lyft co-founder: Ride-sharing startups will make taxi companies more money

One by one, riders and passengers of fast-growing Lyft came up to the microphone Thursday night in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood,… Read More

Ahead of city council meeting, Lyft holds community rally to drum up support for ride-sharing

Ride-sharing startups like Uber, Sidecar and Lyft are certainly causing a stir across the country and especially here in Seattle,… Read More

A Kayak for ride sharing: Red Ride aggregates the closest, cheapest rides near you

The ride sharing space is changing the way people zoom around town. Taxis are no longer your only option with… Read More

Ride sharing service Lyft zooms forward with $60M from Andreessen Horowitz

Lyft, the ride sharing service known for the distinctive pink mustaches that drivers attach to their vehicles, has raised $60… Read More

Test riding Sidecar and Lyft, the Coke and Pepsi of ride sharing

Seattleites don’t just have an option of catching a cheap ride from a stranger with a smartphone app. We have… Read More

Ride sharing service Lyft buys assets of Cherry, sets April 12 launch for Seattle

You shouldn’t have any trouble getting a ride these days, especially if you live in a tech hotbed like Seattle… Read More

Lyft and its pink-mustache ride sharing service is now sniffing around Seattle

You might start seeing a few more pink mustaches on the streets of Seattle in 2013. Lyft, the San Francisco… Read More