Articles about Seattle – Page 17 of 52

Will this 8-year-old girl stick with coding? Fun project with dad attracts gifts from tech community

Catherine Rabasa was already a cool tech kid thanks to her love for coding at such an early age. But… Read More

Seattle’s new Nordic Museum to hold innovation conference featuring early Spotify investor and other tech leaders

Seattle’s new Nordic Museum is almost ready for its May 5 grand opening, but before the public gets its first… Read More

Is tech or the city responsible for Seattle’s housing crunch? Report explores roots of affordability crisis

Two fast-growing Seattle-area tech companies went public this week. DocuSign and Smartsheet both opened with higher stock prices than expected,… Read More

‘Who will have a place in Seattle?’ Community leader challenges tech to grow inclusively

“Seattle’s losing a part of its soul.” That’s how Wyking Garrett sees it. He is a third-generation resident of the… Read More

Seattle hits 18 months as nation’s hottest housing market with no signs of slowing down

Seattle has held the title of the nation’s hottest housing market for 18 months and counting, as continued population growth… Read More

Washington state’s economy ranked highest in the nation despite relatively low investment per capita

Washington state’s technology industry isn’t always considered in the same league as California’s. But a 2017 study getting renewed attention this… Read More

Is this the coolest food truck in Seattle? 1931 Model A pops popcorn and produces smiles

Alan Brandon doesn’t think his 1931 Ford Model A, which was retrofitted long ago to serve as a rolling popcorn… Read More

TLDR: A ride-hailing app without surge pricing, meet Apple’s new recycling robot, James Comey to visit Amazon

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

TLDR: U.S tech companies are hiring more foreign workers, Amazon reveals Prime membership numbers, Marvel at MoPOP

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Secret footage of a hopscotch court in downtown Seattle proves a lot of us are still kids at heart

Busy commuters might be a hop, skip, and a jump away from work but that doesn’t mean all of them… Read More

TLDR: Day 2 of Zuckerberg’s testimony, protest at Amazon HQ, Snap Spectacles

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Seattle moves forward with plan to bring Uber and Lyft regulations in line with taxis

The Seattle City Council approved a resolution to explore new regulations for ride-hailing companies, like Uber and Lyft, Monday. The… Read More

TLDR: Walmart’s tech transformation, Seattle median home price climbs to $820K, a vegan burger that bleeds

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Why does Seattle want to raise Uber and Lyft rates?

Uber is questioning the motivation behind a plan to raise the rates of its service in Seattle after a City… Read More

Seattle median home price hits record $820K, soaring $43K in a month, putting buyers in a ‘pressure cooker’

Seattle’s median home sale price climbed to $819,500 in March, gaining nearly $43,000 in value over last month’s record numbers.… Read More

TLDR: Twitter suspends 1.2M accounts, Amazon Spheres open to the public, tips for using VR

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Everyone wants to know how Seattle’s dockless bike share experiment is going

City planners and researchers are eager to get feedback on Seattle’s novel dockless bike sharing pilot to determine whether it… Read More

Seattle considers raising rates for Uber and Lyft rides to boost driver compensation

Uber and Lyft rides could become more expensive in Seattle. The city is considering setting a minimum fare per ride… Read More

Seattle home price gains lead the nation for 17th month in a row

Seattle yet again sports the nation’s fastest-growing home prices, continuing a streak that has now lasted 17 months. According to… Read More

Seattle bans rent bidding in latest attempt to keep disruptive tech from compounding housing crisis

The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on sites that allow prospective tenants to bid on rental homes… Read More

Former Seattle transportation chief Scott Kubly joins LimeBike to run government operations

LimeBike has a new executive: Scott Kubly, the former Seattle official who oversaw the biggest transportation levy in city history,… Read More

‘No end in sight’: Even in winter, median home price in Seattle jumps $20K in a month to $777K

If hope springs eternal, we’ve got some bad news for hopeful home buyers before spring even gets here: housing prices… Read More

Really, New York is the ‘official’ second headquarters of tech? In Seattle, we say not so fast

Every so often New York makes me mad. No, it’s not the congestion or the people or the Yankees (though… Read More

Mayor Jenny Durkan: Seattle is and always will be the city that ‘invents the future’

Despite the outsized impact it has on Seattle’s growth, the tech industry was largely absent from Mayor Jenny Durkan’s State… Read More

What Seattle can learn from Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Copenhagen about navigating economic upheaval

In this period of political, economic, and technological upheaval, Bruce Katz believes we should look to cities to solve societal… Read More

Tech investors back novel fund to protect urban land and fight gentrification in Seattle

A third-generation resident of Seattle’s Central District, K. Wyking Garrett has fond memories of the MidTown Center property on 23rd… Read More

Study: 1 in 10 Seattle residents live downtown and nearly 75% of commuters don’t drive alone to work

Seattle is speeding toward some of its density and transportation goals, according to a new study from an organization that… Read More

I rode an electric LimeBike around downtown Seattle — and up a hill — and lived to tell the tale

The phrase “it’s just like riding a bike” has never resonated with me. I know it’s supposed to mean that… Read More

New details on Amazon’s private meeting with Seattle officials: Who’s going, and what they’ll discuss

Amazon’s private meeting with Seattle leaders is coming into focus. The Feb. 9 roundtable will convene Amazon executives and city officials… Read More

Seattle traffic congestion is ninth worst in U.S.; eight cities in top 10 are vying for Amazon’s HQ2

Too bad it’s against the law now in Washington state to look at your mobile device while you’re behind the… Read More