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Welcome to Seattle, tech workers: Zillow VP offers advice on how to make a positive impact in the city

Tech workers drawn to Seattle by what seems like endless opportunity these days can sometimes bear the burden of being… Read More

RealSelf employee fought off sexual assault with training she learned at work — and now the startup is offering the class to the public

Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language. After Kelly Herron fought off a sexual offender in a bathroom at Seattle’s Golden… Read More

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Man dies following crash in which an Uber also set off fiery explosion at Seattle gas station

The crash of a Seattle Uber that ended with a fiery explosion Monday night at a North Seattle gas station… Read More

Unique fellowship aims to use technology to bring legal help to the masses

It may seem like there are plenty of lawyers around, but if you’re low income or living in a rural… Read More

Co-working space for women The Riveter is launching in Seattle to build community and challenge ‘bro-working’

Amy Nelson is in the midst of a career pivot. A former Wall Street lawyer, she and co-founder Kim Peltola… Read More

It’s true: Seattle tech engineers are more loyal than those in San Francisco, Indeed data confirms

Software engineers in Seattle stay at companies an average of six months longer than do their counterparts in San Francisco,… Read More

Construction accident cuts fiber line, causes City of Seattle buildings to lose landline phone service

Approximately 35 City of Seattle facilities lost landline phone service on Wednesday after a construction crew working downtown cut a… Read More

Inspired by Amazon? Mysterious ‘Relocated Joe’ action figure spotted at Seattle Goodwill

Relocated Joe … the hero Seattle deserves? In case you need further evidence that the tech industry is reshaping Seattle… Read More

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Seattle’s population is growing at nearly double the rate of Silicon Valley but it still lags behind as an innovation hub

Seattle’s tech scene has long had a reputation as the less mature little sister of Silicon Valley. But the Valley’s… Read More

As tensions grow over Snap’s presence in Venice Beach, company expands in Seattle

As Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, signaling the… Read More

Photos: Seattle tech workers protest Trump’s immigration policy and promote inclusion

On a windy Wednesday afternoon, a modest group of about 60 Seattle tech workers gathered downtown to promote diversity and… Read More

Microsoft employees donate a record $142M to non-profits, and have a lot of fun along the way

Microsoft has again broken its record for employee giving, donating $142 million to nearly 19,000 charities last year. That’s a… Read More

New report says increased ride sharing could solve problems when driverless vehicles hit Seattle roads

Over the next decade, driverless vehicles will make their way along Seattle roadways, possibly bringing relief to one of the most congested… Read More

Seattle votes to ‘upzone’ University District to accommodate the city’s population and tech boom

The Seattle City Council unanimously voted today to “up-zone” the University District, giving developers the green light to build taller… Read More

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Seattle mayor seeks $25M from private sector to fight homelessness, taps investor Nick Hanauer to lead $55M tax measure

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray believes the city needs to double its spending on homelessness and he’s calling on the region’s business… Read More

Utrip raises $4M to build out artificial intelligence-based travel planning platform

Utrip, a Seattle startup that uses machine learning to help travelers plan their trips , just closed a $4 million… Read More

Think Seattle has the world’s worst traffic? Not even close, says new study

Seattle commuters might find this difficult to believe, but when it comes to traffic, it could be much worse. In fact,… Read More

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Snapchat’s Spectacles bot shows up in Seattle again, this time at the top of the Space Needle

Ten days after showing up and dispensing colorful, high-tech camera sunglasses in front of a Dick’s Drive-In restaurant, Snapchat’s Spectacles… Read More

San Francisco’s Sift Science opens new Seattle engineering center, led by Amazon vet

Sift Science, a heavily-funded San Francisco-based company that builds software to fight fraud online, is opening up a Seattle outpost,… Read More

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Silicon Valley tech workers lead migration to Seattle, which now ranks 2nd in U.S. for software engineer salaries

Technology workers have flocked to Silicon Valley for decades, but the Bay Area is facing new competition as a destination for… Read More

Cloud tech vet Jared Wray launches Fons, a software startup for music teachers and private instructors

Sometimes you choose your next career move and sometimes it chooses you. Longtime cloud exec Jared Wray’s next venture falls… Read More

Walk this way: New pedestrian-oriented ‘Access Map’ fills a gap in the world of apps

Waze, HERE, Apple Maps, Google Maps. The list of sites and apps to help you navigate the fastest driving route… Read More

Fearing Trump administration’s reach, Seattle City Council fights FBI and SPD’s ‘warrantless surveillance cameras’

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, the ACLU, and privacy advocates are championing an effort to regulate and remove surveillance cameras… Read More

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Want to fall in love with Seattle all over again? Watch these 5 short films

Between the breathtaking natural landscape, the fresh seafood, and the vibrant music scene, there’s a lot to love about Seattle.… Read More

Hey, Seattle: Stop being so humble and tout your city’s innovative companies

When you think about what Seattle is known for, what comes to mind? Salmon? Rain? Nirvana? For folks in China,… Read More

Growing pains: Amid tech boom, anxious Seattleites clash over ‘upzoning’ historic neighborhood

Emotions ran high this week at a meeting of the Seattle City Council Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee as… Read More

Watch this striking virtual reality footage chronicling Seattle’s homeless crisis

Virtual reality adds an immersive power to video that has the ability to transport us to places we could only… Read More

Casual Connect video game conference will return to Seattle after 4 years in San Francisco

The prodigal game conference returns. It has been four years since Casual Connect, the big casual games convention, left Seattle, as… Read More

Why this Seattle startup moved to rural South Dakota — and what happened next

Camp Native CEO David Woodbury describes Spearfish, S.D., as a place with “the least amount of tech startup activity in the… Read More

Startup Spotlight: On-demand beauty service Tousled brings salon professionals to your door

When Priya Dandawate was studying engineering at the University of Illinois, she moonlighted in local beauty parlors. She saw big inefficiencies in… Read More

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