Articles about Seattle – Page 25 of 52

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

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

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

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

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

Seattle City Council hopeful says he’ll let constituents control his decisions with an app

What happens when a politician crowdsources every policy decision? Ryan Asbert, a 31-year-old freelance web developer, intends to find out. He’s planning… Read More

Despite ‘dumb-ass Tweets’ from president-elect Trump, Seattle’s economic forecast is ‘awesome’

The economic forecast for the Seattle region: Sunny and warm, with a few patchy clouds. That was essentially the message… Read More

Dramatic video footage shows drone circling and then crashing into Seattle’s Space Needle

Dramatic footage shot by a drone circling Seattle’s Space Needle shows workers preparing for the recent New Year’s Eve fireworks display… Read More

Amazon gives out 5,000 bananas a day in Seattle

It’s been more than a year since Amazon opened its “Community Banana Stand” in Seattle and the program appears to… Read More

Seattle region home to 10 of nation’s 30 most competitive neighborhoods for house hunters, Redfin says

After a report yesterday revealed Seattle had the nation’s hottest housing market for the second month running, it should come… Read More

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The state of Seattle startups: Silicon Valley tech giants are sucking up entrepreneurial talent

“It’s not a real sexy story right now.” That’s how GeekWire co-founder John Cook described the Seattle startup scene during… Read More

T-Mobile to sponsor the Space Needle’s big NYE fireworks show

The Space Needle will light up in T-Mobile’s signature magenta this New Years Eve before the annual midnight fireworks display.… Read More

Seattle maintains status as nation’s hottest housing market due to relentless tech job growth

For the second straight month, Seattle home prices grew faster than any other major metro region in the country. That’s… Read More