Articles about Seattle – Page 29 of 52

Airbnb creates Seattle engineering outpost, led by former Facebook and Amazon execs

Airbnb is establishing a downtown Seattle engineering operation, GeekWire has learned, making the alternative accommodations giant the latest Bay Area company to set up… Read More

Paul Allen donates $1M to build homeless housing community in Seattle’s Columbia City

As part of yesterday’s Homeless in Seattle initiative, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced a $1 million donation to convert a… Read More

Working Geek: Why QuoteWizard CEO Scott Peyree can’t fathom 60-hour work weeks

Scott Peyree isn’t afraid to unplug — and he doesn’t want his employees to be afraid, either. That commitment to… Read More

Rock the boat: Soundgarden members attend launch of new research vessel SoundGuardian

Members of the Seattle band Soundgarden stepped aboard a new research vessel to help christen it on Wednesday months after… Read More

#SeaHomeless: Finding affordable, innovative ways to harness technology to combat homelessness

Pull up the Facing Homelessness page on Facebook and you might learn that Eric and Michelle have been living out… Read More

Seattle TechHire program, aimed at expanding tech training, receives $3.8M grant

Three months after being designated as a TechHire community, partners involved in the Seattle-King County program have been awarded a four-year, $3.8… Read More

Seattle home prices soar, inventory plummets and buyers are ‘demoralized’ by ‘wild bidding’

Seattle-area home prices were up 10.3 percent year over year in May according to Redfin, but at least one agent for… Read More

Better bricks, healthier chickens and more life-changing ideas from the Fledge startup accelerator

Ravaged villages, fires and emaciated people filled the screen at Fledge’s seventh annual Demo Day this week. These horrific images… Read More

Regulating Airbnb: Seattle residents pack City Council chambers for hearing on short-term rentals

Seattle residents lined up Wednesday morning to speak out about housing affordability and short-term rental regulations at the Seattle City Council… Read More

Washington State Ferry system to end WiFi service for passengers June 30

WiFi service on Washington State Ferries (WSF) is ending June 30, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced Thursday. Data-enabled… Read More

GeekWire 200 June Update: AnswerDash, Placed and other startups climb the ranks

Funding rounds, new products, and shifting priorities are fueling growth at startups in the Seattle region. Companies that have expanded… Read More

12 things Seattle can teach others about jobs, economic development and building a better city

[Editor’s Note: Tren Griffin, a longtime member of the Seattle region’s technology community, responded earlier this week to New York-based venture… Read More

Curbing Airbnb: Property owners react to proposed rules as Seattle struggles with housing affordability

When Jordan Schwartz converted his basement mother-in-law apartment in Seattle from a long-term rental to an Airbnb listing, he more… Read More

Working Geek: Starbucks VP Adrienne Gemperle helps employees get college degrees

As part of her role as Senior Vice President of PartnerResources (the coffee giant’s version of HR), Adrienne Gemperle leads… Read More

New photos: With viaduct in rear view, Bertha begins tunneling under downtown Seattle

Since getting beyond the delicate work of crossing beneath the Alaskan Way Viaduct in May, Bertha the SR 99 tunneling machine has… Read More

Hey, Seattle leaders: Let’s regulate more than just Airbnb and VRBO

Guest Commentary: Two years ago, after the Seattle City Council voted 9-0 to cap the number of UberX, Lyft and… Read More

King County launches app that alerts bystanders when someone needs CPR

For most people, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is fatal. When the condition hits, each minute that passes without CPR reduces the chance… Read More

Airbnb and VRBO raise concerns with Seattle’s proposed short-term rental regulations

Airbnb and VRBO, two titans of the short-term rental lodging industry, have concerns about the regulations Seattle lawmakers proposed Wednesday. Mayor… Read More

Seattle home prices rising twice as fast as national average — only Portland is faster

The value of a single-family home in the Seattle area increased 10.8 percent compared to March of last year, a… Read More

Seattle lawmakers propose rules to curb Airbnb and improve housing affordability

Over the past decade, the tech boom has both elevated and strained hubs like Seattle and San Francisco. In many ways,… Read More

DeepCell Industries raises $410K to develop tech for cannabis-infused sugar

DeepCell Industries, a Seattle startup that helps develop technology for cannabis-infused products and brands, has raised $410,000 to fuel growth. DeepCell… Read More

Block out some time: ‘The Art of the Brick’ Lego exhibit opens in Seattle this weekend

Pick the tiny Lego pieces out of your feet and hurry down to the Pacific Science Center to get a… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa gets Washington State Ferry smarts, thanks to new third-party skill

“Ahoy there,” says a playfully nautical Alexa when you ask her for information about the Washington State Ferries. It’s a… Read More

The no-power lunch: Seattle food trucks used Square’s Offline Mode to make sales during outage

The power outage in downtown Seattle on Wednesday wasn’t going to keep office workers from eating, and thanks to one… Read More

Paul Allen gives $500K to Seattle’s KEXP — DJ says ‘there would be no station’ without him

Iconic Seattle radio station KEXP announced a $500,000 gift from entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul Allen Thursday. Allen’s donation helped the… Read More

GeekWire Sports Tech Summit: Last chance for early-bird tickets

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber. NFL CIO Michelle McKenna-Doyle. And Super Bowl champion Doug Baldwin Jr. of the Seattle… Read More

Why this startup turned a former billiards hall into a gourmet company kitchen

Former patrons of Belltown Billiards would probably balk at the sight of dishes like “rack of lamb” and “miso cod”… Read More

Redfin more than doubles space in Seattle with lease at new Hill7 building

Seattle-based real estate brokerage Redfin is on the move. The company announced Tuesday that it had signed a lease to occupy… Read More

New real estate startup FlyHomes rewards homebuyers with airline miles

Buying a home will probably be the biggest purchase of your life. Imagine earning airline miles for it. That idea was… Read More

Amazon ranks the most well-read cities in the U.S., and the winner is …

Amazon released its annual list of the 20 Most Well-Read Cities Tuesday and named its hometown of Seattle the most… Read More