Articles about Seattle – Page 38 of 52

A tech campus on the edge of downtown Seattle? City looks to attract tech giant for 4-acre Yesler Terrace parcel

Technology giants such as Facebook, Twitter, eBay and Google have already discovered Seattle, setting up fast-growing engineering centers in the… Read More

Migrating north: Techstars Seattle sees huge spike in applications from San Francisco

Are more and more Silicon Valley entrepreneurs looking to Seattle as a place to build their startups? That’s what Techstars Seattle… Read More

Microsoft should dump Windows Phone, says former Windows evangelist Robert Scoble

You probably know tech pundit Robert Scoble from his experiences as an early adopter of Google Glass. But long before he… Read More

Amgen to shutter giant Seattle waterfront campus

Biotech giant Amgen says it will close its facilities in the Seattle region — including its 40-acre waterfront campus on Elliott Bay, inherited… Read More

Want to be a superhero action figure? This startup is making it happen

Ever wanted to see yourself as a superhero action figure? A Seattle company is making it possible thanks to two Zcorp… Read More

HBO doubling Seattle engineering office, expects to top 100 people by year-end

HBO’s Seattle engineering office has grown to 55 people since opening last year, and the company is planning to double the size… Read More

Ever-expanding Amazon takes another half-million square feet in four Seattle buildings

Amazon is growing so fast in Seattle, it’s hard to keep up. The tech giant is preparing to move into more… Read More

Here’s the 650-word explanation on why this Seattle entrepreneur moved his startup to San Francisco

A few days ago, I stumbled upon the news that Sequoia-backed FutureAdvisor raised $15.5 million in fresh funding. It looked to… Read More

The disconnection dilemma: Why 93,000 Seattle residents don’t have Internet at home

There’s another way to look at the fact that 85 percent of Seattle residents have Internet access at home. Fifteen… Read More

Zillow slaps down Flipt, issues cease-and-desist letter alleging improper use of data

Seattle-based Flipt emerged on the scene earlier this month, touting a new service that allowed home buyers and investors to… Read More

Cable TV providers slip in Seattle tech survey, as satisfaction and users decline

Seattle residents don’t always agree on things, to say the least, but they are increasingly united in their sentiments about the… Read More

Video: Watch this geeky Seattle couple get married in five minutes at Ignite

Teresa Valdez Klein and Noah Iliinsky are veteran speakers of Ignite Seattle, the fun-filled, geeky talks that last just five… Read More

58% of Seattle residents now have a smartphone; cable TV subscriptions dropping

A majority of people have smartphones, everybody wants faster Internet, and cable subscriptions are dropping as a result of online video.… Read More

Seattle, Austin are the nation’s fastest-growing major cities

Seattle is the fastest-growing major city in the U.S. That’s the latest from the most recent U.S. Census Report, which… Read More

Amazon’s new ranking of America’s most well-read cities: Guess who’s first?

Amazon released its fourth annual list of America’s most well-read cities this morning, and Alexandria, Va., continued its reign at… Read More

Zillow stock hits all-time high as prime homebuying season kicks off

Zillow’s stock price hit an all-time high of $110.78 a share today, as people get ready to look for a… Read More

Chart: The top 10 spots for tech acquisitions (No one even comes close to Silicon Valley)

Silicon Valley still holds the crown in most aspects of technology, and now here’s another one: It is home to… Read More

Instacart challenges Amazon Fresh with Seattle grocery delivery, ordering from QFC and Costco

Get ready for the online grocery wars. Instacart, the San Francisco-based grocery delivery company founded by former Amazon engineer Apoorva… Read More

Commentary: Tech apathy is killing Seattle’s soul

A bunch of friends and I recently converged on the Sound Mind and Body Gym in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood for… Read More

Here are the 10 fastest-growing regions of the U.S. (Seattle is one of them)

New data from the Census Bureau released today shows more people flocking to the Seattle region than most places of… Read More

Two confirmed dead after news helicopter crashes in downtown Seattle

Two people are dead and another is in critical condition after a news helicopter crashed in downtown Seattle Tuesday morning.… Read More

Chart: Two-thirds of tech companies did not raise any VC money before exit

Venture capital has fueled some pretty important tech companies in recent years — from WhatsApp (backed by Sequoia) to Zulily… Read More

Why Seattle needs a WhatsApp

I woke up this morning thinking about WhatsApp. Not so much about the mouth-dropping $19 billion price tag that Facebook… Read More

Old-school Seattle burger chain goes high-tech, outfits servers with iPod Touches

Burgermaster hasn’t changed much since the early 1950s. The famous Seattle joint serves up mouth-watering burgers and delectable shakes, delivering… Read More

Madrona’s Matt McIlwain: Seattle is the cloud capital of the world

There’s a renaissance of sorts occurring in Seattle right now, from the chart-busting hits of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis to… Read More

Seattle needs a new nickname, but please no Silicon!

During the dot-com boom years, it seemed like every major city (and even some minor ones) looked to affix the… Read More

BBC asks: Is Seattle the next Silicon Valley?

Well, here we go again. Another debate on how Seattle stacks up against Silicon Valley — this time from the… Read More

Activists block Microsoft shuttles in Seattle, in anti-gentrification protest

Several Microsoft Connector shuttles were reportedly blocked for a total of 45 minutes in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood this morning… Read More

Microsoft should move to S.F., contends Forbes writer

Put down the coffee and take a deep breath before you read this one. In his new column for Forbes,… Read More

Photos: Seattle shuts down for celebration of the Seahawks

Is anyone in Seattle working today? It sure doesn’t seem like it. The GeekWire team took a little field trip… Read More