Inc. magazine’s annual list of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States is loaded with Seattle-area and Washington state notables. The list features 71 Seattle-area companies in industries… Read More
The City of Seattle will donate $320,000 in cash, labor, software, and hardware to expand technology access in marginalized communities. The funds and resources are the latest investment from the… Read More
Here’s a test. You’re in Seattle, trying to get to a destination that isn’t easily reached by public transit. What mode of transportation do you turn to? For many people,… Read More
A study looking at the cost of living in 257 cities across the United States has ranked Seattle as the fifth most expensive place to live in the country. Seattle… Read More
Vancouver, B.C.-based Aquinox Pharmaceuticals is set to buy Neoleukin Therapeutics, a Seattle startup that launched out of the University of Washington just eight months ago. Aquinox is paying for the… Read More
Oyo, a six-year-old hotel startup that has already grown to dominate the budget hospitality scene in India and China, is setting its sights on the U.S. and has just landed… Read More
Google is planting its flag in Amazon territory. Google signage has been installed across the multiple buildings going up in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood and at the street level,… Read More
Amazon today announced three new Amazon Go stores that will open soon in Seattle and Chicago, bringing the total footprint for the cashier-less convenience store concept to 17 locations in… Read More
Editor’s note: The headline of this story has been updated to more accurately describe scooter-share in the Seattle region. Cities surrounding Seattle are embracing scooter-share, the new mobility craze that is… Read More
The concept of downtown tolling to reduce congestion is gaining momentum. Cities like Singapore and Stokholm have implemented congestion pricing and significantly increased transit ridership in their urban cores. New… Read More
Did you feel it? That was the popular question Friday morning as residents around Western Washington awoke to news that a 4.6-magnitude earthquake rattled near Puget Sound and Seattle just… Read More
In tech hubs across the country, the technology industry is taking a more active role in politics. It’s certainly true in Washington D.C., where many tech titans’ public policy teams… Read More
For a guy who likes to blow stuff up, Tom Bates can come across as rather reserved. But every Fourth of July he’s a total blast, as the person in… Read More
For the first two decades of its life, Amazon avoided the political limelight. But over the past year, the Seattle tech giant has started raising its voice on a wide… Read More
JPMorgan Chase is building a major technology engineering center in Seattle, quietly growing to 100 people in its first year alone, and it has just signed a new lease to… Read More
AT&T is donating a total of $1.1 million to Seattle-area nonprofits focused on tackling homelessness, food insecurity, and equity. The telecom giant is launching Believe Seattle at a kickoff event… Read More
For years, fixtures in the Bay Area tech industry have been migrating to Seattle in search of comparable jobs with a lower cost of living. But as far as we… Read More
In the heart of the neighborhood where Amazon has made its home, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Monday that she was interested in talking about a “different HQ2,” as she… Read More
Four years after establishing a second headquarters in Seattle, healthcare technology company Accolade is betting big on the city once more with plans to double its staff and open new… Read More
The debate over how to deal with gig economy workers has pitted two groups of Uber and Lyft drivers against each other in Seattle. In the latest development, an Uber-backed… Read More
Tech salaries just keep going up in Seattle, with the average pay jumping from $125,000 in 2015 to $138,000 today. That’s among the findings from career marketplace Hired in its… Read More
Skyrocketing housing prices, crippling traffic, and widening income inequality are making U.S. cities difficult places for everyday Americans to live. And in cities with booming tech economies, the industry driving… Read More
A new app designed to match voters with candidates whose values they share has become a lightning rod in an upcoming Seattle election, illustrating the importance of trust and transparency… Read More
The West Coast’s tech hubs are leading the nation in the race to grow employment in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. STEM jobs increased 8.2 percent in Los Angeles… Read More
Worrying about your own property during an earthquake would be a natural reaction, but what if your home could help in an experiment before an earthquake, to better understand how… Read More
A caravan of Uber and Lyft drivers arrived at the steps of Seattle City Hall on Thursday afternoon to demand better wages and treatment from the ride-hailing companies. The rolling… Read More
One of the biggest names in Seattle tech is a founding member of a new political action committee that wants to see fresh faces on the City Council this fall.… Read More
Seattle is transitioning its fleet of waste management vehicles away from fossil fuels, starting with the nation’s first full-sized, 100 percent electric garbage trucks. The vehicles come from Recology, a… Read More
Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing isn’t perfect, but at least it’s really weird. It’s the sophomore release from the Seattle-based studio Tribetoy, and feels as if it was made… Read More
Seattle Information Technology, a new department that oversees the city’s entire technology infrastructure, is undergoing a major reorganization. Fourteen employees were laid off this week in an effort to “encourage… Read More