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Aug 16, 2017, 3:15 PM

Trump supporters converge on Seattle’s Lenin statue, shout ‘tear it down’ and debate passersby

A handful of self-described supporters of President Donald Trump converged on Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood Wednesday to call for the removal… Read More

Trump Strategic and Policy Forum
Aug 16, 2017, 11:41 AM

Amid outcry, Trump disbands two business councils – but tech is a separate issue

President Donald Trump says he’s disbanding two of his business advisory councils, focusing on manufacturing as well as strategy and… Read More

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Aug 16, 2017, 11:26 AM

Obama post after Charlottesville is most liked tweet ever; Facebook bans white nationalist’s accounts

Like most news events these days, the violent and deadly clash between white nationalists and counter protesters in Charlottesville, Va.,… Read More

Aug 16, 2017, 10:16 AM

UW researchers discover how to hack into smartphones and TVs to track body movements

Hackers and spies no longer need special surveillance equipment to track your location and movements. Researchers from the University of… Read More

Aug 16, 2017, 9:11 AM

Here are the fastest growing companies in the Pacific Northwest, according to Inc.’s annual list

Lenora Systems, a Redmond-based provider of IT consulting, software development and project management services is the fastest-growing Pacific Northwest tech… Read More

Seattle Lenin statue
Aug 15, 2017, 2:31 PM

Time to pull down Seattle’s Lenin statue? Silicon Valley venture capitalist takes on relic’s place in wake of Charlottesville tragedy

Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood has long been considered one of the city’s more eccentric areas — home to artists and hippies… Read More

Aug 14, 2017, 2:37 PM

‘How are your tweets feeling?’ Researchers find connection between Twitter users’ emotions and flu outbreaks

Imagine if public health workers could monitor social media to take the emotional temperature of a specific population and use… Read More

Aug 12, 2017, 11:30 AM

Exclusive! The inside story of Comic-Con’s most coveted collectibles

Several years before I became a regular attendee of San Diego Comic-Con, I asked my friend to pick up a… Read More

Aug 12, 2017, 9:34 AM

How canned fish convinced RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser to ignore conventional wisdom and invest in a new Seattle restaurant

Rob Glaser is well aware that restaurants make for risky investments. “There’s two arguments,” he told GeekWire. “One, they have… Read More

Aug 11, 2017, 10:47 AM

Talk about a virus: UW researchers prove it’s possible to take over a computer with DNA malware

Researchers at the University of Washington have shown that it is possible to take over a computer using malware inserted… Read More

Aug 10, 2017, 4:04 PM

Transgender ex-employee sues Amazon, alleging ‘unrelenting discrimination and harassment’ in Kentucky warehouse

Amazon is being sued by the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund on behalf of a transgender woman and her… Read More

Aug 10, 2017, 1:42 PM

Snapchat parent Snap posts $443M net loss in 2nd quarter as public company, stock slumps 13%

Snapchat parent Snap posted a net loss of $443 million in its second quarter as a public company, sending its stock… Read More

Netflix
Aug 10, 2017, 10:51 AM

Facebook and Disney join Amazon on quest to dethrone streaming king Netflix

In 2007, a dot-com era rebel by the name of Netflix launched an online streaming platform — and with it, a… Read More

Aug 10, 2017, 6:00 AM

Computer science tops Indeed’s list of popular college majors and graduate job salaries

Does picking a college major guarantee a certain salary after graduation? Not necessarily. But jobs site Indeed just released a… Read More

AI
Aug 9, 2017, 11:47 AM

Trying to fill a job in AI? Stop using the term AI, advises listings language experts Textio

Leave it to the experts in machine learning to figure out that “machine learning” has lost its oomph. When it… Read More

Bruce Jaffe
Aug 9, 2017, 9:48 AM

Domain name registry Donuts raises $110M in financing to help fund $213M acquisition of former rival Rightside

Donuts, a domain name registry based in Kirkland, Wash., has raised $110 million in financing to help complete its $213 million… Read More

Aug 9, 2017, 5:30 AM

Tableau acquires ClearGraph to bolster voice interactions with data visualization products

Tableau Software has acquired ClearGraph, a Palo Alto, Calif. startup that helps people find and discover data with voice searching… Read More

Aug 8, 2017, 4:32 PM

Zillow CEO: Redfin ‘a threat to organized real estate’

Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff isn’t worried about the threat of newly-public Redfin — but he thinks the rest of… Read More

Aug 8, 2017, 1:52 PM

Seattle gender pay gap is wider among more educated workers, pointing to equity issues in tech

A new study from Seattle civic data startup LiveStories reveals that the gender pay gap in its hometown is significantly… Read More

Aug 8, 2017, 10:57 AM

Tensions over race, gender and finances split GeekGirlCon organizers, leading to resignations

The sudden resignation Sunday of five volunteer staff members from the inclusivity-focused GeekGirlCon sent ripples through the Seattle region’s geek… Read More

Aug 8, 2017, 6:00 AM

Seattle’s Versive teams up with Cloudera in post-pivot AI security push

Three months after changing its name and deciding to focus exclusively on security, Versive is partnering with Cloudera to bring… Read More

Aug 7, 2017, 4:12 PM

Vulcan COO Barbara Bennett leaves Paul Allen company after 3 years

Barbara Bennett, president and chief operating officer of Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. for close to three years, has left the… Read More

Aug 6, 2017, 6:45 PM

GeekGirlCon organizers resign in protest as group disputes claims of mismanagement and bullying

Five volunteer organizers of the inclusivity-focused GeekGirlCon convention publicly resigned on Sunday, making a series of claims against the Seattle-based non-profit’s board… Read More

Aug 6, 2017, 9:03 AM

Don’t be the next Anthony Scaramucci: Email prankster’s hoax shows how all of us are vulnerable

It was easy to impersonate White House officials like Jared Kushner and Reince Preibus or even Eric Trump. It fooled… Read More

Aug 5, 2017, 8:40 AM

Meet Sota: This AI-powered robot will recommend a tasty bowl of ramen at new Seattle restaurant

The opening of a new ramen restaurant in Seattle usually does not get our journalistic engines firing. But add a… Read More

Aug 4, 2017, 2:34 PM

Facebook deep-link policy change creates ‘tough situation’ for Seattle mobile marketing startup Tune

A small change in Facebook’s ad policies is causing problems for Seattle mobile marketing startup Tune. The change involves a… Read More

Aug 4, 2017, 10:23 AM

RealNetworks reports $33M in revenue, reduced costs as it focuses on ‘key growth initiatives’

RealNetworks upped its revenue and cut costs in the second quarter as it shifts focus toward several future “key growth… Read More

Aug 3, 2017, 4:10 PM

WeWork inks deal to build 36-floor ‘WeLive’ mixed-use co-living space in Seattle

WeWork confirmed plans Thursday to expand its WeLive co-living residential program to Seattle at a 36-story building in the Belltown… Read More

Aug 3, 2017, 2:40 PM

Impinj stock drops 20% as big customers of RFID tag maker delay tracker rollouts

Impinj shares cratered Thursday after the the Seattle-based maker of radio frequency identification tags reported its quarterly earnings. Impinj reported non-GAAP… Read More

Aug 2, 2017, 4:00 PM

3 key cybersecurity trends and takeaways from Black Hat and DEF CON 2017

Every year, many of the top security minds around the world meet up to share the latest information security (InfoSec)… Read More

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