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Tech

Feb 23, 2017, 4:00 AM

Ready for your interview? Here are ‘tough’ questions asked by Facebook, Apple, SpaceX, others

It’s tough to prepare for every facet of a job interview. But career site Glassdoor has amassed thousands of company… Read More

Twitter
Feb 22, 2017, 1:37 PM

Twitter tests feature allowing businesses to create custom profiles in direct messages

As Facebook pushes to include more bots in its messaging feature, Twitter has shifted in the opposite direction. The social… Read More

Feb 22, 2017, 10:11 AM

Enterprise video platform Panopto plans to expand Seattle HQ with room for 100 employees

Panopto is on a roll. The 10-year-old enterprise video company plans to double the size of its Seattle headquarters after it… Read More

SpaceX Dragon
Feb 22, 2017, 9:46 AM

SpaceX delivery to space station delayed due to glitch; Russian cargo craft en route

NASA and SpaceX had to call off today’s planned arrival of a robotic Dragon cargo spaceship at the International Space… Read More

Feb 22, 2017, 9:18 AM

Snap Inc. taps longtime Adobe VP and former UW professor David Salesin to lead research group

Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. has found a new executive to lead a significant expansion of its Snap Research group: San… Read More

Feb 22, 2017, 9:09 AM

Verizon to bring 5G network to select customers in Seattle and 10 other U.S. cities this year

Verizon will be the latest wireless provider to pilot 5G this year. The company announced Wednesday a plan to rollout the next-generation… Read More

Apollo 11 command module
Feb 22, 2017, 9:00 AM

It’s official: Apollo 11 moon ship will land in Seattle in 2019, 50 years after giant leap

The Smithsonian Institution has officially put Seattle’s Museum of Flight on the schedule for an exhibit featuring Apollo 11’s moon… Read More

Feb 22, 2017, 8:00 AM

Bill Gates-backed Kymeta reaches milestone for connected car satellite antenna internet technology

Kymeta continues to make progress with its satellite antenna internet technology for connected vehicles. The Redmond, Wash.-based startup announced today that it… Read More

Feb 21, 2017, 5:26 PM

Impact Hub closing Bellevue co-working and event space due to Sound Transit light rail construction

Impact Hub will close its Bellevue co-working and event space next week as Sound Transit prepares to take over the building for… Read More

Feb 21, 2017, 4:20 PM

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

Feb 21, 2017, 2:29 PM

Arianna Huffington vows to hold Uber’s ‘feet to the fire’ amid harassment allegations

Arianna Huffington is speaking out publicly amid the investigation into alleged sexual harassment at ride-hailing company Uber. Huffington, a member of Uber’s… Read More

Ed Murray at Startupday 2015
Feb 21, 2017, 11:26 AM

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

Craigslist
Feb 21, 2017, 10:59 AM

Verizon drops Yahoo acquisition price by $350M following data breach disclosures

Verizon said it will pay $4.48 billion to acquire Yahoo’s operating business, a reduction of $350 million off the original… Read More

Feb 21, 2017, 10:57 AM

Google Fiber’s Webpass internet service coming to Seattle, job posting reveals

Google Fiber plans to bring its Webpass service to Seattle, adding a new gigabit Internet alternative in a city that… Read More

Feb 21, 2017, 8:23 AM

UPS testing drones that launch from trucks to shave delivery times in rural areas

Using drones to deliver packages doesn’t need to eliminate delivery drivers’ jobs. Under a new system tested by UPS this… Read More

Uber app
Feb 20, 2017, 11:27 AM

Backlash against Uber re-emerges after former employee details alleged sexual harassment

A former Uber employee’s allegations of sexual harassment in the ride-hailing company’s corporate office has retriggered the #DeleteUber movement on… Read More

Feb 20, 2017, 9:44 AM

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

Feb 20, 2017, 8:16 AM

Snap’s Spectacles go for sale online in U.S. as touring SnapBot takes a break

SnapBot vending machines are no longer the only place you can by Snapchat’s camera sunglasses. On Monday, Spectacles went on… Read More

Spectacles Space Needle
Feb 18, 2017, 2:26 PM

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

Feb 18, 2017, 11:30 AM

Popular newsletter uses open-source techniques to cover ‘WTF’ is happening with Trump

On a Friday afternoon earlier this month, nearly a dozen news alerts were pushed to my phone announcing that a… Read More

Feb 17, 2017, 12:35 PM

Tax the robots! Bill Gates on why even automation should be held to this human requirement

If robots and automation are ultimately going to replace more and more American jobs, Bill Gates, for one, thinks we shouldn’t… Read More

Joule
Feb 17, 2017, 8:47 AM

Now you’re cooking with Facebook: ChefSteps launches Messenger bot to control Joule kitchen device

Modernist cuisine is getting even more modern. ChefSteps, the Seattle-based high-tech cooking startup behind the Joule sous vide cooking device, now… Read More

Feb 16, 2017, 2:58 PM

Washington state AG declares victory over President Trump in immigration case

Bob Ferguson is declaring victory. Washington state’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson says President Trump is effectively conceding defeat in a… Read More

Feb 16, 2017, 1:58 PM

Bill to help Washington state’s rural communities get Internet approaches legislative deadline

Washington state has until Friday to pass a bill that would help residents in rural areas get Internet access. House… Read More

Jason Allen and Michael Shim
Feb 16, 2017, 1:36 PM

FeedMe food-delivery aggregator launched by former HBO and Porch technology leaders

There are plenty of services that provide food delivery from a variety of restaurants. Choosing between them and sorting out delivery… Read More

Feb 16, 2017, 1:30 PM

RFID-maker Impinj beats expectations again with revenue of $33.7M in Q4

Impinj continues to beat Wall Street expectations as it exceeded estimates for its fourth quarter earnings. The Seattle-based company posted… Read More

Feb 16, 2017, 11:51 AM

Google Home takes another swing at Amazon Alexa, adding voice-activated shopping

OK Google, let’s go shopping. Since launching last fall, Google Home has been the main competitor to Amazon’s Alexa-powered devices. One… Read More

Feb 16, 2017, 8:00 AM

Former Microsoft exec Charles Simonyi gives $5M to UW’s new computer science building

Charles and Lisa Simonyi are the latest high-profile donors to make big contributions for a second computer science building at the University of… Read More

Rec Room
Feb 15, 2017, 10:59 AM

Here’s why the VC firm that backed eBay, Groupon and Zulily is excited about virtual and augmented reality

It’s unclear if everyday mainstream consumers will be using virtual and augmented reality in the future, but Maveron is betting… Read More

Craigslist
Feb 15, 2017, 8:43 AM

Report: Verizon near agreement to lower price of Yahoo acquisition, suggesting deal is close

Verizon is reportedly close to cutting the price of its deal to buy Yahoo, signaling that they could complete the acquisition soon.… Read More

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