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Jan 30, 2017, 9:27 PM

Court filings: Expedia and Amazon make the case against Trump’s immigration order

Amazon and Expedia filed declarations supporting Washington state’s lawsuit over President Trump’s controversial immigration ban Monday evening. The statements outline… Read More

Cafe X robot coffee
Jan 30, 2017, 4:17 PM

Geek on the Street: Seattle coffee lovers and makers not buzzing over high-tech robotic barista

Coffee news is big news in a city like Seattle. But the story on Monday originated further down the coast,… Read More

Jan 30, 2017, 4:10 PM

Filmmakers jump into the technology world with festival dedicated to tech documentaries

For better or worse, tech is having a huge impact on Seattle. And while many locals are disgruntled by how… Read More

Donald Trump
Jan 30, 2017, 11:23 AM

Washington state sues Trump over immigration order with support from Amazon and Expedia

Tension is mounting between the two Washingtons. Today, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced he is filing a lawsuit against… Read More

Sarah Parcak
Jan 30, 2017, 10:59 AM

GlobalXplorer launched: Now you can join the satellite hunt for lost cities in Peru

Armed with a $1 million TED Prize, archaeologists today launched the GlobalXplorer.org crowdsourcing project to scan satellite imagery for signs… Read More

Jan 30, 2017, 10:42 AM

Report: Snap Inc. chooses NYSE to host IPO ahead of public filing expected later this week

  Snapchat’s parent Snap Inc. has reportedly chosen the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for its initial public offering, which… Read More

Donald Trump
Jan 30, 2017, 8:40 AM

Report: Trump’s next executive order could target tech industry’s international recruiting

Days after several technology leaders slammed President Trump’s ban on immigration of refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, a report… Read More

Jan 30, 2017, 4:00 AM

Car2go adds new 4-door Mercedes Benz models to car-sharing fleet in 7 cities, including Seattle

Talk about an upgrade. Car2go, traditionally known for its smaller two-seat Smart cars, is adding hundreds of new Mercedes-Benz vehicles to… Read More

Jan 29, 2017, 12:06 PM

#DeleteUber starts trending worldwide amid Trump’s anti-immigration ban; Lyft donates $1M to ACLU

Uber started trending worldwide on social media this weekend, but the company probably isn’t too thrilled about it. #DeleteUber spread… Read More

Dara Khosrowshahi
Jan 29, 2017, 11:59 AM

Internal memo: Expedia’s CEO, a former Iranian refugee, slams Trump’s ‘reactionary’ visa crackdown

Online travel industry giant Expedia Inc. has more at stake in U.S. immigration policy than many other companies do, given… Read More

Joseph Williams
Jan 27, 2017, 3:00 PM

Could Washington state rule the Internet of Things? Maybe, but there are challenges

It’s pretty well accepted that Seattle is the epicenter of cloud computing, with the industry’s two giants, Amazon Web Services… Read More

Jan 27, 2017, 2:45 PM

Video: GeekWire predicts 2017’s top tech trends on New Day NW

GeekWire’s Monica Nickelsburg visited New Day Northwest to forecast the biggest tech trends coming in 2017. Earlier this month she… Read More

Jan 27, 2017, 2:02 PM

Microsoft design guru explains why originality is ‘vastly overrated’

In the tech community, there are countless entrepreneurs who think they have an idea that’s so original, it’s bound to… Read More

Jan 27, 2017, 11:31 AM

Newly appointed FCC chairman announces order to roll back portion of net neutrality rules

One week after President Donald Trump appointed Ajit Pai as chairman of the FCC, Pai has introduced a plan to… Read More

AI
Jan 27, 2017, 10:10 AM

Apple, ACLU join partnership to research artificial intelligence, create best practices

When industry leaders launched a non-profit organization in September to create best practices for artificial intelligence, one company was notably missing.… Read More

Donald Trump
Jan 27, 2017, 8:05 AM

Trump announces Manufacturing Jobs Initiative; Boeing’s Muilenburg, Tesla’s Musk to join council

President Trump on Friday announced plans to create a council of business leaders as part of a new “Manufacturing Jobs… Read More

Jan 27, 2017, 7:42 AM

Inside GoDaddy’s rapidly growing Seattle-area engineering office, with CEO Blake Irving

KIRKLAND, Wash. — GoDaddy might not get as much attention as the Facebooks and Googles of the world, but the… Read More

Jan 26, 2017, 3:43 PM

Smartphone orders clog Starbucks shops, forcing coffee giant to revamp store designs

Starbucks reported a “banner” quarter for its smartphone feature that lets customers order coffee and food ahead of time and skip… Read More

Jan 26, 2017, 2:22 PM

Comcast announces plan to bundle wireless services as AT&T, Verizon eye cable business

As both AT&T and Verizon shift their focus to cable, Comcast will launch its wireless phone service in the coming months,… Read More

Jan 26, 2017, 9:15 AM

Washington state legislators look to ban bitcoin in the pot business

Are bitcoins a transparent enough currency for Washington’s marijuana sales? It depends on who you ask. Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La… Read More

Jan 26, 2017, 8:41 AM

Pa55word: Most Americans fail cyber security best practices, even after being hacked, Pew study finds

Even after being hacked, most Americans fail to properly protect their personal information online, finds a Pew Research Center study… Read More

Jan 25, 2017, 2:26 PM

Lyft lets riders use pre-tax dollars for Line rides to and from work in Seattle, NYC, other cities

Workers in Seattle, New York City, Boston, and Miami are now able to use pretax dollars to commute to work… Read More

Jan 25, 2017, 1:59 PM

F5 Networks posts $516M in revenue, but shares drop 4% after earnings miss expectations

F5 Networks, a Seattle-based provider of hardware and software to increase networked-application speed and security, posted revenue of $516 million… Read More

Jan 25, 2017, 12:26 PM

Bad call? President Trump reportedly still using an unsecured Android phone in White House

Despite having settled into the Oval Office, President Donald Trump is still using his unsecured Android phone, The New York Times… Read More

Jan 25, 2017, 8:13 AM

Gates Foundation is giving $279M to help UW study global population health, the largest private donation in university history

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded the University of Washington a $279 million grant, distributed over the next… Read More

Image: Elon Musk
Jan 24, 2017, 5:19 PM

In surprise move, Tesla head Elon Musk tweets that Rex Tillerson could be ‘excellent’ Secretary of State

President Trump’s Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson received some surprising support on Tuesday when Tesla and SpaceX head Elon… Read More

Jan 24, 2017, 4:44 PM

Fearing Trump administration’s reach, Seattle City Council fights FBI and SPD’s ‘warrantless surveillance cameras’

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, the ACLU, and privacy advocates are championing an effort to regulate and remove surveillance cameras… Read More

Jan 24, 2017, 1:15 PM

Marchex lays off more staff as advertising analytics company aims for profitability

Marchex is cutting more staff. The Seattle-based advertising analytics company laid off 30 employees this week, or about 10 percent… Read More

Pebblebee Alexa
Jan 24, 2017, 12:51 PM

‘Alexa, find my keys’ … Pebblebee updates Finder app to add skill and enlist help of Amazon’s AI

If finding your lost keys sometimes becomes a group effort, Bellevue-Wash.-based Pebblebee wants to make the group even bigger. The… Read More

Jan 24, 2017, 12:23 PM

Instagram to roll out live video feature to users around the globe next week

Instagram will officially roll out its live video feature to global users over the next week, the social media company… Read More

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